Where They Went

Sahara (2005)

Directed by Breck Eisner

Treasure hunter Dirk Pitt and his partner Al hunt a Civil War ironclad said to have vanished in Africa, travelling from Lagos up the Niger into Mali with a WHO doctor tracking a mysterious plague.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Beach and NUMA salvage
    Lagos, Nigeria
    ≈ 00:05:00
    Stated on screen

    Off Nigeria Dirk saves Eva from an attack, and a Confederate coin points him to the lost ironclad.

  2. 2Up the Niger by yacht
    Niger River, Mali
    ≈ 00:25:00
    Stated on screen

    They take the admiral's yacht up the Niger into Mali until Kazim's forces sink it.

  3. 3Tuareg camp
    Sahara desert, northern Mali
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Inferred
  4. 4Massarde's solar plant (fictional)
    ≈ 01:12:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  5. 5Plane wreck and land yacht
    Sahara desert, northern Mali
    ≈ 01:25:00
    Inferred
  6. 6Return
    Massarde's solar plant (fictional)
    ≈ 01:35:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  7. 7Dry riverbed
    Wreck of the CSS Texas (fictional)
    ≈ 01:45:00
    Stated on screenFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
2,332 km
Places
5
Countries
2
Stops
7
  • Boat: 1,213 km
  • Not shown: 750 km
  • Car: 173 km
  • Train: 98 km
  • Truck: 98 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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