Backpacking Mauritania: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Mauritania, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Nouadhibou
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Start of the iron-ore train.
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Nouakchott
Nouakchott
Sandy Atlantic capital.
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Chinguetti
Adrar
Ancient Saharan library town.
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Banc d'Arguin National Park
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Millions of migrating birds.
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Ouadane
Adrar
Ruined caravan-route city.
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Terjit Oasis
Adrar
Palm springs in the desert.
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Atar
Adrar
Hub for the Adrar plateau.
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Richat Structure
Adrar
The 'Eye of the Sahara'.
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Ben Amira
Adrar
Giant desert monolith.
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Kaédi
Gorgol
River-valley market town.
Backpacking routes through Mauritania
Real trips through Mauritania, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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