Mali - Adrar des Iforhas
I'm making a 3 week visit to Mali, during which I have a week or so for some desert walking. People have been recommending the Adrar area around Kidal, rather than around Timbuctou, for the best scenery.
Does anybody (Chris or any others) have a bit more detail on this area?
1. Can Kidal be reached by any reasonably regular bush taxi or lorry (Time is going to be the problem - with only a week, we can't hang around waiting a few days at each end for a bush taxi to and from Gao).
2. Is there good scenery actually near Kidal, or will we need to hire a vehicle to take us out to a start point way beyond Kidal? (Or do we not need to even go as far as Kidal - are there other towns from which we should be starting with good scenery nearer to Gao).
3. Does anybody have any contacts for organising camels and guide in this area?
I know a week (maybe we can push it to 8 or 9 days) is rushed for this sort of thing, but that's all we've got and we're just trying to make the most of it - it's just going to be 5 days walking plus a few days to get out from Gao and back.
Simon
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