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Usefull information and waypoints route
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Tunesia:
if you have a GPS you have to declare it to customs, but do
not say you are in transit to e.g. Libya, as they will seal your
GPS in a sack with lead plomp. This will be recorded in your
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Libya:
DO NOT USE SARO/SARI TRAVEL ! Bad Service. We
had a lot of problems with them: Visa not ready at arrival, they
got us finally in on a entry stamp. Guide provided completly
inadequate and left us after 2 days ! Big problems to get out of
Libya, however with the help of another agent we managed. SHATI
ZUARA TOURS email :
info@shati-zuara.de. Tel. (Libya) 00218.91.3158229 ask for
guide Saleh Alxazedi (025.222362). Speaks fluent English and
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Egypt: Route Siwa > Bahariya (v.v) closed. Permit
cannot be obtained in Siwa anymore, but only in Cairo. Takes at
least 2-3 days.
Ferry Aswan>Wadi Halfa. Goes every Monday. Contact Mr. Salah
Mohamed, Nile Navigation Comp. tel: 097303348. Please note that
carferry is seperate from passenger ferry (take 1st class cabin
! it is worth the money). It arrives in Wadi Halfa about 20 hrs
later !
Sudan:
Sudan visa can be obtained in Cairo in
1-2 days. You need letter of recommendation from your Embassy.
Visa can also be obtained in Aswan (heard issued in 3 hrs ?!),
but you have to bring letter of recommendation with you.
arriving Wadi Halfa there are 2 shabby "hotels" at beginning
of town. Do not use them, but go for the better one (sorry no
name) a little further. Clear your carnet and registration tru
Mazar (young guy on a bike) and do not use Kamal (older guy who
ripes you off). Mazer has an office Mashan Shanti for "communication"
and service.
Route Wadi Halfa > Dongola very bad -takes 3-4 days.
usefull waypoints
| ABRI |
N 20.48.268 E 030.20.865 |
| DONGOLA FERRY |
N 19.10.862 E 030.29.233 |
| ABU DOM RONDABOUT |
N 17.57.306 E 031.13.693 |
Camping Khartoum: Blue Nile Sailing Club sucks. Mayby good
for in the summer heat camping on the Nile banks, but too
expensive (3 usd$ pp and 5 for car). Toilets, showers not
working, filthy and camping is on the general parking place.
Very good alternative: National Camping (300 dinar pp) 5 km
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N 15.31.485 E 032.34.175 |
We did not register again in Khartoum, nor did
we request a travel permit. No probs on the route.
Ethiopia: (Border Gallabad/Metema
Immigration at Metema, but customs :
Carnet cannot be stamped at Metama border, but
has to be done at "Headoffice" 36 km further in town called
Shehedi
The following Africa accommodation
information and text is not ours, but when
text is in blue is our contribution. We got it from 2
SA guys and
they got it from the owner-writer. Name regretfully unknown.We
follow it partly and appears to be well-informed and very very
usefull. It is in sequence of a routing from north to south, so
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ETHIOPIA (you! money! Pen ! Birr !
Sweets !) + Faranti ! SHEHEDI - customs .
Free Camping. Mr Geday is the customs officer. Ask politely and
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GONDER - Belegeze Pension - 30 Birr camp/50 Birr room.
The absolute cleanest place in Ethiopia !! Very lovely showers +
toilets. Secure parking. Gonder is a loverly little town. Usual
beggars, nothing untoward. Internet, cafe's,bakeries,
supermarket + juice bars. The castle is not that interesting,but
do have a sundowner at the Goha Hotel on top of the hill
overlooking Gonder. Stunning! We arrived
during TimKat celebrations and all hotels fully booked. However
we could camp at the Goha Hotel for 100 birr and we liked it. BAHIR DAR - Gion Hotel -
44 Birr to camp. The best place to camp in town. Right by Lake
Tana with dawn/dusk views of pelicans flocking on a nearby rock.
Speak to reception about taking a boat out to the ancient
monastries.
LALIBELA - Asheten Hotel 30 birr camp, 60 birr room.
Useful place to stay. Overland trucks stop here. We took a nice
little room. Hot showers, polite staff. Ask for Thomas as he's
the person to guide you around the famous rock-hewn churches. 50
birr p.p. + 100 birr entry. Ask about the skeleton in the wall @
St Georges church.
ADDIS ABEBA (New Flower) - yeah right !
Amba Hotel - 30 birr camp or 50 birr en-suite room. Teddy is
the guy to help you - he'll show you around - cheapest internet,
best supermarket and take you to the "Mercato". Do not go alone
- many thieves & scum really. But do go there as its very
African. Good chips and omelettes if you are sick of injera.
