The Itinerary Mauritania itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Mauritania, each 7 days — with what every trip actually costs.
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Planning a trip to Mauritania
Pulled from the route below — so it says what it does, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Nov–Feb — the months this route recommends.
How long you need
Every route here runs 7 days.
What it costs
≈ AED 400 per person per day. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
e-Visa online before you go. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Nouakchott · Banc d'Arguin · Nouadhibou · Atar · Chinguetti · Ouadane.
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Best for: Riding one of the longest trains on earth, on top of the ore
Mauritania in 7 days: the iron ore train, Chinguetti and the Adrar
Nouakchott → Banc d'Arguin → Nouadhibou → Atar → Chinguetti → Ouadane
A two-kilometre iron ore train you can ride for free on the open wagons, medieval Saharan libraries still held by the families who wrote them, and a coast where fishermen work with wild dolphins — in a country almost nobody visits.
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