Home From Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa - March, 2016

From Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa - March, 2016

Submitted by StaleFish
Route
Shipment From: 
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shipment To: 
Cape Town, South Africa
Shipper details
Contact person name: 
Sandra and Javier
Company name: 
Dakar Motos
Company web page: 
http://www.dakarmotos.com
Contact person email: 
daka...@hotmail.com
Contact details: 

DakarMotos recently moved, so be sure you have their new address on Tres Arroyos in the Florida area of Buenos Aires.

Travellers Impressions of the shipper
Recommended?: 
Yes
Rating: 
5/5 - Excellent
Information about this Shipment
Shipping Method: 
Air
Shipping date: 
March, 2016
Cost Paid at Start (US $): 
1920
Cost Paid at Destination (US $): 
19
Blog post: 
http://www.2ridetheglobe.com/carnets-cape-town-and-kindness/
Comments: 

I can't speak highly enough of Sandra and Javier at DakarMotos. These people are without a doubt THE BEST at what they do. I created a huge problem for myself by losing all of my documents (temporary import doc, title, everything) the morning I was supposed to deliver the bike to the airport at Buenos Aires, and within a day Sandra had my bike cleared through Customs and ready to ship. She knows the system inside and out. Bike was weighed and put on a pallet, strapped down and shrink-wrapped. The next day I paid for the shipping and received an airway bill with tracking info. The bike arrived in Cape Town three days later and within two hours I had it cleared, off the pallet and riding away.
Note that my bike is a 250cc with hard panniers, so it is smaller dimensionally and only weighs 175kg with all gear and luggage. Thus the price to ship was less than the $2300 I was quoted, which is the normal price for a GS I believe.


 

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