Visit Mauritania and venture through towns covered in Sahara sand while enjoying a cup of tea with the locals in their colorful tents. Mauritania boasts some of the weirdest and most stunning landscapes such as plateaus that resemble the moon and prehistoric rock drawings.
To see a ghost town in the making, head 865km due east of the capital to the isolated ancient town of Tichit which lies in the centre of a massive fault of rock stretching almost to the Malian border. As a supply town it once had over 5000 people, but you'd be lucky to find 500 now. Visitors are rewarded with beautiful, decorative mosques - the most ornate in Mauritania. On the way, the landscape is a deadly mix of twisted shrubs, bleached bones, bare trees and sand. Never travel to Tichit without a guide.
Nouakchott is one of the newest capital cities in the world. It became Mauritania’s capital city when Senegal and Mauritania split at independence. Rugged roads and basic accommodation is ideal for adventure seekers. However great discount hotels in Mauritania are available.