SCHEDULE AND COST:

Dates: October 12 – 22, 2025

Duration: 11 days / 10 nights

Number of participants: 8 – 9

Cost per person:
– 7 790 EUR subject to 9 participants or
– 8 690 EUR subject to 8 participants.

10% early booking discount (in case you book before April 12, 2025)

Everything is included (also 2 charter flights, best accommodation in lodge, single accommodation in N’djamena and full board), except for:
– international flight to Ndjamena roundtrip
– Chad visa (to be obtained in Chad embassy in your country at some 150 USD)
– international medical insurance.

Estimated cost of international flight Moscow – Ndjamena – Moscow: 900 – 1200 EUR (to be bought on your own. We consult you).
Estimated cost of international flight Istanbul – Ndjamena – Istanbul: from 750 EUR (to be bought on your own. We consult you).
Estimated cost of international flight Cairo – Ndjamena – Cairo: from 450 EUR (to be bought on your own. We consult you).

Single supplement: 300 EUR (provided in the lodge in Ennedi. Single accommodation in the hotel in N’djamena and in tents is included by default).




TRAVEL PROGRAM: tour to Chad


Day 1. October 12, 2025 (Sunday). N’djamena

Arrival by air in N'djamena, capital of Chad. Meet with team at the airport and transfer to the Hotel La Residence 4* with the big swimming pool and high-end services.
Depending on the time of arrival, N’djamena city tour (the sultan's house, the Sao civilization museum and handcrafted pottery ceramics) or visit Gaoui village, ethnographic center of the Sao culture, which is a large ethnic group.
In the evening we have scheduled dinner all together. Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: dinner
Accommodation: Hotel La Residence 4*, SINGLE / DBL room

* Recommended flights from Moscow:
– with Ethiopian Airlines via Addis Ababa, departs from Moscow at 21:30 on October 11, stopover in Addis Ababa 4 hours 35 minutes, arrives in Ndjamena on October 12 at 12:10 pm,
– with Egypt Air via Cairo, departs from Moscow at 16:55 on October 11, layover in Cairo 11 hours 15 minutes, arrives in Ndjamena on October 12 at 11:25 am (the Egypt Air airlines provide free visa, transfer and hotel in Cairo),
– with Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, departs from Moscow at 12:30 pm on October 12, stopover in Istanbul 2 hours 30 minutes, arrives in Ndjamena on October 13 at 2:30 am,
– any other flight with arrival in Ndjamena any time on October 12 or in the night from October 12 to October 13.


Day 2. October 13, 2025 (Monday). N’djamena – Guerewol near Dourbali/Massenya or beyond (110 – 200 km)

Breakfast in the hotel. The immigration procedures (registration of passports at the immigration office) are to be done by our guide.
Right after breakfast, departure by our 4WD Land Cruisers in the direction of Dourbali. We cross the plain of Chari Baguirmi to reach the camp in the area of Dourbali or Massenya (or even beyond depending on the current location of M’bororo nomads) , which is a fallback point for the nomads after the rainy season. We take the opportunity to set up our camp, paying particular attention to the customs and traditions of the M’bororo people, called the "people of the cows”. We are in the season of the Guerewol when the custom of dances and songs makes the life of this people.
Expected arrival at the mobile camp late in the afternoon. We will attend ceremonies of welcome and hospitality during the Guerewol festival.
Bivouac under tent. Meals prepared by our cook.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: tents in mobile camp, single occupancy


Day 3. October 14, 2025 (Tuesday). M'bororo camp. Guerewol Festival

Full day spent at the Guerewol Festival together with M’bororo nomads.
Meetings and exchanges with the young people, songs and traditional dances. It is an ancient tradition, which brings together young people to rediscover the sense of celebration and also to promote intimate encounters in connection with the first love.
Today, we will play football with the M’bororo in full dress, this option is not in the tradition, but it is an effort that we will ask this people to share with them (it is not excluded that the youth will not accept this suggestion. In this event, we can arrange the horse racing).
Visit of the site and the surroundings to close our stay with a common dinner.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: tents in mobile camp, single occupancy


Day 4. October 15, 2025 (Wednesday). Guerewol near Dourbali – N’djamena

After breakfast, final morning photo session and farewell from M’bororo.
We leave the camp and drive to north east, back to Ndjamena.
After 5 – 7 hours driving, arrival in N’djamena. Lunch on the way.
Visit to the craft center for souvenirs.
In the evening we have scheduled dinner all together. Overnight at the hotel La Residence 4*.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Hotel La Residence 4*, SINGLE / DBL room


Day 5. October 16, 2025 (Thursday). N’djamena – Fada – Ennedi

After breakfast, transfer to the airport. Private charter 2-hours flight by 12-seats aircraft to Fada, main town of Ennedi.
Upon arrival, meeting with our team and by our private 4x4 cars transfer to the Italian tented lodge Derde Camp located in the middle of Ennedi Plateau.
This tented lodge is the ideal solution for a high-end stay and the best place in the Ennedi, with a typical comfort of a hotel. Large tents equipped with proper beds, mattresses, pillows, blankets, beddings, mini fridge, table and chair. Bathrooms and toilets are available in the property.
We will have dinner from our chef. The meals served is of restaurant type and cold drinks are also available.
We will spend the evening around the fire in the middle of the Ennedi.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Italian tented lodge Derdecamp, TWIN room


Day 6 – 9. October 17 – 20, 2025 (Friday – Monday). Ennedi Plateau

We are in the Ennedi – natural and Cultural Reserve, nestled in the north-east of Chad, is a natural masterpiece of sandstone of 40,000 km², sculpted over the centuries by wind and water, creating a magnificent landscape marked by cliffs, canyons and natural arches. The permanent presence of water in this desert landscape has created a paradise in the Sahara, supporting flora and fauna as well as human life. Thousands of images have been painted and sculpted into the rock surface, constituting one of the largest and most significant rock art ensembles in the Sahara and for the planet.

