Durata:9giorni
Date:29/09/24 – 07/10/24
Da2.390€ / persona
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Who would ever think that in Chad, in the middle of the driest and most desolate savannah, a men’s beauty contest is held every year?
A surreal landscape, for a surreal event, in a surreal atmosphere. This is the Gerewol of the nomadic Bororo herders. The most beautiful boys, after a careful make-up session with natural pigments, which enhance the whiteness of their teeth and eyes, wear their typical ornaments of cauris, colourful fabrics, ostrich feathers and start a real beauty contest, whose jury is represented by the girls of the clan. Under the influence of natural excitants, the youngsters begin to dance non-stop with slow, hypnotic movements, accompanying themselves with even more hypnotic verses and grimaces highlighting their teeth and eyes, reaching a kind of trance. Definitely one of the most impressive traditional events in the whole of Africa.
In addition, in this exceptional departure, we will go up to the Guera massif to meet the Hadjarai people, famous for the ancient Margay animist cults.
Day 1 : Sunday 24 September 2023
Outward flight/Ndjamena (NDJ)
Day 2 : Monday 25 September 2023
Ndjamena/Dourbali
Towards the savannahs inhabited by the Bororo.
Days 3-4 : Tuesday 26 to Wednesday 27 September 2023
Bororo Gerewol
The hypnotic dances and songs of Gerewol, the daily gestures of the shepherds, the decorated suudus.
Day 5 : Thursday 28 September 2023
Dourbali/Ndjamena
Greetings with the Bororo, before heading for ‘Fort Lamy’, nowadays Ndjamena.
Days 6-7 : Friday 29 to Saturday 30 September 2023
Ndjamena/Guera massif
The Hadjarai dances and the beautiful villages of the region.
Day 8 : Sunday 01 October 2023
Guera/Ndjamena
From the Guera massif to the capital.
Day 9 : Monday 02 October 2023
Ndjamena (NDJ)/Return Flight
Durata:9giorni
Date:29/09/24 – 07/10/24
Da2.390€ / persona
PRE-REGISTRATIONS OPEN!
Itinerary and price soon online
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