RoutesEssendilène

Essendilène

A week walking from Djanet to Essendilène, with support vehicles and a finale among palm trees, oleanders and gueltas.

Length: 7 days
Start and finish: Djanet
How you travel: On foot, with support 4x4s
Accommodation: Travelling camps
Group: No minimum. Price per person depends on group size
Tailor-made: Length, pace and camp
Languages: Spanish, Catalan and English
Guides: Tuareg team from Djanet

7Trek with support 4x4

Plateaus, dunes and gorges leading to a golden canyon with water and palm trees.

The trip sets off on foot from Djanet and heads south each day across rocky plateaus, natural cirques, sand corridors and gorges.

The reward is Essendilène: a golden canyon with permanent water, palm trees and cliffs, where you camp on the last night. The 4x4s follow with the logistics.

What you’ll see

Views over the dunes of In Aramas
Gueltas hidden at the bottom of the canyons
Natural arches and rock art around Tadatneïdi
A night among the palms in the Essendilène oasis

Included

Welcome and transfers in Djanet
Entry formalities for the protected areas
A local Tuareg team with you
Support 4x4 vehicles
Full board during the expedition

07Stages

Day by day

The order of the stages may change depending on terrain, weather and the group.

Day 1
Djanet, El Akif
Buy your cheche (the Tuareg turban) at the Djanet market and set off on foot from the guesthouse, across a plateau overlooking the dunes of In Aramas. First night under the stars.
Day 2
El Akif, Taloudtedjart
Across a vast plateau with natural cirques, mountain passes and a wadi between rocky ridges.
Day 3
Taloudtedjart, Tilliline
More sand and natural corridors forming labyrinths. The first guelta, hidden at the bottom of a canyon.
Day 4
Tilliline, Tadatneïdi
Dunes, gorges and the Tuya canyon, to a plain ringed by hills.
Day 5
Around Tadatneïdi
The big walk of the trip: natural arches, sandstone formations and rock art. Back to camp at sunset.
Day 6
Tadatneïdi, Essendilène
From dunes to rock and down to the Essendilène oasis. Camp among the palms, in a golden canyon.
Day 7
Essendilène, Djanet
A walk through the canyon among oleanders, gueltas and cliffs. Back to Djanet with a stop at the “Crying Cow”.