Things to do in Timbuktu

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The top 7 attractions in Tombuctú

Mosques in Tombuctú

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We stayed in Timbuktu last night, after a full day of off-roading in the Sahel to "The African Athens", the "Mecca of the Sahara",

Deserts in Tombuctú

Tumbuctú, Sahara Gate

During the 10 days of my stay in Morocco, we took a 4x4 along the former route of the Dakar across a very poor stretch of land, wh

Of Cultural Interest in Tombuctú

Timbuktu

Of Touristic Interest in Tombuctú

Tombouctou´s Sorrounding

Villages in Tombuctú

Bambara Maoudé

Cities in Tombuctú

Tombuctú

Rivers in Tombuctú

Niger River

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