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TI CIRCUITS, VOYAGES & SEJOURS TOURISTIQUES, SOLIDAIRES & CULTURELS, SAFARIS, ECOTOURISME 04B P 1451 Cotonou, Tel.: + (229) 97 52 89 49 / + (229) 95 68 48 49 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Blog: www.urbanotourisme.afrikblog.com Cotonou Benin, West Africa OUR CIRCUITS (GUIDE) NIGER. NB 1: through the information detailed well on sites (points of interests) tourist and cultural of the cities and villages of Niger below in which we work with our local partners among whom we have our own well experimented local guides, native of these circles, ready to make you live and discover their respective environment, you have the freedom total to conceive and to establish yourself, your journey, stay and circuit in Niger and to send him to us for its reorganization in our knowledge of the ground. NB 2: we are to hold you also at your disposal company in complete safety in cities and villages of Niger which are not included in our circuits Niger (guide) below. …………………………………………………………………………………… SUMMARY URBANO TOURISME, un partenaire sûr pour le développement et la promotion du tourisme au Bénin, Afrique & Monde OUR CIRCUITS (GUIDE) NIGER - TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS IN NIGER - PRACTICAL INFORMATION NIGER. ........................................................................................................................... OUR CIRCUITS (GUIDE) NIGER. SUMMARY NIAMEY - NAMARO - ISLAND BOUBON - Tillabéry - AYOROU – KOMABONGOU - RESERVE FOR GIRAFFE Toure - PARK W - RESERVE TAMOU - THE DESERT TENERE - Agadez - RIVER NIGER - - Koutougou - Balleyara . ........................................................................................................................ THE NIGER RIVER REGION. 1 / Niamey : Niger's capital, Niamey, is a quiet town on the banks of the river. Far from the tumult of boiling and other major African cities , the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Attraction Niamey: • The National Museum: The National Museum is a true miniature Niger with multiple pavilions and a zoo. A permanent exhibition of works of art in an area where you can see craftsmen at work (weavers, leather workers, blacksmiths) . The museum shop URBANO TOURISME, un partenaire sûr pour le développement et la promotion du tourisme au Bénin, Afrique & Monde offers good quality items at reasonable prices. Opening hours are: 9am to 00 and 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. • The Great Mosque: The Great Mosque of Niamey is located avenue de la Grande Mosque; this path is perpendicular to the boulevard of freedom along the large market. Every Friday, thousands of devotees gather here dressed beautifully and invade the place for the Great Prayer. Visits are allowed outside for days and hours of ceremony. • Large market This market is located in the city center in the district of Grand Market, southeast of the government and business district of Plateau. The Niamey Grand Market is the largest commercial area of Niger. It offers a wide variety of products with questionable price next to several other markets and grocery stores. The market and its particular area of traditional trade is an important tourist attraction to visit. • The Congress Niamey also has a great center of modern multifunctional conference close to the Sofitel Gaweye opposite the National Museum and the banks of the Niger River. • Souvenir shops. Located in front of Air Afrique headquarters downtown, the shops offer a range of handicrafts made in Niger. • The Centre Culturel Franco - Nigerien (CNBC ) . URBANO TOURISME, un partenaire sûr pour le développement et la promotion du tourisme au Bénin, Afrique & Monde Located opposite the National Museum , often has exhibits ( photos , artwork , paintings ) , has a library and a reading room. There he held the screenings of films, theater plays outdoors. It also offers the possibility of use. • The Center for Crafts. Located opposite the National Museum and next to the City Hall, the Arts and Crafts Center offers handicrafts of good quality and at reasonable prices. • The Village Artisanal Wadata . This is a reflection of the richness and diversity of all Nigerian crafts. • The cornice Gamkallé. To contemplate the tanners at work, along the Niger River. Kareygorou (Cowrie and sand dunes ) A few kilometers from the city of Niamey stand cowries and sand dunes that are found during the weekends the population of Niamey. Landscapes and sunsets are beautiful. 2 / Tillabery department • The Island Boubon The islands Boubon is located 25 km from Niamey on the road Tillabéry. Visitors discover the picturesque village of Boubon renowned for its terracotta URBANO TOURISME, un partenaire sûr pour le développement et la promotion du tourisme au Bénin, Afrique & Monde pottery decorated by hand by women. Canoes parked at the riverside facilitate your access to the island opposite. It is covered with greenery doum palm , mango , eucalyptus and flamboyant . • Niger River River giving its name to the country , the Niger River is the most majestic of the black continent . The population of the Niger River , estimated at 2.7 million inhabitants live along the river , consists of a mix of people : Zarma , Wogo , Hausa , Fulani , Tuareg and much , Zarma and Songhai , mainly farmers , fishermen and boatmen and also farmers and herders . A boat ride on the river gives the opportunity to discover many aquatic birds in the area and fishing villages. • The market Boubon . It runs every Wednesday, in a spectacular setting (movements of canoes, customers, vendors, and children bathing in the water). • The market Ayerou . A 190 km north of Niamey is Ayerou with its big and famous cattle market which meet on Sunday and Monday neighboring populations veiled Tuareg on their camels, Fulani with their animals, people landing in the river canoes with their products . This market offers visitors new shows: crossing the river to swim by cattle horns shaped lyre competition hawks. Visit the picturesque houses and barns of the surrounding islands, ride canoes to Firgoun 8 km to meet the hippos. • The market Balleyara Lined with date palms, mangoes, oranges and 97 km from Niamey, Balleyara URBANO TOURISME, un partenaire sûr pour le développement et la promotion du tourisme au Bénin, Afrique & Monde runs a large customary market crossroads of giving and receiving that deserves a Sunday excursion. • Namaro . A 50 km from Niamey , Namaro is a resting place for a picnic away from the noise of the engines. Its setting offers stunning views of the wildlife in the reserve part of Sirba and river. His customary weekly market is held every Wednesday. The tourist complex is Namaro advanced repair . • The National Park W. A 150 km south of Niamey, the park savannah stretches lateritic carapace qu'entreillent courses lined with gallery forest water. It covers an area of 335.000ha and has 400km of track with Tapoa vision as a starting point circuits . The park takes its name from W meanders formed by the Niger across a mountain range. The fauna is relatively abundant. More than forty people this species reserve. Birds are also many and varied species. • Reserve Tamou . This area is part of ecosystems adjoining the park W contains several species of wildlife. • The gold Komabongou site : The feature of this site is that gold mining is done in a traditional way. An artificial village is created where there are several resellers sub - West African region URBANO TOURISME, un partenaire sûr pour le développement et la promotion du tourisme au Bénin, Afrique & Monde • Reserve giraffes Kouré. This reserve offers the opportunity to observe the last species of giraffes in West Africa Kouré, located 60 km east of the capital Niamey. 3 / Agadez ( REGIONAL AIR AND TENERE ) Agadez : Capital of the Air, it offers tourists a Sudanese architecture perfectly preserved with its mud houses of ocher and mosque of the 15th century the famous minaret. Signs of wealth is spread on the walls of the old town, especially on the side of the baker's house with finely carved and colored walls . In the old cattle market coexist Tuareg Bororo Fulani, Arabs, and Toubou Hausa. Crossroads of trade, held meetings RVers , Agadez also was one of the main stages Rally Paris - Dakar. It is located 1,000 km from Niamey home its first charter flight December 26, 2001 , where the transfer is by coach or domestic flight NIGERAVIA . Other scheduled Air Algerie from the province border Tamanrasset. Attractions in and around Agadez : • The minaret of the Mosque of Agadez Built in the 16th century, this fragile and audacious construction of adobe ( sun- dried earth ) has survived the ages and remains the tallest building in Agadez . Basically we distinguish the speaker who relays the voice of the muezzin at the call to prayer. URBANO TOURISME, un partenaire sûr pour le développement et la promotion du tourisme au Bénin, Afrique & Monde • The Old Town The Agadez center is a maze of narrow, winding alleys between the houses. Some houses have retained a Sudanese, Songhai and shrugged style. There are no buildings in Agadez , the flat-roofed houses are built with brick red clay ( mud ) sun dried. • The Grand Market There are fabrics, printed cloths of different qualities (especially the " wax" , top ), clothing made by tailors , embroiderers , tailors, of handicraft products such as Tuareg sandals , jewelry and crosses silver or flatware. • AIR: The mountains of the Air, 400 km long and 150 km wide. This provides a solid contrasting landscape of volcanic mountains crossed by Koris and green oasis where many gardens,