Mauritania Nouadhibou to Nouakchott - Africa Overland in a Land Rover Defender
Channel: Travel with Simon
Date: 2021-09-04

Mauritania brings with it a very memorable journey for all the wrong reasons. Having made it to Mauritania we face our biggest challenge yet on our overland Africa adventure as we leave Nouadhibou to dig & drive through a Mauritanian minefield, follow the railroad to the beach "road" nearly losing the land rover to the Atlantic Ocean as we drive south along the empty beach and over sand dunes on our journey to the capital city of Mauritania - Nouakchott.

There is no doubting the desolate beauty as we stare out into the Atlantic Ocean with the sand dunes to our back, but the forces of nature also provide unexpected challenges.

Land Rover Africa Overland
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Twenty years ago my wife and I packed up our life in the UK and set off to drive overland in our Land Rover Defender with the aim of driving all the way to the Cape Town in South Africa, a journey which will take us from coast to coast along the length and breadth of Africa.

Because this journey was twenty years ago, there were no smartphones, no google maps, and no digital cameras. The photos taken on the journey were on transparencies, designed to be projected. I have taken photographs of some of those slides for the purpose of showing in this video.

Next in the Africa Overland Series

Africa Overland Part 5: Mali, Djenné and The Road of Hope
With a Mali visa in hand we join the hopeless road of hope to cross Mauritania and enter Mali where we visit the famous Djenné Monday market and enjoy following the river east to into Bamako before dropping into the desert again, watching Mali in the African Cup of Nations before crossing into Niger.
https://youtu.be/N1-XmjFQIY4

Also watch:

Africa Overland Part 1: Driving from Scotland to Morocco
https://youtu.be/ap3X_aGns3M

Overland Africa Part 2: Morocco Early Days
https://youtu.be/iFa-YN0Qx1M

Africa Overland Part 3: Christmas in the Sahara Desert Ait Benhaddou, & a military convoy
https://youtu.be/BELXf7VQfuE

Africa Overland Part 4: Mauritanian Minefields and Beach Drive
https://youtu.be/tnU8DKnbfBA

Africa Overland Part 5: Mali, Djenné and The Road of Hope
https://youtu.be/N1-XmjFQIY4

Africa Overland Part 6: Niger - Poorest Country in the World
https://youtu.be/QmAW4fdqpbc

Africa Overland Part 7: Chad - Risking it all in the Sahara Desert
https://youtu.be/gSbE_l1kYas

What else would you like to know about travelling overland? Leave a comment below and I look forward to hearing from you all.

For anyone planning an overland trip, especially one through Africa, please feel free to ask questions or just get in touch either by leaving a comment below or if you prefer a private conversation you can send me a DM on instagram, facebook or twitter.