Photos/Info - Per Country

Pictures / info grouped by Country (click on the name of the country to see more pictures)

Morocco
5,298 km from 29/11/2012 to 10/01/2013
Temperature: Highest 31 C ( 88 F) Lowest -1 C (30 F)
Border crossing from Morocco to Mauritania - 9 painful hours (M&R vs Corrupt officials => 2 x 0)

Mauritania
1,691 km from 10/01/2013 to 24/01/2013
Temperature: Highest 33 C ( 91 F) Lowest 7 C (44 F)
Border crossing from Mauritania to Senegal - 4.5 hours (M&R vs Corrupt officials => 4 x 1)

Senegal
1,217 from 24/01/2013 to 02/08/2013
Temperature: Highest 38 C ( 100 F) Lowest 14 C (57 F)
Border crossing from Senegal to Mali - 40 minutes !!!!! No corruption! Are we still in Africa ?

Mali
885 Km from 02/08/2013 to 02/11/2013
Temperature: Highest 38 C (100  F) Lowest 17 C (62 F)
Border crossing from Mali to Burkina Faso - 1 hour. No corruption!!!

Burkina Faso
893 Km from 02/11/2013 to 02/21/2013
Temperature: Highest 41 C (106  F) Lowest 17 C (62 F)
Border crossing from Burkina Faso to Benin - 1 hour. Asked only once for 5 Euros and Marc said no. It was fine (M&R vs Corrupt officials => 1 x 0)

Benin
835 Km from 02/21/2013 to 03/01/2013
Temperature: Highest 43 C (110  F) Lowest 21 C (70 F)
Border crossing from Benin - Nigeria - 1 1/2 hour. No corruption!!!

Nigeria
1,323 Km from 03/01/2013 to 03/15/2013
Temperature: Highest 45 C (113  F) Lowest 26 C (79 F)
Border crossing Nigeria - Cameroon 3 hours. No corruption but the officer did not give us 1-month stay in the country. First he only wanted to give 1 week then he agreed on 2 weeks but no more.

Cameroon
1,636 Km from 03/15/2013 to 04/05/2013
Temperature: Highest 33 C (91  F) Lowest 18 C (64 F)
Border crossing Cameroon - Gabon 1,5 hours. No corruption

Gabon
1,382 Km from 04/05/2013 to 04/14/2013
Temperature: Highest 34 C (93  F) Lowest 19 C (66 F)
Border crossing Gabon - Congo 2,5 hours. We were asked for 20,000 CFA in Congo but after some talking and using the protection of the tourist paper we were free to go.

Congo
821 Km from 4/14/2013 to 04/17/2013
Temperature: Highest 35 C (95  F) Lowest 22 C (71 F)
Border crossing Congo - DRC 1,5 hours. We were asked for 5,000 CFA so Douane would stamp our Carnet. Again a lot of talking and we left without paying.

DRC
223 Km from 4/17/2013 to 4/19/2013
Temperature: Highest 37 C (99  F) Lowest 23 C (73 F)
Border crossing DRC - Angola 3 hours. No corruption

Angola
3,220 Km from 4/19/2013 to 5/11/2013
Temperature: Highest 38 C (100 F) Lowest 9 C (48 F)

Namibia
6,643 Km from 5/11/2013 to 8/3/2013
Temperature: Highest 37 C (98 F) Lowest 1 C (33 F)

2 comments:

  1. Hi Guys, We have been enjoying your blog. We are planning on a similar trip through Africa later this year and are finding a lot of useful information as we read about your experiences. You have mentioned using a form called "For The Protection Of Tourists" a couple of times. If it is possible, we would appreciate it if you could forward a copy of this form to us. It may come in handy on our trip. Our email address is suebroad@hotmail.com Thank you in advance, Mike and Sue Broadbent

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  2. hello, very nice trip. can you tell me a secret : how you get the visa for angola ? i try to ride the same way with the motobike and its not easy to found a solution for the angola visa. cheers from dresden,thomas

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