Tanout (DRZT) - Goure (DRZG)
Niger.
Flight No. 030.
Roads Used: Route Nationale 11 (Tanout - Zinder) & Route Nationale 1 (Zinder - Goure).
1. Tanout - Sabon Kafi: As soon as we took off we were greeted by this weird sight - dozens of hook-like trenches or ditches in the ground (1)! They stretched all the way to Tanout itself (2) beyond which they disappeared. Another impressive sight close-by was the Mare de Tapkin Dolli, a seasonal lake near Doli (3). Passing it we continued south and stumbled across multiple small settlements along the road, like Majya (4).
2. Sabon Kafi - Zinder: After visiting Bakin Birji (5) we crossed over to Mirriah Departement and continued to the regional capital of Zinder (6). From here we joined the RN1 on its way east towards the Chadian border.
3. Zinder - Guidimouni: The land southeast of Zinder is dotted with villages and small towns (7)! Larger ones are Mirriah (8) and Guidimouni (11). Between them stretches an agricultural landscape with multiple lakes and ponds, like Mare de Kissambana (9) and a large triangular one near Galbi (10).
4. Guidimouni - Goure: Northeast of Guidimouni we encountered a strangely shaped mountain (12) with multiple rocky ridges beyond it. We passed Guidiguir (13) and Faou Faou (14), before beginning our descent near Likariri (15) and landing in Goure.
