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Just returned from Mauritania. I can confirm Cheikh is useful, reasonably priced and speaks good(ish) english. Used him on the way in then had a blazing row about how much the temp import cost, then found out if you want more than 2 weeks it goes up a lot! All smoothed over and I suggested he tell clients all the costs beforehand and he seemed to agree this was a good idea. His number is 00222 36189569. He has a shifty eyed buddy who hangs around at the Morocco side but they are legit. I'm not a great fan of using fixers, but there's not a single helpful official on the Mauri side of this border and no signs on any of the offices so they certainly make things simpler.
Chris: Insurance is still available at the border.
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(Green Land Rover 110 you may have seen heading north a couple of days ago!)
This is a pic of the guy Cheikh that Simon mentioned..... To be found on the Mauri side of the crossing. To be fair the Morocco side whilst beurocratic is relatively straightforward.

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This is a pic of the guy Cheikh that Simon mentioned..... To be found on the Mauri side of the crossing. To be fair the Morocco side whilst beurocratic is relatively straightforward.

Nick

Ha!! We were accosted by this guy back in January! Couldn't shake him off. He was slightly helpful, but we could have managed without him.

As an aside ... I got my visa in Paris in December -- as I wasn't sure of the exact day we would arrive at the border, I got Jan 23rd entered on the visa. We arrived there on the 25th. One junior cop got a bit "sniffy" about that but his boss pointed out to him that the 23rd was the earliest date of entry allowed.

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Let's see what happens with this one. I believe Dagana is the 'crossing' to the east of Rosso. Not sure where the other 4 crossings will be:

IOM, Partners Begin Construction of New Border Posts in Senegal -
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Crossed Morocco>Mauritania the other day and decided to use Cheikh...and all in all very glad I did:
Total crossing from arrival Morocco side to leaving Mauri side = 5hrs 20 mins.
Morocco side was slow but straightforward, including going through the truck scanner (no actual search of vehicle).

I needed a visa, and this was the cause of about 90minutes delay, since there was apparently a delegation visiting from some international body or other and the visa guys were off dealing with them. Once they finally came back, those of us with fixers got processed first...could have been a lot longer otherwise. I ended up agreeing an all-in fee with Cheikh, which basically was 25euro plus all the other fees, and then let him run around and get on with it while I brewed coffee and watched the world go by. I just wasn't in a DIY sort of mood...

You take your choice...but he seems a reasonable guy, bargain with him on price or do it yourself if you feel inclined to have some entertainment...
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Crossed April 19. Visa price is the same in Rabat and border €120.
No multiple entry available anywhere.
Rumours that price and visa structure will change soon.
Mauri customs havs confiscated over 1500 (one-thousand-five-hundred) vehicles over the last year. From wrecks to near new cars and 4x4. Custom's compound long since overfilled. They are stored and guarded in nomansland. Noone dare get close.
Have yer papers in good order. My vehicle was in someone elses name and I sought counsel from Hamida (who is more fun then Cheick) before the crossing.
Here's Hamida 222 47403323

Here's 1500 vehicles, wouldnt get closer
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did it look like they're searching/xray bikes when exiting Morocco?
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So basically after much research, it seems the only thing you actually need to pay for when entering on the Mauri side is the TIP which is 3000 UM (8 euro), and insurance. It seems the "helpers"//scammers are attempting to fill this form out for people, is this typically because the form is in French? Is there any way to avoid paying these guys to fill out the form for you, and just do it yourself with a pen?

If a "helper" costs any more than 10 Euro excluding the official TIP cost then I'm not really interested, does anyone have experience doing it themselves?
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Let's see what happens with this one. I believe Dagana is the 'crossing' to the east of Rosso. Not sure where the other 4 crossings will be:

IOM, Partners Begin Construction of New Border Posts in Senegal -
I have searched the river Senegal from Diama to Kayes and to my best knowledge, there is nowhere you can cross with a vehicle other then with the ferry at Rosso. A few kilometers west of Kaedi there is a wide road going down to the river, and it continues at the Sengalese side, so perhaps they have had plans for a bridge here. But there are only small pirogues. You could probably cross with a bike.
Kidira is the main crossing on the Mali-Senegal border, west of Kayes. It is rather corrupt but not like Rosso/Diama. I passed here last week, and was the only one who wasnt asked for a bribe. Most paid 1000 CFA, like they do at every checkpoint in Mali. Ghanaians paid 5000.
The best part of the article is that the border posts at Rosso and Diama will be "restored". Let's hope that involves removing/replacing defunct customs officers.
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