...very capable of adjusting to each traveller’s need...

This is to highly recommend Mr Boubacar Cissé of Timbuktu as a guide for any round-trip in Mali that you may plan to undertake.

I had the pleasure or travelling in his company in Mali during a week, in the month of January in 2006. Mr Cissé – to whom I was referred via a crew of the Malian Television – took me from Timbuktu to Mopti, Djenné, Ségou, and Bamako. He organized the entire trip, as of travelling (with jeep, boat, car, and bus), lodging and the visits I was making in my capacity of a traveling freelance journalist. He also interpreted my interviews.

According to my experience, Mr Cissé –who speaks French, English, Arabic and four Malian languages–is, despite of his relative youth, very capable of adjusting to each traveller’s need, and organize a tailor-made trip. He is very knowledgeable not only about his native Timbuktu, but about all of Mali, and he also has valuable contacts in every place you may come to.

Moreover, Mr Cissé is a reliable and honest person, who does his best to accomodate various needs and budgets. He is also pleasant to travel with, and I would not hesitate to assign him for future journeys in Mali myself – whether as a tourist guide or as a "fixer”.