Desert Odyssey
A vast country in the heart of the Sahara, Mauritania offers extraordinary riches for the adventurous soul.
Where the desert
holds ancient secrets
With our charismatic local guides, we will travel across the most impressive dunes and oases of Mauritania in search of traditional ways of life and ancestral cultures that have resisted the passage of time.
Mauritania is one of the last truly wild frontiers, a country larger than France, Spain and Germany combined, and visited by fewer tourists each year than most European cities receive in a single day.
Our expedition is being built with the same philosophy as all Karai journeys: small group, deep access, genuine encounters.
Four reasons to cross the desert
Travel across the most dramatic dune landscapes in the Sahara with local Moorish guides who know every ridge and shadow
Tame camels, harvest dates from towering palm trees and spend nights under an impossibly star-filled sky
Meet communities whose ancestral culture and way of life remain largely untouched by the modern world
In-depth photography training across the desert's extraordinary range of light: golden hour, midday heat, night skies
Two of us, by your side
Thomas has been working in and around the Sahara for years, drawn by the extraordinary quality of light, the resilience of its people and the photographic potential of a landscape that changes by the hour.
An experienced leader, passionate storyteller and inspiring teacher, he will guide you through one of the most visually extraordinary environments on earth.
Emilie plans every expedition down to the smallest detail, from the first scouting trip to the last transfer. On the ground, she takes care of logistics, so that you can focus on the encounters and the photographs.
With years of film production behind her, she also brings a gentle, attentive eye to every encounter, especially with women and children.