We have on site private 4x4 vehicles enough to accommodate 3 of us in each car with a comfort.
We will also have the possibility of going for walks on foot or on the camelbacks.
Within these 4 days we will be taking car tours to different parts of Ennedi Plateau and discover the following most impressive things:

Guelta d’Archei
The highlight of these few days in undoubtedly the Guelta d’Archei, the only permanent waterhole in the region situated amidst a dramatic and towering gorge, where one can often see hundreds of
camels drinking, their bellowing echoing around the rock walls. The guelta is also home to one of the last populations of Saharan crocodiles (the last female species of disappearing crocodiles).
We have trekking (takes up to 4-5 hours) to grandiose Guelta d’Archei – surprise habitat of the last crocodiles of the desert, and with a bit of luck we should be able to see them. Explore this real cathedral of sandstone sculpted according to the whims of water and wind. D’Archei has the merit of the circus, grandiose and spectacular! Daily by 10-11 am lots of camels gather together in the guelta, the best time for photography.

Aloba Arch, Elephant Arch and Triple arch
In the eastern part of the plateau, we find the huge Aloba arch with a Martian surroundings. In Aloba we will see the largest arch in the world with an estimated opening of 120 m high and 77 m wide.
In the plains where ostriches and gazelles graze, we will explore the Triple Arch. This cliff has a unique form shaping as medieval gallery arcade. In this part of plateau we admire with the work of nature, finding also the rock called Bottle of Champagne.
The Elephant Arch, one of the most impressive arches on the Plateau, indeed resembles an elephant with a trunk, and can be found nearby our lodge.

Labyrinth Oyu and others
We discover the small and big labyrinths of Ennedi – impressive Labyrinth de Gaulle (also known as Oyu), a crazy work of unknown artists. Labyrinths and corridors rich in caves where thousands of paintings are hidden.

Arco Djulia and Bachikele guelta
In the extreme northern part of the plateau we will see another true natural masterpiece – the most smashing arch – Arco Djoulia with very high and thinnest walls. Here we also take a walk walk along the Bachikele guelta, where at the right season we can find some water squeezed by the canyon walls.

Rupestrian rock paintings
Terkei – the gateway to the Ennedi, where we explore open air museum of the Rupestrian paintings – one of the most impressive petroglyphs in Africa, situated in the caves.
Discover Manda Gueli cave surrounded by some small sand dunes, famous for another impressive set of prehistoric rock paintings.

Mushroom plateau
On the edge of the plateau locates one of the most impressive places of Ennedi – the Eye Glasses cliff surrounded with the Mushrooms plateau. Many rock made mushrooms are scattered in the area facing another labyrinth. This red sandstone massif has been sculpted into a multitude of fascinating rock formations by the wind and sand over the millennia.

Guran people
Ennedi Plateau is also nomads with their cattle. We visit the Tokou and other water wells en route, where closer to midday many animals gather together herded by the nomadic Guran people. Guran are those who settle only the plateau of Ennedi. These people gave the name to Ennedi Plataue. Among the deserted plains this plateau looks outstanding. In Guran language “Ennedi” means “something new”.

We will be exploring these and other extraterrestrial places with arches, canyons and labyrinths and spend every evening around the fire, where you can live a unique experience in this paradise which is the Ennedi.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Italian tented lodge Derdecamp, TWIN room


Day 10. October 21, 2025 (Tuesday). Ennedi – Fada – N’djamena

After last breakfast in our lovely lodge, we start our return to Fada driving across the desert. We let ourselves be guided by the plain which reminds us of life in an empty world.
Return with private flight (12-seats aircraft) from Fada to N'djamena. Transfer to the Hotel La Residence 4*.
In the evening we have scheduled dinner all together. Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Hotel La Residence 4*, SINGLE / DBL room


Day 11. October 22, 2025 (Wednesday). N’djamena – Return flight

After breakfast, transfer to N’djamena airport. International return flight.

Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: no

* Recommended flight to Moscow:
– with Ethiopian Airlines via Addis Ababa, departs from Ndjamena at 14:00 on October 22, stopover in Addis Ababa 3 hours 50 minutes, arrives in Moscow on October 23 at 7:40 am,
– with Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, departs from Ndjamena at 0:05 am on October 22, stopover in Istanbul 3 hours 00 minutes, arrives in Moscow on October 22 at 17:55,
– with Egypt Air via Cairo, departs from Ndjamena at 12:25 pm on October 23, layover in Cairo 16 hours 35 minutes, arrives in Moscow on October 24 at 15:55 (extra night in the night in N’djamena needed), (the Egypt Air airlines provide free visa, transfer and hotel in Cairo),
– any other flight with departure from Ndjamena any time on October 22 or in the night from October 21 to October 22 (not earlier than at 22:00 on October 21).

* The order of visits and excursions may be changed according to local conditions (i.e. road conditions, market days, ceremonies etc.). If some visits and/or tours could not be carried out for external reasons, they will be replaced where possible.

** The participant of expedition to Chad must be motivated to be respectful to the culture of local tribes, be aware of the objectives of the trip and possible program changes depending on weather or road conditions, security conditions and any other reasons, be able to adapt to the new environment and culture.