Essendilen Tour

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Essendilen Tour

From Essendilene to Djanet, discover valleys, dunes and rock formations at your own pace.

Duration
8 daysDuration stated by the agency
Pace
Your choiceDiscovery, balanced or active

Your way to travel

One circuit, different ways to experience it.

All our circuits can be explored on foot, by 4×4 or by camel. Choose your travel mode and pace with our team.

Dates and prices

The experience

An exceptional desert, shaped by land and silence.

Explore this circuit on foot, by 4×4 or by camel, with a discovery, balanced or active pace chosen with our team.

Embark on a captivating journey from Essendilene towards Djanet, traversing several picturesque valleys with your preferred travel mode. The scenery is nothing short of extraordinary. Prepare to be mesmerized by the ever-changing landscapes, from dunes to various rock formations emerging from the sand.

Your itinerary

The journey, step by step.

Suggested itinerary: stages are adapted to the travel mode and pace agreed with the team.

Day 1

Arrival at Djanet airport, welcome by the Tuareg driver and guide team, and transfer to the camping site (Tisras) to meet the camel drivers and their camels.

Day 2

Departure with the camel caravan, lunch at Titlamin. Cross the Titlamin plateau. Bivouac at Hamilak.

Day 3

Crossing Hamilak, lunch on the plateau (In Mouraudan). Traverse Wadi Assassou. Bivouac at Talafazou.

Day 4

Crossing dunes, lunch at Tilalen, then visit. Bivouac for sunset at Tilalen.

Day 5

Dune crossing, visit cave paintings, breakfast at Tikoubaouene, then visit Tikoubaouene Arches. Bivouac at Tissit Neigrar.

Day 6

Visit gueltas and canyons of Toueya, breakfast at Ioialalat. Visit cave paintings. Bivouac at Ioialalat.

Day 7

Visit Tadat Naildez, lunch in canyons (Talat Inzaye). Bivouac at Essendilène.

Day 8

Visit gueltas and canyons at Essendilène. Transfer by 4X4 to Djanet. Take a shower, then explore the city. Transfer by 4X4. Visit the etching of the "Weeping Cow." Bivouac at Tirarrart. Later, head to the airport for the return flight An expedition that promises an immersive experience amidst stunning landscapes and cultural richness.

Moussa Ayoub

Your local team

A field presence, from the first conversation to the bivouac.

Moussa Ayoub

Moussa Ayoub Sahara Africa Tours Founder I was born in the desert to a nomadic family, in Matarat, at the heart of the Tassili N'Ajjer mountains, at the beginning of the spring rainy season. In my youth, I tended to sheep and camels with my grandparents. In my nomadic life, nothing in the world was more captivating than a caravan winding through the sands, or more moving than t…

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Your project

A journey is planned better in conversation.

Send your dates, pace and travel idea. A human reply comes from Djanet.