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Appearance move to sidebar hide 21.145833-4.020833 From Wikivoyage Africa > Sahel > Mali > Timbuktu (region) Timbuktu

Contents

• 1 Cities
• 2 Other destinations
• 3 Understand
• 4 Get in
• 5 Get around
• 6 See
• 7 Do
• 8 Eat
• 9 Drink
• 10 Stay safe
• 11 Go next

Timbuktu is a region in Mali named after the largest city within the region.

Cities

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• 16.7762-3.0061 Timbuktu
• 18.904722-3.5280562 Arouane in the desert to the north.
• 16.416667-3.6666673 Goundam- A mainly Tuareg settlement, based near Essakane where the Festival in the Desert used to be held.
• 22.631597-3.9535674 Taoudenni- in the far north of the department (some 700 km North of Timbuktu)
• 15.931111-3.995 Niafunké
• 16.266667-3.46 Diré
• 16.88-1.9238897 Gourma-Rharous

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Understand

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Even though Timbuktu is the largest department in Mali, it is largely empty. The majority of Timbuktu is nothing more than empty Sahara Desert. The main towns are all concentrated in the south along the Niger River. The desert areas are largely the domain of the Tuareg.

Get in

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Get around

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The towns in the south can be accessed by bus/taxi. However as the desert to the north requires a 4x4 or a camel, you will probably want a guide who knows what they are doing.

See

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The city of Timbuktu itself is the main attraction in the department.

Do

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Eat

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Drink

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Stay safe

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If you are heading into the desert to the North there is usually considered to be a threat of bandits in addition to the risk of getting stranded. Be sure to register your itinerary and expected return date with the tourist office in Timbuktu.

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