motorbike trip to follow the Nile

[omar mansour]

hi all
hopefully next month will start my trip to follow the Nile
its my first trip after my bad accident almost 3 years ago
the route will be
Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenya - Uganda- Rwanda - Burundi - maybe Congo depend on the problems in the east of the country - Tanzania ,and then back via South Sudan
starting last week of November ,hope i can avoid the ferry between Egypt and Sudan and be able to use the new road
i will take my time so i an know ,learn and discover more and more
my interest is mainly on culture , nature . but will always avoid as much as i can touristic places spending time with the tribes
estimated time of the trip is 90 days
will be riding Honda Africa twin ,
of course would love to meet travelers here and there or may travel a bit with others ,
will be great if i can find others in Ethiopia to do lake Turkana route together
cheers and travel safe always

preparing my trip please visit my page
http://www.facebook.com/egyptianvoyager

[olionel]

sounds good. Good luck Although if you're not going two up, I'd say Africa Twin might get a bit tiring if you keep dropping it and picking it up in miles of soggy mud or whatever there may be... Although having multiple bikes is a luxury.. but if you did.. I'd take something small (with a comfy seat? :P ) and light that wont sink and get stuck...

[omar mansour]

Originally Posted by olionel

sounds good. Good luck Although if you're not going two up, I'd say Africa Twin might get a bit tiring if you keep dropping it and picking it up in miles of soggy mud or whatever there may be... Although having multiple bikes is a luxury.. but if you did.. I'd take something small (with a comfy seat? :P ) and light that wont sink and get stuck...

yes you are right ,but its the bike i ride for several years and know how to fix it ,
and it took me in many places ,last trip was from Cape town to Cairo solo ,spent 6 months and rode 22730 km around
for sure it will be better if it 100 km lighter hahahah
cheers

[Multi Adventurer]

Hi

Pity you're not going next year...I've been planning this for a while but am trying to sort income out before packing up!

Just out of interest how are you getting the motorbike into egypt?...

Best of luck
Les

[omar mansour]

Originally Posted by Multi Adventurer

Hi

Pity you're not going next year...I've been planning this for a while but am trying to sort income out before packing up!

Just out of interest how are you getting the motorbike into egypt?...

Best of luck
Les

Hi Les ,how are you man ?
well perhaps i do it again and again next year
about my bike being in Egypt
very simple im Egyptian and i live here and so do my bike ,easy
yeah sure had to pay a hell of customs to get it here
ride safe always

[Richard-NL]

Hey Omar,

I'm going partly the same route as you are planning to go. I hope to be in Aswan at the third or fourth week of November. I will stay there for a couple days or week to arrange my visa for Sudan. Maybe we can meet up and / or riding together.

Cheers, Richard

[omar mansour]

Originally Posted by Richard-NL

Hey Omar,

I'm going partly the same route as you are planning to go. I hope to be in Aswan at the third or fourth week of November. I will stay there for a couple days or week to arrange my visa for Sudan. Maybe we can meet up and / or riding together.

Cheers, Richard

Hi Richard
how are you ?
first of all you are more than welcome to stay over in Alexandria with me for few days if you want
i don't know which route i will take from Alex to Aswan (3 main routes )
1-following the Nile
2- via the red sea
3- vis the oases
the longest is the oases but its the best one to see many of the hight lights of the Sahara in Egypt
you have to be there by Friday the Th max to get the ferry
and for the visa you may also apply for it in Cairo
Kamal the ferry fixer can sort the visa too from Aswan but you may need then to be there on Wednesday
cheers

[Richard-NL]

Hey Omar,

Yeah I heard that the visa can be arranged in Cairo, but been there once and this city is really to big for me. I've been in Istanbul, Ankara, Tehran but Cairo is the limit haha. I was thinking of heading down through Sinai and take the ferry from Sharm and then down the red sead and Aswan. I haven't been in Alex yet, but have been in, as said Cairo, Luxor Aswan as a tourist with a friend of my. At that time I left my bike in Dahab with friends. Let me think about visiting you in Alex (sound nice) and heading down together.

I'm have no time limit and would be nice to drive for a while with another biker. By the way I'm riding a gs1200, I know it's big but I'm a tall person so a have to leave my legs somewhere ;-)

Cheers Richard

[omar mansour]

Originally Posted by Richard-NL

Hey Omar,

Yeah I heard that the visa can be arranged in Cairo, but been there once and this city is really to big for me. I've been in Istanbul, Ankara, Tehran but Cairo is the limit haha. I was thinking of heading down through Sinai and take the ferry from Sharm and then down the red sead and Aswan. I haven't been in Alex yet, but have been in, as said Cairo, Luxor Aswan as a tourist with a friend of my. At that time I left my bike in Dahab with friends. Let me think about visiting you in Alex (sound nice) and heading down together.

I'm have no time limit and would be nice to drive for a while with another biker. By the way I'm riding a gs1200, I know it's big but I'm a tall person so a have to leave my legs somewhere ;-)


Cheers Richard

hahahah
you are always welcome to my house
perhapsthere is another biker is joining too with 800 GS
bit lighter though
lets be intouch and will see how it will go
i do hate big cities too, but have to go there to arrange my visas and other things grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Richard-NL]

Aha, the more the better.

Yeah, I've been searching the internet and other traveler stories. They say that the Sudanese consulate in Aswan is much more flexible than the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo. I've already my visa for Ethiopia.

What about overnights, I have all the camping gear with me and almost complete independent

From Taba it's a one a two day ride to Alex I guess. Look forward man !!!!

Cheers

[omar mansour]

Originally Posted by Richard-NL

Aha, the more the better.

Yeah, I've been searching the internet and other traveler stories. They say that the Sudanese consulate in Aswan is much more flexible than the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo. I've already my visa for Ethiopia.

What about overnights, I have all the camping gear with me and almost complete independent

From Taba it's a one a two day ride to Alex I guess. Look forward man !!!!

Cheers

yes its 2 day trip easy ride ,
when you think you can be here ?
contact me boefre as i may be in Cairo
and sure camping camping no money for hotels ,hahahah

safe ride always

[McCrankpin]

Hi Omar,
Good to see you're on the road again.

Have a Great Trip

If you remember my daughter Caroline (we all met on the road in the Western Desert, shortly before your unfortunate accident), she says to let you know that she's living in Kigali now, in a place big enough to take visitors with bike. I'll send you PM with the details.

Cheers
Ken

[omar mansour]

Originally Posted by McCrankpin

Hi Omar,
Good to see you're on the road again.

Have a Great Trip

If you remember my daughter Caroline (we all met on the road in the Western Desert, shortly before your unfortunate accident), she says to let you know that she's living in Kigali now, in a place big enough to take visitors with bike. I'll send you PM with the details.

Cheers
Ken

Hi Ken ,how are you
of course i do remember you on your 250 bikes ,we met 200 km exactly north of Dakhla Oasis ,
thanks a lot for you and Caroline kind offer ,will make sure to pass by ,
its always good to meet some one from the country as i never been in Rwanda before
keep it up and hope to meet you again on the road
any coming trips from your side ?