Thanks Karim--Valuable trip report
Hi Karim,
Well done! Inspirational and helpful post!
I am not on Instagram or Facebook and have some questions because I'm planning a similar solo trip (ex-Dublin, via TMT Morocco and then Nouakchott-Choum) this winter 2025-6 on my CRF250L with an ultra-light approach to packing (e.g. possibly no cooking).
- You mentioned delays getting visas: Where did you get each visa for Guinea, Cote Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, DRC, Angola. Is there a city from where one can secure multiples? Any suggestions?
(I appreciate there are some other posts about West Africa visas but you've excluded Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia and I'd like to understand your thinking.)
- Was 8 months too fast? Or could it be done quicker and still have some quality of life?
- Equatorial West Africa appears to be "not for the feint-hearted". Online I see few stories and youtubes of overlanders actually enjoying Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, etc. Was there much respite from the borders and roads?
Apart from iOverland and HUBB what Facebook groups are useful for overlanders in West Africa?
Regards, Ruairi
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