Mauritania Warnings Or Dangers

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

The main risk for a traveller...

by catarata

The main risk for a traveller is to go alone in the desert.They only travel in the desert two by two, in case of an accident, a puncture, an illness, lack of gasoline or whatever could happen. If you get lost in the desert, write in big letters a message and you will probably be found. We saw it near Madar, coming from Banc d´Arguin to Nouakchott. A person was 3 days lost because he didn´t follow the guide. They were going with motorbikes. He was alive but he could not have been, Never go without an expert local guide. Now, the one in the left is me, before the accident in the desert. I´ll tell more when I have the picture.

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No problems encountered when...

by Salman

No problems encountered when entering in Fall 2000 !Stay out of Mauretania altogether except:Good background of survival and own equipment.Only come if invited by a local resident,preferrably aMauretanian citicen.Try to come for business purpose.NEVER VENTURE ANYWHERE ALONE. Avoid vast east stretch towards Mali, you may disappear !NEW ALERT: Due to dispute with Senegal over water rightsthere is no avenue to enter at all and neither through theWest Sahara. STAY OUT - until advised ! ***** CLEAR TO ENTER AGAIN ! *****

If you can possibly avoid...

by Vilhelm

If you can possibly avoid goning to Mauritania, do so. It is one of the few countries where slavery is still practiced and there is no edible food there. Nooaqshoot the main city is slowly filling with sand (looks like Iceland in the winter, except for the snow there is sand) I have never been closer to hell on earth. Mauritania is one place I will try to avoid in my travels around the world.

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

 5 Opinions

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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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