Thanksgiving In Mali

Nov. 18-27, ’04. Among highlights: Ancient Timbuktu/travel by camel in the Sahara Desert/commercial center of Mopti/Djenne’s mud mosque and Monday market/meet Dogon tribesmen/colonial architecture in Segou/artisan market in Bamako — leather products, Tuareg jewelry, artifacts, mud cloth and woven baskets.

$2,669 from New York. Single supplement, $300. Optional extensions to Burkina Faso and Benin.

Spector Travel of Boston, 581 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116; phone 617/351-0111 or visit www.spectortravel.com.