Regions
Chinguetti, Ouadane, Terjit, Banc d'Arguin and the Eye of the Sahara: the places we take you.
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Erg Maghteir
The Erg Maghteir (or Makhteir) belongs to that mighty chain of dune fields running from western Algeria, west of the Saoura,…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Tidjikdja
Tidjikdja is the capital of the Tagant region in central Mauritania, known locally as "the city of dates" for the dense,…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
El Beyed
Six hundred kilometres north-east of Nouakchott, El Beyed is a tiny village set in a rocky cirque, on the bed of an ancient…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Tichitt
Tichitt is an ancient caravan city in Mauritania, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the Tagant region,…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Aïoun El Atrouss
Aïoun — also known as Aïoun El Atrouss — is the jewel of Mauritania's Hodh El Gharbi region and a leading destination for…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Oualata
Beauty in the east. Welcome to Oualata — or, as some say, the most beautiful town in Mauritania. It is here, where the famous…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Diawling National Park
Diawling National Park lies in the far south of Mauritania, along the Senegal River, and covers some 130 km² of exceptional…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Néma
Néma lies at the far eastern edge of Mauritania, some 1,200 km east of the capital Nouakchott, along the eastern and south-eastern…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Kiffa
Kiffa is the most important town in south-central Mauritania and the capital of the Assaba region. Home to some 60,000 people,…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Rosso
Rosso is a strategic border town in southern Mauritania and the capital of the Trarza region, set on the north bank of the…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Timbédra
Timbédra — also written Timbedgha — lies in the Hodh Ech Chargui region of south-eastern Mauritania and ranks among the…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Chinguetti
Mauritania's Chinguetti: a city holding eight centuries of Islamic heritage A historic Mauritanian town whose name designated…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Nouakchott
Four places that show the city as it is. You start at the Saudi Mosque — officially the King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Mosque…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Akjoujt
Akjoujt, capital of the Inchiri region, lies some 256 km north-east of Nouakchott in the heart of the Mauritanian desert.…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Tanouchert Oasis
There are easy ways to travel from Chinguetti to Ouadane and back. And then there is Tanouchert. But the detour south of…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Erg Amatlich
"Set your tents apart, bring your hearts together," says a Saharan proverb. The Amatlich is a long, narrow dune belt of…
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Zouerate
Capital of the Tiris Zemmour region, Zouerate is a mining and working town set deep in northern Mauritania's desert, some…