Hi Tom,
Myself and my girlfriend Beccie, are also intending to do this trip begining end of October\begining of November and are keen to hook up with other people doing the same.
We are currently in Southern Italy, around Bari and will be looking to cross over to Tunisia for an extended break to give the car (Landy 110 300 Tdi...she's called Habibi)a final going over, and us a lounge in the med' before we leave Tunisia. We expect to leave Italy in about a week - 10 days.
We are having our visa completed by the Embassy in London and had already completed all formalities prior to our trip in Europe. They have confirmed that we only need to DHL our passports to them a week before we want to enter.
The info I've just seen today about possibly being able to get a visa at the border would make this less necessary...possibly.
Our current thinking is to travel
Ghademes - Serdeles. (prefered)
Derj - Idri (possible)
Jebel Akakus.
Lake Gabrun\Wadi Mathendous.
Sebina - El Gatrun.
El Gatrun - Agadez (The Marlbro Route)
Do you have any info re Guides\ prices for any of this. I'm in two minds about trying to follow smugglers thro Niger.
Looking forward to hearing from you and\or others doing the same.
Paul
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