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Go to the desert, which is not...

by pmeurice

Go to the desert, which is not difficult, it is everywhere. Then sit down, look and listen, and meet the people. In a few days, I was just able to touch the soul of this country, the purest place of human hospitality. Desert is full of people. You never cross a car or see a tent without stopping and having tea. I sat down alone in the dunes at 6 a.m. waiting the magic moment when the sun is raising in one time like an orange. I sat down alone during the night, listening to the incredible silence, looking to the moon on top of my head and to the unbelievable show of 360 grades stars around me. I went in a tent, where I was offered tea in the middle of nowhere. That is the way to feel Mauritania.

Eat with a Mauritanian family...

by MauritaniaTE

Eat with a Mauritanian family and really enjoy not using silverware. If you manage to eat with a family you will of course be expected to stay for the three customary rounds of tea. The tea is exceptionally refreshing even during mid-day. My fondest memory of Mauritania was watching the sun descend into the vast desert, leaving a beautiful star field overhead. At night I was soothed to sleep by the bellows of donkeys and goats and wild dogs. I have never seen a sunset amazing as the one I watched in Nouadhibou.

We hired a jeep and we had to...

by danielperals

We hired a jeep and we had to bargain a lot for the price.Finally we got it.On the way back from our excursion he invited us to sleep at his place ,after having dinner and a tea.Hospitaliy is a must, even after a hard bargaining session..Don´t refuse it they'll get upset.His place was a jaima in the middle of nowhere ,We sat on cushions and talk half Arabic and half French.He was delighted I could talk alittle Arabic. Please do a trip on a camel at least for one day and a night to enjoy the starry nights.There is nowhere else starrier than the desert.

gather some information about...

by titti

gather some information about the country since you are entering another world.Here are some data:Population: 2,667,859 (July 2000 est.)Infant mortality rate: 78.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 50.76 years male: 48.7 years female: 52.87 years (2000 est.) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 37.7% male: 49.6% female: 26.3% (1995 est.) Population below poverty line: 57% (1990 est.) For more info: The World Factbook 2000

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Don't travel to Mauritania...

by Ingridhannie

Don't travel to Mauritania unless you have an adress to stay or you know somebody in the country. It's a beautiful country, but the culture is very different from any western country. If you speak french or arabic it will be easier to meet people. But most people are islamic and there is still a form of 'slavery'. I worked in Nouadiboe for 4 months. I have very nice memories of the place, but I'm not sure i would have traveled to Mauritania as a tourist.

To start with, if you want to...

by catarata

To start with, if you want to locate a local travel agency for drivers and cars, you can try with this: NABHANI. For complete spanish information go to Mauritania .They are cool, and good proffesionals. If you want, take a look at my TRAVELOG E- Roll over the slope of a dune. It´s very funny. They use it as if it were a diving board in a swimming pool. It´s great.- Dream over the slope of a dune in a desert beach and take a bath naked there.- Communicate (Speak sometimes is imposible unless you speak hassaniya) with the children of the nomads. They are posibly the only non interested people in Mauritania. They are 'authentic'- Try to speak arabic with the old people. They love it and will try to teach you more as a game.-Visit BANK D´ARGUIN , highly recommended. It is a natural bird reserve where you can see mostly flamingos and pelicans everywhere. FISHING is very funny. I mean, see...

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Get someone to know who lives...

by Salman

Get someone to know who lives there, prefer a local BEFOREyou ever enter. Do not try an adventure.The only viable avenue is business. If you are able to establish a business relation, wait to get invited.Possible areas : Trade, travel; my business was in shipping.The country is extremely poor so do not expect lodging oreven food.This is only a place for someone who has been everywhere,particulary in desert countries, has a survival trip experience and who is preferrably of islamic faith.Bring along your own provisions. Do always take yourMauretanian sponsor with you on any trip.DO NEVER VENTURE OUT ON YOUR OWN ! You can get lost withouta trace.There are only two areas to travel from Nouakshoot:East towards Mali to meet Nomads and experience vast emptystetches of desert, - ornorth to the almost derelict city of Noadhibouh, a sulphurMining area and shipping port. Sailing down the Senegal...

Visa for Mauritania (Nov. 2011)

by lotharscheer

In Rabat, Morocco you can get a 30 day single entry visa in 1 day for about € 37.In Berlin a 90 day double entry visa in 10 working day's for € 61,50.

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I will drink the tea

by lemine

muaritania drink,muaritania eating,muaritania music,muaritania intertaniment all kinnd.

Remember you are visiting an...

by titti

Remember you are visiting an Islamic country:Islamic Republic of Mauritania - Al Jumhuriya al Islamiyah al Mauritaniyah

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Top 3 Hotels in Mauritania

NOVOTEL NOUAKCHOTT  Nouakchott

 1 Review and 13 Opinions  Comfortable like all of them, this Novotel is a quite recent building in the centre of Nouakchott... 

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MERCURE NOUAKCHOTT MARHABA 3M  Nouakchott

 1 Review and 18 Opinions  When I arrived Nouakchott to settle there, I had to stay 6 weeks in the hotel. Services is OK,... 

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Hotel Ikrama  Nouakchott

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Q:  Greetings! I have a friend living in Nouakchott, and I'd like to visit her. I'm living in NY now, and I worry a bit about... 

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A: Well, as a foreigner you will stand out. but if you will stay in Nouakchoutt, security concerns should not keep you away. There are certainly areas to avoid as a... 

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