Riding Africa’s Longest Trains across Sahara: My Epic Mauritanian Adventure

In January 2023 me and my friend Vyatich went to Mauritania to ride one of the longest freight trains in the world. These freight trains run across Sahara desert and transfer iron ore from Zouerat mines to Nouadhibou sea port. Our journeys begins from exploring local life in the capital city of Nouakchott, after which we move to Noadhibou to catch one of the longest freight trains in the world to Zouerat. On the way back to Noadhibou we make a stop at intermediate station of Choum to explore one of the rarely discussed locations nearby - the Choum railway tunnel, designed to avoid crossing the territory of Western Sahara by trains. Credits: Me on Instagram: My travel buddy: Timecodes: 00:00 - Flying in 00:20 - Introduction 01:31 - Exploring Nouakchott 07:23 - Taking a bus to Nouadhibou 09:02 - Nouadhibou 12:54 - Nouadhibou railway station 13:23 - Explaining local geography 15: