Para Jota

No hay manera de sacar tu mail del perfil, debe estar escacharrao.

te pego esto que postee en su dia en el foro. te ayudara a planear la bajada

del sabado 2 al miercoles 6, estare en el Tombouctou, no te olvides los mapas.

Salimos desde Marruecos en Fort Guerguerat,21°21.91'N 16°57.64' W frontera de Mauritania sobre el 1 de Noviembre, ya con el visado de Mauritania conseguido en Madrid.
En la frontera Mauritana, sacaremos el seguro de Rc ( el que quiera)

Llegamos a Nouakchott en Mauritania y pedimos el visado de Mali en la embajada 18°06.48' 15°58.73' ( 1 o 2 dias de espera)( a no ser que lo hayamos gestionado antes en España, cosa que seria mejor)

Pasamos a Mali y vamos a Bamako, donde pedimos el visado a Burquina en la embajada 12°37.86' 8°00.87' que nos lo dan en el dia.

Despues vamos a hacer el seguro de RC del coche a Lafia S.A. Car Insurance en 12°37.57'N 8°01.51'W, seguro valido para Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cap-Vert, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambie, Ghana, Guinée, Guinée-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal, Sierra, Leone Togo. MAuritania ha abandonado la CEDEAO en 2002. Atencion, hay que coger la carta brune Cedao. lo demas no es valido

En BurKina sacaremos el visado de Ghana en la embajada 12°22.72' 1°30.64' en Ouagadougou, que tarda entre 0 y 3 dias.

Una vez en Ghana, en la capital Acra sacaremos el visado de Nigeria en la embajada en 5°36.67' 0°10.83, donde se recojen las solicitudes de Lunes a Jueves y se entregan los visados el Viernes y el sabado.

Tambien sacaremos el visado de Benin, que te lo dan en 3 horas en la embajada en 5°35.18' 0°10.79'.

Atravesaremos, Togo, Benin y llegamos a Nigeria donde iremos a Abuja al consulado de Angola en 9°04.85' 7°29.92 a pedir el visado, visado que conceden para 30 dias y comienza expira a 60 dias de su expedicion.El consulado abre lunes, mie, y vier de 9.30 a 12. y despues a Calabar para pedir el visado de Camerun en 4°58.05' 8°20.29'. El consulado camerunes abre de lunes a Miercoles de 9.30 a 15.30 y te dan el visado en el dia.

De Nigeria vamos a Camerun, donde pediremos el visado de Gabon en 3°53.73' 11°31.17', donde lo dan en el dia, despues a la embajada de Congo en
3°53.73'11°31.21', donde nos lo daran al dia siguiente y por ultimo a la Embajada de DRC,Zaire en 3°53.67' 11°30.96', donde tardan 2 dias para el visado.

Y desde aqui ya no hay mas visados, ya que atravesamos Camerun,Gabon,DCR,Congo,Angola ya con los visados en nuestro poder y en Namibia y Sudafrica no los dan en la frontera.

En estos paises iremos cogiendo los seguros de Rc (el que quiera) a medida que atravesemos las fronteras)

El Hecho de no hacer el S de Niger,el N de Nigeria y entrar en Camerun por el norte, viene dado por la necesidad de coger los visados en el orden que he puesto y porque son unos 2.000 Km menos y con el poco tiempo que tenemos...

Repito que este es un recorrido planeado en Enero de 2008, basandome en la informacion que yo tengo ahora. Si en la fecha de partida no se puede hacer por las condiciones de seguridad, hay un plan "B" por la ruta que ha mencionado AOV.

En Dcr ,Cabinda y Congo iremos por la costa para evitar en lo maximo las lluvias

y ahora info practica

date cuenta que tambien hay embajadas

Morroco GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Chefchaouan 35° 10.55' N 5° 15.96' W Camping Azilan Signed left off road when heading S into town, On hill above town.
Moulay Bousselham 34° 52.50' N 6° 17.31' W Camping & Caravaning Int' On edge of Lagoon. Signed left off road into town.
Sale 34° 02.13' N 6° 49.73' W Camping Int' de la Plage Just off beech, over river opposite Rabat.
Casablanca 33° 33.98' N 7° 38.74' W Camping de l'Oasis Signed off main (N/S motorway) road in from airport.
Meknes 33° 52.89' N 5° 33.39' W Camping de l'Agdal Difficult to find, go through the town walls and follow GPS
Midelt 32° 45.11' N 4° 55.16' W Camping Timnay 20km N of town, rooms, beautiful views of Atlas mtns.
Merzuga 31° 07.64' N 4° 00.94' W Hotel Tombuktu Camp on edge of Dunes, drive down tarmac till see sign off to left.
Route M6 approx 100km E-W 30° 40.61' N 4° 38.74' W Bush camp, end of big open valley
Dunes N of M'Hamid 29°54.24' N 5°41.56' W Bush camp, hidden behind dunes Waypoint is start of piste leading to dunes, big white sign.
Quarzazate 30°55.38' N 6°53.20' W Camping Ouarzazate Follow signs to site
Ouzoud 32°00.97' N 6°43.05' W Hotel de France Cascades D'Ouzoud
Agadir 30°25.47' N 9°36.48' W Camping Int' Agadir Follow signs, full of campervans....
Essaouira 31°29.50' N 9°45.80' W Camping Sidi Magdol 2km S of town, to Agadir, nice site
Marrakesh 31°43.18' N 7°59.02' W Camping Ferdaous 11km N of Marrakesh towards Casablanca
Sidi Ifni 29°26.80' N 10°06.80' W Camping Legzira N of Sidi Ifni, on barren cliff top, beech below.
Park Oiswaux Naila 28°01.68' N 12°14.56' W Bush camp, cliff on lagoon Get permission from town 25km before
South of Boujdour 24°49.15' N 14°50.89' W Bush camp off road, behind rock formations
60km North of Mauritainian border 21°53.33' N 16°51.95' W Bush camp off road, behind rock formations
Other
Place
Autherisation for Park Oiswaux Naila 28°05.80' N 12°02.90' W 2nd row of buildings back on West side of road
Morroccan border with Mauritania 21°21.91' N 16°57.64' W 4 hours for us, 2 or 5 or 9 for others
Embassies
Embassy Place Address Requirements Info
Mauritania Casablanca On W side of Blvd Brahim (sign on opposite side), just S of Camping de l'Oasis 33° 33.74'7° 37.67' NW 2 photos & photo copy of passport, 200Dh 1 month, 400Dh 3 month, starts on day of issue 8/8:30 for 9:00, whoever fills out form first is served first.
Police
There are more traffic police on Moroccan roads than we have ever seen, be careful and do as the locals do, stick to the speed limits. Rob got caught a few days in, dropping down a hill were it went from 80kph on the top to 60kph at the bottom with another sign half way down. We where definitely doing 60 by the second sign but a sneaky camera caught us doing 72kph at the first. Oh well 200dh and a finger wagging latter he sent us on our way.
As we said they are every were, you have been warned. The traffic police also do spot checks but being a foreign platted vehicle we never got stopped so that is a bonus.

