Matraucha Crocodiles | Tourist Attraction

January 16th, 2023 by travelove.org

Very cool place! We watched 25 twentyfive!) crocodiles! Wait a bit without moving or talking and they will come out of the water.
Fluffy, sandy tracks leading there, so much fun to ride with a motorbike!
We asked in the village for the starting point and then found our own tracks and pistes without following any intermediate coordinates. I think we did 2km more than we should have, but enjoyed the ride anyhow.

November 23rd, 2019 by wanderlust.london

Asked at village for directions and got guide to the parking point for 300mru. Will send track to T4A so hopefully route will be available in future. Some sandy parts so ideally a 4x4 or some skills in Merc 190D like our guide. We spotted at least 15 crocs and also wild camped at parking point, very quiet. Thank you Daniel.

July 2nd, 2018 by daniel.maassen

Mauritania desert crocodiles. There are some in Mat Mata and some here. We have seen 7 in the dry season very close to us. The track to here can only be find by gps coordinates. the beginning is in the village Foum el cherat.you can ask the village people for the entry to the track. there are very friendly. You have to walk the last 800m before you can easily wildcamp somewhere.
gps coordinates (stolen from kohlbach guide (which we like and recommend)) :
start : N16 30.944 W10 47.384 drive to north
800m: N16 31.335 W10 47.210 keep left
km 2,8: N16 32.159 W10 46.527 a small forest
km 3,5: N16 32.435 W10 46.187 continue to right
km 4,5: N16 32.605 W10 45.794 take the small pistol to your right
km 6,1: N16 32.573 W10 44.801 you have to park the car here and walk for ca. 800m. we did here our wildcamping
the guelta with the crocodiles are located on N16 32.285 W10 44.501.