Mauritania Travel Project by Serena Baumann https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x Made with mirth en-us 2020-05-28 23:28:50 UTC 2025-04-19 16:03:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Itinerary baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600222196 Day 1: Flight to Nouakchott, check in at AZALAÏ HOTEL in Nouakchott, then go to dinner at Le Maquis Restaurant.
Day 2: Get brunch at Tafarit Restaurants,(rent a bike for Day 2-Day 7),bike to Banc d'Arguin National Park and explore the sand-dunes, coastal swamps, small islands, and shallow coastal waters.
Day 3: Self-guided day trip to The Richat Structure.
Day 4: Tour of Ben Amera and dinner at Restaurant Le Tournedos.
Day 5: Bike to Chinguetti and look at all of the beautiful buildings.
Day 6: Take a private tour of Nouakchott and visit markets, mosques, the port, the beach, and the National Museum of Mauritania, get Mauritanian mint tea, and learn about the history of the region.
Day 7: Bike to Tichit and explore all of the incredible rock formations and go to the nkc SPOT for dinner.
Day 8: Hire a 4-wheel drive vehicle with a driver to visit the sensational sand dunes of the Sahara and breathtaking monoliths.
Day 9: Flight back to Wausau, Wisconsin.

]]> 2020-05-28 23:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600222196 Currency baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600226565 Ouguiya is the currency used in Mauritania and one Mauritania Ouguiya is equal to 0.026th of a United States Dollar.]]> 2020-05-28 23:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600226565 Cost baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600229939 Flights: $1,152.29
Hotel: $896
Food: $64.10
Visa: $145
Tours/Activities: $403.40
Transportation: $36
Total: $2,660.79]]> 2020-05-28 23:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600229939 Weather baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600286492 Mauritania is typically hot and dry with little rain so during the winter season of November is when I am visiting because that's when it's warm but not scorching.]]> 2020-05-29 00:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600286492 Hotel baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600291900 I will be staying at the AZALAÏ HOTEL in Nouakchott for 9 days.

Cost: $896

]]> 2020-05-29 00:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600291900 Tours and Activities baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600362597 Over my 9 day tip I will be visiting Banc d'Arguin National Park, The Richat Structure, Ben Amera, Chinguetti, Tichit, the sand dunes of the Sahara, various monoliths, and the city in which i'm staying, Nouakchott.
Cost: $403.40]]> 2020-05-29 02:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600362597 Food baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600369329 There are many great restaurants in Mauritania but the ones I chose to visit are Le Maquis, Tafarit, Le Tournedos, and nkc SPOT.

Here is one of the dishes served at Tafarit.]]> 2020-05-29 02:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600369329 Visa baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600376950 In order to go to Mauritania, whether you are there for business or as a tourist, you need a visa. To get a visa to Mauritania you need a valid passport, passport photos that meet the embassy of Mauritania's requirements, proof of departure, hotel confirmation, an invitation letter, proof of vaccination against yellow fever, properly completed Mauritania visa application form, and money order. All travelers also need a vaccine for measles, yellow fever, and routine vaccines but most travelers also need one for Malaria, Hepatitis A, and Typhoid.]]> 2020-05-29 02:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600376950 Transportation baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600415471 I will be renting a bike for days 2-7 and it will cost me $6 a day.
Cost: $36]]> 2020-05-29 03:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600415471 Banc d'Arguin National Park baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600417422 2020-05-29 03:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600417422 The Richat Structure or Eye of the Sahara baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600417908 2020-05-29 03:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600417908 Chinguetti baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600419959 2020-05-29 03:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600419959 Nouakchott baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600421081 2020-05-29 03:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600421081 Tichit baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600422566 2020-05-29 03:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600422566 4-Wheel Ride baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600425564 2020-05-29 03:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600425564 Flight baumannserena https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600432429 I will be flying with Turkish Airlines and my departure is November 2nd and I will be returning on the 10th.
Cost: $1,152.29]]> 2020-05-29 03:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/baumannserena/40fh1esowmp1np2x/wish/600432429