finngers crossed it will open soon....anyon eles at ikon with recent news

Yep that's right. There are actually a lot of different articles which say the borders are open.. But apparently immigration at the borders didn't get the same memo!

I've just been up to akwaye which is another crossing near obudu. I spoke to a bunch of people who said that it was open last week, and they actually crossed along with a whole lot of other traffic. Now it's been closed again.

When I actually get through I'll be sure to post here. All air travel and maritime cargo are def open and everyone in Cameroon apparently believe it's open.

I'm checking in with local guys at both border crossings daily - so I guess I probably have the best chance for solid info.. Now going from ikom to calabar to keep tabs on the limbe ferry as well.

I did the road from Mamfe to Ekok in early february 2014.
New tared road the first 20 km after Mamfe. Than 20 km very new and very large truck. Was ready to get new tar. All the way they were busy works on the new road which will be tared up to the border (chinese Company)

Roach,

Am in Abuja at the moment, expect to be in Calabar on tuesday the 2nd dec
same problem, cant get either Cameroon visa nor Angola, whilst borders shut
if ur about, like to catch up for a beer
josh

Just a quick update - there's a cargo ferry which goes from Calabar to Tiko port in Cameroon but it's a duopoly and the guys have cottoned on to the overlanders' plight and are quoting stupid prices in the order CFCA700k and up.

Rumour has it that there is a heap of pressure on Cameroon to open the border for the large number of people who want to travel home for Christmas. I'll be passing Ikok again on Sunday (some have said this is the day earmarked for the opening, but that's just one of dozens of rumours I'm hearing so doesn't hold much weight for me).

If it doesn't open in the next week or two I'll be sending the car by ship all the way to Namibia and avoiding the difficult center for the time being, which I'd be pretty gutted about.

Will send PM Josh.

cheers
appreciate
having a mare with visas as well
bloody joke

Hi Roach,

Is the border still closed? I am now in Accra and would be crossing into Cameroon in about 4 weeks time. I plan to apply visa for Cameroon in Nigeria and hope the border is open by then.

How is the traveling situation in Nigeria, any particular place/city to avoid going to and which way is the safest to take to cross from Nigeria into Cameroon?

Thanks in advance.

Borneoman

I need to get moving so I've driven back to Lagos and am organising to ship my car to Namibia. I can't justify forking out for expensive visas only to have them expire without any clue when the border will open. However I'm still keeping in touch with the guys at the border so I can post any updates on here. No change yet, it seems like Boko Haram is the main cause and that stuff isn't settling down any time soon - on the other hand there's a lot of pressure to open the border so that people can return home for Christmas.

For routes - I'm no expert because I only did it twice but I figure the best way is to go through the Ilara border 100km north of Cotonou (near Ketou), then Abeokuta-Ljebu Ode-Ore-Benin City-Onitsha-Abakaliki then if you want to go to the border continue straight to Ikom but if you want to go to Calabar take the South road to Ugep (couple of turns easy to miss there) and then down to Calabar. Suggest don't go the Aba route - roads are horrible and you can get stuck in traffic in Aba and other large towns (made that mistake the first time). You'll tear your hair out at checkpoints until Abeokuta but then it's good highway pretty much all the way to Onitsha, then smaller but reasonable roads from there to Calabar. I just drove from Calabar to Lagos in 12 hours without stopping at a single checkpoint - I think because I waited until Sunday to do it and left at 5am. Sunday's a good day for driving in Nigeria!

Ekok will open thiS weekend
 

Just finished meeting with regional head of health in Cameroon
He assures me overlanders will be able to pass by next monday
Ensure all vacinations are up to date
Cameroon visa in calabar, 1 hour..easy
If emergency pm me for the cameroon health delegates number....but only in emergency....dont abuse please

Safe teavels

Think im owed a few beers

Well done, Josh!!:thumbup1:

Cheers,

Gee

Great News !
 

Hello Josh, great to read your post ! its exaclty the news we have been expecting for days!

I'll be flying to Benin on the 26th where my LandRover is parked, from there I will be driving to cross the border probably on the 29 or 30 Dec. in case anybody will be around would be great travelling toghether !

Border Opened
 

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We'll see you around the border, I'll be staying at Drill Ranch for few days, and cross around 29-30.

Josh you really have the keys, thanks a lot ! :-)

Ciao - Stefano

Hi Stefano,
great thanks for the info but had a quick look at the link and the post seems to be from the 04th Nov!
I'm thinking could this be another hoax news or can anyone "on the field" confirm this. :innocent:
Cheers guys,

Borders still closed
But, if you use the ammana to aKwaya route, pretty rough onto bamenda, you can get in, after a day or so wait, at this remote border
Pm me for details of the Cameroon contact
Two of us have got through in last two weeks..so its not a hoax...my friend