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Chinguitti – Tergit
Five days 10/03/11 – 15/03/11
Sid Ahmed welcomed me and my girlfriend with
open arms to his relaxed and familiar auberge in Atar. The Mauritanian
hospitality hit us like a storm, with a nice breakfast, even though we
checked in for the next night, and late on a big plate of couscous and
dates. We felt very comfortable in Sid Ahmed's company so we decided to
let him arrange a five days desert trip for us. We got a fair price from the beginning, which included everything, from camels
to late night snacks. Sid Ahmed's friend Mohamed joined us with two of
his camels, for carrying all our camping gear, water and food.. As we
left Chinguitti, it was only us and 90 kilometers of hot fantastic
desert to cover by foot in five days. The service we received was
absolutely top notch. Fresh bread baked in the sand for breakfast,
relaxed lunches under shady trees and mauritanian dinners under the
stars with interesting conversations and cultural exchange, and of course plenty of hot sweet tea. Sid Ahmed is very knowledgeable about the desert and is always near on sharing new interesting facts and stories.
He tookus through some of the nicest places in the Adrar region. We cannot be anything else than happy that
we had the opportunity to meet and spend time together with such an
interesting, knowledgeable, warm heart and professional person as Sid
Ahmed. He made our trip
a memory for the rest of our lives. We hope other tourists get the
opportunity to explore mighty Sahara together with Sid Ahmed.
Johan Uddman and Sheena Leong / Sweden and Australia
