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MAURITANIA
The Banc d’Arguin:
where the sea em-
braces the sky
n the heart of the driest desert, the sea
appears. Not just any sea. The Banc d’Ar-
guin is a beautiful anomaly: a coastal strip
where dunes sink into shallow, turquoise,
almost motionless waters. A brutally pure
natural sanctuary, declared a World Herita-
ge Site by UNESCO, where life follows its
own pace—unhurried, undisturbed.
There are no hotels or roads here. Only
wind, salt, and a biodiversity that surprises.
Thousands of migratory birds—flamingos,
spoonbills, herons—travel from Europe to
nest or rest. On the sandbanks, seals and
turtles emerge with the tide. Beneath the
water, one of Africa’s richest marine ecosys-
tems moves silently.
© ONTM Banc d` Arguin
© ONTM Camping at the Banc d’Arguin
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