🇳🇪 Niger
Niger is largely off-limits outside the capital and escorted routes. Where travel does happen, the Sahara's silence and the W's river wildlife are extraordinary.
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🇳🇪 Niger at a glance
Niger is largely off-limits outside the capital and escorted routes. Where travel does happen, the Sahara's silence and the W's river wildlife are extraordinary.
Who it suits
Very experienced travellers on organised desert journeys.
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What the season feels like
November to February is coolest and driest; March to May brings extreme Saharan heat.
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What Niger is known for
- Agadez's mud-brick old town
- W National Park wildlife
- Saharan camel caravan routes
- Grand Mosque of Niamey
Destinations in Niger
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