We stayed at the RAS AMBA HOTEL 44 US$
room incl breakfast. Nice, clean place, overlooking Addis.
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Despite what ANYONE says : DO NOT stay @ the Bel Air Hotel.
Nasty, ragg and noisy there. We saw it. |
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WONDO GENET -Wondo Genet Hot Spring Resort 37.50
birr pp to camp. Lovely place to camp near Bale Mountains N.P.
We camped under trees with Colobus & Vervets.
(Monkeys). Camping price
includes a visit to and a swim in Hot Springs. Got to be done as
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AWASSA - Awassa Wabe Shebelle 2 - 40 birr pp to camp.
Dingy place but at least you can camp in reasonable grounds.
Crap food - yuk - reheated stale food. View of Lake Awassa &
good bird life. We did not stayed there, but took next place
KOMBOLCHA and stayed at the Tekle Hotel. 70 Birr double,
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ARBA MINCH- Roza Hotel 15 birr p. room, but DON'T stay
there. Just eat the fabulous nile fish + chips that Rosa knocks
up for little money. Instead camp at ? Bekele Mola Hotel
in the
long grass at 40 birr p.p.. Good restaurant ,
with fantastic
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YABELO/YAVELLO Green Hotel 15 birr p.room. Just DO
NOT STAY THERE. Grotty-toilet-words fail me. Yavello Motel- a new top address. Prices may rise when place is finished.
We camped at the Yabello Motel. 20 Birr.
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MOYALLE - Tourist Hotel 15 Birr p.room.Can camp in
courtyard or take a room.. |
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Between Moyale and Marsabit we bushcamped ! It's safe, you don't
need to join the convoy and its beautifull. Enjoy the road "cos
it sucks" |
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NAIROBI (CHOICE OF 2) 1) UPPERHILL CAMP - 550 ksh
per night. Owned by Francis (lovely guy), quite a small but cosy
& convenient place for central Nairobi. Noisier than Rangi's but
you get used to it quickly. Lovely ablutions, fireplace-good
food in restaurant. Loads of backpackers & overlanders like you.
2) RANGI'S SITE - 250 ksh p.p. - Popular overlander stop
&owned by a kiwi-rangi & his wife Annemieke. Have moved site -
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LAKE NAIVASHA -Fisherman's Camp - 400 ksh p.p. Beautiful
campsite next to Lake Naivasha. Build a huge campfire & wait for
the hippos !! |
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CRATER LAKE GAME SANCTUARY (Next to Lake Naivasha) - 150
ksh pp to camp, 100 ksh to enter + 50 ksh for car. One of the
sweetest game reserve camps ever! You are permitted to walk
around the tiny reserve. We walked right up to giraffe, zebra,
eland + thomsons gazelles. Hot swoers + clean long-drops. You
can also walk around the lake in 30 mins & see plenty of
flamingoes. Due to security reasons
campsite is temperarely closed. However you can camp at the
owners compound (electrically fenced). Terrific spot and very
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THOMPSON FALLS - Thompson
Falls Lodge 300 ksh pp camping on grass !! Nice place to stay-
clean loos with toilet paper and hot showers ! Little walk to
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RUMURUTI (North of Thompsons Falls) - Babong Camp -
250 ksh pp. In our opinion, one of the best campsites in Kenya &
little known! Zoe @ Kemin told us about this place. Set
high on a plateau on a farm overlooking Mt. Kenya & the Aberdare
Mountains. Owned by 3rd generation Kenyans- The Perretts.
Very rustic, very friendly. If you want to get away from
everyone-stay there !! Not in any guidebooks-thank God ! |
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LAKE BARINGO - Roberts Camp 300 ksh pp + 500 ksh to enter
reserve. A lot of British ex-pats !! Very nice owners. Millions
of fabulous birds & near to lake. Crocs,hippos rtc. Good
restaurant/bar. Now 350 ksh pp. + tax !
Good showers and clean toilets |
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MOMBASSA - Twiga Lodge, Tiwi Beach |
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NAKURU - Kernbu campsite - 500 ksh pp. More British
ex-pats own this quint farm camp with a cosy wooden bar/logfire,
open terrace. Camp on grass. Clean loos + hot showers |
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ELDORET - Naiben River Camp 250 ksh pp |
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Hughe campsite right next tp the Naiben River. Strange looking
bar + FAB CURRIES - owned by Raj, who also owns a knitwear
factory in town.Buy your Masai blankets here ! very very cheap.
