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Originally Posted by Chris Scott
To enter without a guide do not contact agencies; arrange booked lodgings (certificate d'hebergement) to get the visa. Ferry or overland, it's the same. Only fly-ins get visa on arrival (because they are on an agency tour).
Or on the visa app, just say you are exploring the north in a campervan. This has worked for others on and off for years, but is unpredictable and will depend on consulate and nationalities. Then try and slip south (of In Salah/Hassi Messaoud) and see how far you get. They will only turn you back.
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Thanks Chris ... we are umming and ahhing a bit to be honest. It's a pain to go back to Frankfurt and delays our current journey even more. And somehow I've convinced myself from reading posts (rightly or wrongly) that Germany is particularly painful. "Ferry or overland, it's the same" is the new bit for me - thanks!. What I don't want is to rock up with a visa, to then be turned back, as our trip to get to southern Spain after that ends up costing almost (well not really) as much as booking a tour.
What turned out to be a little seed sown has turned into an itch that can only be scratched by actually going there :-)
PS My French is appalling... school O Level a zillion years ago
Last edited by wickychicky; 7 Oct 2024 at 16:11.
Reason: forgot to add about French speaking
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