VISITE AUX ORPAILLEURS (VISIT TO THE GOLD MINERS)

In the heart of the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve, gold miners - locals and West Africans alike - dig in the ochre earth with shovels all day in search of a few nuggets to support their families. They then stroke the ground with a metal detector, which beeps to tell them if gold is hiding in the gravel. Most of them will sell their treasure that evening, before going off to quench their thirst in the village bars. L'auberge Vigoureux (Vigoureux Inn) organises walks along the gold panning pits, with the option of witnessing the washing of the gold.