Auberge Sahara Nouakchott

... . Once at the road to Nouakchott and after re-inflating the tires and distributing some more candies, we headed to Nouakchott for 100 km. We went to Auberge Sahara and met Luke (Portland, Maine[USA]) and Moktar (Bamako, Mali). We had a dish together at a ...

... is run by a very friendly italian, Sorry!! Sardinian, called Savio Vigo. To find them, head south on the Nouadibou road, pass Auberge Sahara on your left, then you reach a large roundabout. The stadium and town are to your left, or the hospital and ...

... as we were having lunch which was pretty exciting. After travelling most of the day we found ourselves in Nouakchott and checked ourselves into an Auberge. Here I stayed 2 full days mostly at the Auberge but also I walked around the town a bit. On ...

... so I was pleased that we spent only a half day in the city on each of our two passes through the city.  Nouakchott has about a million people, roughly one third of Mauritania's sparse population and is said to be the largest city truly in the Sahara ...

... road. Through this, we drove hour after hour. There was hardly anything resembling cities until we reached the capital Nouakchott. And even Nouakchott was more like a small, remote city than a capital. Everything about the country was simple and ...

... for us and made 2 cups of mint tea for us, it made for an enjoyable encounter. 5th - Headed on the road down to Nouakchott, nothing but traditional images of the desert.  Had a complete blowout on the outer right hand tyre...3rd tyre in 3 days, 1 ...

... scale of this enterprise is something I was not prepared for.  Quite unforgettable. So we'd seen the biggest attraction in Nouakchott.  That was yesterday (saturday).  Today we decided to get our Malian visa sorted, as the embassy is just ...

... , far-fetched stories of Saharan scams and Moroccan mafia made our wait for Majit all the more exciting! When we were finally greeted by his cool, calm character, the boxes were barely mentioned and we were left alone and amused at Auberge Abba. XXX ...

... : zand, stof en een ongelooflijke hitte. Als je het ons vraagt echt geen vakantieoord.   Aangekomen in Nouakchott verblijven we in Auberge Awkar, een mooie auberge met veel schaduw. Hier zullen we uiteindelijk twee nachten verblijven. Na een goede ...

... 3pm. We stayed at the Auberge de Nomad campsite located centrally and I took this chance for a wonder around the town. Nouakchott seems a bussling and vibrant mix of the Arab Moor decent and Black West African populations. There was lots of building ...

... . Na het Diawling park passeren we nog wat sahellandschap, zandduinen en zandvlaktes alvorens de hoofdstad Nouakchott te bereiken. We nestelen ons op onze vertrouwde stek, auberge Awkar, waar we heel warm ontvangen worden. We blijven echter niet lang, ...

Nouakchott.  Mack and I arrive just before midnight and quickly find a nice place called Auberge Sahara (my first encounter with an auberge; very similar to what we call hostel).  The owner's wife checked us in.  We had to get the big ...

December 28 2009 - January 16 2010 Route Traveled MOROCCO Rabat - Tan Tan - Gueguarat - MAURITANIA Nouakchott - Ayoun el- Atrous MALI Bamako - Mopti - Niafunke - small village on Niger River - Timbuktu - Mopti - Dogon Country - Mopti - BURKINA FASO ...

... wear off at some point and it would be our turn.   Drove past what must go down as the world's largest rubbish dump into Nouakchott.  They must collect all the rubbish from the city, drive a few kms out and then dump it on the side of the ...