Ad Dakhla (Dakhla, Dajla) is a city in southern Western Sahara.
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The city centre is small enough to navigate on foot. Should you want to head further out, petits taxis abound and are metered.
Take a road trip to Aoussard: UN base, followed by mine field, followed by Moroccan army base. Take water with you and fill up with gas: it's a 3-hour drive (if you obey speed limits) and it gets hotter with each kilometre. Take a break at the laguna and watch kite-surfers. They even have a special road sign that says "watch out for kite surfers that sometimes crash on the road". Drive to the historic lighthouse west of Ad-Dakhla: albeit as of January 2014 climbing it was no longer permitted, the building continues to be one of the most recognisable landmarks of Western Sahara due to the black-and-white ring pattern. 1 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen).
There are windsurfing and quad driving opportunities north of Dakhla. Inquire locally. A kite shop next to the Supratours office at the waterfront is helpful with all the necessary info. You can wind and kitesurf on both the western (ocean) and eastern (lagoon) side of the peninsula. You will hardly see anyone around during daytime, but don't worry, Dakhla, like most other cities in the area, comes to life after sunset.
Many patisseries offer cheap pastry. The restaurant at Sahara Regency hotel has decent European food, though the choice is limited and it is not always fresh. There are also numerous eateries in town.
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