Nouakchott
Nouakchott won’t win any prizes for urban planning.
Nouakchott won’t win any prizes for urban planning.
With the new tar road connecting the Moroccan border to Nouakchott, the fishing port of Nouâdhibou has lost much of its raison d’être for travellers, who prefer to dash to the capital or to the Adrar region.
No tacky resorts.
One of the more attractive of the ancient caravan towns in the Sahara, Chinguetti is shrouded with a palpable historic aura.
With the grandiose Adrar on your doorstep, this secluded town in the middle of the desert is an excellent place in which to organise camel or 4WD forays into the dunefields.
Here is the jewel in Mauritania’s crown.
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