Ben Amera and his nearby neighbor Ben Eicha are the two largest monoliths in Africa. Ben Amera is the second largest monolith in the world next to Australia’s Uluru. This massive granite rock sits comfortably along the border of Western Sahara and is visible from atop the iron ore train if traveling by in daylight.
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,…
