A popular attraction showing off a major highlight of the trans-Saharan trade route. Chinguetti is several hundred years old, the current city is its 3rd establishment. The old city, which you can explore, is the 2nd iteration. The first instance of Chinguetti is buried deep under the drifting Saharan dunes nearby, and has a monument standing over where it is believed to have existed.
The most popular tourist draw for visitors coming to Mauritania… the iron ore desert train is an adventure travelers dream. The train ports…
A natural anomaly without firm explanation, the Richat Structure (also called the “Eyes of the Sahara”) is one of the only geological structures…
A popular attraction showing off a major highlight of the trans-Saharan trade route. Chinguetti is several hundred years old, the current city is…
Makhrougat is the home of the Elephant Mountains and “The Fingers”. These are rock formations that rise abruptly from the soft desert sand,…