Watch out for driver ants ! Building a new
camp, therefor no more maintenance on old camp, which shows. |
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KITALE - Sinkwa Safaris - 375 ksh |
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Little piece of middle-England in NW Kenya ! Really good
campsite - lovely self-catering kitchen & hot showers ! Owners
are Richard & Julia Barnley. Good for 1 night before Uganda.
Be aware that the dinner at "home" is
around 850 ksh pp, but with everything included:
soup-main-dessert (we had triffle) and coffe/thea |
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JINJA - Nile River Explorers $2,00 pp |
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Popular campsite right by the Nile rapids & Buyagali Falls.
Bar/restaurant & clean ablutions. You can swim in the Nile near
the rapids. Watch out for pesty Tsetse flies and hungry velvets. |
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Beautifull terrasse overlooking the Nile
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KAMPALA (1) Red Chili's Hideaway - 5000 ush pp |
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Okay camp, good ablutions, but funny to let you camp on the
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KAMPALA (2) Backpackers Hostel 5000 ush pp |
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Much better place to camp, however stinky
hole in the ground toilets, hot showers. You can
camp anywhere in the large campground & were is free internet.
Bonus ! The campsite is not so large and
in the middle is a big 40 ft container !!?? Bar/restaurant OK |
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LAKE ALBERT - Nile Safari Camp 10.000 ush pp |
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Very posh lodge which lets you camp with stunning views of the
lake. (+ hippos). Hot shower + toilet. Ask for Geordie- very
nice and helpful English guy - ex overland truckdriver manages
the place. We wanted to stay there, but
campsite is far away from main buildings (pool), no shade on
camping and crappy toilets/showers - so we went to the Red Chili
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MURCHISON FALLS N.P. Red Chili Rest Camp 5000 ush pp.
+ $ 30 (now 35pp) entry for 2 days + $ 40 one-off fee car |
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Beautiful place by Lake Albert and well worth it. The falls are
stunning. Rest camp is fairly large + open. Warthog + bushbuck+
Marabu wander through requently. 3 hr boat trip to Falls is 20000 ush
pp - very good game spotting - hippos,crocs, all kinds of birds.
Self game drive to Falls free. (Do It !)
Take the ferry and do a game drive on the
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BODUNGO FOREST Busingero
Tourist Site 15000 ush pp for camping including CHIMPS
TREKKING !!! (Morning walk 3 hrs). Campsite has 2 bandas (US9
pp), but is very basic. Good (long drop) toilets and shower if
there is water in the tank. They store cold drinks, but thats
it. Have to bring your own food, but it is worth to stay there
and do the Chimps trekking (very cheap if you compare with
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KIBALE FOREST - Crater Valley Kibale (CVK) US$ 3 pp Small
camp, 10 km from National Park HQ. Good base for trekking chimps.
Showers + toilets. Chimp trekking US$ 40 pp + 20 guide (3 hrs)
Get to see/here lots of chimps + birds. We
went for a swim in the crater (nice cool) as it is free a
bilharzia, but they 'forgot' to mention he crater has leeches
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KIBALE FOREST - Safari Hotel 5000
ush pp incl breakfast ! camping. Campsite is very small and you
miss it almost as it lookes like anybodies private home, but
they are building a new beautifull campsite at the back with
bandas, restaurant and bar and will be ready end 2005 . The
owner Charles is famous for his cooking, but can stock very
little and is overwhelming
friendly. Black tea the whole day as much you can stomach. This
will be the place to stay when it is finished. We did the swamp
sanctuary. (10.000 pp) and you must be lucky to see a lot of
monkeys and birdlife. |
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LAKE BUNYONYI - Overlanders 5000 pp |
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Lovely campsite situated right by the lake. Good ablutions,
restaurant + bar. Minicurio shop. Make sure you make dug-out
canou trip into the lake. Good laugh- you will see why!
Indeed well worth staying here !!
Recommendation ! |
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RUHENGERI - Hotel Urumuri 7000 rfr room |
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Good one nighter as a base to see mountain Gorillas in Parc des
Volcans. Cheap food + drink. Walking distance to bank +
shops.Book gorillas one day before at ORTPN office. US$ 250
NOW 375.00 !! pp -WELL
WORTH EVERY DOLLAR! See them here and not in UGANDA. We stayed at the Muhabara Hotel. 10000 rfr.
