when to western Africa?

[globalkoster]

Hi there,

I'm planning to travel by 4wd to Marocco, Mauritania and Mali. What will be the best period of time to undertake this stroll through the sand?
Will 2 1/2 month be a good amount of time or defintely too short?

hope to hear from you soon.

with a smile,

Roland

[hansrossel]

Hi,

We went in june, july 2003 through Morocco and Mauritania (see www.hansrossel.com/africa ) and the inner country of Mauritania was really too hot (48°C) in that period, it was not inviting to go on a camel ride with that heat. On the other hand the coast (Nouadhibou to Nouackchott and thus also Banc D'Arquin) was very windy and about 27°C so no problem if you would move on via this way to Senegal.

It seems most overlanders pass the border between Morocco and Mauritania between October and March (border guards quoted 10-20 cars a day, in summer there was only one car a day). You can also expect that Chinguetti gets very touristy then because of the 3 charter flights a week to Atar from France (Point-Afrique).

Good luck with your trip,

Hans

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