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Did it 7 months ago on a tenere 600, 28years, 23l tank about 400km range. No problem to get fuel. Had to wait once in mauretania an hour for electricity.... did senegal without carnet. Stayd actually 3 months wich was pretty illegal but who cares? Has cost me 30000 cfa less than 60 euros. Passavant from the border 5000cfa should be valid for 3-5days then can be extend two times for 20 days in dakar. This is the theorie, practice depends on youre talent of negotiation
With a carnet you have to pay nothing!! Within 3 days you have to go to dakar to let it confirm, thats all! Take a insurance, senegal is the only country where the police will look after that and bribe you if you dont have.
Im in nigeria since 3 weeks and stuck trying to fix the bike. And rosso was the worste border so far. Prepare yourself, but exept of this, senegal is a beautyful country!
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did senegal without carnet. Stayd actually 3 months wich was pretty illegal but who cares? Has cost me 30000 cfa less than 60 euros. Passavant from the border 5000cfa should be valid for 3-5days then can be extend two times for 20 days in dakar. This is the theorie, practice depends on youre talent of negotiation
With a carnet you have to pay nothing!! Within 3 days you have to go to dakar to let it confirm, thats all! Take a insurance, senegal is the only country where the police will look after that and bribe you if you dont have.
Im in nigeria since 3 weeks and stuck trying to fix the bike. And rosso was the worste border so far. Prepare yourself, but exept of this, senegal is a beautyful country!



Hello!
Sorry, one clarification: if everything in my plans goes well (holiday period from work), I should make Italy - Gambia - Italy in December astride my Super Ténéré 1200.

I understand I don't need a CDP because my motorcycle is a MY 2010, but in this case, will I need the Passavant or do I need nothing?


And with regard to the insurance... is it available at the Mauri-Senegal border? Approximate price?




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Well the carnet has nothing to do with the age, its a customs thing. Not sure, probably you have to take a passavant, but maybe you can talk yourself out... try it... its possible to make the insurrance in nouakchott, there are ones for whole westafrika, carte brun. 3 months less than 60 euros. When i was at the border i did only one for 5 days because i felt like they tried to cheat me. But you can try. I did mine in st.louis, axa insurrance...
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Well the carnet has nothing to do with the age, its a customs thing. Not sure, probably you have to take a passavant, but maybe you can talk yourself out... try it... its possible to make the insurrance in nouakchott, there are ones for whole westafrika, carte brun. 3 months less than 60 euros. When i was at the border i did only one for 5 days because i felt like they tried to cheat me. But you can try. I did mine in st.louis, axa insurrance...
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Thanks mate.
For the moment, it's important to know that I don't need a CDP: I wanted to obtain it for a trip to Iran in 2009 but it was crazily expensive...
And this year I'll be on a quite tight budget for this trip to Dakar, if I want to ride Oman and UAE during the 3-week holidays of 2015.


You say that I can get the insurance in Nouakchott...
But if I don't want to lose so much time in the research of the office (I have only 24 days to go to Gambia and return), is there the possibility to get it also at Morocco-Mauritania and Mauritania-Senegal borders?
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