Travel Guide Passe De Djouk

If you swallow the two hundred kilometers between Sangarafa and Kiffa, you will inevitably come across the pass of Djouk halfway. Although this pass is neither the Stelvio nor the Alpe d'Huez, since only a bend and about fifty meters of difference in altitude separate the plain from the plateau, it is particularly feared by Mauritanian motorists, especially truckers who, because of their overheated brakes, sometimes lose control of their vehicles. From the top of the ramp, you can drive down to Nouakchott via Sangarafa and Aleg or down to Nema via Kiffa and Ayoun el-Atrouss. In the direction of the capital, you will reach, at the foot of the coast, a wadi, lined with doum and date palms, where young pheniculturists sell, during the wintering, strings of dates. Leaving behind you the massif of Assaba and on your right hand the escarpments of Tagant, you will then slide on the N3 until Sangarafa. On this portion of the Road of Hope, you will have the opportunity to refuel, to branch off onto the paved road leading to Barkewol and to observe, after the rain, children and teenagers splashing around in temporary pools of water. In the direction of Kiffa, you will cross the commune of Kamour, dominated by a rocky peak that the most athletic will be able to climb, then that of Guerou, a commercial town where you will be able to eat, fill your bag with victuals and, if necessary, spend the night in an inn. Last but not least, the N3 is in fairly good condition between Sangarafa and Kiffa.