Travel Guide Massif De Termit

To access the massif by the south (Tasker), the track, which is practicable all year round, passes through the cemented well of Termit Kaouboul. A few kilometres east of Kaouboul, Termit Dollé, a cemented well around which the families of the main clan leaders Toubou Teda gravitate. This well lies at the foot of the cliffs of Termit, between very large sand dunes shaped by the winds. The Toubou of this massif are camel breeders. Regularly, they also operate commercial caravans to Dirkou, particularly in the cold season, through the Bilma erg through huge dune cords that are the only ones to hold secrets. North of Termit, on the west side, the most feasible for vehicles, the old Pierre stone sink serves aux and Arab nomads residing in the zone or as a relay for the Teda who go even further north on the cold-season Saharan salt pastures. The species Cornulaca monacantha, zri in toubou and hâd language in Arabic, is particularly sought. The nomads stay for several months, without water, using camel milk only. The east is hardly accessible by car, harmattan, the Vent wind blowing from the northeast, creates very tall dune cords that come to embrace the massif in several places. You can also access the massif from N'Guigmi or Agadez by Gadoufawa but, in one case or another, you have to have a local guide (taken at Tasker or N'Guigmi or supplied by a travel agency) and be entirely autonomous. The Termit massif is game, gazelles, sheep and the last remaining herds on our addax's planet. However, the latter are very difficult to observe. There are also cave engravings. The Kaouboul airfield is now being used by wealthy princes from Dubai and Libya to hunt - the great dam of Niger's ecological associations. There are many controversies in this regard, because of the endangered species (addax, gazelle gazelle) and the return to financial terms, which are not seen by local populations. Between N'Guigmi and Termit Dollé, Dillia is followed by the fossil valley descending to the southeast, connecting the Termit massif to the Lake Chad basin. This ancient valley, rich in pastures, trees and antelopes, is covered by wells and nomades, typical and widely Dispersed nomadic homes.