Camel ride in the heart of the Hoggar

"Camel trekking in the heart of the Hoggar, in Tamanrasset"

10-day tour

Day 1 :

EUROPE/ALGIERS/TAMANRASSET

Overnight arrival at Tamanrasset airport, welcome by the agency's Tuareg team, transfer to camp in the Sahara. Night at camp.

Day 2 :

TAMANRASSET/TANGUET

After breakfast, transfer to the Tanguet basin. Meet the camel team at the foot of Mount Immerous. After lunch, departure for the hike across a multitude of peaks, including Oussouk, Tagra (rock engravings) and Ekneouen (the twins). In the evening, set up camp on the banks of Oued Tetaquout.

Day 3 :

ADRAR TANGUET/TAMESLIL

After breakfast, we resume our trek through lush vegetation along the wadi. In the late afternoon, we set up camp on the banks of Oued Tameslil.

Day 4 :

TAMESLIL/TINEFTAOUINE

After breakfast, the trek resumes with a change of scenery. From now on, the caravan continues its ascent through the meanders of small wadis and through a mineral world where we discover several watering holes which will allow us to water the camels and to stock up on water. At the end of the day, set up camp on the banks of Oued Tineftaouine.

Day 5 :

TINEFTAOUINE/TAGUELGUIST

After breakfast, the trek resumes with a stop at the Afilal guelta, a waterway with abundant vegetation and a strangely stony desert setting. Continuation of this magnificent stage, culminating in the ascent of the mythical Atakor. To do this, we'll take steep, winding paths through small wadis. At the end of the day, we set up camp on the banks of the Taguelguist wadi.

Day 6 :

TAGUELGUIST/ASSEKREM/TINSEGHIN

After breakfast, we return to our camp and set off to climb Mount Assekrem. Separation from the caravan to meet up again in the evening at the bivouac and summit of Assekrem, at an altitude of 2,780 m, some 80 km from Tamanrasset. Discovery and visit to the hermitage of Father Charles de Foucauld. From the hermitage, contemplate and marvel at the exceptional view of the most beautiful peaks in the world: Atakor, Adrar Tizouyag, Adrar Saouinen, Tadraqoul and Adrar Taridalt. Introduction to and unlikely meeting with the Catholic religious "Little Brothers of Jesus". Set up camp at Tinséghin, at the foot of the Assekrem.

Day 7 :

IZARANAN/TAMANRASSET/TAGHMART

After breakfast, an early start with the 4X4s, heading south-east to Abalassa to discover the tomb of the Tuareg queen Tin Hinan.

Day 8 :

ABALASSA/TAMANRASSET (80 kms)

After breakfast, early-morning departure by 4X4 for Tamanrasset, which we reach in the early afternoon. Lunch on the banks of the Oued Eneddi near the nomad camp. In the afternoon, check-in at the inn. The afternoon is devoted to visiting the town of Tamanrasset with the agency's guide. Discover the souk, the museum and other local sights. In the evening, dinner will be served at the campsite.

Day 9 :

TAMANRASSET/ALGIERS/EUROPE

Breakfast at the inn or hotel. Afternoon or day at leisure in Tamanrasset, depending on your return flight schedule. Transfer with assistance to Tamanrasset airport. Flight to Europe on a scheduled flight via Algiers.

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