Explore Mauritania – 7 days

On the best tar road in Mauritania, we will drive through Akjoujt to Atar, from there on we’ll take the track to Chinguetti, which is declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. Overnight at the hotel.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Our journey will take us across 75 miles of fesh-fesh, the true sand dune desert with no tracks, where we will experience the isolation of the lost cities of the desert. When we arrive in Ouadane, we will visit the museum that displays the surprisingly glorious past of this country. Overnight at the hotel.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The Passe d’Amogjar is a beautiful canyon, where we will see some amazing prehistoric paintings and the “Fort Saganne”, built by the French. After a short visit to Atar, we will make our way into the desert along a picturesque track to Terjit, at the foot of the Mauritanidas mountain range, where an oasis with thermal springs and marvelous pools awaits us for bathing.

Overnight at the hotel.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We depart for Nouakchott and afternoon we visit Nouakchott town (the museum, market and craft industry).

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Nouakchott Tfeila or Similar

Depart to Banc d’Arguin, one of the most important natural parks in the world for migratory birds. the park stretches along approximately 125 miles of coastline and includes several islands. we will visit the park and sail with the Imragen, a community of fishermen, in their rudimentary sailboats. depending on the time of year, we will see how they fish aided by dolphins. we will also observe the different flocks of birds that populate these islands, in the afternoon we depart to Nouakchott.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Nouakchott Tfeila or Similar

In the morning we will visit the markets and the museum, after lunch there will be enough time for a swim in the Atlantic Ocean and a visit to the bustling fishing port, at night transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast