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Africa - East vs West
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Is anybody out there that has travelled through Africa on both the East-and West sides. If so, which would be the best route to take leaving from the UK?
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Well I did the east route going up and its fine , interesting , relatively safe and exciting.
I know another Irish guy who did the west route going down, his name is Hugh Bergin and i think his web site is Kilkenny to Cape Town
if I have have the wrong address you can google it and find it.
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Thank you for your reply Gary, I want to weigh up the pros and cons of both routes to make the most of the trip. Were there any highlights or problems on your trip worth mentioning?
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west route, then along to Chad and a flight (with bike) to Ethiopia, then south. Erm, f*ing expensive flight. Also f*ing expensive having a 'crate' made for the motos, but what can you do...? it was into rainy season. Sudan?
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Also, I would like to hear of your thoughts regarding Carnet costs. As I understand it, going down the west side of Africa, the highest duty paid is 150%, making the insurance premium for it a few hundred £££'s, or even affordable to tie the cash up in the bank if need be, and going down the east side it's 800% in Egypt, which pushes the insurance premium for the Carnet into thousands £££'s, which is alot of travel money I think!!
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east or west
Why not do both.
We did it index in 2003 to 2005 .
Depends what you want. East is easier and if you want to see wild animals then this is the side. plus more overlanders here
If you want real africa, mud, rain forest, desert and lots and lots of fun then West.
Its impossible to answer which is best........both are excellent and both togther will blow you away. cheers DuKs
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Mozambique in 2008
Hi all
We would like to visit Mozambique, two up on 1200 GS. Need info on when to go, leave Cape Town with bike on the train, get there rested, where to go from there? What to take? Who wants to come? Vixen
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Hi T
when are you planning on going, and what bike
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Hi Pockey,
If all goes well, I'll leave around Christmas time, and if it doesn't, I'll leave October '09. I'm on a '05 650GS Dakar.
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