Days |
Itinerary |
Overnights |
1. |
FLIGHT IN NIAMEY
Arrival in Niamey and transfer to hotel. Dinner at the hotel or at the restaurant.
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Hotel |
2. |
NIAMEY - AGADEZ
In the early morning departure 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.
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Hotel |
3. |
AGADEZ - DABOUS
Departure with the 4x4 vehicles towards the north to join the magnificent engravings of Dabous. We continue in direction of Iferouane. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp.
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Camp |
4. |
IFEROUANE
Arrival to the nice village of Iferouane, under the Tamgak Mountains, in a green ouadi with acacia trees. Visit to the house of the artisans with their little market. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp.
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Camp |
5. |
TEMET
Visit at the highest dunes of the Sahara; Temet dunes with their unique landscape. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp.
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Camp |
6. |
BLUE MOUNTAINS - ADRAR CHIRIET
We join the Blue Mountains, wonderful marble rocky mountain with blu shade. 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.
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Camp |
7. |
ACHEGOUR - DIRKOU
Then, cross the Ténéré Desert: total emptiness, solitude, plenitude, immensity and purity of the atmosphere. we reach the falesie of Achegour and then the villafe of Dirku. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp.
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Camp |
8. /9. /10. |
BILMA - ZOO BABA - DIBELLA
In the heart of an ocean of sand it stands the impressive oasis of Bilma, that remain the last center of the caravan trade. Here you can observe the ancient process of salt production: first, salt is dug out of the earth and then purified through a process of washing and evaporation, ultimately producing solid blocks that are carried on the camels and transported across the desert. Then we continue to Zoo Baba and Dibella. Picnic along the route. Dinner at the camp.
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Camp |
11. |
GOSSO LOLOMBO
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Camp |
12. |
TERMIT MASSIF
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Camp |
13. /14. /15. |
TERMIT MASSIF - GOURE' - ZINDER |
Camp |
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ZINDER - MARADI
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Camp |
17. |
BIRNIN KONNI - NIAMEY
Departure by minibus on tar road to Agadez. Arrival in the afternoon and accommodation at the hotel. Some rooms in day-use. In the late evening, transfer to the airport and flight out. Picnic along the route. Dinner not included. |
Gaweye Hotel |