Cheap Flights to Western Sahara

Useful advice for travelling to Western Sahara (ESH)

If you feel the need to visit mysterious and unusual locations and have a long-time dream of setting a foot in a desert, one of the harshest environments for a human, you will love an opportunity to visit Western Sahara. Flights to this North African country will provide a perfect opportunity to discover this sand-covered oasis.

Preparing for the trip

Although there are also no compulsory vaccination requirements for entering the country, you should still get vaccinated against malaria and yellow fever, as these diseases are often a high risk in neighbour areas of Western Sahara. It is also recommended to get re-vaccinated against diphtheria and tetanus if necessary.

Transportation and travel charges

Popular transport means are buses and cars, although railway network is also well-developed in this country. Water transport is also important in Western Sahara, which has numerous active merchant vessels. One litre of gasoline will cost you approximately 0.64 euro in this country.

The official Western Saharan currency is the Moroccan dirham (MAD). One dirham is equal to approximately 0.09 euro. In local shops, a 1.5 litre water bottle will cost you 51 euro cents, and you can buy twelve eggs for 1.06 euro. One litre of milk will cost 83 euro cents, while fruit prices vary from 0.5 to 1 euro. You can have a lunch meal in a cheap restaurant for just 2.99.

Additional information:

• The country belongs to the UTC +0 time zone; no summer time changes are applied
• Official language is Arabic. In tourist zones, you should also be able to communicate in English.
• Direct distance from Vilnius to Western Sahara’s capital El Aaiun is 9059 kilometres.

Best return gifts choices

The best way to memorize your trip to this country is to purchase some traditional Middle Eastern spices, olive oil, fragrant soaps, argan oil cream, and various colourful clothes and accessories.