Because of the Ebola Outbreak, maybe not the best idea to do it currently on the same way.

Marocco, Mauretania, Maili (staying south) Burkina, Benin looks still doable instead. We did that too at the end of 2012 this way:



Steve`s Blog (divelandy) is one of the most recent and just beautful and unique.

I try to collect a list of all travellers on bike, car or truck on the westroute in our who write a Blog here. Together you can get the most recent informations.

Like others wrote too, you had to calculate 1500 USD for Visas for the west route, if you plan safe, and optain the critical ones with multiple entry. This allow you to get back and choose another route, if something happen (Roads closed because of flood, something happen and you want to avoid an area).

You can calculate the Fuelcosts too before, if you choose our route you will drive 20`500km, but it is possible with 15`000km or less if you did a shorter line. For Diesel the costs was 1.08 USD in the mix for a liter, for Benzin you had too look in a blogs of a biker i guess.

Timeframe is up to you. We did it in two months by car. I guess i dont have to mention, that we would like to have more time. Time is the most valuable stuff we have. But better doing it in two months as never...

A biker here at HuBB did a roundtrip in 2.5 months (the west route he did in 18 days), first the west route than the east cost upwards. But more time is better, for shure. Other did a roundtrip in two years.

Language ist mostly french, in Angola Portuguese, Nigeria and north Cameroon English (too in Namibia and SA). We just can speak english - it was enough and sometimes helpful, to be the stupid forigner. So french is not neccessary to do such a trip, but would allow more communication.

Surfy

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