Mauritanian GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Nouadhibou 20°54.50' N 17°03.22' W Camping ABBA Big sign
Route R2 km195 21°17.03' N 15°28.23' W Bush camp over looking Railway
Route R2 km400 21°11.30' N 13°34.47' W Bush camp tucked into Monolith
20 km south of Atar 20°26.93' N 13°06.32' W Bush camp in stony gully On a dead end track to valley
Atar 20°31.12' N 13°03.72' W Auberge Bab Sahara On road from Choum to Atar
Nouakchott 18°06.15' N 15°59.85' W Auberge Sahara On road to Nouadhibou, sign on central reservation
10 km north of Aleg 17°09.42' N 13°52.55' W Bush camp
10 km west of Kiffa 16°44.75' N 11°37.97' W Bush camp, in shallow wide valley Villages near by
80 km north of Gogui 16°10.06' N 9°31.44' W Bush camp
Other
Place
Mauritanian border with Morrocco 21°21.91' N 16°57.64' W 4 hours for us, 2 or 5 or 9 for others
Customs post, for Carnet stamp on departure to Mali 15°49.49' N 9°25.21' W Building on left, signs on road
Police post, for passport stamp on departure to Mali 15°42.01' N 9°18.92' W Road block
Embassies
Embassy Place Address Requirements Info
Mali embassy Nouakchott Ave de Palais des Congres 18°06.48'15°58.73' NW 2 photos and photo copy of passport, 6500UM Quick and easy, long walk from Auberge Sahara
Malian GPS points and information
Camp sites
Town Name Note
50km SW of Nioro 14°51.33' N 9°19.31' W Bush camp
50km NW of Didjeni 14°26.81' N 8°21.65' W Bush camp
Bamako 12°38.40' N 7°59.94' W Miision Lebonaise Not very nice but central location
Bamako 12°38.55' N 8°00.22' W Mission Cathlic Central, stay in rooms, limited parking
Bamako 12°37.34' N 7°59.53' W Auberge Djamile (Chex Nicko) Nice, bit crowded, french run
10km E of Fana 12°49.16' N 6°54.80' W Bush camp
Segou 13°25.80' N 6°13.46' W Hotel du L'Independance Pool, CAmp in cark park, nice
Bush camp S of the Niger 13°57.40' N 5°27.94' W Bush camp
Djenne 13°54.37' N 4°33.27' W Chez Baba Touristy but OK
Severa 14°30.81' N 4°05.99' W Mac's Refuge Can camp but not great, no cooking, nice pool
Bush camp Mali-Burkina Faso border 13°56.99' N 2°59.75' W Bush camp
Other
Place
Customs Mali-Mauritania border 15°14.19' N 9°35.38' W
Police Mali-Mauritania border 15°14.14' N 9°34.82' W
Lafia S.A. Car insurance 12°37.57' N 8°01.51' W Carte brun, 30000CFA for Land rover, can get in Nioro
Customs Mali-Burkina Faso border 14°03.53' N 3°04.63' W
Police Mali-Burkina Faso border 13°58.21' N 3°01.60' W
Embassies
Embassy Place Address Requirements Info
Burkina Faso Bamako Off Rue de Guinee 12°37.86'8°00.87' NW 3 Photos, 28600CFA's for 90day single entry Same day

Burkina Faso GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Ouagadougou 12°20.12' N 1°30.84' W Hotel OK Inn Free camping, pool & sneaky WiFi. On ring road behind lorry park. Signed. Delicious steak
Nr. Boromo 11°45.06' N 2°55.69' W Camping La Kaicedar Elephants! Off Ouaga-Bobo road, see below for start of track wpt.
Other
Place
Police BK Faso-Mali Border 13°48.67' N 2°40.34' W
Customs BK Faso-Mali border 13°48.65' N 2°40.18' W
Gendamaria BK Faso-Mali border 13°48.35' N 2°39.64' W Paper work inc. driving license
Track from Boromo to Camping La Kaicedar 11°45.14' N 2°51.90' W Follow the pylons and the white painted trees
Customs BK Faso-Ghana border 11°04.76' N 2°06.01' W East side of road behind some trees
Police BK Faso-Ghana border 11°00.11' N 2°05.08' W Very nice guy just a bit blind, park close for number plate
BK Faso-Ghana border 10°59.02' N 2°05.03' W This is where the tarmac stops...
Embassies
Embassy Place Address Requirements Info
Ghana Ouagadougou Ave d'Oubritenga 12°22.72'1°30.64' NW 4 photos, 15000CFA's next day, can be 3 days
There are some very good new tar roads in Burkina Faso which connect the main towns and cities. These have toll booths. At some you may have to buy two tickets because the next booth is not manned. keep the tickets to show later.

Ghana GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Road from Tumu to Han 10°47.98' N 2°05.63' W Bush camp Very close to road but no problem
Wacchiau, West of Wa 9°44.23' N 2°46.22' W Wacchiau Hippo Sanctuary lodge See below for Visitors cntr wpt
Larabanga 9°15.61' N 1°51.33' W Mole National Park Hotel Lodge NO CAMPING see below for track wpt
5km North of Techiman 7°37.07' N 1°55.24' W Engen fuel station Busy but safe, tip security guard
Kumasi 6°41.28' N 1°37.26' W Presbyterian Guest House On top of the hill, bit difficult to find, keep high
Dixcove, 10km west of 4°45.53' N 2°01.22' W Green Turtle Lodge Very nice, signed from Dixcove, camp on beach
Anomabu 5°10.28' N 1°07.78' W Anomabu Beach Resort Expensive but nice
Cape Coast 5°06.21' N 1°14.61' W Oasis Beach Resort Central location on the beach, next to castle
Kokrobite 5°29.73' N 0°21.94' W Big Milly's (Wendy's Place) Hard to find with only a few signs
Accra 5°35.45' N 0°10.83' W Ryans Irish Bar Car Park Central location, nice for a car park with an open sewer
Akosombo 6°13.17' N 0°05.35' E Senchi River Resort Free camping if eat dinner there
Wli 7°06.95' N 0°35.32' E Waterfall Lodge Nice place, camp on lawn
Akosombo 6°14.60' N 0°05.50' E Aylos Bay Camp on river bank
New Ningo, Nr Prampram 5°43.96' N 0°09.57' E Comme Ici Strange but nice location
Ada Foah 5°46.29' N 0°39.82' E New Estuary Beach Club Deserted beach with sea and lagoon on each side

