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Costs in North/East/South Africa

Hi all

I'm pulling together info from all over the web and numerous books to create a definitive spreadsheet of all the costs involved in travelling from the UK via France, Italy, Tunisia via Egypt to South Africa - and back again up to Egypt and through the Middle East. I will of course be very happy to email it to anyone who's interested once it's finished - just PM us.

(Incidentally - am I reinventing the wheel? Does all this info already exist in one place that anyone knows of?!)

These are categories I have gaps for:
  • Average cost of petrol per litre
    I've also included the approximate number of miles to travel in that country, border to border, and therefore how much petrol will cost in total in each country, given your miles/litre.
  • Cost of vehicle insurance
    Land Rover not bike if poss! - to be bought on each border
  • 'Rental' of licence plate
    eg: for Egypt I believe the cost is around US$18 - but I don't know if every country in North/East Africa requires you to have one?
  • Any other border charges / customs duties involved in entering or exiting the country
    eg: in Sudan, I believe there is a US$50 'registration charge' for each passport, which you need to sort within your first week in the country
Info needed for all the following countries:

Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey.

I'll obviously keep plugging away with my research too, but any help you can offer would be hugely appreciated. And just let us know if you want a copy of the final spreadsheet.

Cheers x Rosie
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sound an amazing trip,

we are in the early stages of planning to go through tunisia, libya, egypt, sudan, ethopia, kenya to tanzania with a possible return through jordan, syria, turkey so ill let you know any info we get. if you have anything you think might be useful it will be much appreciated!

we are travelling as two landrovers
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Fuel Prices

XT Girl has a good summary of fuel prices.
XT Girls - Africa Fuel Prices
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Thanks Alan! And Peter I will send you info when I have it - personal message me with your email address and I'll email you my spreadsheet when its completed.
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Hi there

Would be nice if you mail me a spread shit for the countries above you mentioned.We leave on June 3 Sofia to Cape Town via Middle East.
Will send you a PM soon.Thank you in advance!

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Hello

I have got some information about Libya costs
  • Visa 50Euro/person
  • Guide 50Euro/day
  • 4x4 Vehicle insurance :5 to 10 Euro for 15 days /vehicle
  • 4WD vehicle fee: 90Euro/vehicle not refundable
  • License plate:65Euro/vehicle and then around 55euro will be refund
  • Carnet de Passage: advice have an international one
Libya distance from border to border nearly 2000KM
  • Petrol: 0,20LD /liter
  • Diesel: 0,15LD /liter
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hello, we re heading that way next spring- would love a copy please?

also, theres a detailed africa routes and costs sprdsheet under 'planning', then 'budgeting' on horizons. poss you have already found this...

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