All went great except for me flying over the handlebars after a stack in the sand and a serious bout of food poisoning... But it wouldn't be an adventure if all went perfectly well.
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Originally Posted by Chris Scott
thanks for the update TC, glad it all worked out.
Try 2 hours - then you can start sweating ;-)
The latest I hear now is that, besides last week introducing a general visa ban in most nationalities of tourists going south, if there already one may require a gendarme escort on and off road (like in the Gilf).
But like all regs there, can't be sure this is applied consistently although being Alg and not Egypt, I doubt you'd pay for it.
As mentioned elsewhere, hopefully these are temporary measures.
Ch
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It sounds absolutely ridiculous. I mean, I know how the police escorts work in Pakistan and Iran, and it isn't helpful. Actually it is more harmful opening you up as you are forced to stay in the open for extended periods of time as the police/military do shift changes or leave their district and handover to another escort. And would they even have vehicules to service the demand?
It works as is now and I was very happy to have a good (read excellent) guide.
PS. Mohamed sends his regards!
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