Other

Place
Customs & Police Ghana-BK Faso border 10°53.69' N 2°30.14' W All in one building
Ghana Comercial Bank, Wa 10°03.73' N 2°30.14' W Change only travellers checks here
Wacchiau Hippo Sanctuary Visitors center 9°49.72' N 2°41.06' W Come here first, may be no one there...
Wacchiau Hippo Sanctuary boats 9°43.78' N 2°47.00' W Can camp here but a LOT of flys
Track to Mole NP 9°13.17' N 1°51.51' W
Kintampo Waterfalls 8°05.30' N 1°41.98' W VERY nice break in long drive, can have shower in falls
SharpNet Internet, Accra 5°33.93' N 0°10.73' W Good connection, always busy, 10000/hr
Wli waterfall office 7°07.04' N 0°35.43' E Beautiful place, chilly swim
Amedzofe 6°50.85' N 0°26.13' E Could be spectacular views from here
Ghana-Togo border 6°06.77' N 1°11.94' E Crazy!

Embassies
Embassy Place Address Requirements Info
Nigeria Accra Akasombo Road, Airport Residential Area, Accra (some signs) 5°36.67'
0°10.83' N
W US$100, 2 photos, 2copy of passpt detail page & application form, 1copy of ghana visa, itierary, car insurance, V5, carnet Applications Monday-Thursday 10-2pm
Pick up Wed & Fri 12-2pm
Benin Accra Switchback Lane, Cantonments (look for the Officers mess at the end of road) 5°35.18'
0°10.79' N
W 2 forms, 2 photos, 10000CFA 3 hours

Togo GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
15km East of Lome 6°10.00' N 1°20.42' E Chez Alice Can be V warm at night but nice thatched bar & restaurant
Kpalime 6°55.26' N 0°37.18' E Hotel Le Geyser Nice pool, well kept
Badou 7°35.13' N 0°36.33' E Hotel Abuta Camping in front of Hotel
Southern edge of Lake Togo 6°13.00' N 1°27.00' E Auberge du Lac Camp under palm trees
Other
Place
Ghana-Togo border 6°06.74' N 1°11.94' E Chaos
Monestry to buy coffee 7°14.24' N 0°41.94' E Nice and quiet, can camp here
Akloa waterfalls office 7°30.85' N 0°36.45' E Bit to much 'friendly' hassle
Supermarket in Lome 6°07.66' N 1°14.01' E Expats
Togo-Benin Border 6°14.43' N 1°37.74' E Not so chaotic
Fuel Prices (Diesel Litre)
Southern Togo 500CFA's

Benin GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Grand Popo 6°16.76' N 1°49.88' E Auberge Du Grand Popo Nice place, pool, camping a bit out of the way
Porto Novo 6°28.15' N 2°36.95' E Hotel La Detente Mini stilt village next to car park (camp site)
Abomey 7°11.97' N 1°59.78' E Hotel Guedevy 1 Nice bungalows
Other
Place
Benin-Togo border 6°14.43' N 1°37.74' E Aneho-Grand Popo Road
Centre Songhai, Porto Novo 6°29.98' N 2°36.87' E Internet and nice biscuits, cakes etc in shop
Benin-Nigeria Duanes post at Ketou 7°22.00' N 2°36.65' E Ketou crossroads
Benin-Nigeria Police post at Illaro 7°24.79' N 2°44.53' E Look for flag after round about
Fuel Prices (Diesel Litre)
Southern Benin 390 CFA
A few stations in bigger towns and on the coast, very few near borders but alot of 'black market fuel' in 1-5L bottles.

