Diawling is a large park in the south west corner of Mauritania along the Senegal border, which edges right up to the Atlantic coast. This park is brimming with wildlife, including large migratory birds like pelicans, camaroons, herring, and flamingos, as well as wild boar, snakes and sometimes even monkeys who come over from Senegal. This park marks the border where Sahara meets Sahel at the Senegal River delta.
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,…
