Trans-Sahara trip (10 territories)
I am sure that all of this has been covered over several threads in the past but here's the plan...
It is my intention to do a "trans-sahara" tour in my overland camper based on a 4x4 MAN chassis (18ton) with some friends based in a similar vehicle. Outlined below is the general gist of the stages of the planned trip.
1. Ferry to Tunis from Italy and cross Tunisia towards Libya.
2. Enter Libya and conduct a complete tour of the country:
a. Travel down to Ghademes and Ghat
b. Travel across to Waw en Namus (L6 in Sahara overland)
c. Drive to Tazerbu via L7 down to Kufra
d. From Kufra, visit the Libyan side of Jebel Uweinat
e. Drive north to the coastal road and enter Egypt.
3. Drive across to Cairo and visit the Sinai peninsular
4. Continue down to Dakhla and visit Jebel Uweinat via:
a. 8 Bells
b. Kilf Kebir
5. Return north through the Silica Glass field, past Big Cairn to Siwa (then on to Cairo)
I undertand guides/permits/escorts are needed to tour the Gilf with your own vehicle, does anyone know a good local travel agent to deal with all of this? I know it has been done before.
6. Follow a leisurely route down the Nile to Aswan then ship to Wadi Halfa
7. Drive from Wadi down to Khartoum and then across Sudan to Chad.
8. Enter Chad from the east border with Sudan and drive across to N’Djamena
9. Drive north to Faya (C2 in Sahara overland) then fork off and tour the Tibetsi (Zouar)
10. Return to Faya and drive across to Fada and visit the Ennedi
11. Return south to Bol and exit Chad via the Lake route (C1)
12. Enter Niger, Zinder and then north to Agadez.
13. Follow the Tenere circuit to Chirfa and then enter Algeria (Djanet) on A15 (SO)
15. Visit a selection of the routes in Algeria outlined in Sahara overland, progressing across to Tamanrasset.
16. Re-enter Niger via A10 down to Arlit and tour the Air, then return to Agadez
17. Enter Mali from Niger and across to Timbukto, then on to Nema in Mauritania.
18. North to Atar using R11 and R10, then across the railway route into Western Sahara (old Spanish rd)
19. North all the way to Ceuta then ferry across to Spain.
I understand fully that this is a very challenging route, visiting all of the Saharan territories, but any advice on any of the legs would be good. The security situations are always up and down so you can never be too sure. As I see it, the main issue really is Chad, but again, I know it has been done in the past.
Thanks.
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