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Hi all,
This is a route i have compiled along with visa,carnet and paid guide information. I am a british citizen and the route direction is from south(S.A) to North (France).
Visa info- i aim to obtain the 30 day transit visa (hopefully) for lybia-hence the no guide required for this part. (sudan is gatherd in addis & algeria+niger are obtained through guide company)
Carnet info-from what i can see on this site and others, only egypt and kenya essentially require the carnet
Guide info - from what i can tell, algeria (south from Gharda) & niger (east of agadez) only require guides (*remember i intend to get transit visa for lybia*)
basically, from looking at the map below, i wanted to know if anyone knew of any logisitcal errors i might have made or if visa/carnet/guide requirements might be wrong for any countries....
heres the link to the map
Thanks very much-all your advice is much appreciated
Mike
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Hi,
for me the entry point into Algeria seems wrong - In Azaoua?
One have to enter at Ain Guezzam. Entry between Chrifa and Djanet is not possible too and I strongly advice against trying it, NE Niger is quite unsafe thees days.
In Algeria the pistes via Amguid and the pistes Illizi - Ain El Hadjadj are not allowed for tourists.
Mauritainia: might be worth to do Nouadibhou - Atar - Chinquetti - Atar - Nouakchott
All best, Yves
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regarding Algerian guides - I just returned from Algeria and as far as I know the guide is obligatory if you want to enter the country with your own vehicle no meter which part of the country you want to visit.
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Thanks for the great advice,
Tom- thanks for the up-to-date info, think i need to get onto guide companies soon so will get a definite answer there i hope!
"Mauritainia: might be worth to do Nouadibhou - Atar - Chinquetti - Atar - Nouakchott"
Yves- is the above route for mauritainia, the most popular/safe/advisable route, or is it possible to skirt to the north of the country and cross into the western sahara there and straight into moroc?
thanks again
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"is the above route for mauritainia, the most popular/safe/advisable route, or is it possible to skirt to the north of the country and cross into the western sahara there and straight into moroc?"
The most popular and safest route through Mori is using the nice and new sealed road. For a bit more adventure take your pick - though perhaps bear in mind that Mori is huge and quite a serious desert country so exploring alone is not a good idea on most of the pistes.
It is extremely not possible to cross from Mori into Morocco, or WS other than the one border border next to the coast, just north of Nouadibhou. Landmines and military all round among other reasons.
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Roaming yak-thanks mate for the great info-thinking of "roaiming" a bit in mauri but will have a good look at it all first before....
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