Any experience with Carnet and leaving a country temporarily
 

I have a my Carnet and we will be traveling through Africa, but I may have to store the truck somewhere for a few days and fly to South Africa and back. Does anyone have any experience with entering a country on a Carnet, flying out for a few days and coming back? Is there any country in particular that I should plan to do this from?

Chris Brennan
shiftlever@gmail.com

Hi Chris and welcome,
I have left my bike in South Africa on a carnet which officially you are not supposed to do but nobody complained, just make sure you do it where it is not written in your passport.

We've done it several times (from Malawi and Zambia) and have a number of friends who also do it regularly. In fact I know several people who keep their car abroad permanently (in SA/Nam/Bots, Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya) and just fly out for trips a couple of times a year. It won't be a problem (in fact no one will ever know).

Mark and itchyfeet38 - thanks for your answers. Very nice to know. I'm glad to hear it.