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Departments in Niger: Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder

Niger is surrounded by Burkina Fasso, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Benin

Capital city of Niger: Niamey


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Car Rental in Niger

 Niger-Car Voyages, Airport and Immeuble El-Nasr, Tel : 227.73.23.31
 Avis, Tel : 227.22.33.33
 Sanuto, Tel : 227.73.31.64
 Tiguidit (Agadez), Tel : 227.44.03.66

Lodgings in Niger

Hotels in Niger / Camping

 Embassy Niger USA - see accommodations [ extended listing ]

National Parks

 Air National Nature Reserve - Ostriches, antelopes
 Parc National du W
One of West Africa's most impressive wildlife parks, Parc National du W, awaits you on the banks of the Niger river less than 200 km south of the capital city of Niamey, Niger. Parc W gets its name from the bends in the river where an impressive array of animals and migratory birds congregate every year during the dry season on the edge of the Sahel. Between the months of Feburary and May, carniverous animals typically found in this area include lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and jackals, as well as plenty of elephants, crocodiles, hippos, buffalo, antelope and baboon. See Nomad Sahara Expedition.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 Nomad Sahara Expedition - A Unique American-Nigerien Trans-Saharan Travel Company
Tours in Niger : Cure Salée, Ingal, Méharées, Massif de l'Aïr, Aïr-Ténéré, Parc du W
 Terres Oubliées



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 Agadez Expeditions from the town of Agadez in Niger
Accueil, Hébergement / Accommodations, Voyages [ Visiter Agadez / bezoek aan Agadez, Excursions / Excursions, Expéditions / Expedities ], sur l'Agence, Venir au Niger, Histoire Sahara / history Sahara
 Agadez Niger
Photos d'Agadez, des Touaregs, des richesses artisanales et touristiques du Niger
 Agadez Tourisme
With family or friends, travel with experienced Touareg guides, meet the Sahara desert stretching through Niger and its hardy inhabitants: in four wheel drive vehicles, on camel, on foot ...
 Aïr Voyages - based in Agadez
Des expéditions à la carte, en groupe réduit, pour le bonheur de la découverte, à la rencontre d'un pays et de ses habitants.
 Best Sahara Tours - based in Niamey - Travel to the heart of the Sahara
Voyagez au coeur du Sahara, en toute sécurité, avec les meilleurs spécialistes de la région: les Touaregs
 Expéditions Ténéré Voyages
L'agence Expéditions Ténéré Voyages est l'une des plus anciennes agences d'Agadez, au Niger, spécialiste des expéditions dans le Ténéré, le «désert des déserts».
 Sahara Expeditions Niger - based in Niamey

 Africatour, Tel : 227.73.41.18
 Concord Travel Service, Tel : 227.73.73.85
 Niger Ténéré Voyages, Tel : 227.73.56.50
 Niger Tourisme, Tel : 227.73.23.79
 Nigercar-Voyages, Tel : 227.73.23.31, Fax : 227.73.35.39
 Satguru Travel X Tours, Tel : 227.73.68.75
 Tour Niger, Tel : 227.73.55.25
 Transcap Voyages, Tel : 227.73.32.34

 Aligouran Voyages [ Agadez ], Tel : 227.44.00.94
 Tidene Expeditions [ Agadez ], Tel : 227.75.21.92
 Tamak Voyages [ Agadez ], Tel : 227.44.04.95
 Temet Voyages [ Agadez ], Tel : 227.74.41.18 / 44.00.51

 Fadel Voyages [ Maradi ], Tel : 227.41.01.82 / 41.05.25

Travel Guides Niger / Related Books

Niger: The Bradt Travel Guide - by Jolijn Geels (Author)
This first English-language guide to the Saharan country of Niger spans the densely populated regions of the south--a colorful melting pot of cultures--and the hostile desert landscape of the north--featuring some of the most stunning sand dunes in Africa. Transport options for travelers are a particular feature of the guide- -including long-distance connections to neighboring countries, river trips on the River Niger and camel trekking in the Massif de Aïr and Ténéré desert regions, home to the nomadic Tuareg people. As more independent travelers are finding their way to Niger, this guide will focus on both ends of the market: the upmarket traveler looking for background information and the budget traveler with a need to know all the practicalities.
Paperback: 280 pages; Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; First edition edition (August 1, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1841621528; ISBN-13: 978-1841621524

Lonely Planet West Africa
by Anthony Ham (Author), James Bainbridge (Author)
Paperback: 904 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 6 edition (October 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1740597710; ISBN-13: 978-1740597715

Transport / How do I travel to Niger

 Niamey Airport

No direct flights from North America. Air Algérie, Air France, Air Maroc provide service through Abidjan, Ouagadougou, Cotonou, Bamako, N'Djamena, and Dakar.

 Air France Canada - Flight Tickets Niger
 Air France US 

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - price comparison possible

Bus Station : SNTN, Corninche de Yantala

 Maps of Niger [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Ministère du Tourisme et d'Artisanat
 National Tourist Office

 Government of Niger

 Niamey - capital city of Niger - port at the Niger River
Niamey is Niger's biggest town. Furthermore administrative and economic center.

