Expedition to Mauritania’s most remote historical towns, Oualata and Tichitt, the last stopping points on the caravan route to Timbuktu.
This isolation makes them a fascinating destination to visit, centres whose atmosphere seems to be that of cities forgotten by the world, surrounded by an aura of mystery that fuels their myth in the eyes of keen Saharan travellers.
Oualâta is a jewel, an oasis whose clay dwellings give the village a unique appearance, with the red colour of the mud bricks with which they are built and the typical decorations with wall paintings.
Tichitt, once inhabited by 6,000 people and now little more than a ghost village, will impress with its mosque and old houses built from local stone, whose facades are decorated and massive, elaborate doors display heavy wooden latches.
Many other surprises await us along the way: encounters with Peulh cattle breeders and Mauri nomads, the ‘elephant pass’ in the middle of the Sahara, the majestic dunes surrounding Tidjikja, the cliff and the old town of Rachid, the natural pools of Matmata that are home to a colony of Nile crocodiles.
Unique departure accompanied by Leonardo F. Paoluzzi.
Day 1 : Saturday 01 February 2025
Outward flight/Nouakchott (NKC)
Days 2-5 : Sunday 02 to Wednesday 05 February 2025
Nouakchott/Rosso/Aleg/Kiffa/Aioun el Atrouss/Timbedra/Nema
Travelling southwards along the banks of the Senegal river, past rice plantations and Peulh villages, then eastwards through dunes, mountains and guelte, crossing the Mauritanian Sahél.
Day 6 : Thursday 06 February 2025
Oualata
The arrival at the mythical caravan town of Oualata, with its splendidly decorated houses.
Days 7-8 : Friday 07 to Saturday 08 February 2025
Oualata/Aratane/Tichitt
A challenging trail through magnificent scenery to reach the caravan town of Tichitt.
Days 9-10-11 : from Sunday 09 to Tuesday 11 February 2025
Tichitt/Tidjikja/Rachid/Ksar el Barka/Matmata
In the heart of Tagant, crossing the Erg Aouker with its salt caravans, the ancient city of Rachid and the guelta of Matmata with its Nile crocodiles.
Day 12 : Wednesday 12 February 2025
Matmata/Boutilimit/Nouakchott
Return to the capital after admiring the dunes embracing Moudjeria.
Day 13 : Thursday 13 February 2025
Nouakchott
Visit the capital’s markets and its bustling port.
Day 14 : Friday 14 February 2025
Nouakchott (NKC)/Return flight
There are no extensions for this tour, please contact us at info@kanaga-at.com.
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