Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 4651 7465;
www.zeinart.com
; 3.30-7.30pm Mon-Wed, 10am-7.30pm Thu & Sat, closed Fri & Sun)
A new
gallery, curating the very best work from Mauritanian artists and craftsmen. Full of beauti-
ful things to buy.
Artisans Shops
JEWELLERY
(cnr Ave Kennedy & Rte des Ambassades)
Check these places out for wooden boxes with silver in-
lay, daggers and jewellery.
Information
Bureaus de Change
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
There are bureaus de change on
Ave du G
é
n
é
ral de Gaulle and on Ave du Gamal Nasser, as well as in the Marché Cap-
itale. CFA and Moroccan dirhams can be changed.
4525 1571)
English-
speaking doctor, recommended by expats.
Cyber Neja
(off Ave Kennedy; per hr UM200;
8am-midnight)
8am-3pm Mon-Thu, to noon Fri)
Postal services.
Main Post Office
(Ave Abdel Nasser;
100m apart; both have ATMs.
TOUR AGENCIES
Le Phare du Désert
( 4644 2421;
www.desertmauritanie.com
; info@desertmauritanie.com)
Reliable tour op-
erator around Mauritania by 4WD and camel, including the Adrar and Banc d'Arguin.
Getting There & Away
AIR
The major airlines have offices in Nouakchott.
632 8735, 524 0422; Ave du
8am-5pm Mon-Thu, 8am-noon Fri)
For purchasing domestic or international air
Général de Gaulle;
tickets.
4525 2059;
www.airalgerie.dz
; cnr Ave du
Général de Gaulle & Ave Abdel Nasser)
