Itinerary

Route through Mauritania

ITINERARY

The trip at a glance

Nouakchott

The great Dune

Chinguetti

The Erg

Ouadane

Sahara Eye

Tie

Nouakchott

Madrid

From December 2 to 10

(subject to airline change)

9 days

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*Personalized experience with people or guides who know the country. We accompany you on the trip, you do not go alone, we travel with you. We make groups of up to 12 people, but you can come alone.

Day 1 SPAIN - NUAKCHOT

Arrival at the airport to board the flight to Nouakchott, via Casablanca. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Lodging.

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Day 2 Azoieigua Dune

Breakfast at the hotel. From Nouakchott we will head northeast on the desert road. Near Akjoujt we will turn east to explore the beautiful landscapes of Azoueigua and the great dune, one of the most impressive of the Mauritanian desert.

Lodging in bivouac with dinner prepared by the expedition cooks. Campsites with double tents equipped with mattress, box spring, table and chairs.

250 km by road

Day 3 Chinguetti and the Desert Libraries

Continuation of the journey through the desert to Tifoujar Pass, Terjit and Mhaireth. Picnic lunch at Terjit oasis. Transfer to Chinguetti. Visit of the city declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

This ancient city, located in the heart of the Mauritanian desert, was founded in the year 6 of the hegira (12th century) as a passage for pilgrims to Mecca. It became the “Seventh Holy City” of Islam and a center for religious and Koranic scholars.

It still preserves several ancient libraries filled with valuable manuscripts from past eras. Recently, Spanish architects with the support of the AECID have carried out the restoration of these libraries.

Dinner and lodging in hostel or hotel in Chinguetti in double room with bathroom

120 km on track

Day 4 Caravan through Erg El Ouarane

Continuation of the visit to Chinguetti and departure by camel caravan to explore the desert of El Erg El Ouarane, full of fine orange sand dunes (2 h).

Picnic lunch in an oasis. Lodging in bivouac in equipped double tents.

Dinner under the impressive starry sky of the Mauritanian desert where our guides after dinner will tell us around the fire tales and legends of the ancient Almoravids who inhabited this place in the Middle Ages.

2h camel caravan

Day 5 OUADANE

Transfer to Ouadane, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built on the Dharf plateau, it was also a passage to Mecca and a meeting point for caravans trading between Black Africa and the Maghreb.

The date palm was introduced there for the first time. Visit of the cave engravings and picnic lunch. Visit of the city of Ouadane.

Dinner and overnight in hotel or lodge in Ouadane in double room with bathroom.

100 km on track

Day 6 SAHARA EYE

Early in the morning transfer to visit the Richat Structure, a spectacular geological phenomenon called “the Eye of the Sahara” and identified by some as Atlantis.

A strange, mysterious and fantastic place lost in the immensity of the Sahara desert. Return to Ouadane and transfer to the Tanouchert oasis, a magical place among the desert dunes. Dinner and overnight at Tanouchert Camp.

240 km by road and track

Day 7 ATAR - NUAKCHOT

Transfer to Atar and visit the market. Departure to Nouakchott. Picnic lunch along the way. Dinner and hotel accommodation in Nouakchott.

450 km by road

Day 8 NUAKCHOT

Visit to the Nouakchott Museum (if open) and the market. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon visit to the port and beach of Nouakchott. Free time until transfer to the airport.