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The wild mountains of the Tibesti massif, represent a master for the most hardened Saharan travelers, for years a destination but difficult to reach due to wars and rebellions, it has become a viable destination if accompanied by good local guides who know the territory and population. , the mythical ethnic group of the Tubu.
For hikers and mountaineers it offers superb destinations in majestic fossil volcanoes such as the ascent of the Emi Koussi, and the descent into the Trou au Natron caldera
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
Itinerary
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1N'Djamena
arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel
8 hours • Admission ticket free -
2Kanem Region
We leave N’djamena in the direction of Massakory and take the only stretch of paved road along an area that is already typically Sahelian.
Admission ticket free -
3
Mao, the capital of Kanem and the ancient seat of a sultanate, characterized by the typical white limestone brick buildings in the classic Sudanese style.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
4Kanem Region
We leave the city, to begin the great crossing of the desert which, along the cliff of Angamma, will take us to the foot of Tibesti
Admission ticket free -
5
in the evening we will camp near Zouar in the past seat of the Derdè, the highest and only recognized political and religious authority of the Toubou ethnic group.
Admission ticket free -
6
the track begins to climb on a track drawn on huge expanses of pumice stone formed when the region's volcanoes were in full activity
Admission ticket free -
7
Optional excursion to the bottom of the volcanic caldera, in about 6 km we overcome a difference in height of 700 meters
8 hours • Admission ticket free -
8
we begin the slow descent towards Bardai crossing the Oudinger gorges, the sometimes difficult track takes us to the rock station called "Homme de Gonoa" Finally, the track crossing an oasis of greenery takes us to Bardai, the region's capital, a field near the oasis
Admission ticket free -
9Tibesti Region
We leave Bardai following the green path along the Enneri Zoumri, where acacias and tamarisks abound, then the track alternates with very rough and stony sections
Admission ticket free -
10
along the gorges of Yebbiguè to the "cachee" oasis of Yebby Bou with its characteristic Tubu constructions.
Admission ticket free -
11Tibesti Region
along the way we will witness an exceptional variety of landscapes, we pass from arid plateaus at times enlivened by some steppes and complicated paths traced in a sea of stony ground characterized by steep slopes
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12
We arrive in Gouro, a small oasis inhabited by the Toubou ethnic group surrounded by beautiful palm groves and the historic carrefour of the caravans that connected Abechè capital of Ouaddai to Libya.
Admission ticket free -
13Lakes of Ounianga
We leave the oasis of Gouro heading south to reach the beautiful lakes region of Ounianga Unesco World Heritage Site
Admission ticket free -
14Lakes of Ounianga
Visit of the lakes of the Ounianga Kebir, Ounianga Sahir and Buku region The landscape is incredible: lakes surrounded by palm groves that emerge unsuspecting from the sand, multicolored sandstone rock formations, yellow and orange dunes that descend to the water
8 hours • Admission ticket included -
15Ennedi Region
We leave the Ounianga lakes region with a south-southwest route towards the oasis of Wadi Doum, following the Bir Kora trail
Admission ticket free -
16
we continue towards the Way oasis, the Bichagara rock painting site and the Wadi Doum oasis, before reaching the village of Kalait, currently the most important market in Ennedi
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
17
We leave the settlement of Kalait again after the necessary supplies and an integration of fresh food, passing through the abandoned village of Oum Chalouba likely sightings of herds of gazelles crossing the protected area of Wadi Achim
Admission ticket free -
18Bahr el Gazel Region
following the Wadi Achim we reach the bed of the Bahr El Ghazal, the ancient emissary of Lake Chad. This, along with numerous other temporary waterways, testify to the ancient appearance of the area
Admission ticket free -
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Last route on the track along the Bahr el Gazel in Massakory we take the asphalted road again to finally get to N'djamena. Accommodation at the hotel and free dinner
Admission ticket free
N'Djamena
N'Djamena -Mao
Mao - track to Zouar
Track direction Zouar
Track - Zouar
Zouar - Trou au Natron
Trou au Natron
Trou au Natron - Bardai
Bardai - Zoumri
Zoumri - Yebbi Bou
Yebbi Bou - Track to Gouro
Track to Gouro - Gouro
Gouro -Lac Ounianga
Lac Ounianga
Ounianga - Bir Kora
Bir Kora - Kalait
Kalait - Bathandjenna
Bathandjenna - Moussoro
Moussoro - N'Djamena
Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
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This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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