Very convenient, room nr 8 large room shower/bath-toilet, good
kitchen, nice terasse |
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BUTARE Ibis Hotel - room 8- 12000 rfr (incl breakfast) |
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Nice hotel situated in town centre. Lovely university town with
'best museum' in E. Africa. (It is quite good!). Room no 8 is an
enormous room with en-suite bath tub, loo + conservatory !! Very
good value. Secure parking right next to room ! Recommended. |
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CYANGUGU - (Lake Kiru on border of Congo) - Peace Guest
House (as you drive in on hill) 7500 rfr - double room
with sunken bathtub + toilet. We stayed in room nr 5 (lovely)
fabulous view + sunset of Lake Kiru. Can see the town of Bukaru
(Congo) from here ! All rooms in block of
nr 5 are the same. As guesthouse is owned by Church - no alcohol
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KIGALI - Okapi Hotel - room 504) Budget room+best !)
12000 rfr - room incl b'fast. Top-end of town near big
roundabout. En-suite rooms at the back. Good food in restaurant
& good internet centre in hotel ! Walking distance to all
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WARNING !! Route border Rwanda - Rusumu
> Geita reported car jackings !! So do not stop and be alert !
(We received this information on arrival in Geita.....) |
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BIHARAMULO - Boma Guest House - 6000 tsh to camp. Old
german Fort on top of the hill from town. Dirt road to get to
Biharamulo. Clean toilet + shower. Nice staff.
When we arrived the guesthouse was closed
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GEITA Erin Hotel 20.000 tsh
room incl. brkfst. Very nice hotel on large grounds. Luxury
rooms incl hot shower & toilet. Safe parking. Difficult to find
as not correctly sign posted so here are the GPS coordinates:
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KISESSA - Bujora SukumaMuseum - 2000 tsh pp to camp.
Weird + wonderfull place to camp if coming from Rwanda.
Traditional Sukuma tribe open-air museum. If you are lucky, they
put on a traditional dance like we were. Watch the python ! |
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KIJRESHI TENTED CAMP. US$
10 pp to camp. Signed posted on route Mwanza-Musoma. Beautifull
place to camp . Entrance Serengeti from there. Ask to camp on
grounds of overlandtrucks. Very friendly staff they gave us key
of cabin to shower/toilet !! Good restaurant/bar and mostly no
visitors !! Sat tv |
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Please note that Serengeti and
Ngorongoro Crater are adjoining, which means if you leave through
Naabi Hill gate, you immidiately enter the Crater NP and have to
pay !! |
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*SERENGETI INFO: |
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US$ 30 pp + US$ 30 car + US$ 20 pp - camp
so 2 persons US$ 130.00 and valid for only 24 hrs exactly on
time of arrival ! an extra day = 130 extra |
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Seronera (centre of N.P.) 4/5 public campsites in the bush, pit
toilets. Our camp had no water so no shower! (Nyani Camp).
Our camp DikDik had water,but no working
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*NGORONGORO CRATER INFO: |
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US$ 30 pp entry + US$ 30 car + US$ 20 pp to camp and US$ 7.50 pp
to go into crater - well worth it - we saw ele + 11 lions |
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Now 12.50 pp for car into crater and you must take
guide with you at extra costs! Tell them you cannot fit a
guide in your car and they will stamp your permit, so you can go
without a guide. Do not camp in Crater but go to Karatu ! |
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KARATU - Ngorongoro Safari Resort 5000 tsh pp |
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Good little campsite. Nice bar/restaurant, good ablutions. Useful
stop before/after Crater (& cheaper !).
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ARUSHA - Masai Camp 3000 tsh pp |
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Another hugely popular campsite, but quite big. Good
restaurant/bar. Near to town centre. Cheap + fast internet
centre in camp. Good ablutions. Organise climbs Mt Meru + Kili +
Arusha N.P. Well recommended |
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MKUMBARA - South of Moshi approx 10 km before Lushoto- Tembo Campsite US$ 4 pp |
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Owned by 'Fleet'- very nice Dutch guy. Well sighposted off the
main road. (Big yellow Tembo chipboards sign), swimming pool,
tennis court. Camp on grass. Right by Usumbara Mountains.
Looks like an old army camp with barracks,
which will be converted into dorms=but good for 1 stop before
Dar Es Salaam |
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KIGOMBE - Peponi Resort US$ 4 pp |
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Very large campsite underneath palm trees + next to nice beach.
