Travel

Limited international and local flights continue to operate at Nouakchott Airport. For further information, contact your travel agent or airline. Travel to Mauritania is subject to restrictions, including the necessity to show proof of a negative COVID-19 (PCR) test done no more than 5 days before departure.

You'll have to fill out a health statement and pass a contactless temperature check when you arrive. Upon arriving, you may be asked to do a PCR or quick antigen test. After arriving in Mauritania, all travelers, regardless of country, will be obliged to self-isolate for 10 days. If you test positive for COVID-19 at the border, you'll be confined for 10 days under the supervision of the Mauritanian administration.

From midnight until 6 a.m., a national curfew is in effect. In marketplaces, places of religion, and public transportation, you must wear a mask and exercise social distance. Keep your yellow fever vaccination certificate on you at all times. It is required for entry into the nation. Mauritania's economy is mostly based on cash transactions. Only a few establishments take credit cards.