atlantic route in august/september2003
 

Me and a friend of mine are planning to do atlantic route with 2WD at the end of this august or at the beginning of September. Does anybody has the same thoughts? Since there is no convoy anymore, i heard it is very practical and wise to travel in the company or others, specially if you have 2WD. so, if there is somebody who is also planning this great adventure, please contact us.
I just talked to a girl who did this journey three years ago and she mentioned something about very expensive car insurance which is charged at Mauretania or Senegal border. Is this true? What do that kind of costs amount to, in general?
thanks for the answers,
liza

I'll *probably* be going the same way at the same time, by motorcycle.

Perhaps this should be in Travellers seeking...

HI Liza!

Your 'zemljak' Janez Jevnikar did it with Renault 4 some kmonths ago,try to contact him for fresh info.
Here is a link to one of his posts,then click on 'profile' and than on 'all post's by this registrated user'for more of his posts,thay may contain more info.



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cheers

jondoe

Hey,
did the route in a 2wd VW van, not too bad but team up with someone with a 4wd.

Also use a guide as trying to follow GPS co-ordinates will make for a longer trip and your transmission will suffer for it. We met two seperate 4wd teams who had clutch problems, as a result of trying to do it on their own!! The guides will know te best route and they will try and do it as fast as possible, time is money for them.

The desert will take a lot out of you. Make sure you have good recovery kit - tow ropes * we snapped 4 two tonne straps!!
Your car will suffer so take Chris' advice and get your vehicle properly prepared.

Lastly, make sure that you get on with the people you team up. This is especially true for 2wd as you will need help when you get stuck - after ten times you stop counting......

Don't be daunted - the desert was the highlight of our Africa trip.