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I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


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Google having a laugh:-)
I, just for fun, asked google for directions from Tanger to Windhoek but I wasn't ready for this


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16,452 km, 10 days 4 hours


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haha i like i wonder has anyone done it
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Directions as they stand from Algeria, to Niger, to Nigeria.
Who needs GPS?

109. Take the 2nd right onto Trans-Sahara Hwy/​N1
Go through 1 roundabout

301 km


110. Turn right toward N1
140 m


111. Take the 2nd right onto N1
4.8 km


112. Turn right toward N1
89 m


113. Take the 2nd right onto N1 Go through 1 roundabout

1,323 km


114. Turn left toward N1
33 m


115. Turn right toward N1
24 m


116. Slight left onto N1


117. Turn right to stay on N1 Entering Niger

406 km

118. Continue onto Unknown road
226 km


119. Turn left toward N25
500 m


120. Slight right onto N25
650 m


121. Turn right to stay on N25
42 m


122. Take the 1st left to stay on N25
1.5 km


123. Turn left to stay on N25
241 km


124. Turn left onto N11 Entering Nigeria

559 km

125. Continue onto N11 Pass by Restaurant (on the left in 550 m)
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16,452 km in 10 days

I love the way they try to use local photos when you try street view in Chad

Just tried 'avoid highways' but it takes 5 hours longer
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All very reassuring really I think
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It's a bit outdated but a few years ago when it was more or less impossible to go down the western route this was more or less the main route.
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Google and West Coast
You can get directions Tanger to Tema, Ghana but even then some 'shortcuts', probably easier to do it in sections and I guess it would still work to Windhoek.

Google say 5828km to Tema in 3 days, 7 hours but experience is more like 17 days, allowing for delays like waiting for visa at Rabat.

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Haha, then try walking :-)

You'll need to take 8 ferries !

Tangier, Morocco to Windhoek, Namibia - Google Maps

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Use caution – This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths.LOL
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Google Map's way of saying, "If you're going there, I wouldn't start from here."
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