Trekking in Mauritania
2022 Mauritania
Great trek from Ouadane to Arouetine by Chinguetti
from December 2 to 17, 2022
December 2 and 3 - Arrival in Nouakchott and transfer near Ouadane
Transfer by minibus for 8 hours then 4x4 for 2.5 hours, via Atar, before reaching our first bivouac in the dunes near Ouadane
Photo credit Rémi -
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December 4 - Wadi Tinllab and its palm grove - Ouadane - Tanouchert
Visit to the date palm valley then guided tour of the old town of Ouadane renovated in 2020
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December 5 - Tanouchert - Herrour
Walk in the dunes and rerg. Arrival at the bivouac around 6:45 p.m. Bivouac under the stars. Thunderstorms and lightning on the horizon
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Sunset
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December 6 - Léguéynbé - Kerd el Lez
walk in the dunes. Visit the school. Nap and arrive at the bivouac around 5:45 p.m..
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December 7 - Kerd el Lez - Tijar - bivouac at Kraa al Haritat
Hot becoming heavy with a little wind. Thicker cloud cover. Thunderstorm turning in the distance around our bivouac in the dunes. Stormy rain between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.
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December 8 - Kraa al Haritat - Mghalig al Tillé
Very beautiful Sunset. A little warm night without storm but cloudy. Full Moon
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December 9 - Mghalig al Tillé - Niyani
Departure in the dunes. Singing dunes in their last third with vibration underfoot in the sand. Arrival at the bivouac around 6 p.m. after 15 km of walking during the day
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December 10 - Niyani - Chinguetti
Departure for Chinguetti and arrival around 12:30 p.m. Check-in at the La Rose des Sables hostel. Visit to a library with a Mauritanian scholar.
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December 11 - Chinguetti - erg Ouarane: Mghaleg Hmir - Hassi ould Magaïa
Departure around 8:15 a.m. for a 3.5 hour walk in the desert dunes. Long wait before lunch but a very good Sunday meal based on fish and crushed rice.
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December 12 - Erg Ouarane: Lagueïla - Ould Tahle
Temperature at sunrise of 5°C. Departure around 8:20 a.m. for arrival in an oasis around midday. Meal in the shade of the date palm trees of the oasis. Dinner of rice and vegetables. Cool night between the dunes.
December 13 - Erg Ouarane: Tinouarderit
Last day in the dunes. Very good dinner of couscous and light semolina. Lots of shooting stars.
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December 14 - Erg Ouarane - Zerga chain: guelb er Raoui
Barking of several jackals at the end of the night. Departure around 8:20 a.m. for 4 hours of walking. Lunch and dinner in the same place as the night's bivouac in the rocky massif of Zarga
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December 15 - Zerga Range: Guelb er Raoui - Arouetine - Daklet el Guerdane
Walking in the rocky plateau of Zarga. Total hike of approximately 180km. Minimum temperature in the morning 5°C to +40°C in the sun. Approximately 35-38°C in the shade. Bivouac in the extremity south of the Zarga massif.
December 16 and 17 - Zerga Range: Al Ateg - Azougui and return the next day
Walk for about 3h30 in the rockery before leaving the camel team. View of 9 vultures above Zarga moving in the ascendants. Climb 150m in the dune at the end of the Zarga massif to see go back down the other side.
