Discover the Moorish Sahara - Overland Trip
2 ½ weeks: Nouakchott to Nouakchott (DR4CC-XNN)
A tough trip for the more adventurous traveller. An unbelievable experience but do not expect great facilities. Remote desert crossing, oasis settlements, away from mainstream civilisation. Stunning landscapes, camel trek and the civilisation of the Moorish nomads of Mauritania. Tarmac and desert piste, expect to have to help get our 4 by 4 truck through massive dunefields.General Notes
This trip can be combined with our Sounds of the Sahara (XFD) trip. We can provide you with a half week transfer on our truck relocation between Nouakchott and Bamako. There will be a local payment of US$75 for this transfer paid to the tour leader.The route driving alongside the railway to Nouadibou may not be feasible and we may take a slightly different route, this section is an exploratory trip for 2007.Accommodation
Half of the nights will be wild camping in the desert and half at campsites.
Itineraries
Night 1-3:Preparation & Beginnings: R&R and civilisation time in Nouakchott
Nights 4-6:The Ksours & Dunefields: 2 night stay at the ancient Ksours of Chinguetti with camel trip into the surrounding dunefields
The Ksours & Dunefields: If time, journey to the Ksour of Ouidane and exploration to find meteor crater
Nights 7-11:Desert Exploration 5 day desert crossing via Atar, the ore town of Choum and driving alongside the railway to Nouadibou
Nights 12-13:Nouadibou: 2 day recuperation in the Atlantic Port of Nouadibou
Nights 14-16:The Final Desert Crossing: 3 day trip along the Atlantic beaches where the desert meets the ocean
The Final Desert Crossing: Return to civilisation in Noakchott
Last updated: 4th February 2008
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