The Gerewol (Guerewol) Festival (Cure Salee) 10 Day Tour Package

Please have a look at our attached program (PDF Above) for the Cure Salee / Gerewol Festival in Niger, at the best price on the market!

We pride ourselves at NTT at making dreams and memories to carry with you the rest of your life. 

Have a look at our most current version of the Festival (Package) Tour, and feel free to get in touch with our staff for any particular questions that aren't answered. 

*We typically can take anyone from solo travelers to large groups on this tour with special needs or themes as well.

**Good News! This year 2020 in August the Committee in Ingal / Agadez has decided to separate the Cure Salee and the Gerewol. This package is for the Gerewol, the more famous and photogenic of the 2.

Gerewol Festival Niger 2020

Day 1 September 23: Arrive in Niamey

Welcome to Niger! Today as you arrive in Niamey you will be met and greeted and transferred to your hotel for check-in and rest. Grand Hotel or similar. Dinner not included.

Day 2 September 24: Niamey - Agadez

This morning will be an early one! You will transfer at approximately 6 am to the airport for your flight from Niamey to Agadez. Upon arrival (around 2:30 pm) you will transfer to the hotel for check-in. Later this afternoon we will visit the cattle market - a point of gathering for Touregs and a place of barter exchanges. This evening you will return to the hotel for dinner at the restaurant. Breakfast and lunch included today. Dinner excluded. 

Day 3 September 25: Agadez

Today will be dedicated to the ancient city of Agadez which is also a classified Unesco World Heritage Site! Explore the city center and its market, visit the sultanante - marche artisanal. Enjoy lunch and later this afternoon transfer to the hotel for the evening. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included today. 

Day 4 September 26: Savannah of Abalak

We will depart the hotel this morning for Abalak. Here is a meeting area for the nomads and their herd of cattle. You will then stop at Abalak which is the last big city before camp peulhs Gerewol site. This afternoon we will set up the bivouac and prepare dinner. Breakfast, lunch (picnic), and dinner included today. 

Day 5/6 September 27/28: Gerewol - Bororo Festival in the Savannah

Today marks the start of the festival! The next couple of days will allow you to fully immerse yourself in the ceremony with dance, songs, visiting different camps, and much more! These activities going on in the day as well as the nights. You will be amongst the nomadic people who have traveled far and have a chance to experience ancient traditions and rituals. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included. 

Day 7 September 29: Savannah of Abalak - Tahoua

Departing the ceremonial grounds this morning, we will make our way to Tahoua. On route, we will see some nomadic Tuareg camps. This evening we will overnight at Tarka Hotel in Tahoua. Half board. 

Day 8 September 30: Tahoua - Mosques of Yama

aS WE DEPART Tahoua today you can anticipate stopping in Yama Hausa Village where you will notice the Sudanese architecture and several mosques in a village that received the Agha Khan price. From here we will head to the Dogondoutchi to attend the dance of possession (Bori). Overnight at the Magama Hostel. Half board. 

Day 9 October 1: Niamey

Via Dosso, we will depart Dogondoutchi. Along the way, stopping at Djermakoye Palace. From here travel toward Kourse to experience the last herds of giraffes in freedom in West Africa. Enjoy a picnic along the way before returning to Niamey. Upon arrival in Niamey, we will transfer to the hotel to freshen up. Later this evening transfer to the airport for your international flight out. 

Included:

• Airport Transfers
• Accommodation as listed
• Transfers in private vehicle
• Experience tour guides
• Meals as listed within the program
• Tents with mattresses and meals in full board at the Bivouac
• Mineral Water
• Gerewol Participation

Excluded:

• Meals in Niamey
• Meals outside of what is listed in the itinerary
• Domestic Flights (Niamey - Agadez - Niamey)
• Travel/medical insurance

***This is the price we can offer now for even just one person! NTT carries a low price guarantee, and match/beat any other operator for this event. NTT has developed long term good relationships with the communities in the Sahel/Sahara there.

****Kindly be informed that because of this price-busting effort, we do not give any further discounts. We are endeavoring to make the trip and the festival accessible to everyone. Come on over! Bloggers and photographers, journalists and anthropologists welcome. Everybody enjoys the same low price!

*****PLEASE NOTE SLOTS FILL UP EARLY AND THIS YEARS FESTIVAL ALREADY HAS BOOKINGS EVEN IN JANUARY. PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE AS FAR AS YOU CAN. YOU CAN PLAN FLIGHT TICKETS/CHANGE FLIGHT TICKETS ONCE DATES SOLIDIFY. FOR THIS REASON, IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO BOOK TICKETS 2-3 MONTHS BEFORE THE FESTIVAL, AND BOOK THE FESTIVAL NOW.

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More information:

THE Cure Salee (Woodaabe Gerewol) Festival is announced in summer each year but is usually September 3rd Week of the year.

Please be sure to contact us well in advance and book early, as area hotels typically sell out in advance. In lieu of a hotel, we can always find you a homestay or village stay. Even catered camping has been used in the past to deal with overflow.


Festival packages are booked here on this page. This is the program given to travel agents and tourists who inquire about joining the festival - It includes the best of the best use of your time and budget to experience Niger and the festival in one trip. 

*For FIT or custom requests for getting on your own to the festival and requesting NTT's assistance to set up your accommodations and entrance on site, contact us. It will be more expensive than this tour if you do so solo. We get people asking every year, and this is the case, every year. It is optimal to join this program and ask to stay longer in Agadez or Niamey instead if you want to spend more time.

Current program outline for 2020: Group Tour - THIS PROGRAM IS FINALIZED IN DATES CLOSER TO JULY/AUGUST, AND SO HAVE FLEXIBLE FLIGHT TICKETS AND TRAVEL INSURANCE. YOU SHOULD BOOK THE PACKAGE JANUARY-JUNE AND YOUR FLIGHTS TO NIAMEY BETWEEN JULY-AUGUST.

Welcome to Niger!

Please book your flights to be in Niger by no later than Sept 19, and until no earlier than Sept 27.

Note: We can book the hôtel on the last day for day use, depending on your flight departure! 

Note: We can book special arrangements to join for those already in Agadez/other at the time!

*For extra excursions or needs or interests, just ask! That's also what we do best!