Are group tours cheaper? Group tours are usually cheaper than private. However, you should also consider that group tours save you a lot of time in research, organization, and booking your trip and activities. On this Mauritania small group tour, you will encounter nomadic settlements under Goat hair tents and transhuman villages mainly of pastors and camel herders, you will also visit Imragen villages and hear about the symbiotic existence of fishermen and dolphins. Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, creates an exciting starting point for our seven-day expedition exploring natural sites and lagoons with the bird species of Banc d’Arguin National Park and monk seals at Cap Blanc creating in contrast to the arid desert with wildlife watching encounters way off the traditional stomping ground of binocular wielding twitchers.

the trip starts from Nouakchott across vast swathes of desert, visit the ancient caravan terminal Trans-Sahara trade at Chinguetti and Ouadane, drive along the natural and little-visited coastline, and then head off on a desert expedition into the Sahara. Exploring Mauritania, you’ll travel overland past dunes, salt swamps, and mountains to Chinguetti, an almost deserted stone town that was once the capital of the Moorish Empire, and still holds a library with a fascinating collection of ancient books and manuscripts.

The Atlantic shoreline, around Nouadhibou, is devastatingly beautiful with the wrecks of ships catching the imagination of pioneers of another era prior to heading inland towards the world’s third-largest monolithic site, Ben Amera, which casts shade over the desert like a gigantic ancient sun clock. Based on African American Heritage tours.

DAY TO DAY ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrival to Nouakchott

• Arrive at the International airport of Nouakchott

• Meet the driver and the tour leader.

• Assistance at the Airport

• Transfer to the Hotel

Day 2: Travel to the National Park

• Leave Nouakchott and pass by Nouamghar and the new town of Chami.

• Reach the World heritage site Banc d’Arguin.

• Swim at the beach of Arkeiss and/or walk on the cliff.

• Night in the camp tents with the sound of waves.

What is included:

• Services of local guides
• Breakfast, and dinner daily
• Hotel taxes and service charges
• Transportation in 4X4 vehicles
• accommodation in 4-star hotels

Hotels Used:

DEPARTING	FINISHING	SEATS	TOTAL IN USD

Cost per person: $3265 USD

Single supplement: $650 USD

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