The Sahara is carrier of a new promise for Algeria. It will become again his attic, it will also become his source of renewable energies (solar and wind): the sun and wind on the horizon of the a few next decades.

The journey to the Sahara is above all the unexpected Paradise discovery. It is also the possibility to find the silence, the peace, completely disconnected of the world in an outstanding region.
On the other hand to meet the nomads, to discover their life style, hospitality, sensitivity, daily difficulties, their knowledge of the desert, and their wish to make you discover their culture and universe.

Sun and heat
In the regions the flattest and most arid, the temperature achieves 45° easily and can even go up until 50°.
Attention to the misdeeds of the sun and the heat, especially during the first two day that follow your arrival. Avoid the exertion physics importing during the hot hours. Inspire yourselves some local habits, make the catnap notably.

Attention to the sunburns, to the sunstroke and especially to the heat stroke.
Protect your head with a hat to large side and your eyes with efficient sunglasses. The white or clear clothes will be light and vague, in order to let air circulate to the level of skin. Clothes made of wool, cotton and the linen. Smear yourselves regularly with a cream-colored solar to strong to can filtering on the parties discovered of the body, a moisturizing cream for the face and a fat ointment for the lip.

Drink regularly, don't wait to be thirsty to drink water.
Attention to the hazards of anginas coming from the too strong air cooling in the hotels and vehicles.
Against the winds of sand, to protect itself the face with a "cheche" (soft palate of muslin to surround itself the head).

Stings and bites
In the evening, wear the clothes that protect the full body. It is also recommended to smear the parties of its body without funds with a repulsive.
The stings and bites of the spiders, scorpions, snakes, even though they are very rarely fatal, can be sometimes dangerous. In case of snake sting, we recommend to clean and to disinfect the wound, and rather to avoid to use the antivenom serums, which travel badly (requisite cold storage) and are not always adapted.

Luggage
The luggage (12 to 15 per person maximum kg for the baggage in bunker).
Main baggage: a flexible travel bag, or a bag to back because they are easy to load in the vehicles or to lodge on the back of the camels (not of suitcase).
Handluggage: a small bag to back of hike is indispensable to accommodate all your personal business there: gourd, supply, of the twins, camera etc.

Bedding
To foresee a down to lateral closing down, a sheet is counseled and possibly a mattress in moss.

Clothing
Know that you will need, the following clothes in most cages:
a doudoune (useful in the evening and morning), a sweater not very hot, a windbreaker (Kway or light anorak), two pants of gauze or cotton large and comfortable, a chèche it is a piece of cloth made of cotton (about 5-m long) that carry the Touaregses that one can find local (headgear and protection against the wind of sand), an American cap to very large visor, 2 or 3 folders and t-shirts to long sticks against the sun, a track suit for the bivouac and the night.

Shoes
Imperative not new but make already to your foot.
For the hikes of the soles to upward stems, in gauze or "Gore-Tex", standard average mountain, or of type bush.
To plan another couple to ease you, sandshoes or sandals.
For discovered them (4x4 and walks), a comfortable tennis couple and with a thick sole is sufficient.

Socks
In wool or cotton to foresee 3 couples.

Small equipment
* A towel
* A gourd of 2 liters, a quarter or a bowl to drink
* A frontal lamp (more convenient to the bivouac) or a lamp wipes with batteries and spare light bulb
* A coverage of life extension, convenient in case of humidity
* Of bags plastic to protect your clothes of the sand
* A knife (penknife or Opinel)
* Toilet paper and lighter (to burn the paper after usage)
* Bag paper or plastic to throw your rubbishes there in order to burn them the morning
* For the toilet, when water is rare, some calinettes is very useful but it is good to carry a container of type "tupperware" that permits to wash comfortably also. When one arrives to a bin, one can wash some business (to think in this case about to take a little laundry or a big soap; the liquid soap is also a good idea).
* Think about to buy the Hydroclonazone or the Micropur to purify water. It is especially necessary in view of a bin.

THE JOURNEYS ORGANIZE

With regard to the physical preparation, the level of difficulty is generally little elevated. In any case, it is necessary to polish you the legs and to recover your breath by walks (02 times per week), at least one month before the departure. A business minimun of usual toilet, to foresee some lingettes, a sticks out mineral water
sunglasses, cream solar maxi index, a frontal lamp (with batteries and spare lamp).

The vehicles must be of the type 4x4 and the number of people counseled for the journey must not exceed four (04) maximally.

The crossing of the tracks of the Sahara demands the robust vehicles owning special tires for the Sahara, of the responsibilities in reinforced principle. and a filter to oil bath against the sand.

The cars must be equipped with a material of désensablement (punched patch, shovels to stick court, powerful jack).

Reserve of drinking water of 10 liters per person.
A medical kit of first emergency understanding between other:
* Materials of care: scissors, tweezers, pins to nurse, thermometer, sterile compresses.
* Antiseptic: 1 bottle of Bétadine (yellow bottle) 1 for 4 people is sufficient. "Second skin" or equivalent for the light bulbs, bandagings, adhesive plaster. Fat tulle (burns). Roller gauzes to hold an important bandaging. Stéri-Strips to close the small wounds. Elastic or rigid adhesive bands (urgostrapping, élastoplaste, strappal...) to make a strapping of the dowel.
* Processing of water: Disinfecting chemical (Micropur or Hydroclonazone) or even filter.
* Pains and fever: Aspirin and acetaminophen (prefer the forms that swallow themselves or crunch themselves).
* Visceral pains: An antispasmodic.
* Diarrhea: an astringent bound to an antiseptic or a gastric bandaging.
* Constipation (frequents in the desert): mini-enemas.
* Anti-inflammatory: Biafine ointment (sunburns) - solar protective cream - labial stick.
* Antiseptic eye drops: individual dosettes.

It is not necessary to carry away cash boxes of products and before the return you can offer the rest of your pharmacy in the clinic.

Respect the following rules

* You are going to travel in regions of Muslim culture, have a decent holding and an attitude non defiant.
* To abstain from smoking in the public places during the Ramadan.
* Respect the places of cult
* Nothing to throw in the nature and recuperate your garbage the bottles or empty winders (glass, plastic or aluminum).
* Burn the paper toilet, the cigarette butts... brief everything that can burn,
* Only collect wood died to make a fire,
* The gueltas (of the water basins) are not swimming pools, but of the reserves of water for the Touaregses, their camels and maybe also for you...