East to West - possible?
My first post. I've been lurking for a long time.
I'm planning a trip to Africa in August on a KLR650. I'll be starting in South Africa and going up through Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania. Volunteering for a bit in Malawi, diving in Mozambique, meeting up with a friend and Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro together.
From there, I want to go to Morocco. Morocco has been #1 on my destination list for a long time. So, the thought was to cross over to the West somehow. Researching this, it seems somewhere between crazy and impossible. Going north to Egypt and heading west doesn't appeal to me. Even without the ferry hassle, Egypt and Libya are such bureaucratic nightmares, especially Libya since I'm American. DRC, CAR, and Chad look really sketchy. I'm up for some adventure, but I'm not sure the reward justifies the risk.
So does anyone have some recommendations? Should I just backtrack all the way to Zambia and start up the west coast? If I did that, I might turn around in Tanzania and skip Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan, which would be a shame. I was looking forward to those countries.
Thanks.
-Jake
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