The exact itinerary will be fine-tuned once we have the opportunity to discuss and take all requests into consideration, however the following is a broad outline:

Day 1-3. – N-Djamena - Faya region

From N'Djamena we will need approximately two and a half days to reach Faya Largeau along the Bahr el Ghazal, then crossing the Erg Djourab. All things going well we should be at the Faya rest camp by mid-afternoon of the third day.

  

  

Day 4-6. – Faya - Zouar

Over another three days we will drive up along the western side of the Tibesti, visiting some rock art sites (Tugui Tungur, Ehi Atrun) along the way and ending up in the town of Zouar. In Zouar I very much hope to find and visit the "Garage Leclerc", the the old WWII vehicle workshop hidden among some rocks, where Clayton's LRDG trucks were also overhauled after completing the Murzuq raid.

    

    

Day 7-9. – Zouar - Trou au Natron

We will leave zouar by the way of the Enneri Zouarké canyon, and after some driving to the north will turn up the slopes of the Tusside volcano along a dismal track that leads all the way up to the rim of the Troun au Natron caldera. We will make a descent into the crater, spending the night down at a bivouac, so you need to be prepared to carry down a matress & sleeping bag (this part is optional, it is a steep 700m descent, then the same up the next day, doable in 3-4 hours).

  

  

Day 10-11. – Trou Natron - Bardaï

A two day drive from the edge of the Trou au Natron (paying a short visit to the "Petite trou" (a nearby smaller caldera) to the town of Bardaï, visiting the rock art sites of Oudingueur, Benigué Gonoa and Gira-Gira along the way.

    

    

Day 12-13. – Enneri Zoumeri

About 25kilometres east of Bardaï in 2014 we found a large shelter with some spectacular pastoral paintings, not unlike those on the Ouri plain. At the time we could not explore further, but there is an interesting looking large sandstone outcrop with numerous sandy plains 4-5 m to the northn of the main valley. There is no vehicle access, but it is within comfortable walking range, possible with a bivouac to allow more time for exploring. Time permitting, there is another area a little to the west, which appears to be accessible with cars.

  

  

Day 14-16. – Return to SW flanks of Emi Koussi

At the moment it is not clear if it will be possible to complete the circuit of the Tibesti via Yebbi Bou, or we need to return by way of Bardai / Trou Natron (due to the recent rebellion in the Enneri Miski region, Yebbi Bou is still a sensitive area, the military have not permitted foreigners to enter in the past couple of years, but this may change by the time of our trip). In either case it will take about 3 days to reach the entrance of the Enneri Miski, with the spectacular rock art sites of Kla Uenema and Tugui Cocoina (if we need to come back via Bardai, we'll also visit Tugui Tungur at this time to save time on the onward journey).

    

    

Day 17-18. – Borkou - Faya

We will spend two days driving along the row of the Borkou oases, through a spectacular landscale dotted with some spectacular rock art. This will be also our reserve time, so depending on our earlier progress we may have a leisurely or a more hurried crossing.

    

    

Day 19-21. – Faya - N'Djamena

From Faya it will be a two and a half day drive back to N'Djamena, again crossing the Erg Djurab then along the dusty tracks of the Bahr el Ghazal.