Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal and 13500 km
75 days
75 days
Preparation It was a long and meticulous and end February 26, 2008 in Genoa, from where we are taken on board a vessel Co.Ma.Nav. Assigned Morocco.
a good morning and soon we leave Tangier in Sale, where we stop at Camping de la Plage.
The next day is devoted to the visit of Rabat, the Moroccan capital, is an elegant city with beautiful tree-lined streets without the hustle and bustle of other major centers in Morocco, will visit the Royal Palace, the Medina, the Hassan Tower and the imposing mausoleum of Mohamed V, the casbah of Oudaïas placed on the height overlooking the river and the ocean with its white houses and blue.
continue along the coast, choosing the roads closest to the ocean,
the evening we arrive at Oualidia, famous for its oyster beds. Friday, February 1
continue to Marrakech is not without a stop at Safi to visit the area of \u200b\u200bceramics. In Marrakech
are placed in a secure car park, where to stay, behind the Koutoubia Mosque, 200 meters from the Djemaa el Fna, the heart of the city. The next day, we immerse ourselves in the busy city life visit the main monuments. The day ends with a walk in the Medina and Djemaa el Fna.
Along the way we stopped in Essaouira with a beautiful harbor surmounted by the Portuguese fortifications and overnight in Camping Agadir Town of modern, rebuilt after the devastating earthquake of 1960.
leave again the next day, still following the ocean stopping here and there on the coast with stops free, often with other campers to enjoy the views of the Atlantic, sunbathing and lounging, we stop at Dakhla and the next day we pass the Tropic of Cancer, identified thanks to the GPS and we continue to south, still 430 km and a stop on the sea and we are on the border.
a good morning and soon we leave Tangier in Sale, where we stop at Camping de la Plage.
The next day is devoted to the visit of Rabat, the Moroccan capital, is an elegant city with beautiful tree-lined streets without the hustle and bustle of other major centers in Morocco, will visit the Royal Palace, the Medina, the Hassan Tower and the imposing mausoleum of Mohamed V, the casbah of Oudaïas placed on the height overlooking the river and the ocean with its white houses and blue.
continue along the coast, choosing the roads closest to the ocean,
the evening we arrive at Oualidia, famous for its oyster beds. Friday, February 1
continue to Marrakech is not without a stop at Safi to visit the area of \u200b\u200bceramics. In Marrakech
are placed in a secure car park, where to stay, behind the Koutoubia Mosque, 200 meters from the Djemaa el Fna, the heart of the city. The next day, we immerse ourselves in the busy city life visit the main monuments. The day ends with a walk in the Medina and Djemaa el Fna.
Along the way we stopped in Essaouira with a beautiful harbor surmounted by the Portuguese fortifications and overnight in Camping Agadir Town of modern, rebuilt after the devastating earthquake of 1960.
leave again the next day, still following the ocean stopping here and there on the coast with stops free, often with other campers to enjoy the views of the Atlantic, sunbathing and lounging, we stop at Dakhla and the next day we pass the Tropic of Cancer, identified thanks to the GPS and we continue to south, still 430 km and a stop on the sea and we are on the border.
Sunday, February 10 Mauritania.
to cross the no man's land , about 5 km of track to do very bad at walking pace, we employ a local guide.
The first stop Nouadhibou in Mauritania and the campsite where Abba hired a guide who will accompany us throughout the journey.
The next morning we go to visit Cape Blanc, and the next day
the Banc d'Arguin to visit which we use an off-road. The main center of the park is the village where Iwik spend the night in Bedouin tents in a tourist pseudostruttura the morning we visit the park on board a sailing imbarcazine.
Thursday, 14, still 230 km intervals from the familiar roadblocks and by lunchtime we are Naukchott at the hotel and brought her camping in the city center. We arrange for a ride into town for anything except interssante the area of \u200b\u200b"brand".
The show
of the numerous canoes remittances on the beach with us colored folk to the fish market where we fitted to a pittance.
The next step is to Atar, where, in 4x4, the area of \u200b\u200bADR visitaiamo Audane coming up to and beyond the craters Guelb er Richat. Going back to Atar we stop chirping, famous for its libraries, or visit a
and we are struck by the beauty of the manuscripts it contains.
Let's go Red, the infamous border with Senegal and in the evening we are in St. Louis to Ocean Camping on the beach with excellent facilities. We remain in St. Louis two days, the first dedicated to visiting the city on foot, some with the buggy, the second to visit the National Park de la Language de Barbarie in dugout. Here, for the first time we saw mangroves growing on the strips of land between the waters of the lagoon.
The next step takes us to where we visit the Thies Tapestry Factory, a state institution where they produce unique and precious tapestries, most of which was donated by the government to individuals around the world.
Friday, February 22 we moved to Lac Rose, where he came to the Paris-Dakar, Dakar where
then arrange a visit to the chaos of Dakar and Goree Island, a quiet car-free and full of style buildings bungavilee Colonial nicely where you can walk and meditate on the route the slaves who here has had one of its hinges.
A lunch of dishes from Senegal and a short walk to the city to end our day in Dakar. Still
south, toward the stop at the Petit Cote de Reserve Band, a natural reserve, where there are many animals from Africa.
Nagazobil, Koalack, Joal, Fadiout are the other stops on our tour
in Senegal and
Sibassor accomplish the turning point, now on the journey towards the North.
On March 12 we are back to Agadir and from there through the Draa Valley, the Todra and Dades gorges of the North of Morocco to reach the obligatory visits to the city Imperial Fez and Meknes.
Visit the ruins of Volubilis spend the night in Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains and reach Ceuta, English enclave, we are in Europe. This completes a journey filled with experiences that led us to appear in Black and see a very different way of life.
The next step is to Atar, where, in 4x4, the area of \u200b\u200bADR visitaiamo Audane coming up to and beyond the craters Guelb er Richat. Going back to Atar we stop chirping, famous for its libraries, or visit a
and we are struck by the beauty of the manuscripts it contains.
Let's go Red, the infamous border with Senegal and in the evening we are in St. Louis to Ocean Camping on the beach with excellent facilities. We remain in St. Louis two days, the first dedicated to visiting the city on foot, some with the buggy, the second to visit the National Park de la Language de Barbarie in dugout. Here, for the first time we saw mangroves growing on the strips of land between the waters of the lagoon.
The next step takes us to where we visit the Thies Tapestry Factory, a state institution where they produce unique and precious tapestries, most of which was donated by the government to individuals around the world.
Friday, February 22 we moved to Lac Rose, where he came to the Paris-Dakar, Dakar where
then arrange a visit to the chaos of Dakar and Goree Island, a quiet car-free and full of style buildings bungavilee Colonial nicely where you can walk and meditate on the route the slaves who here has had one of its hinges.
A lunch of dishes from Senegal and a short walk to the city to end our day in Dakar. Still
south, toward the stop at the Petit Cote de Reserve Band, a natural reserve, where there are many animals from Africa.
Nagazobil, Koalack, Joal, Fadiout are the other stops on our tour
Sibassor accomplish the turning point, now on the journey towards the North.
On March 12 we are back to Agadir and from there through the Draa Valley, the Todra and Dades gorges of the North of Morocco to reach the obligatory visits to the city Imperial Fez and Meknes.
Visit the ruins of Volubilis spend the night in Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains and reach Ceuta, English enclave, we are in Europe. This completes a journey filled with experiences that led us to appear in Black and see a very different way of life.
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