top embassy economy tourism culture link
 
 
 
TOURISM
Outline
Historical sites
Leisure
Nouakchott


tourism image
  Desert

desert image-chamel desert image-plant desert image-rally02

Dromedaries “Meharees”, that recalls the legendary caravans. The camel riding may lead you to experience the enjoyable promenade on the dunes with wind ripples, and such images are immortalized by Paris-Dakar rallies which passes in the vast north of the country every year through Majabat el Koubra.


Fauna and Flora

Thanks to the position centered between the desert and the ocean, the Maghreb and Africa, the Sahel and Sahara, Mauritania is a reservation of variety of precious value animals and plants.

THE ARGUIN PARK

national park national park national park

national parksThe Aurguin Park (more than 2,000,000 birds) was classified by UNESCO as world Heritage. The park is a home of huge variety of birds and animals: dolphins, rare birds, seldom fish and so on.

THE DIAWLING NATIONAL PARK

The Diawling National Park is also a site that deserves to be visited. This park is known for its botanic richness diversity, several animal species as hundreds of aquatic birds , it is also a reproduction place for different kinds of fish.


The coast

More than 750 km of unique coast, there tourists can enjoy a warm hospitality in a peaceful and calm atmosphere.

coast image-beach coast image-fishing coast image-birds
  • Tergit Vacances
  • El Ahmedi
  • Villages Imragan of fishermen in the road to Nouadhibou
SPORT FISHINGimageSPORT FISHING IN NOUADHIBOU

The sport fishing center in Nouadhibou attracts yearly more and more foreign tourists thanks to its modern and strategic infrastructures.


Page Top
 
1 Copyright © 2005 EMBASSY OF MAURITANIA IN TOKYO