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Quick trip report: Western Sahara Libre (Polisario side) and NW Mauri
I've written down some info from our last trip (Feb and March 2017) that could be interesting for adventurers wanting to visit those areas.

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It's a cool place to go! I have very happy memories climbing all around the plane. Wish I'd had the confidence to camp there....

Brilliant trip report!
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MB 308? Olalaaaa crazy Slovenians strike it again. Florence of Arabia would definitely name this the trip Of the year! And come think of it - all this because of a guy with a consistent heart ... There are persisten rumours of a road being build between Zouerate and algerian border ... false, I assume?
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It's a cool place to go! I have very happy memories climbing all around the plane. Wish I'd had the confidence to camp there....

Brilliant trip report!
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Why? It's a perfectly safe place to camp.
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Why? It's a perfectly safe place to camp.
That's probably perfectly true, but for a first timer in Mauritania it felt a bit daunting.
We mentioned it to very few people, a friendly army guy at the check point at Ben Amera. He said yeah no problem talk to the local military up North, no worries...
Talking to a guide at Bab Sahara he was very concerned with any talk of going near the plane. Said the area was a route for black market fuel moving South from Algeria and other contraband... he said we may get robbed or our vehicles stolen.. To be fair Just was away and it was his number two who was so twitchy.
Obviously it's also in a country that either doesn't exist or isn't recognised by most of the world has the largest minefield in the world a few miles to the West.
TBH I was a little wary. Probably overly so. But why I'm so interested in other people's experience and knowledge. How do you thing the Polisario army would have reacted to a couple of guys in a couple of 4x4s?
Do you feel there is any credence to the rumours of the area having a lawless theft risk?
It's a wonderful part of the world which I will return to hopefully with a more relaxed schedule and hopefully a better informed knowledge of the area.


I genuinely look forward to learning! Nick
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