carnet in burkina/niger
 

hi there:>
in january/ feb i'm goin' overland by atlantic route to mali, and maybe to burkina also and niger;
i'd like to ask you about carnet in burkina and niger? is that required to enter burkina and niger?
what about insurance on all the way from mauritania to niger (through mali and burkina)?
is that necessery to buy an international insurance?
thank u for answers
slawek

Carents not needed, buy insurance on the borders. Easy.

Ch

i am going mid march via algeciras-mauri-mali-burkina-ghana-togo-benin to niger.
you do NOT need a carnet in these countries. only SENEGAL bothers you with this document. just avoid it.
insurance for mauri in NOUADHIBOU at "camging baie de levrier" about 20 euro for 20 days.
insurance for morocco directly at the border in ceuta or tanger.(depends on ps or kw of engine)
you will get further infos on the road from other travellers.
if you speak german i recommend travelguide REISE KNOW HOW westafrika 1 latest edition from august 2005.
there is somthing like a westafrika-insurance called carte brune.try to get it in nouakchott or in bamako.there is no insurance office at the maliborder.get it in bamako or kayes.

gerhard

Insurance in Nouaddibou is 10 Euros for up to 4 weeks for a normal car.

Dont buy insurance in Camping Baie Levrier to as the manager "ALI" will happily charge you double the price for everything -be parts,insurance,-whatever-.

Javier

hi javier !
thank you for info.i am very sorry for wrong info, but this info is from swiss forum www.desert-info.ch
could you please inform about best place to buy insurance for mauri ? do you also know anything about best place to buy westafrica-insurance.
when was your last trip to mali/niger ?looking forward to your answer !
gerhard

Hi !!
Insurance in Nouadddibou is best bought at "officine das asurances" -something like that- . Going south throught the main way (as if coming from the border ) , just 200 metres before Camping Baie Levrier. The shop is at the right.


Cars AND motorbikes of up to 1-15PS 4000 UM p/month
If they insist on charging you the greater 15PS-25PS just walk away and let them chase you back to the shop.

Also .. the very best -by far- place to exchange Euros to UM are the any of the 3 Chinesse restaurants/brothels at the Blvd Maritime. They give up to 400 UM / Euro without any need to engage in any other *activity*.

Cheers
Javier

thank you for info !

toyo

i also give thanks for info, but what about insurance in burkina/ niger?
do i really need insurance for marocco? green card is not enough?

how much to pay for 10 days or for two month tor a toyota landcruiser-diesel 204 ps ?

gerhard

hi hajle !
it depends on your green card.mine excludes morokko.it would cost me in austria about euro 150.-
it is cheaper to do in ma.just have a look at your green card and you know if it`s good for ma.
gerhard

aaaaaaaaaahhhh, i thought that everywhere "the green card" cover the same countries, but like you said - not; i've got morocco on my country's list;
thanks for info:>

hi hajle !
do you know about dieselpriece in morocco ?
first taxfree gasstation in ex western sahara is about 60 km south of TANTAN PLAGE.
diesel about 30 cents(euro).it`s a little cheaper in al aayoun.so fill your car up to the top.
for further infos ask
gerhard

hi javier !
could you please inform about mauri insurance priece for a 204 ps diesel toyota for ten days and for two month.
thanks for info
gerhard

javier are you disappeared ???

Hi Slawek
Today 3 guys from Silesia region and Krakow are starting travel to Cameroon, me and 2 of my frinds'll start our trip on Wednesday from Poznan. See You on the road in Mali or Burkina.
Michal

Our recent experience is that you don't need the carnet for Niger. However, arriving from Gao, you cannot buy insurance at the border, but only in Tillaberri. We, and another car, were told we had to park the car at the border and send someone on to get insurance before we could continue (which would likely have taken at least 12 hours). After an hours wait, they relented, no 'alternative solution' required, it was all just a power trip. But it is best to have it beforehand if you can, will save time and stress.

Also, we entered Mali from Mauritania via Fassala-Léré. In Léré, we were told by gendarmes and douanes to continue to Timbuktu, where we were going, and do all formailites there. En route, we were hassled by douanes in Tonka who said we should have got a laissez passer in Léré and would have to return to get it. In the end they kindly let us pay the fee for the laissez passer, and they let us continue. In Timbuktu, the same story - you can only get it at the point of entry, but we could pay the fee and continue. We had no further problems. BUT, without the laissez passer you can't get inusrance, which is a hassle, and hence the reason we arrived at the Niger border without. We heard of two other cars with the same problem of no laissez passer in Léré, so perhaps there it is a scam.

In any case - in Mali get your laissez passer at the point of entry, and get your insurance before going into Niger.

cheers
M.