Maybe this message belongs in the Africa Forum... but anyway:
Sitting in Dar Es Salaam trying to let the scene to chill in Kenya so here's my plan
Dar -> Mombasa -> Arusha (through Moshi) -> Mwanza -> Kigali -> Kamala -> Kisumu -> Nakuru -> Nairobi -> Moyale (Ethiopia/Kenya Border) -> Addis Abeba -> Karthoum -> Cairo or...?

Questions:

1) South route under Lake Victoria to Kigali
I hear this is where Congo refugee camps are and some question as to safety? Also, I know I can't go through Serengeti so I'll find a truck to carry bike through the parks

2) Road north of Nairobi to Ethiopia Border.
Who's done this recently (ie last 6 months?) what is the road condition like and are convoys/escorts still necessary?

3) Road north of Addis Abeba.
How's the road north and what's the best route to Khartoum? Should I put the bike on a boat to south of Cairo? Or should I blow off Egypt and find a boat in Port Sudan? I want to go to Israel and Jordan.

4) Sand bothers me
I know it's a reality out there north of Addis, but where is the sand and what am I going to have to deal with?

5) Egypt Vehicle Permits
I've heard quite a bit about this. When I arranged my Carnet I was planning on going up the West Coast of Africa so Egypt wasn't a country listed. Not that I suspect anyone will even check as the last 5 countries I've used the carnet no one bothered to look at which countries were listed on the back. Also, do I need the Egypt Visa prior to arriving at the border on the river?

I'll post more detailed questions regarding barge/ferry and route in Sudan/Egypt on Africa forum:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...199#post175061

thanks

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