Mauritania - West Africa - page 550

Air France OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4525 1808, 525 1802; www.airfrance.com ; Ave

Kennedy)

Mauritania Airlines OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4524 4767; www.mai.mr ; Rue Ma-

madou Konaté)

Royal Air Maroc OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4525 3564; www.royalairmaroc.com ; Ave

du Général de Gaulle)

Sénégal Airlines OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (

4525 6363; www.senegalairlines.aero ; Ave

du Général de Gaulle)

Tunis Air OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (

4525 8762; www.tunisair.com.tr ; Ave Kennedy)

BUSH TAXI
There are specific garages for Mauritania's different regions.
For Nouâdhibou (about UM5000, six hours), Garage Nouâdhibou is close to Cinquième
Marché; for Rosso (about UM2000, 3½ hours), Garage Rosso is just over 5km south of
the centre. For Atâr (UM4500, six hours), Garage Atâr is on the road to Atâr, about 3km
north of the airport. Ksar Gare Routière (bus station; near the airport) serves destinations
to the southeast including Kiffa, Ayoûn el-Atroûs and Néma. You should also be able to
find bush taxis to Tidjikja from here.

Getting Around

A taxi ride within the centre costs around UM200. From the airport, the standard taxi fare
to the centre is about UM1000, but it's cheaper to hail a taxi from the highway nearby
(UM300).