Day Tours from Niamey



Five tents are pitched near a body of water, with sand dunes and cliffs in the background.

Barbecue and Camping by Niger River and Sand Dunes

A local community with village tourism programs keeps watch and security, and we provide a whole lamb roast, traditional Niger style, with rice and salads, and cold beers, cokes, and whiskey. Play on the dunes or just laugh and enjoy the outdoors. Tonight you will overnight in comfortable dry tents with mosquito nets.

A leg of lamb is grilling on a metal barbecue grill, with coals and a foil pan underneath.

Barbecue by Niger River and Sand Dunes

Take a break from the hurly burly dust and heat of Niamey to relax with landscapes and vistas out of another planet, as if transplanted from Mars. We relax for a BBQ and party alongside the Niger River with a backdrop of sweeping sand dunes and natural springs.

A group of giraffes graze in a dry, grassy landscape with scattered trees.

Kouré Wild Giraffes

Leave from Niamey after a swift pickup and departure from your hotel for the road south in a sturdy SUV with bottled water. After an hour to and hour and a half you will reach the entrance gate to Kouré National Park, to pick up your regional expert from the local community and track the herds of giraffes that wander the park.

A Fulani herder in Niamey guides an Ankole-Watusi bull with long horns through a dusty field, showcasing traditional culture.

Niamey and Niger - City, Culture, and History Day Tour

This tour gives you a thorough and comprehensive base and fundamental understanding of the capital, the people, and the history and culture of the country of Niger. You will have an introduction to the current state of affairs as well as the thousands of years of collective legacy that has been left by the historians and artisans of the Niger River watershed.

Captured from inside a boat with a woven canopy, the serene view unfolds with a still river leading to lush, green riverbanks under a soft, overcast sky.

Niger River Voyage

The Niger River feeds 4 African countries and millions of people in Africa and is home to dozens of tribes older than historical record and countless species. Glide down a main artery of Africa’s history, watching river life unchanged for thousands of years, lively open markets, the President’s Palace, hippopotamus, and traditional river life unchanged for eons.

A cheetah stands in a grassy savanna, its spotted coat blending with the dry landscape as it observes its surroundings.

W National Park 1-Day

W National Park spans the borders of Niger, Burkina, and Benin, and hosts legions of lions, elephants, crocodiles, warthogs, cheetahs, antelope, wild dogs, countless birds and insects, rhinos, hyenas, and more.