Holidays to Timbuktu

Timbuktu, a name that so inspired explorers of old with tales of streets being paved with gold. It certainly was once an area of enormous prosperity, so much so that in the 14th century the ruler of Mali gave such a wealth of gifts to the people of Egypt en route to Mecca that he devalued the market for gold for several years! Situated on the border between the Sahel and the Sahara, Timbuktu is characterized by imposing mosques, the historic facades of traditional patricians’ homes and the masked Tuareg people.