from Morocco to Ethiopia
 

a family with 2 very small children is starting soon a long travel from Norway via Morocco to Ethiopia. On this jurney we are mostly concerned with documents/travel permissions travelling through

1) Libya
2) from Egypt to Sudan

Entering Ethiopia from Sudan should not be a problem, regarding to the Ethipian Embassy in Stockholm. We don't even need a carnet de passage, just a formal letter of permission from the government which we apply for together with the visa (around a month before entering Ethiopia).

Another question:
* Is there a ferry or similar from Morocco to Tunesia, we would like to avoid Algeria.
* Is there a ferry or similar from Suez to Djibuti? (so that we could avoid driving through Sudan)
* when returning home from Ethiopia, where I do half a year field-work for my studies, is there a possiblity of shipping the car from e.g. Djibuti to North Europe.

Last question:
Are there other crazy families doing such trips with kids just 3 months old and 3,5 years old? Would be nice to exchange experiences.

Thanks Elisabeth

* Is there a ferry or similar from Morocco to Tunesia,
No - better to start from Genoa to Tunis then east - or go under Linbyha via Chad to Sudan.

* Is there a ferry or similar from Suez to Djibuti?
I believe so, but dont know the details.

Chris S

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Author of Sahara Overland and the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, among other things

http://www.sahara-overland.com

Hi,

I think that you will need to ship your car to Djibouti or to Port Sudan (I have heard that Port Sudan is easier) in a container, using a shipping line, and again back to Europe. You should also factor in the cost of transporting the car from Djibouti, in case the road from Djibouti is not safe to drive.

You should check the maximum length of time you are allowed to drive in Ethiopia on foreign number plates (ie. before you have to pay to import the car to Ethiopia). Import duty is VERY high (around 120%) so you don't want to get caught out.

If you want to discuss driving/living in Ethiopia more, including living here with young children, email me on mzuri_2@hotmail.com

Cheers,

Andy