Nigeria GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Aboekuta 7°07.99' N 3°20.91' E Gateway Hotel No camping
Aboekuta 7°08.07' N 3°21.15' E Dusmar Hotel US$5 for person and car (US$15)
5km North along Ilorin bypass 8°25.43' N 4°27.42' E Bush camp in incomplete fuel station Kept low profile as almost on road, had no problems
Abuja 9°03.69' N 7°29.06' E Sheraton Hotel 'drivers village' Camp for free in workshop compound, can use pool etc, toilets are a bit of a walk
Ikom 5°57.62' N 8°43.58' E Lisbon Hotel Camp for free in car park, toilet is scary
Calabar 4°58.85' N 8°20.35' E Paradise Hotel Camp for 750N per car, happy clappy church
Other
Place
Nigeria-Benin immigration & Customs 7°25.48' N 2°44.80' E Out of the way, slow but polite
Money changers in Ibadan 7°24.06' N 3°53.25' E
Veg stall in Abuja 9°05.17' N 7°29.81' E Only place we found with a selection
Supermarket in Abuja 9°03.21' N 7°2876' E Very exspensive
Money changers in Calabar 4°57.57' N 8°19.63' E
Nigeria-Cameroon immergration & customs 5°40.64' N 8°50.65' E
Embassies
Embassy Place Address Requirements Info
Angola Abuja 31 Pope John Paul Street, Matama Area 9°04.85'7°29.92' NE 2 photos, 2 app forms, copy of passport, US$60 double entry, 30 day, start within 60days. Open Mon,Wed & Fri 9.30-12.00
Cameroon Calabar 4°58.05'8°20.29' NE 3 photos, 2 app forms, copy of car ownership & issurance (we gave the ECOWAS policy that ends with Nigeria) Monday to Friday 9-15.30, pick at 15.00 same day
Fuel Prices (Diesel Litre)
Around Ibadan 80-85N
Abuja 88N
Calabar 85N
You have to look for diesel. Look for places that cater trucks, pumps near the road or long pipes. The price is never what is displayed. There is a black market.

Cameroon GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Lac Ejagham 5°45.17' N 8°59.01' E Bush camp by lake side buildings Follow the signs form the piste
Limbe 4°00.68' N 9°12.00' E Park Hotel Miramar Go in the gates for the Botanical gardens
Kribi 2°54.34' N 9°54.10' E Hotel Tara Plage 3km south of Kribi, nice beach
Yaounde 3°52.81' N 11°31.34' E Presbyterian Mission No sign, big orange building with grass area
Other
Place
Cameroon-Nigeria border at Ekang 5°40.64' N 8°50.65' E Everything on each side of the bridge
Supermarket, Yaounde 10°53.69' N 2°30.14' E Prices are almost normal, if you look for the Cameroonian produce.
Boulongerie, Yaounde 3°52.96' N 11°31.07' E Everything from a baguette to a real brown loaf!
Cameroon-Gabon Police 2°19.52' N 11°26.18' E Wooden shelter on west side of road
Cameroon-Gabon Douane 2°19.46' N 11°26.18' E Building on east side of road
Cameroon-Gabon border/bridge 2°17.52' N 11°26.80' E Big concrete structure over the water, michelin map says its a 70T ferry!
Embassies
Embassy Place Address Requirements Info
Gabon Yaounde Rue 1816, Bastos 3°53.73'11°31.17' NE 1 photo, 1 form, 35000F Pick at 15.30ish same day. Dress code, no flip flops and jeans.
Congo Yaounde Rue 1815, Bastos 3°53.73'11°31.21' NE 2 photos and vaccinaion certificates, 50000F Open 9.30-12.00. Pick up 12.00 next day
DRC (Zaire) Yaounde Blvd de l'URSS, Bastos 3°53.67'11°30.96' NE 1 photo, 1 form, copy of passport, 45000F No trousers or string vests for girls
Fuel Prices (Diesel Litre)
Mamfe 538F
Limbe 520F ?
Douala 527F
Yaounde 527F
Back to big name stations that have all fuels all the time.

