Mauritania

Published May 2, 2004 12:00AM


The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Mauritania Cruising the Sahara The Route: A dusty, 17-day, 1,000-mile overland circuit by Land Cruiser, with visits to the vast dunes of El Khatt, the Bedouin citadel of Rachid, the oasis town of N’beika, and stops at numerous Bedouin encampments along the way. When to go: November to February Difficulty: Moderate Travel advisory: Be prepared for a rough ride across the uneven volcanic rock, basalt, and sandstone of the Sahara. High/low points: Dragging your foam mattress out of your tent and spending a night on the dunes under the shooting stars. Putting on your shoe the next morning, only to find that a scorpion has moved in. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

The Trip-Finder, January 1998
Mauritania Cruising the Sahara The Route: A dusty, 17-day, 1,000-mile overland circuit by Land Cruiser, with visits to the vast dunes of El Khatt, the Bedouin citadel of Rachid, the oasis town of N’beika, and stops at numerous Bedouin encampments along the way. When to go: November to February Difficulty: Moderate Travel advisory: Be prepared for a rough ride across the uneven volcanic rock, basalt, and sandstone of the Sahara. High/low points: Dragging your foam mattress out of your tent and spending a night on the dunes under the shooting stars. Putting on your shoe the next morning, only to find that a scorpion has moved in. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

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