Over the years we have acquired a great deal of knowledge regarding driving, hiking, 

live briefly in the desert. A well-rehearsed team accompanies the travelers on their journeys in the desert.

For centuries, caravans from the sub-Saharan regions moved north to Morocco. They gathered from various provenances again and again in the well-known place Timbouctou on Nigerknie  (also called Tomboctou)
From here they went west, reached MAURITANIA, 
then moved north to Oualata, Tichit and on to Chinguetti and Ouadane (also Wadane) From here on three different routes to Morocco, to Marrakech, Casablanca and Fes. 

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In this huge Mauritanian region, the traveler experiences everything his heart desires 

A first conversation with us can and will show what the customer likes.

• A trip according to a fixed program. see below 

• be free to travel. As a couple, a couple, a group that knows each other but don't drive a car yourself.

• Drive your own 4x4 car

• Organize a rally 
  
  
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Here we present a trip that includes EVERYTHING that Mauritania has to offer.

 

 

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desert and water 
Date and price on request

The aim of our 17-day pioneer journey is to follow this old caravan route in a 4x4 (800 km of sand and desert tracks) and then continue south to the Senegal River. Thanks to water, there is agriculture here, people even plant rice and raise all kinds of livestock, which is then transported north on the Road of Hope and which forms the basis of food for many Mauritanians. 
 
On this round trip we not only cross the most diverse landscapes and climate zones but also ethnic groups. Mauritania, these are primarily Moors, but they are also Tuaregs in the desert and these are rather black-skinned people who have their roots in the Senegal delta, partly in Senegal itself. The Wolof, Poular, Barnbaba and Soniki. 
Towards the end of the trip, desert and water also means that we set up our tents on the Atlantic and get an impression of fishing, which is also an extremely important industry in Mauritania. (You can find frozen fish from the Atlantic in the middle of the desert, in Tichit
 
Other highlights of the trip will be
 
Nouakchott has been the capital of Mauritania on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean since 1957. Nouakchott was created on a camp site. The nomads come from time to time to stay in the capital, which has quickly taken on the appearance of a modern city. Today it (officially) has around one million inhabitants. 
 
Crocodiles in the middle of the desert
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Tidjikja:
Hub, (airport, medical care) provincial capital of the Tagant region in the center of Mauritania. 
It was called Fort Coppolani in colonial times when the French ruled here and is one of the historically important cities of Mauritania.
 
Tichit:
was founded around 1150, was the trading center of Tagant in the 17th century and is known for its traditional stone houses. The main source of income is the ​Dattelkultur​,
 
 
Oualata:
​ was built on a high terrace as a ksar
​ and has a special art tradition that goes up to
is still taught and practiced by the local families today. Some houses are painted with symmetrical ornaments that have magical meanings.
It was one of the most important trade centers of the caravans
Oualata is one of four cities (besides
Chinguetti, Ouadane, Tichit) in Mauritania obtained from the 
​UNESCO Were declared a World Heritage Site due to their narrow, clay-plastered stone houses.
 
In 1332 came the world traveler Ibn Battuta
​ for a fifty day visit to Oualata. He realized,
that this was on his journey from Sischilmassa in the High Atlas
​ to the south, the first place of the "blacks" is and thus to the 
​​Malireich belong. 
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He loves the vastness and beauty of the Sahara, knows the dangers of the desert - and knows where the vital water points are. 
 
Kiffa:
Kiffa is one of the most important places on the route de l'espoir crossing Mauritania. On our trip we have dealt closely with Mauritania, its population and culture, its nature and way of life, we should also get to know a typical cityscape. Our partner Idoumou maintains a good hotel here which allows us to rest for a moment and get to know the city.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiffa
 
Route de l'espoir: 
The route de l'espoir is the most important road connection in Mauritania. It runs from Nouakchott via - Aleg - Kiffa to Nema and the Mauritanian-Malinese border. It was designed and built by Brazilian engineers.