Gabon GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Road from Bitam to Oyem 1°49.57' N 11°38.11' E Bush camp in old quarry from duks journey, nice
50km from west end of Yellow road to Libreville 0°28.80' N 10°08.46' E Bush camp on side of road Plenty of other more hidden places just to the west
Ntoum 0°23.30' N 9°45.32' E Hotel Santa Barbara Free (with dinner?) with use of a shower
Cap Esterias 0°37.10' N 9°19.43' E Auberge La Maree Free with use of a rooms shower and toilet
Lambarene 0°41.30' S 10°13.13' E Motel Delices Du Lac's Lots of bitting ants, but nice otherwise
Lambarene 0°41.52' S 10°13.68' E Catholic Mission Would have stayed here but parking was full, think camping only really at weekends
7km North of Lambarene 0°37.63' S 10°13.27' E Bush camp in car park of abandoned auberge may or may not be still abandoned
Fougamou 1°12.72' S 10°35.52' E Ngounie Hotel 15000F a room, river view, surprisingly nice
Mouila 1°52.03' S 10°59.99' E Bush camp, just north of town Just off the road, near a small field
Ndende 2°23.01' S 11°19.78' E Bush camp, just north of town In a red gravel quarry just off the road
Other
Place
Gabon-Cameroon border (bridge) 2°17.52' N 11°26.80' E Good roads
Gabon-Cameroon customs 2°16.90' N 11°27.15' E Road block, quick
Gabon-Cameroon immigration 2°04.91' N 11°29.40' E In Bitam, near post offices
Mbolo supermarket, Libreville 0°24.38' N 9°26.27' E Wonderful but very pricy, oh to be an expat
Geant supermarket, Libreville 0°24.06' N 9°26.29' E Smaller than Mbolo, but just as exspensive
Good cyber cafe, Lambarene 0°42.06' S 10°14.12' E 500F for 40ish minutes
Gabon-Congo immigration 2°24.05' S 11°21.40' E Need a photo copy of passport
Gabon-Congo customs (immigration 2) 2°34.83' S 11°33.35' E Yup, one guy with two sets of stamps and a key to the gate
Gabon-Congo last check point, on the border 2°39.70' S 11°35.42' E Another guy with a key...
Fuel Prices (Diesel Litre)
Diesel appears to be the same price across the country, some station have not had any, but others in the same town have always had some.
470F

Congo GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
50km South of Nyanga 3°12.17' S 12°05.38' E Bush camp, road side gravel pit Very narrow but well hiddden
Point-Noire 4°47.37' S 11°50.91' E Yacht club 1500F/person/night toilet, water & shower. Vegas bar next door is good, welsh owned?
Other
Place
Congo - Gabon border check point 1 2°39.74' S 11°36.17' E 3 check points and 1st immigration stamp
Congo - Gabon border check point 2 2°43.15' S 11°39.08' E 2nd immigration stamp
Congo - Gabon customs office in Nyanga 2°54.85' S 11°53.36' E Make sure he fills in the correction section of the carnet...
South of Kilbangou, start of 'white' logging road to Point-Noire 3°33.04' S 12°20.44' E Not as Michelin map shows, crosses west and joins 'white' road at Nkola, check out the photos in the police check point in Kilbangou, grusome
Congo - Cabinda border 4°59.36' S 12°03.32' E Tar roads, good crossing but very slow immigration on Cabinda side
Fuel Prices (Diesel Litre)
Point-Noire 345F
Roads
Gabon border - Kilbangou
Earth roads with the odd muddy hole. Becomes more gravelly as you go south
Kilbangou - Point-Noire
Gravel road of varying degrees of quality. Very twisty and ocasionally steep, look out for unloaded logging trucks, they go quick! 100km from Point-Noire road is covered in sand. Last 50km is the best tarmac ever.
Point-Noire - Cabinda
Tarmac

Cabinda GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Cabinda 5°33.74' S 12°10.66' E Catholic Mission Right on the beach, free, bit busy but nice
Other
Place
Cabinda-Congo border 4°59.36' S 12°03.32' E
Cabinda-DRC border 5°44.51' S 12°17.74' E
Road
Tarmac border to border, though the town of Cabinda has a bit of a bad road problem

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

Camp sites
Town Name Note
Road from Boma to Tshela 5°32.487' S 13°01.07' E Camped in centre of village Gave candles and fags. Only stopped here as missed turning to Matadi
Other
Place
DRC-Cabinda border 5°44.51' S 12°17.74' E Road gets fun from here
Junction to Matadi 5°41.62' S 13°03.96' E Turn east here, marked with a concrete monument
DRC-Angola border 5°51.73' S 13°26.15' E Very steep hill, immigration at the top on the right, level parking behind the building, customs on the left at the bottom.
Roads
Cabinda border - Boma
Mass of sandy tracks flanked by tall grass, fairly easy going, just keep heading south then east. Once into the trees it gets fun, sticky muddy patches with deep ruts. Ends with poor gravel road into Boma.
Boma - Matadi
Tarmac, varying quality, but generally quite good outside of towns.

