Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Nouakchott. Airport pickup and transfer to hotel. Night in hotel.
Day 2: Nouakchott-Rkiz, 247 km (3 hours 30 minutes). Departure in the morning for the south, leaving the feeble ribbon of asphalt that plow the barren territory we enter through a track just drawn in the basin of the river Senegal Rkiz reaching a village that lies at the edge of Lake fed by the flooding of nearby Senegal River. The lake is a natural paradise, a place of refuge for many species of birds. Night in camping.
Day 3: Rkiz-Moudjeiria, 400 km (5.30 hours). Departure for the Senegal River along the banks calme. Many people live here in the articular Saracolč descendants of the ancient lords of the Ghanaian. Heading in the north mers from Aleg pass for the "road of hope, direction Moudjeria, a city of stone built in 1900 by the French. along the path, you can admire the nomadic villages, the first big dunes, arriving at Moudjeria. Night in camping.
Day 4: Moudjeiria-Nbieka-Matmata (crocodile of desert), 70 km (2 hours). Are in the heart of Tagant. A small trek in the cliffs you will reach the remains of a Neolithic village will lose in the search for rock paintings. Departure for the oasis of Nbeika. Lunch on the edge of the Oued. Then the direction of the consignment to the oasis of Matmata and its canyon, the last refuge of the desert crocodiles. Camping with tents.
Day 5: Matmata-Ksar El Barka-Rashid-Tidjikja. Morning departure to the first not to have made a last look at crocodiles Desert. These huge reptiles we witness a Sahara still green in this area had a widespread network of lakes and wetlands now totally disappeared. Reach Ksar el Barka, an ancient city hidden in the sand. Of this city founded in 1696 remain the vestiges of the old city that are always visible, with its decorated facades of triangular cells. You can imagine the caravan trade and the opulence of the deposits. Remain the beautiful pillars in the mosque and also the details of dry stone shelves. Rachid continued to and from here we reach Tidjikja. Accommodation in a motel.
Day 6: Tidjikja-Tichit, 250 km. Ancient cities of Mauritania, considered by UNESCO World Heritage, Tichitt is the most isolated city in the country. There comes no road or track well drawn, but it is right in that you get the opportunity to retrace the history, retracing the steps of the caravan that followed the big curve traced by steep slopes (Dhar) bordering the Aoukar, from Tidjikja until Oualata. Dhar of the Tichitt, immense ocean of sand dunes, offers the visitor a view of the most beautiful deserts Mauritanians. Finally, to reach the salt lakes and drained of Tichit, must pass a mountain of fine sand and sparkling. Camping with tents.
Days 7-8: Tichit-Aghreijit-Aratane-Tagouraret, 400 km. Latest visits Tichit and departure to the desert of the great caravan routes of the past, these tracks have passed the big dreams and the culture of the Middle Ages. Stage of the visit, the area is paradise for archaeologists, a track often very difficult and full of pitfalls unfolds in a grand landscape, desert, sometimes hallucinatory: on the one hand of Aouker depression, lake of the 2nd residual and 1st millennium BC.
On the other Dhar, a wall of sandstone eroded and dismantled by the wind, here an impressive series of Neolithic villages scattered on top of the cliff and forms a narrow valley with a richness and importance that they constitute the most comprehensive in the world of Neolithic habitats virtually intact after the collapse and abandonment of the people in front of the progressive advance of sand, stone buildings and fortifications bear witness to the incredible knowledge of military art and urbanism of people who lived the lake shores: millstones, pestles, axes, arrowheads, marine shells, and terracotta figures drawn on rocks help us to rebuild and revive a small piece of history of fascinating man along the way to the pits. Even if in infinity spersi dry and sunny, the animation is constant: camels, goats and sheep, nomads, caravans whole crowd around the point of water for watering, l meeting with these people is one of the most interesting and rewarding trip, camping with tents.
Days 9-10: Oualata. Oualata, first place of the customs of Mali, then traffic Saharan cities, following a religious center and shelter of the masters of Koranic Timbuktu, still retains a mysterious and extraordinary, to the originality of the decor white finger performed by women on plaster red clay houses, the lamps oil pans from wrought iron, ceramics, objects carved in wood, some tools working with copper patterns in lead, this city in slow agony on the threshold of the desert is an environment emotionally and culturally unique in Africa. Nights in the local motel.
Day 11: Oualata-Nema–Koumbi Saleh, 270 km. Departure in the morning to Nema border town from here that the roads leading in Mali. Moreover, in a track we reach the ruins of the capital of the medieval legend of Ghana, Koumbi Saleh is the most famous archaeological site of Mauritania. The first discovery took place in 1913 and has since been brought to light an imposing mosque, which gives the body the idea that thousands of people have once populated the city, making the time for one of the largest in the world. Lack of funds has put a stop to excavations in the early 80s of the '90s, but there are official plans to complete the work. The ruins are nearly 1000 km of road from Nouakchott. Camping with tents.
Day 12: Koumbi Saleh–Timbedra-Kiffa, 470 km. Dispatch to Timbedra, through the marvelous gorge Gerou come finally to Kiffa. Accommodation in Hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 13: Kiffa–Trarza desert-Boutilimite, 454 km (5.30 hours). We departure in the morning to the desert of Trarza, along the end of the rock formations that have been the refuge of men of the Neolithic. In the evening, arriving around Boutilimite. Camping with tents.
Day 14: Boutilimite-Nouakchott, 150 km (1.50 hours). Departure to the capital Nouakchott, visit the beautiful capital markets, the port of fishermen on the beach with the colorful boats and the museum. Day Use in hotel. In the evening transfer to Airport and flight home.
Note: For your comfort, we recommend to you to provide sleeping bags.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Transfers airport-hotel-airport
- Accommodation
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Transportation in a 4x4 cars
- English-/French-speaking accompanying guide
- Food
- Local assistance.
Price Excludes:
- Air ticket (check best offer)
- Travel insurance
- Visa
- Vaccination
- Tip
- Any other unspecified costs.
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