ECLIPSE
special for march 2006
Days |
Itinerary |
Overnights |
|
1. |
24 mar |
FLIGHT IN NIAMEY Arrival in the afternoon in Niamey airport, where you will meet our local assistant. Transfer and accommodation at the hotel. Picnic along the route. Dinner not included. |
Hotel |
2. |
25 mar |
NIAMEY - AGADEZ In the early morning departur by minibus on tar road to Agadez, getting through the most fruitful and populous regions of the country. On the way we will meet various villages with their mosques and their typical and coloured markets. We will join Agadez in the late afternoon. Accomodation at the hotel. Picnic along the route. Dinner in a local restaurant. |
Hotel |
3. |
26 mar |
ARBRE DU TENERE Passage towards the famous Arbre du Ténéré , that was also the last acacia (and the only tree for several hundred miles of desert) of the once great Saharan forest. The Ténéré Tree was destroyed by a Lybian truck driver in 1973 and its remains are now in the National Museum in Niamey . Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp. |
Camp |
4. |
27 mar |
FACHI We continue towards East until Fachi where we will visit the nice village and the salt-pans. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp. |
Camp |
5. |
28 mar |
BILMA |
Camp |
6. |
29 mar |
DIRKOU - ADRAR MADET Morning dedicated to the Solar Eclipse, upon the central axis. Then we drive towards West and cross the Ténéré Desert and arrive near the Adrar Madet mountains. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp. |
Camp |
7. |
30 mar |
ARAKAO Visit to the magnificent Arakao, a mountainous "circus" filled with large "waves" of dunes shaped by the wind. Possibility to meet with the nomads at the water wells. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp. |
Camp |
8. |
31 mar |
ADRAR CHIRIET We continue until the wonderful Adrar Chiriet where the black granite stands in amazing contrast with the yellow sand surrounding the Adrar. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp. |
Camp |
9. |
01 apr |
ZAGADO VALLEY We continue our route between great dunes and arrive in Zagado Valley , that is the door to the Air Massif. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp. |
Camp |
10. |
02 apr |
TIMIA We enter in the heart of the Air Massif. Visit of the Timia village with its gardens, palm trees, fort and waterfalls. Possibility to swim at the waterfalls. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp. |
Camp |
11. |
03 apr |
AGADEZ We are back to Agadez in the afternoon. Time for individual visits of the city. The main sights are the central market, the 16 th century mosque, the sultan's palace, the camel market and some interesting silver shops: the croix d'Agadez is famous in all Sahel countries. Accomodation at the hotel. Picnic along the route. Dinner in a local restaurant. |
Hotel |
12. |
04 apr |
AGADEZ - NIAMEY In the early morning departure by minibus on tar road to Agadez. Arrival in the late afternoon and accommodation at the hotel. Some rooms in day-use. In the late evening, transfer to the airport and flight out at 23h40. Picnic along the route. Dinner not included. |
Hotel |
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