Angola GPS points and information

Camp sites
Town Name Note
18km South West of Mepala 1°49.57' N 11°38.11' E Bush camp, on side road
25km North East of Nzeto 1°52.03' S 10°59.99' E Bush camp, on side of road
8 km South of Nzeto 2°23.01' S 11°19.78' E Bush camp, on beach Deserted beach, see below for start of track
Luanda 8°48.05' S 13°13.41' E Club Nautico, camped in car park free, ask in restaurant.
Half way from Sumbe to Lobito 11°49.73' S 13°56.57' E Bush camp, on side of road stunning views
South of Dombe Grande 13°11.34' S 12°59.33' E Bush camp, on small side track 376m alt, great views and quiet
Between Lucira and Bentiaba 14°04.90' S 12°24.33' E Bush camp, on side of road 80m alt, grass topped plateau
South of Chibemba 15°45.54' S 14°05.33' E Bush camp, down side track
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Mepala junction 6°08.69' S 13°48.60' E
Tomboco Junction 6°46.91' S 13°20.92' E
Nzeto Junction 7°13.73' S 12°51.63' E
Start of track to Beach bush camp 7°17.31' S 12°51.63' E Hidden in long grass
Inter market, supermarket, Luanda 8°48.35' S 13°14.51' E
Fuel station, just south of Luanda 8°54.78' S 13°10.56' E Queues are less than in town, well stocked shop, don't like to fill Jerry cans
Junction to the Mussolo peninsular 9°06.51' S 13°00.56' E We did not go but others say it is really nice
Fuel station, northen Lobito 12°22.60' S 13°34.35' E
ShopRite, supermarket, Lobito 12°21.83' S 13°33.11' E South African chain, made Ally home sick, prices OK
River crossing 13°20.14' S 12°56.13' E Wide, soft and shallow, need to lower tyre pressure, start of rocky ascents & descents to the south for 10kms
River crossing 13°33.52' S 12°38.45' E Narrow and shallow, may need low tyre pressures
Lucira junction 13°54.54' S 12°31.80' E Kilometre marker on Michelin amp
Carujuma junction 13°59.34' S 12.27.09' E Apparently very nice last beach stop
Namibe junction 15°01.47' S 12°21.19' E Check out the road signs
Fuel station, Caraculo 15°01.28' S 12°39.42' E
Fuel station, Santa Clara 17°23.17' S 15°53.33' E Can be very long queues and a lot of people, watch your stuff
Angola-Namibia border, Santa Clara 17°23.49' S 15°53.46' E Fairly Harmless, quick 'cos end of day
Fuel Prices (Diesel Litre)
29Kw
Roads
Border (Matadi) - Tomboco, via Mepala
Narrow earth track, bumpy but soft in places, little used so fairly easy
Tomboco - Nzeto
Worst road in history, 100% potholed hell. Once was tarmac, now is potholed or slushy mud. Beware of the puddles/potholes of tothe sides they can be deep (see photos)
Nzeto - Luanda
Starts as badly potholes tarmac / gravel road, gets a little better towards Luanda. New tarmac starts around Caxito toward Luanda.
Luanda - Lobito, via Sumbe
Smooth tarmac to Sumbe. After Sumbe tarmac becomes a bit potholed with the odd muddy section, but it seams there are attempts, by the Chinese, to resurface.
Lobito - Bentiaba
Good tarmac south to Baia Farta then potholed tarmac to Dombe Grande. South from here is rocky/gravel track that crosses rivers, has very steep rocky ascents and descents and the odd corrugated sandy section in the valleys. generally slow and painful but very beautiful. From Lucira, heading south, there is potholed tarmac.
Bentiaba - Lubango
A few km's south of Bentiaba the new tarmac starts, its a dream, long smooth straights. Just watch out for the suicide birds. The road north from the Namibe junction to Lubango is even better, road marking and all. The climb up the side of the plateau is steep but beautiful
Lubango - Namibia Border (Oshikango)
The road to the border starts ok but quickly deteriorates, soon after Chibia its very potholed, still better than north of Luanda though. Look out for the odd side track, these can be just as slow, because of the mud, but its a lot nicer on the car and nerves. Improves from time to time south of Chama. From Xangongo to Ondjiva is under massive resufacing and widening so should be very good soon. South from Ondjiva to the border is great, 120km/h speed limit and if your car can do it you can.

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