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Highlights
- Craft market
- National Museum
- Azougoui(the ancient capital of the Almoravids)
- Guelb Er Richat
- Terjit(the most beautiful oasis in Mauritania)
- Chinguetti (seventh holy city of Islam)
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- Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
- Round-trip airport/hotel transfers
- Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
- Transportation in private vehicle
- Experienced tour guide
- Meals indicated
- Bottled water while on tour
- Admission to listed sites
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Itinerary
On arrival in Nouakchott, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Tour orientation and overnight in Nouakchott.
Hotel: Azalai Marhaba
Breakfast, followed by a journey to Nouakchott, the capital of the Sahara Desert and one of its major cities, which is thought to be translated from Berber as "The place of the winds."
Visit the craft market, the mosque with its two minarets, and the National M...
Go to Atar after breakfast. In Atar, Mauritania's most picturesque region, you can go through Akjoujt and see the nation's most amazing dunes, rock paintings, beautiful oasis, and nomadic culture. Discover the market and the historic quarter. Atar for the night.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Hotel: Hotel Waha
After breakfast, go to Azougoui, which served as the former capital of the Almoravids, a group of Muslim military monks who in the eleventh century conquered Morocco, Spain, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Find remnants of the mosque hidden among a maze of rocks and th...
After breakfast, travel to Ouadane with a stop at the magnificent crater Guelb Er Richat, which was formed by a meteorite that Theodore Monod had been looking for a long time. One of the major caravan hubs in West Africa was Ouadane
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Hotel: Motel Vasque
After breakfast, travel through the White Valley to Terjit, Mauritania's most stunning oasis, where there are thermal springs and swimming pools. Continue to Atar and take a break as you choose.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Hotel: Hotel Waha
Take a trip back to Nouakchott after breakfast. Complete your city tour by purchasing souvenirs, or use the rest of the day at your leisure.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Hotel: Azalai Marhaba
You will have a prompt transfer to the airport today.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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