Brussels - Bamako
I would like to drive from Brussels to Bamako in 1 month with a normal car, sadly no diesel. I have quite a few questions for the guys who have driven south recently...
In the past I drove
12/2011: Brussels - Bamako using route de l'espoir
7/2012: Brussels - Banjul
8/2012: Brussels - Bamako using route de l'espoir
10/2013: Brussels - Cape Town using route de l'espoir
This time Brussels - Bamako again, but I would like to avoid 'la poste de douane' in Nioro. So several questions...
1. Visa for Mauritania can now be taken at the border, coming from western sahara? (all previous times I had to take it in Rabat)
2. Visa for Mali can still be taken at the border?
3. Route Nouakchott-Aleg-Bogué-Kaédi-M'bout-Sélibaby-border crossing-Kayes-Mahina-Kita-Bamako Which parts are sand roads? How long will this route take with a normal car
4. The part between Sélibaby and Kayes is my main concern... Is it true you have to cross some 'wadi'? I guess february will be fine for this, but can it easily be done with a normal car?
5. Availability of petrol after Nouakchott? I will drive a huge V6 enigne and I will need a lot of petrol...
6. Are customs and 'laissez-passer' all being done at the border, or do you still have to go to a main office in Kayes?
Thx, Seb
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