Travel Guide Goz Beïda

Located, like many villages in Ouaddai, on a goz, a kind of sand microdune linked to the erosion of sandstone by winds, Goz Beïda, "the dune", is the fief of the former sila kingdom of the dodjo dodjo. You can still walk through the stone ruins of this ancient city, hidden in beautiful schistose circus.The surrounding area is known to host a variety of monkeys (baboons and patas), birds (small calaos and calaos casqués, eaters and rolliers rolliers) and especially ostriches, whose eggs are sold on the market. However, we recommend that you do not purchase: not only is it prohibited by the Washington Convention protecting wildlife (you risk a fine of thousands of francs at customs), but you can deliberately contribute to halting the impoverishment of wild animals by refusing any wild animal or animal production (finally, eggs will not be returned to France only a dust nest on a shelf!).Finally, this city, surrounded by mountains in the heart of a landscape of tree steppe, is the high place for the passage of caravanes caravans. These caravans descend in the dry season to the quest for the green pastures of Bahr Azoum, a large Wadi wadi located farther south, whose name means the "fearsome river", because he is afraid for his unpredictable and impetuous mascarets that can take in their men and animals. It is then common to meet in the market of the armed nomads of their jet knife attached to their left elbow, while at the right elbow hold various leather amulets.