 Agadez - land of the dinosaurs
 Diffa
 Dosso
 Maradi
 Niamey - capital district
 Tahoua
 Tillaberi
 Zinder - Le Damagaram
 Zinder - Hausa town with the Palace of the Sultan - see Planete Afrique

 Adrar Bous
 Agadez City - see Agadez Expeditions
 Ayorou
 Dosso City

 Adrard Bous - mountain, cave drawings and traces of the prehistoric era
 Arakao - horseshoe canyon south of Temet
 Assode - old capital city of Air, cluster of ruins, mosque
 Air Mountains [ north of Agadez ] - 400 km-long range
Volcanic mountains, canyons, oases, cave drawings, frescos, dinosaur cemetery.
Oasis in the Air Mountains:
** Tarouadji : 54 miles east of Agadez, tin mines in mountain setting.
** Guelemann : mountain lake.
** Baguezans Mountains : 78 miles northeast of Agadez, camel excursions.
** Timia : 132 miles northeast of Agadez, Tuareg village, oasis in a volcanic landscape, gardens, palms, banco houses. Crystal clear waterfalls, palms, plantations, orchards. Timia fort, Cascade de Timia (waterfall) on outskirts of town.
 Bilma - fortified town, oasis, salt springs, orchards, clear water basin.
 Djado plateau - pink Orida cliffs, ghost towns.
 Fachi - old fort from French colonial period 
Toubou and kanouri village, grove of date palms, fortified palace built of salt blocks, salt mines to visit
 Iférouane - 160 miles north of Agadez, the 100-wells oasis
 Kogo - Blue Mountains
Air National Nature Reserve. Ostriches, antelopes, sunsets, Tuareg culture.
 La Tapoa
 Grande Mosque  - 27 meter-high minaret
Classic example of medieval Sudanic architecture in mud and stakes, dating from 1515, rebuilt in 1844.
 Maradi and Agadez [ ancient town - Tuaregs ] 
 Niger River
 Sultan's Palace - banco structure
Current residence of the traditional city ruler.
 Teggidda n'Tessoum - 127 miles from Agadez
Village constructed on a salt deposit. Villagers make cone-shaped hand-decorated salt cakes.
 Temet Dunes - 300 meters hight
 Tenere Desert - large sand space bordered to the north with rock formations
To the south with a sea of sand for hundreds of km, oases, traces of prehistoric and Neolithic eras.
 Tree of Tenere - Arbre du Ténéré
Udes to be the only tree growing in a region the size of France. Knocked over in 1973 by a truckdriver. A sculpture now marks the spot.

 Newspaper - Government: Le Sahel, daily
Independent papers and magazines: Kakaki, Alternative, Haske, La tribune du Peuple, Le Démocrate and Le Républicain.
 Radio and Television:
La Voix du Sahel, broadcasts in French and national languages and Télé-Sahel.

Cuisine - Niger Foods / Recipes

Rice and sauce, couscous, kebabs, grilled fish and chicken. Tea, Beer.

 Recipes from Niger
Recevoir à la Nigérienne, Le Kopto, La salade à la mode Nigérienne, Les recettes culinaires Nigériennes, La cuisine Africaine, Autres recettes.

The Best of African Cooking - Manjase Banda
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Esanjam; 2 Revised edition (March 14, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0954682130; ISBN-13: 978-0954682132

 African Recipes

History of Niger

Independence: 3 August 1960 (from France)

 Niger's History - see Wikipedia
Pre-colonial Niger, Colonization, Early independence, Democracy, Military dictatorship, Modern-day Niger, Timeline Niger
 Songhai_Empire [ Wikipedia ]
From the early 15th to the late 16th century, the Songhai Empire was one of the largest African empires in history. This empire was centered around the city of Gao, and its base of power was on the bend of the Niger river in present-day Niger and Burkina Faso.

Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up to the Rivers Kuora and Binue Commonly Known as the Niger and Tsadda in 1854 
William Balfour Baikie
Hardcover: 456 pages; Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 20, 1966); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0714617881; ISBN-13: 978-0714617886

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

Languages : French, Hausa, Djerma, Fula, Tamashek.

 Music of Niger [ Wikipedia ]
Niger is an African country inhabited by a mix of ethnic groups, mostly Hausa, Beriberi, Songhai, Djerma, Dendi, Peul, Wodaabe, and Tuareg peoples.

Nomads of Niger - Carol Beckwith, Marion van Offelen
A photographic celebration of the nomadic Wodaabe of Niger with a narrative that follows a herdsman and his family and kinsmen through one year's journey in parched, sub-Saharan Africa. This volume documents their life, culture, traditions and celebrations.
Hardcover; Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (September 5, 1993); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0810981254; ISBN-13: 978-0810981256

 Events, a.o. with the Tuaregs - Best Sahara Tours
De grandes fêtes des peuples du désert ont lieu chaque année aux même périodes. Elles sont aussi authentiques que spectaculaires: Kersalé chez les Touaregs, Guéroual chez les Peuls Bororo, Festival National de l'Aïr chez les Touaregs.
 National Festival of Air
 La Cure salée - cattle breeders' festival in September
 Guerwal festival - Bororos' festival in September
A seven-day festival of two lineages of Wodaabe, takes place at the end of the rainy season. The most handsome men are chosen by the three most beautiful women. Dances include the guéréwol, from which the festival takes its name, the ruume, a circle dance with songs and clapping, and the yaake, where dancers try to outdo each other with facial expression. A dancer knows that he has succeeded when an old woman knocks her head against his chest.

Web Portal / Search Engine / Niger Directory

 American embassy in Niger - links
 Izf.net - links page
 Agadez-niger.com ** - forum dédié au Niger
 Embassy of Niger in Canada - see Travel and Tourism
 Niger Embassy in US - see Travel and Tourism
 Friends of Niger - Sannu! Fofo! Owyeen! Wushiwushi!
The purpose of FON is to initiate and/or support activities related to Niger and its people and for the benefit of its membership.
 Unesco - Niger
Historie, Economy, Politics, Images of Niger, and much more

 Yahoo Niger Directories 


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