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Calabar to Limbe ferry details?
Hi all, Currently in Accra, Ghana. We've heard that the Mamfe border crossing is terrible, and a friend who has just gone through said it was 'broken' and he no luck getting through in a 4x4. Apparently there is a twice weekly ferry from Calabar (Nigera) to Limbe (Cameroon) but don't know if it is just for foot passengers. Has anyone tried this with a vehicle? We have one motorbike. Any info greatly appreciated, we are not up to really rough riding with our beastie!!!

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My friend took that ferry from Calabar to Limbe with his XT in December 08, seemed to work well. The boat was called the Angel Gabriel. Don't have much further info except that it was doable last year.

Just a note on the Mamfe road. It's not real difficult riding unless it's rained. Then it's another story with the mud. We were lucky enough to ride it during a dry period and it was great fun, and the Bamenda region of Cameroon is cool. Good luck ~~
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When did you do the Mamfe road?
I did it on a bike in March (dry season) and it does not look like something I want to do in the rains.

Took 6 hours to do 60km, it rained the previous night though.
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When did you do the Mamfe road?
I did it on a bike in March (dry season) and it does not look like something I want to do in the rains.

Took 6 hours to do 60km, it rained the previous night though.
Inyang -- the Mamfe road was late December 2008. Nearly all of the road was dry -- lucky.
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Hi guys
Went that way earlier this year, looked at taking the ferry round the
Ekok to Mamfe leg then decided to take some hard pills and give the road
a go. Made the crossing on 24 July '09, slap in the middle of the wet
season. It can be done as we achieved it but we had to employ helpers,
and it was miles and miles of deep mud. I would not recomend this
route two up on an Africa Twin, at one stage we got one bike so badly
bogged 5 of us only just dragged it out. Very hard on man and
machine.
As for the ferry, our understanding of it is that is still runs and takes
bikes, not sure about cars. all info for this can be seen in the Africa
Lonely Planet.
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Go through Bissaula directly onto the Ring Road - it's not easy, but it's better than the Mamfe road in the wet and MUCH more interesting!

We did it earlier this year, see: http://www.mindtheelephant.com/blog/...1_archive.html

The road that looks possible on the Michelin map through Abong isn't possible with anything other than bikes as the river is too deep - there are canoes that you can use to cross with smaller forms of transport.

The road through Bissaula is a mission, but worth it. We were only the second tourist vehicle through in 5 years so it's not very well used, good adventure though! Here's the blog from the others that went through:
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