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22 Aug 2007
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Routes through Africa
In planning to cross Africa on the west side I am finding it very difficult to get information on exactly which countries are accesible and pass-throughable. Can I get a visa for the DRC, which countries should I be avoiding and how can I get from Mauritania down to Namibia without flying etc... Perhaps for tose of you who have ridden the route you can give me some sensible advice.
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22 Aug 2007
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Hey edorr88.
When are you leaving? I'm about ready to start on my trip on the westcoast and leaving around 1'st of November. Morocco to SA.
Visa wise, do a search here on the hubb. The info may not be from yesterday, but as far as I can tell, only DRC and Angola are tough to get solid info on. If nothing else, I will try and get transit visas at the border for both countries.
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west africa route
Gabon, DRC and Congo will be no problem. You can get these visa in Yaounde. We got all three visa in 2 days (2006). The difficult one will be Angola. Most travellers report now that a 5 day transit visa can be obtained in Matadi (DRC)and if you overstay the 5 days, the customs won't bother you! If you do a search, there will be plenty of threads on the subject in this hubb.
Cheers,
Noel
exploreafrica.web-log.nl
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Hi
Go to Africa-overland.net and read the last 4-6 travelogues. I think 3 went down the west side within the last year. Most of them write where, how much, how bad and also give excellent gps points.
Good luck
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