Adrar bench of arguin

A 12 day trip that includes the desert, historical sites, the longest train in the world and the Darguin National Park.

Highlights of the trip

Culture / Heritage
Faune and flora
Discovery
Adventure / Sports & Leisure
Paradise Beaches

During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Paradise Beaches.

Best months to go

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The best time(s) to go is/are : Janvier, Février, Mars, Avril, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Décembre.

How to get there?

Plane
Car

You can get there by Plane, Car.

Suggested by:
SIDI TOURS MAURITANIA

Mauritanie
12 days

From 1200€ à 1930€ / person

Transportation on site
Full board

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Detail of the stay : Adrar bench of arguin - 12 days

Day 1

Arrival and transfer from the airport to the hotel.

Your Siditours team welcomes you and picks you up at the airport and transfers you to your hotel for the night.
Day 2

Nouakchott with azouega

Dune of azouega

early departure in direction of the famous big one of azouega for a total duration of 4h of road.

Arrival at azouega juts a temp for lunch under the date palms in a breathtaking panorama.

After breakfast and a Mauritanian tea ceremony climb the dune to enjoy an unforgettable panoramic landscape accompanied by the sunset.

Dinner and night in bivouac under the big dune

(around azouega there are also dunes of different colors between pure white and normal and places that if you remove the surface of sand other colors this unmasks as the orange Jone and others)

This day is about 4 hours drive.

There are also nomads in Azouega who will certainly visit you.


Day 3

Azouega à Chingeutti

Oasis de mherith

After your breakfast photo session departure in direction of the white valley through mixed landscape between black rock desert and clear sand, enjoy the panorama of the famous pass of tivoujar by arriving at the white valley, and then continue to spend your lunch break at the edge of the natural pools of the oasis of M'hérite the largest oasis in the region of ladrar.

After the break continue to the old historical city of Chinguetti passing by the beautiful canyon of Amogjar where we will have the traditional tea break visit the rock paintings of the canyon (and of course photo session) And we will continue for about 40 minutes more to finally arrive in Chinguetti,Upon arrival, we will go directly to the big dune of Chinguetti to enjoy the sunset on the beautiful golden dunes of Chinguetti, then back to the hostel, dinner and overnight at the hostel caravans or equivalent.

The total duration of this day and 3.5 hours of road


Day 4

Chingeutti - Chingeutti

Nomad of Chingeutti

After breakfast, visit the old town of Chinguetti and its libraries of ancient manuscripts, and then departure to spend lunch under the date palms of the oasis of Chingeutti

At about 4 pm nomads will arrive with their Chamaux to take you on a short walk or by Chamaux towards their camp, to share with you a part of their nomadic life.

Dinner at night with the nomads, and in bivouac.and it is a camp usually composed of 5 families that is most often the same tribe, and they have herds of goats and Chamaux (the camp that I chose and also near a well where it finds many nomads of different camp to give water to their livestock.

Info :

The nomad camps are always limited to 4 or 5 families because of the lack of water and for this reason each camp is installed next to a small well.

But this one they set up on one of the deepest of the region which always has water and which is 70m deep. This is the reason why other nomads bring their herds there.


Day 5

Chingeutti - caravan road - ouadane

Oasis de tenochert

After breakfast and a taste of the sand bread prepared by the nomads themselves, departure in the direction of the old city of Ouadane through the caravan route for a total duration of 2.5 hours of driving, tea break with the nomads in the oasis of Tenochert located in the middle of the desert and then departure in the direction of the famous gelb Alrichate (AKA eye of Africa) after the lunch break and the visit of the craters finally arrived in Ouadane just in time to quietly visit the old city and wall that surrounds it.

Sunset from the old city dinner and overnight at the hostel.

The duration of this day is 3 hours of driving

The best hostel in my experience in terms of cleanliness and food in Ouadane is the Zaida Inn.


Day 6

Ouadane - Terjit

Oasis de terjit

After breakfast departure in direction of the famous oasis of Terjit and know natural source of waters, while crossing the largest oasis Mheirith.

Panoramic break overlooking, and then departure for 30 minutes more to finally arrive at the oasis of terjit, lunch at the natural spring of terjit, visit terjit,

sunset from the campsite, dinner and overnight at Jamal's place.

At the Intourvine Inn

The duration of this day is 3.5 hours of driving



Day 7

Terjit a Ben Amira

Sculpture of the artists has ben amira

After breakfast visit the natural springs of Terjit, and then departure a direction of the famous monolith of Ben Amira. Lunch break under an acacia in the valley of Tayarert and then continue to arrive at the monolith in mid-afternoon

Enjoy the panorama visited the monolith and the art sculptures that surround it, photo session, sunset from the top of the monolith

Dinner and night in a bivouac at Ben Amira.

The duration of this day is 3 hours of road


Day 8

Ben Amira at the Capital economic of Nouadhibou

The longest train in the world

After the breakfast departure by car in direction of the economic capital of the country, Nouadhibou, pause for lunch on the road and photo session of the longest train of the world and then arrived at Nouadhibou at the end of the afternoon just has temp to visit the famous white cape and the rest of the cemetery of boat.

Dinner and night in your hotel.

The duration of this day is 7h of road

In Nouadhibou at the hotel Algazeera Valencia


Day 9

Nouadhibou - Cape Tafarit

Cape blanc

After breakfast, departure in direction of Cape Tafarit for a duration of 1 hour and 40 minutes of tarred road and 40 minutes of track, then arrival in Tafarit just in time to enjoy the beautiful beach of Tafarit while your team installs the Khaima and prepares lunch.

During your lunch break, the guide leaves for Iwik to book the boat for the next day, while you enjoy the sunset over the sea from the Cape.

Dinner and night under traditional Mauritanian tent.

The duration of this day and 2.5 hours of road Alore ilya plains of activity has fair to tafarit and especially for the photographers.

Already there is the cape Tafarit and the cape Tagarit for the panoramas, and also Tafarit is a village of fishermen Immragen like all the villages of the park.




Day 10

Tafarit - iwik - tafarit

Sailing boat tour

After breakfast, departure for a 30 mn drive to the village of Iwik where the sailing boat is waiting for you to discover the collections of birds that are found on the islands.

Lunch on the boat and with the Imragen fishermen then return to Tafarit

Dinner and night under traditional Mauritanian tent.


Day 11

Tafarit - Nouamgar- Nouakchott

Road back to Nouakchott by the beach

After breakfast, departure through the park in direction of the immragen village of Nouamghar for 2h of road, visit of the Cape Timrist and lunch while watching the pink flamingos which reside there.

After lunch and depending on the tide, follow the beach for 50 km in the direction of Nouakchott, then take the tar to arrive in Nouakchott in late afternoon.

The duration of this day is 3.5 hours of road


Day 12

Visit of Nouackchotte is transfer to the airport

Fish market

visit of Nouakchott its capital market, Chamaux market, and the famous fish market and then back to the hotel take a shower take the luggage, dinner at the beach

transfer to the airport departure to the house.



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