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Thanks for the feed back; it’s the first time Anne-Marie and I will travel together in the LC, in the past she’s always joined me en-route. Her idea of a holiday isn’t everyday driving. Hence the question of POI’s – we’re fairly easy and are happy to see what’s happening locally, especially local markets and nature.

In the past we’ve travelled on the Africa Twin so 400 kms was just OK I’m hoping the LC Troopie will happily eat up the km’s.

I appreciate the route has been talked to death with an incredible mix of reviews… especially corruption….. and I don’t fancy driving 4500 kms just to be disappointed.

The owners of Sutuka camping have just informed me of the following:

“we are returned from germany the 15 of august.
there is a new regulation in senegal. you need a carnet de passages for your car if it older then 5 years. if not-the customs give you a escort up to the gambian border ( ca. 220 euro)
no more visas on the mauretanian border!!!!!!!!!”



Daaarnn did they also get stitched up or is this now the case….

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Ksar Tafnidilt is a nice place to spend the night, camping 40 Dh per person lots of hot water in the evening and the food is very good although a little expensive for Morocco, but you don't have to eat there.

N28 32.759 W10 59.583 leave the road at N28 31.984 W10 56.540

I really liked Laayoune as well, very modern well worth a walk around the main road for a couple of hours, stop in a cafe maybe and watch the world go by.
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The owners of Sutuka camping have just informed me of the following:

“we are returned from germany the 15 of august.
there is a new regulation in senegal. you need a carnet de passages for your car if it older then 5 years. if not-the customs give you a escort up to the gambian border ( ca. 220 euro)
no more visas on the mauretanian border!!!!!!!!!”



Daaarnn did they also get stitched up or is this now the case….
Hold on , is this really the case? I thought they used to require a carnet, but the rules were laxed recently, and they would now give you a temporary permit for ~100 euro. Any idea if these people went through Rosso or Diama? This is really important to me since I too plan to enter in an old Toyota soon, and my plan is to drive through Senegal and eventually into Mali.

And with "no more visas", you/he refers to Mauritanian visas? Since as far as I know, Senegal does not require visa for most EU countries?
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sorry I know nothing more than what was written in the mail, they have lived several years in Gambia and can only guess, made the trip to Europe many times.

Good luck and please share any information you might find

Kind regards
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Heading south, and starting in Morocco:

Asilah beaches
Moulay Bousselham lagoon
El Jadida
Beaches: Sidi Bouzid and Sidi Moussa
Oualidia: sea food paradise, specciallly oysters; the laggon is beautiful
N and S Safi: several beaches, Sidi Bouchta, Lalla Fatma, Sidi Bouzid and Souira Kedima

Essaouira: its port and medina
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SIDI LAOUKI
CAP TAFELNEY
PONT IMESSOUANE
CAP RHIR

several beaches north of Agadir

South of Agadir:
Takat
Tifnite
Souss Massa
Sidi Moussa d'Aglou
Gourizim
Mirleft
Legzira Beach (10 kms north of Ifni): natural rock archs in the beach

Ifni: stay at H. Suerte Loca.

Plage Blanche (4x4 driving but not alone)

Tafnidilt (the aubergue/hotel is exensive, but worths a visit)

TanTan plage (El Ouatia)

Foum Chebika (don't miss this)
Reserve naturell du Naila

one km before Akhfenir, there's a natural hole in the rocks and the sea comes in through it. Knoown as well as the gouffre de Akhfenir.

Tarfaya and it's famous "monument" to Antoine de Saint Exupery

you can drive aprox. 80 kms by the beach from some kms south of Tarfaya and get to El Marsa (Laayoune plage); you can do it even if ypu travel alone.

Dakhla, it's bay and lagoon: a paradise it self. You can finde a place to camp nearby.
Ask for the " white dune"; another paradise you won't ever forget
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Question Plage Blanche (4x4 driving but not alone) ?

Why not alone: due to security or reglementation?
I've done it in 2000 alone and withour any problem.

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Ok, if you did it your own alone once... no problem; I thought it is no easy to get out there by Aoreora as there is many sand in some spots (sorry , my english is not good enough) .
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Regarding the carnet - it is NO LONGER accepted by the Senegalese. That does not prevent you from going to Senegal with an older car. However it is a hassle, the customs guys at the border will issue you with a 24hour -pass avant - that will get you to Dakar where you need to renew it.

I did this 6 weeks ago with an old Nissan Patrol, 1995, I did it in Rosso with the "help" of one of the ubiquitous "helpers" who went by the name Manga.
It is rather hard to find the office in Dakar, again I would seek a local "helper" as the office is on the place d´independence on the 4th floor in an unmarked office.

Good luck, it is worth it if you get a in St Louis and catch a concert in Dakar.
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