Niger

Ethnic & cultural diversity

Niger is a crossroads of civilizations where since millenia, people of various origins converge and are juxtaposed. Its cultural richnesses lie essentially in the diversity of its population which counts more than 10 million inhabitants made up of haoussas, djermas, sonraïs, Tuaregs, peuls, toubous, kanouris and Arabic.

This ethnic diversity is characterized by two worlds which côtoient themselves, wandering and sedentary or stockbreeders and farmers with each one has its cultural characteristics.

Those are expressed in the daily life at the time of periodic festivities as the salted cure, the festival of guérouel, the sedentary hotoungo, biano, the wassa-kara, the azna animist festival, the traditional fight, etc

 

Natural richnesses

Niger offers an natural environment of any beauty.

Niger river with its hippopotamuses, the deserts of Air and Ténéré, the visitor will be charmed by the diversity of the landscapes and the natural environments which will be offered to him. Also do not miss the giraffes of Kouré, the latest of West Africa.

 

Niamey & arounds

A dynamic Capital .

Capital of Niger, Niamey is a peaceful city located at the edge of the river.

You can visit the National museum with its squelletes of giant dinosaurs, its zoo and its craftsmen shops whom you find a little everywhere downtown (artisanal village of Wadata, Chateau 1, Petit marché,…).

You will be able to also benefit from the Niger river to discover the surroundings : Boubon island, Rio Bravo (near kanazi).With a few kilometers of the city, discover the cauris and the dunes sand where you will meet during the weekends the population of Niamey. The landscapes and the sunsets are splendid there.

To leave Niamey you will be able to also make excursions of several days to discover the area: The park of W, giraffes of Kouré.