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You could drive NDB - Choum, but you would have to use the rail tracks.
400 km? It's no problem
And from Choum to Atar?
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400 km? It's no problem
And from Choum to Atar?
Choum to Atar is relatively straightforward. Follow the piste South - no GPS required but take a map! The going is rough (horrible corrugations if you go from Choum) but no sand of any consequence.

A carefully driven 2wd would be OK. Last section is on tarmac (and you will stop to kiss it).

2WD campers have driven NDB - Atar so it is possible.
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"The short answer to all of your questions is "no". Sorry to be so negative!

One day I would like to try - perhaps with a stripped-out Renault 4 - but the reality is these pistes are not for normal 2WD's.
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Euh ...Mauri not possible with 2wd's ? Take a look to the book "Mauritanie au GPS" : this guy have done a lot of difficult tracks in Mauri. with a "normal" Citroen 2CV.
2CV :the best car in the sand but with no luggage (or almost so) .
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"The short answer to all of your questions is "no". Sorry to be so negative!

One day I would like to try - perhaps with a stripped-out Renault 4 - but the reality is these pistes are not for normal 2WD's.
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Euh ...Mauri not possible with 2wd's ? Take a look to the book "Mauritanie au GPS" : this guy have done a lot of difficult tracks in Mauri. with a "normal" Citroen 2CV.
2CV :the best car in the sand but with no luggage (or almost so) .
RR.

Yeah, but I think Monsieur Ribas is an exception, plus he did make one or two tweaks to his Citroen!
Of course it is possible - but then so are a lot of things!


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