Sahara to the Heartland of West Africa
From Marrakech, To The High Atlas, Western Sahara, The Forbidden Track, Rio de Oro, Mauritania, Chinguetti, Oudane, Nouakchott, Saint Louis, Dakar, River Harbour, Gambia, Bijagos Archipelago, Bissau, Malinke Region, Gabu, Labe, Coyah, Dalaba, Mamou, Freetown, Banana Islands, Monrovia, Gbarnga, Bossou, Man, Daloa, Abidjan, Aboisso, Gold Coast, Elmina, Accra, Lome, Ouidah, Cotonou, Benin - 56 Nights
- Departing from:
- Marrakech,
- Destination:
- The High Atlas, Western Sahara, The Forbidden Track, Rio de Oro, Mauritania, Chinguetti, Oudane, Nouakchott, Saint Louis, Dakar, River Harbour, Gambia, Bijagos Archipelago, Bissau, Malinke Region, Gabu, Labe, Coyah, Dalaba, Mamou, Freetown, Banana Islands, Monrovia, Gbarnga, Bossou, Man, Daloa, Abidjan, Aboisso, Gold Coast, Elmina, Accra, Lome, Ouidah, Cotonou, Benin
- Duration:
- 56 Nights
- Offer:
- Escorted tour usually March/April & November/January
- Tour Operator:
- Undiscovered Destinations
- Reference Code:
- UD
Package Details
Overview
Experience local authentic cultures: the most isolated Berber villages in the high Sarhro Mountains, and cave-dwelling families. Meet the legendary Reguibat and Saharawi nomads of the still untamed Western Sahara, currently part of Morocco. The Moorish nomads and camel herders, to fishermen living at the edge of the desert on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. In the south visit sacred forests where animistic traditional religions are still practiced, witness fetish and shrines in remote villages, tribal kings, dancing masks and initiations in the sacred Archipelago.
We will meet “timeless” men and women and visit historical sites such as Marrakech, Dakhla the ancient capital of Rio de Oro, Saint Louis, first capital of the former French West African Colonies, Dakar, the most cosmopolitan West African metropolis, Goré the slave-trade island, Bolama a forgotten capital in the forest.
