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The website of the Italians who recently crossed from Mauritania to Algeria. Theres no report about the trip so if someone was interested they would probably need to contact them directly

https://jusalulu.com/
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It seems the swiss have hit the brick wall at Tindouf.

Some interesting info but they seem unaware of the crossings in the first half of 2022.
https://cantone-libero.ch/reisen/afr...d-wohl-nichts/

Drone attacks are mentioned although the reality of this is still unclear. Last week other media were reporting at Algerian attack on Mauritanian gold miners and theft of their gold.
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Looks like DZ and RIM are moving ahead with plans for the road.
https://www.aps.dz/regions/151715-al...ndouf-zouerate
https://www.aps.dz/regions/152071-le...ndouf-zouerate
but if the claim off 773km is correct, that is quite a long short cut across the desert.
(Thanks to SK for digging this up)
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Algerian who made it through PK75
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Hi We did last january 2023 exactly a year ago..... we waited 2 days at border in mauritania side.... they wont let us out, until Algerian autorities came there and get autorization from Alger...next day let us cross in to algerian side.... we had visa and algerian family official invitation... no any civilian is autorize to go from Tinduf to the real berder point, PK55 ,
all area is under army control> we get escorted to Tinduf city and from there with our Algerian friend, who made the invitation, we drove always under escort to timimoun and Elgolea... from there we drive alone to ghardaia and even went for a week in the meaddle of Erg occidentale .....spend more than a week in gardaia alone but on the way to tunisia get escorted again up to the border.... always very kind and welcoming... great experience but Im sure on the other way(Algeria to Mauritania will be almost impossible because they stop anybody long before the tinduf border area.... we meet a german guy with mali passport who was sent back
PS The pist from Zuerat to the border point PK55 is easy and full of big trucks
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Hi We did last january 2023 exactly a year ago..... we waited 2 days at border in mauritania side.... they wont let us out, until Algerian autorities came there and get autorization from Alger...next day let us cross in to algerian side.... we had visa and algerian family official invitation... no any civilian is autorize to go from Tinduf to the real berder point, PK55 ,
all area is under army control> we get escorted to Tinduf city and from there with our Algerian friend, who made the invitation, we drove always under escort to timimoun and Elgolea... from there we drive alone to ghardaia and even went for a week in the meaddle of Erg occidentale .....spend more than a week in gardaia alone but on the way to tunisia get escorted again up to the border.... always very kind and welcoming... great experience but Im sure on the other way(Algeria to Mauritania will be almost impossible because they stop anybody long before the tinduf border area.... we meet a german guy with mali passport who was sent back
PS The pist from Zuerat to the border point PK55 is easy and full of big trucks
Thank you for your report. It seems that way from south to north would be much more better. Many things changed rapidly in Algeria nowadays. Last mounth my trip was more relaxing than in 2019.
I will have also invitations and visa from privat person. Hopelly we will know new reports from people crossing border this time.
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Hi We did last january 2023 exactly a year ago..... we waited 2 days at border in mauritania side.... they wont let us out, until Algerian autorities came there and get autorization from Alger...next day let us cross in to algerian side.... we had visa and algerian family official invitation... no any civilian is autorize to go from Tinduf to the real berder point, PK55 ,
all area is under army control> we get escorted to Tinduf city and from there with our Algerian friend, who made the invitation, we drove always under escort to timimoun and Elgolea... from there we drive alone to ghardaia and even went for a week in the meaddle of Erg occidentale .....spend more than a week in gardaia alone but on the way to tunisia get escorted again up to the border.... always very kind and welcoming... great experience but Im sure on the other way(Algeria to Mauritania will be almost impossible because they stop anybody long before the tinduf border area.... we meet a german guy with mali passport who was sent back
PS The pist from Zuerat to the border point PK55 is easy and full of big trucks

This is very interesting to hear and confirms what I found when I applied for my visa last autumn - that having an Algerian citizen who can vouch for you is the best way to get a visa and also freedom to travel.

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I don't know if this is a visa issue, or a border issue.

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2 Bits of News

The Swiss (Cantone-libero) have successfully crossed from Mauritania to Algeria


And secondly an official announcement that the border is open to people as well as freight was made today.
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I see the trans-Africa runner bloke (Robin Cook?) has just checked in from DZ, having run up from Atar and got let in.

April 2024: he finished. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-68725446
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Algerian visa coming from south
Hi, we are planning to cross the border from south to north next February and are not sure how we can get the Algerian visa. Living in Germany, but starting our trip in Namibia in September 24 in our own 4x4 we will be permanently on the road and do not fly home in between. So no chance to get the visa here in Germany before we start. And no, we do not want to cross Morocco. This stretch of the Sahara from Mauritania to Algeria after many, many trips in Algeria many years ago is unknown to us and we really would like to see it.

As we have heard it seems to be nearly impossible to get the visa in Senegal or Mauritania. Can we get at least a transit visa there? And if, can we get an extension in Algeria? And what documents are needed for a transit visa?

Or is there anybody who has tried his luck in one of the numerous Algerian embassies on our way like in Yaounde, Accra, Abidjan or Conakry? Please give also the date of your experience, because things can change quickly. And please report, what documents were needed and how you got them - like i.e. an invitation from a person living in Algeria.

Any comment can be valuable for us, even if negative.

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As far as I understand a visa in advance issued by your home country is needed.
And a tour agency escort makes that visa more likely - though some manage without.
I would consider flying home from Dakar or somewhere to get the visas in DE.

I have never heard of any tourist getting a transit visa, nor in recent years applying away from home country for an overland border crossing.

Extensions once there are easy enough, i have heard, but of course with an escort at @120/day that gets costly.

Maybe you know of cantone-libero.ch. They crossed in March from the S but had to wait several days for the border to be officially opened to them.
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