Country Info
- Nouakchott
- Capital
- Ouguiya (MRO)
- Currency
- 2,747,312
- Population
- MR
- Country Code
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St Louis
This is a top pick! ... girl joined us and planned to stay until Dakar. We left Nouadhibou to make our way to Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Soon after leaving we encountered a police check. When you enter the country you have to declare your foreign currency and ...
Nouakchott
This is a top pick! Hi Guys, You can read our update on Nouakchott in our entry from St Louis, Senegal. Cheers, K & ...
Nouadibou
This is a top pick! Hi Guys, You can read our update on Nouadibou in our entry from St Louis, Senegal. Cheers, K & ...
4th of July
... in the direction I thought was right. My crackerjack sense of direction served me well and I no sooner entered our house than the dust storm developed into a torrential downpour, lasting the rest of the evening. Ahhh. Life in ...
Forum Discussions on Mauritania
Mauritania Forum (17)
Morocco to Mali via Mauritania - Anyone want a travel buddy?
Posted by phileasfarx
... hooking up to make the trip from Morocco to Bamako, Mali in October/November? Was thinking of going via Western Sahara and Mauritania, but am open to suggestions! I'm 29yr old Brit male who's travelling solo, but a desert adventure sounds ...
Overland from Morocco to Mali and maybe Senegal
Posted by starlagurl
... is now tarmaced roads all the way from Europe to Nioro du Sahel (apart from 3 km at the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania). There should soon (within the next few months) be tarmac all the way to Bamako. Another option is to ship the car via a ...
Solo camping in Senegal
Posted by copernicious
... I spent a wonderful month camping and hitchhiking around Morocco. This summer I am planning to repeat the experience, and also see Mauritania. My question is whether this is feasible in Senegal, and if it is worth going the extra distance. I'm not ...
What's the hottest you've ever felt?
Posted by andrewsinclair
I'd say it was when I was in the Sahara Desert in Mauritania in April of 2009. 40C in the shade and it must have been more than 45C out of it. It wouldn't have been too bad except on my trip we had to dig out a 18 Ton sandbogged truck in the ...