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Libraries in the desert

1 Day Italy-Nouakchott: arrival in Nouakchott and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay

2 Day Nouakchott-Cap Tafarit: in the morning departure along a part of the ocean coast, to reach the Cap Tafarit ornithological park. The spectacle is incredible, driving along the shoreline with off-road vehicles, admiring hundreds of birds hovering as we pass by! Packed lunch along the route. Upon arrival, accommodation in a tented camp on the beach. Dinner and overnight stay.

3 Day Banc d'Arguin: entire day dedicated to the discovery of the park, full of resident and migratory birds, dolphins, which have always been friends of the Imraguen fishing population, who in the past have always fished with the help of these marine mammals. Boat trip to admire the birdlife from the sea. Lunch at the camp. Free afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

4th Day Banc d'Arguin-Valle Blanche: in the morning we leave the ocean to enter the Sahara desert. We reach the Valle Blanche, a sea of dunes characterized by two-coloured sand: a particularly evocative area, characterized by immense cords of dunes where the ocher sand overlooks the white sand of coral origin. We are staying in a pre-arranged luxury camp. Time available to discover the area. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

5 Day Valle Blanche-Chinguetti: morning departure for Chinguetti, one of the holy cities, where the historical libraries under the protection of UNESCO are more numerous. Lunch along the way in the Terjit oasis, where the water flows naturally. Upon arrival, accommodation in auberge, dinner and overnight stay.

6 Day Chinguetti: day entirely dedicated to visiting Chinguetti. Full board at the auberge.

7 Day Chinguetti-Ouadane: in the morning departure for Ouadane, the stone city: visit the ancient village, typical with its stone architecture. Lunch on site. Accommodation at the Ouadane Eco lodge, dinner and overnight stay.

8 Day Ouadane

Whole day dedicated to the city of Ouadane, also rich in thousand-year-old libraries, rock art in the surrounding area and the old city with its mosques and palmerie. Full board at the Eco lodge.

Day 9 Ouadane -Nouakchott: in the morning departure via Atar to return to the capital. Packed lunch. Upon arrival, hotel accommodation. Dinner and overnight stay.

10 Day Nouakchott-Italy.