Country Info
- Nouakchott
- Capital
- Ouguiya (MRO)
- Currency
- 2,747,312
- Population
- MR
- Country Code
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Mauritania
Travel Blogs from Mauritania
Arrivée en Mauritanie!
Semaine de recherche administrative à Nouakchott... Ou comment faire quand t'as pas un rond... L'arrivée à Nouakchott s'est plutot bien passée... Nous sommes arrivés avec Ton et Nadine avec qui nous avons fait le trajet de Nouadibou. La route ...
Day 31 Dough balls and an aerobics session
... ’t type one! J So over the last week heaps as usual has happened as we traversed Western Sahara and entered Mauritania. Dec 1 Left Agadir after one last stop at the supermarket. Christmas hats, tinsel and Christmas carols were officially allowed. ...
Journée au Banc d'Arguin
Nuit paisible sous un ciel très étoilé, où chacun, comme il faisait un peu frais, reconnait sa propre polaire. Richard et Yves D essayent d’accorder, l’un sa boussole l’autre son I-Phone pour vérifier que malgré tout le Nord est ...
't Is nie woar hey..Da kan na nie ..
Almost there.. Het grappigste is : mijn voorspelling komt uit : indien niet te veel problemen aan grens met Sénégal sta ik morgen in Dakar .. Susie die normaal in de nacht van di op woe rond 01 uur in Dakar moet landen, schijnt problemen te hebben ...
Return to Nouakchott
Note to self! Mosquitos are getting through the tent, Put the rain cover on ALWAYS. I MEAN ALWAYS! I am covered from head to toe (no exaggeration) in mosquito bites and the itching last night was even worse than the night before. I got a few jobs done ...
Arrival in Nouakchott
Flights were long and uneventful, but we guess uneventful is good right? The food on the plane was better than expected. The Paris CDG airport was huge and it took a long time for Lou to get to his gate for the next flight. ...
Mauritania Border Crossing
... gates. At 5:30pm we were finally permitted through and were directed into nomads land, the in-between space between Morocco and Mauritania. A barren ruin of abandoned vehicles, trash, dirt and rock piles. There was no road and no real route through the ...
Last shopping before the desert begins
... of the Sahara desert, it seemed wise to buy all the necessary supplies at the last known market in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania. We started out our trip in Senegal (featured in another Travel Blog) and quickly headed to Mauritania. We traveled on ...
Western Sahara
... ;Stopped in small villages for coffees, lunches etc but probably no other reason to stop so just kept driving for 3 days to the Mauritania border. Well one other reason, a swim in a camel drinking trough. We stopped for water and the opportunity to ...
Not if they were the last camels in the desert
... and Mrs R will find life in Mauritania somewhat different. For us, it's back to the German tourists in Donegal. """""""""""""""""" Mr and Mrs R On Tour - Hello Mauritania - sand, sand, sand, wind, wind, wind, sun, sun, sun... ...
Quand t’es dans le désert
Finalement le groupe marche bien. Il y a juste qqun, un peu particulier, il vit dans une yourte en France (pourquoi pas) qui parfois nous ralentit. La première fois, on le voit au loin s'arrêter sur une dune. Et il nous rejoint 15 minutes plus tard, ...
Jour de l’An en plein désert
Jour de l'an en plein désert. Et oui, on va passer le jour de l’an dans le désert avec les étoiles comme toit (euh pas longtemps, car vu la température, ton toit sera le haut de la tente) 2 jours de marche sur un erg assez monotones. Il a ...