Really sorry if I offended you. It was not in my intention.
The thing is I clearly named this thread "Africa without a Carnet on a 2010 Tenere" but probably I should have mentioned very clear that this experience applies to bikes. I totally agree that other than bike it would be rather difficult and with a lot more hassle involved (but I'm confident to say not impossible). It's true that it's hard to generalise but some things are in black and white. Before starting this journey I did a lot of research and I was put off by the idea of CpD (basically impossible to get one in Romania, at least for me). Then I started finding some suggestions that people heard about others crossing without Cpd and I decided to take a gamble and follow my dream. 14 Months later I managed to do it and I put this info here only for other who will be in the same situation as me. I don't know if it's the RIGHT way but definitely is the way to follow your dream if you cannot get or afford a CpD.


Like roamingyak.org posted it depends but you can definitely extend one. For example in Nigeria I got 30 days (like the visa) but then I extended the visa in Calabar and at the customs office they told me to go at the border for the extension which I did and managed to get another 30 days.

From what I researched Iran is doable (but quite costy) and I never heard of people riding in Pakistan and India without one. For Iran coming from Turkey you have the deposit option (which Margus reported here a few years ago; he managed this in 2005 if I remember correctly) or the 'local" carnet which I guess is something like a scam, bribe, fishy stuff. For this option you'll deal with dubious people and it's possible in the end to get ripped off. The drawback of the deposit option is that you'll have to exit through the same border but as romnek72 posted earlier about egypt I think you can ask to get the refund at another border.

Cheers,
John

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