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Trans-Sahara: Tindouf (DZ) <–> Zouerate (RIM)

It seems that they've opened up the Tindouf border into Mauritania

https://sudhorizons.dz/en/featured-n...row-in-tindouf

Between Tindouf and Zouerate! This will make things interesting!!!

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someone should ask for Alg visa and give it as entry point
Leaving Mauri should not be a problem
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News article here showing footage of the border opening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqPg3S76naE
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Well spotted. That should annoy Morocco, especially if it cuts through the PFZ (Tifariti, etc) on its way to Bir Mogrein, as current pistes do.
Hard to think it will be open to tourists.
Tindouf area never was, even in the good years.
Fyi this book describes taking that route in the late 50s in a Ford Zephyr.
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As a response from the Sherif, Morocco plans to open their own crossing to Bir Mogrein.
From Guelta Zemmour, only 90 kms or so away as the bird fly.
https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/de...tre-maroc.html
This should cause an upset, as it cuts across Polisario territory.
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So potentially you could nip out of the bottom of Morocco, short Transit through Mauritania then up into Algeria
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Would make a great road trip but highly unlikely Alg entry/exit will be allowed to tourists.
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Algeria - Mauritania via Tindouf

I just stumbled over this trip report, in German, from December 2019
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Summary (translation):
1. part: Algerien, West coast, Alger - Oran, Region Taghit and Timimoune, Tindouf, border PK 75
04.12. - 27.12.2019
2. part: Mauretanien, from Mauritanian boarder PK 75 (south Tidouf) nach Atar, to army post Ain Ben Tili, Bir Mogrein, Zouérat, Ben Amira (Choum) and Atar
27.12. to 31.12.2019

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And all without an agency escort in DZ, plus they even dodged the army escort to Tindouf.
Just like it was for all in the 1980s...

Their Acacia Adventure may be a good contact, as nothing much has come of the agencies I've contacted.

They met the Norwegians who got lost and ended up taken to Ain Ben Tili.
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great to read another report on the route.

Getting very tempting for me now, maybe 2021
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Tindouf Border

Recent Tindouf border passage documented via blog...

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Gerbert's article
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/01/30...corte-a3988613
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https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/north-africa/mauritania-visa-border-84142

Hi We did last january 2023 exactly a year ago..... we waited 2 days at border in mauritania side.... they wont let us out, until Algerian autorities came there and get autorization from Alger...next day let us cross in to algerian side.... we had visa and algerian family official invitation... no any civilian is autorize to go from Tinduf to the real berder point, PK55 ,
all area is under army control> we get escorted to Tinduf city and from there with our Algerian friend, who made the invitation, we drove always under escort to timimoun and Elgolea... from there we drive alone to ghardaia and even went for a week in the meaddle of Erg occidentale .....spend more than a week in gardaia alone but on the way to tunisia get escorted again up to the border.... always very kind and welcoming... great experience but Im sure on the other way(Algeria to Mauritania will be almost impossible because they stop anybody long before the tinduf border area.... we meet a german guy with mali passport who was sent back
PS The pist from Zuerat to the border point PK55 is easy and full of big trucks
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Hi We did last january 2023 exactly a year ago..... we waited 2 days at border in mauritania side.... they wont let us out, until Algerian autorities came there and get autorization from Alger...next day let us cross in to algerian side.... we had visa and algerian family official invitation... no any civilian is autorize to go from Tinduf to the real berder point, PK55 ,
all area is under army control> we get escorted to Tinduf city and from there with our Algerian friend, who made the invitation, we drove always under escort to timimoun and Elgolea... from there we drive alone to ghardaia and even went for a week in the meaddle of Erg occidentale .....spend more than a week in gardaia alone but on the way to tunisia get escorted again up to the border.... always very kind and welcoming... great experience but Im sure on the other way(Algeria to Mauritania will be almost impossible because they stop anybody long before the tinduf border area.... we meet a german guy with mali passport who was sent back
PS The pist from Zuerat to the border point PK55 is easy and full of big trucks
Thank you for your report. It seems that way from south to north would be much more better. Many things changed rapidly in Algeria nowadays. Last mounth my trip was more relaxing than in 2019.
I will have also invitations and visa from privat person. Hopelly we will know new reports from people crossing border this time.
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Hi We did last january 2023 exactly a year ago..... we waited 2 days at border in mauritania side.... they wont let us out, until Algerian autorities came there and get autorization from Alger...next day let us cross in to algerian side.... we had visa and algerian family official invitation... no any civilian is autorize to go from Tinduf to the real berder point, PK55 ,
all area is under army control> we get escorted to Tinduf city and from there with our Algerian friend, who made the invitation, we drove always under escort to timimoun and Elgolea... from there we drive alone to ghardaia and even went for a week in the meaddle of Erg occidentale .....spend more than a week in gardaia alone but on the way to tunisia get escorted again up to the border.... always very kind and welcoming... great experience but Im sure on the other way(Algeria to Mauritania will be almost impossible because they stop anybody long before the tinduf border area.... we meet a german guy with mali passport who was sent back
PS The pist from Zuerat to the border point PK55 is easy and full of big trucks

This is very interesting to hear and confirms what I found when I applied for my visa last autumn - that having an Algerian citizen who can vouch for you is the best way to get a visa and also freedom to travel.

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