4-wheel
drive, luggage carried on camels
Duration: 8 days
Difficulty: Easy
Reference: P8
Program
Day 01: Arrival in Djanet; welcome by the team of Tuareg driver
and guide and immediate departure by 4-wheel drive towards
Tadrart; visit of the rock painting site. Camp at the southern
tip of the Tassili Massif next to Tanaote Wadi. Day 02: Entry
into the Itdjaran Canyon; discovery of the rock paintings
and varied landscapes. Camp in the Pink Dunes of Inzaouaten
(the most beautiful dunes of the Tadrart). Day 03: Towards Intehak;
crossing of a dune area; visit of the Arches, of rocks with
very peculiar forms dating from the neolithic, of rock paintings
and engravings; lunch at the Cathedral. In the evening, camp at Oun-Aghamoud
(the most beautiful place to admire sunsets). Day 04: Return to Djanet; lunch
at the foot of the Tassili plateau; arrival at Djanet in
the afternoon; visit of the palm grove and shopping (shops and local
crafts). In the evening, transfer to the camping site at
the foot of Aharadj, rendezvous point with the team of camel drivers
and their animals (end of the 4-wheel drive expedition). Day
05: Departure of the camel trek with the Tuareg team (guide and driver);
lunch at the Callumbo Stone Forest; camp at Ahamelik. Day 06:
Towards Inaliko through the dunes, the great Tassili Canyons.
Camp at Tiharamiouen, sunset in the Erg Admer. Day 07: Crossing of the Timghas
Stone Forest; discovery of the rock paintings and the sand dunes;
at noon rendezvous in Taghen with the 4-wheel-drive; in the
afternoon crossing of the Erg Admer dunes. Camp at Tigharghart
next to the “Weeping Cow.” Day 08: Transfer by car
to the airport for departure.