A country · 22 places · 8 regions
Chad, all of it.
22 curated places across 8 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Ennedi Region, Ennedi-Ouest, N'Djamena and Moyen-Chari Region — read below as chapters, with 4 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Ennedi Region · 3 places
Ennedi Region
The site includes eighteen interconnected lakes in the hyper arid Ennedi region of the Sahara desert covering an area of 62,808 ha. It constitutes an exceptional natural landscape of great beauty with striking colours and shapes. The saline, hyper saline and freshwater lakes are supplied by groundwater and are found in two groups 40 km apart. Ounianga Kebir comprises four lakes, the largest of which, Yoan, covers an area of 358 ha and is 27 m deep. Its highly saline waters only sustain algae and some microorganisms. The second group, Ounianga Serir, comprises fourteen lakes separated by sand dunes. Floating reeds cover almost half the surface of these lakes reducing evaporation. At 436 ha, Lake Teli has the largest surface area but is less than 10 m deep. With their high quality freshwater, some of these lakes are home to aquatic fauna, particularly fish.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Ennedi-Ouest · 3 places
Ennedi-Ouest
This sandstone plateau in the Sahara is riddled with arches, canyons and hidden desert lakes. Its rock walls hold thousands of years of prehistoric art amid a stark, sculptural landscape.
✦ November to February · $$
Chapter III · N'Djamena · 3 places
N'Djamena
The National Museum of Chad in N'Djamena preserves the country's archaeological and ethnographic heritage, most famously casts and displays related to the ancient hominid fossils discovered in the Djurab desert. Its galleries present prehistoric finds, traditional artefacts, musical instruments and objects illustrating the many ethnic groups of the vast Sahelian nation. The museum links the deep human past of the region, including some of the oldest hominid remains known, to the living cultures of modern Chad.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Moyen-Chari Region · 2 places
Moyen-Chari Region
Chad's southern cotton city sits amid green savanna near the Chari River. It serves as a base for reaching the wildlife-rich reserves of the country's south.
✦ November to February
Regions of Chad
Every place in Chad
22 places, one country.
Zakouma National Park
Salamat Region, Chad
✦ January to April, when wildlife concentrates at waterholes · $$$
N'Djamena
N'Djamena Region, Chad
✦ November to February, the cooler dry season · $$
Ennedi Massif
Ennedi-Ouest, Chad
✦ November to February · $$
Lakes of Ounianga
Ennedi Region, Chad
✦ June–October · $$
Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape
Chad, Chad
✦ June–October · $$
Lake Chad
Lac Region, Chad
✦ November to February, when temperatures are bearable
Guelta d'Archei
Ennedi-Ouest, Chad
✦ November to February, during the cool desert season
Emi Koussi
Tibesti Region, Chad
✦ November to February, the only practical trekking season
Aloba Arch
Ennedi Region, Chad
✦ November to February · $$$
Chad National Museum
N'Djamena, Chad
✦ November–February · $
Sarh
Moyen-Chari Region, Chad
✦ November to February
Manda National Park
Moyen-Chari Region, Chad
✦ November to February
Ounianga Kébir
Ennedi-Ouest, Chad
✦ November to February
Tibesti Mountains
Tibesti, Chad
✦ November to February
Trou au Natron
Tibesti Region, Chad
✦ November to February
Abéché
Ouaddaï Region, Chad
✦ November to February
Ounianga Serir
Ennedi Region, Chad
✦ Winter
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de N'Djamena
N'Djamena, Chad
$
Cathédrale de Moundou
Logone Occidental Region, Chad
$
Gaoui Village
Chari-Baguirmi Region, Chad
Grande Mosquée de N'Djamena
N'Djamena, Chad
Ouara
Ouaddaï Region, Chad