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Angola routes and Roads
Forgive me for beleiving a Michelin map but it seems there is a route due south from Kinshasa passing thru the Uige region of Angola

Ive looked around the net and Hubb but cant find anything. With only a five day transit id like to know if this route is a go before commiting to it

I guess the DRC side could be challenging even if the Angola side is good

Any news would be good

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Hi Tim,

I spoke to a South African man today whose company mines in the south of the DRC at Solwezi - quite far east on the map. According to him the roads in the south go COMPLETELY TO PIECES in the rainy season. My father-in-law also goes to the same area about 4 times a year and has exactly the same opinion.

Depending on what you travel with this may be good news: Lois Pryce from the UK did the 5-day Angolan crossing from north to south in 2006, I think, on a smallish motobike in rain and made it in 5-days, woman-alone.

I'm aiming for a traverse to Zambia from Luanda in the 2nd half of May on an F650GS Dakar. When are you scheduled to be there?

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Back in 2003 we crossed into Angola through Maquala de Zombo/Uige, then it took us 5 days to enter. The Angolan border guards didnt really know what to do with us and eventually escorted us to Maquala. The roads were quite bad, lots of bridges still blown up and sandy streches. Luckily we were on a 30day visa so no rush.

But now a few years on, its probably all chinese tarmac !!! lol Tim, Enjoy Angola before you enter the tranqility of Namibia (I think we've met back in Oz at Craigs Hut 2008?)



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Craigs Hut indeed, how you doin? good i hope.
Im leaving Yaonde tommorow and alas i only have a transit visa for Angola and am not sure wether i want to incur the rath of the angolan customs on the Namib border

Where are you???

Do you remember Adam on the Dakar, well hes in South America but now on a DR 650.....hes seen the light!!!!!

Thanks for the help, ill ask when i get closer
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Do you remember Adam on the Dakar, well hes in South America but now on a DR 650.....hes seen the light!!!!!
Adam traded his Dakar for a DR... lol. But I'll still bet his wearing his nice BMW suit... lol. DR's are pretty good i reckon, especially good value if bought in Oz.

The RTW road has stopped for me in Indonesia, married and got a kid now... So my travelling is now limited to driving to Dili - Timor for a Indo visa renewal and someday back to Netherland of course...(on a DR?...lol)

Its a cliche but for me travelling through Nigeria/Cameroun/Gabon/CongoKandB/Angola was the highlight of my transafrica, enjoy (and take care dude!)
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I am in Brazzaville now and plan to leave to DRC and then to Angola on Tuesday. Any suggestion for the route through Angola is most welcome.

Is anyone around at the same time?

All the best
Albert
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