Music & Religious Festivals in Africa
Tim Best Travel has been sending clients over the past few years to a range of colourful religious festivals and music festivals in Africa, Latin America and India.
"... According to wonderfully pukka-sounding Tim Best of London's Tim Best Travel, you need an expert local guide who knows how to navigate the desert. You need a sleeping bag, heavy boots... camel-skin tents; 4x4 vehicles; two satellite phones; and lots and lots of bottled water. You need in other words, somebody like Tim Best Travel to organise an expedition that would get the attention of Lawrence of Arabia"
- Vogue Magazine expedition to Mali.
From the upbeat music festivals of Morocco and Mali, to the celebrations of the religious festivals in Ethiopia, and the colours of Jodhpur, we have found festivals provide a wonderful opportunity to truly get 'off the beaten track' and experience a country's culture.
Please click on one of the festival names below for further information.
Jazz in the RiadsMarch - Morocco
Fes has been the capital and is perhaps the most interesting and picturesque of the Imperial Cities of Morocco. An increasingly popular tourist destination, many traditional houses, known as riads and dars have been restored to their former glory.
Fes Sacred Music FestivalJune - Morocco
Set against the beautiful backdrop of the ancient walled city of Fes, the festival brings together the spiritual music of religions worldwide. Established 10 years ago to highlight the beauty of all faiths and cultures.
Saint Louis Jazz FestivalJune - Senegal
Jazz musicians from around the world attend this legendary festival during the balmy months of May or June. The festival takes in the colourful city of Saint Louis where Mauritanian Sahara meets the northern Senegalese border.
Meskal FestivalOctober - Ethiopia
The annual Meskal Festival, is a huge feast celebrating the legendary finding of the True Cross on which Christ is said to have been crucified. It takes place at the end of the rains when the country is looking lush and beautiful.
