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Hi there
I am very curious to read about your experiences as I will travel exactly the opposite direction - starting in November in Nairobi, I plan to travel through Ethiopia to Port Sudan/Suakin, take the ferry over to Jeddah, drive to Dubai and take the ferry from Sharjah to Bandar Abbas in Iran.
I am very interested in your experiences regarding the following questions:
1) Are you encountering any difficulties driving into Iran with your vehicle? Some months ago, some travellers reported some restrictions with doing this.
2) Which ferry do you use from Iran to UAE/Oman? What are the cost and how long do they take?
3) Where do you apply for and what are your experiences with getting a transit visa through Saudi Arabia?
4) What are the details of the ferry from Jeddah to Port Sudan/Suakin?
Thank you for sharing your experiences on this forum!
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22 Aug 2013
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Hi Florian
step by step ... check the search here at the HUBB and at wuestenschiff.de
So far we know/think/hope
1. we just met an italian couple with a landrover in Cappadocia, they travelled during Ramadan, made a roundtrip and had no problems whatsoever and really enjoyed Iran
2. I think there is only 1 ferry, I expect about $ 800.- all inkl. for 2 pax and the minibus, 12-18 hours
3. We want to apply in Abu Dhabi (Sudan first) and it looks like it all depends on the letter from the german embassy ... otherwise they issue only for residents
4. check the search, I expect about $ 800.- to $ 1000.- ... 12-18 hours
We will see, but probably shipping from Oman to Sudan is the way to go
Good Luck
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Hi there!
We left 6 months ago, and we were lucky to go via Egypt.
We've a travellers page on our website, where we keep usefull information about visa's and places to stay. Getting it up to date!
Home (left up corner there is a button for English)
Might see you on the road as we're having a 6months break in Uganda!
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27 Aug 2013
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Hi Eef and Dries
looking foward to meet other traveller, seems like not many going down the east coast of Africa these days
We got the first quote shipping a container from Dubai to Port Sudan
Container incl. all local charges in Jebel Ali/Dubai to Port Sudan:
20" 2.125USD
40" 3.100USD
transit Time: 10 days
transport insurance 360USD
fees, fixer, custom, etc. in Port Sudan is not included
We are planning to ship sometime in November, our Minibus is about 4,60m ... the 20" container is 5,70m ... so 1 motorcycle should fit
Of course a 40" has much more space (2 cars, several motorcycles)
Anybody interested in the same shipping route and like to share the costs ???
Cheers Thomas & Andrea
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Hi
our trip is soon coming to an end ... shipping the car and flying home from Capetown beginning of April
read the latest Blog and have a look at our pictures at
miles-to-ride.com
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... our last days in SA, more at
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Inspiring
Thank you for the wonderful blog and updates
Makes it so much easier for us in-experienced travellers
safe journey home
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Thank you for let us travel with you!
Much work to keep us readers at home updates, specially together with the pictures. Often the Upload speed is not the same than at home...
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