Good ablutions + restuarant/bar. The half-day snorkelling safari
to the 'sand island' is stunning ! (Very
good cooking in restaurant) |
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BAGAMOYO - Travellers Lodge - 3000 tsh pp |
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Good for one nighter. Proper beach lodge, showers,loo, etc. Make
sure you collect any fallen coconuts! Dont cook, you HAVE to eat
in the restaurant - try garlic prawns/steak - whopper portions
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DAR-ES SALAAM - Kippepeo Beach Camp 3000 tsh pp |
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ZANZIBAR |
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8 km south of Dar - need to take Kigamboni ferry to get across
the harbour. Good beach camp on fabulous white sand beach. Nice
bar/restaurant. Hot showers, but they have no doors
(curtains) ?!
When we were there no hot showers - but showers lukewarm due sun
heating. |
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MOROGORO - Masuka Village Hotel 7200 tsh room/3600 to
camp. Small hotel 1 km from town in leafy part. Fabulous food in
the adjoining Chinese restaurant. But camp - don't take a room
like we did - mosi heaven ! |
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IRINGA - Kisolanza Farm 3000 tsh pp |
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If you do come up this way, you must stay here! Real bush atmos,
hot showers, clean wooden long-drops, very quiet. Well of main
road. Sell locally grown produce. Must have the Amarula Hot
Chocolate in the tiny rondavel bar !! |
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KORONGA - Mufwa Riverside Centre - 200 mk pp |
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Nothing special, but a useful one nighter after coming from
Tanzania. Cold showers, cheap sodas. Make sure the gateman fully
opens the gate. It was raining cats & dogs
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KORONGA - Club Marina -
Chalet (room) 20 usd incl breakfast. Warm showers. Nothing
spectacular. |
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CHITIMBA BEACH - Mdokera's Beach Camp 150 mk pp |
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Locally run beach camp on the sand right by Lake. Camp near the
'bed in a tree'! Jungle showers + pit toilets.
DONOT stay at Chitimba Lodge - backpackers
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CHELINDA (Nyika National Park)
Chelinda Camp 500 mk pp to camp. Park entrance fee 1380 mk 2
pers incl. car. Hot showers - clean toilets. Bring own food &
drinks. Beautifull park with 'Scottish' landscape. Fabulous
sceneries. |
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NKHATA BAY - Njaya Camp 150 mk pp |
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Insist on camping past the barrier near the chalets (wooden
table+bench). NOT in the patch of grass near the restaurant
over-run by turkeys !! Cold showers. Good food in restaurant.
Try the 'Big Blue' campsite instead. They do good burgers+
toasties!! Scottish guy runs here. |
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LAKE MALAWI - Kande Beach 300 mk pp |
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Hugely popular campsite near Lake. Trucks stop here. Camp on
sand. Good ablutions + bar/restaurant. Stock up on groceries etc
as no shops etc. nearby. We stayed 10 days because we did our
PADI Scuba Diving course here. US$ 180 pp - 5 days (Aquanuts
Dive School) |
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MONKEY BAY - (Cape Maclear) - Fat Monkeys - US$1 pp |
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Mmm. Not the best campsite but very cheap!! Bar + restaurant.
Dodgy showers + loos. Very open on the beach (locals peer/call
through the bamboo fence) we'd rather you tried elsewhere !!
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MONKEY BAY (Cape
Maclear) Gayia Lodge US1,5 pp to camp. Very very nice place to
camp. Little , but direct at the beach . Cold showers + clean
loos. No restaurant, but you can eat perfect at Fat Monkeys
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SENGA BAY - Cool Runnings US$ 2 pp |
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Lovely place owned by Sam (& her 2 staffies). Right near beach/Lake.
Good bar/restaurant. Nice ablutions - camp on grass. TV/lounge,
laundry. we stayed 10 days !! Say 'hi' to Sam, cheers ! |
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LILONGWE - Kiboko Camp US$ 3 pp |
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Small camp near town centre. Warm showers.Internet (expensive!)
more geared to backpackers. Better to camp
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Lilongwe Golf Club US$ 3 pp (not far from Kiboko) |
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Hughe campsite in grounds of golf club. Fab. ablutions, good
security, very quiet at night. We checked
also the Golf Club and we think you can better stay at the
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LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK Park
entrance USD5 pp and 2 for car. Beautiful park along Shire River.
We would like to go to the Mvuu Lodge for campig , but after 10
K's we were stopped by mud and had to return and stayed at the
fairly new lodge Chingumi Hills Lodge and Safari Camps.. You
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ZAMBIA |
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crappy road alert !!! from CHIPATA to
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CHIPATA - Mama Rula's - US$ 5 pp |
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Large camping ground. Expensive bar & restaurant. Hot showers.
Quiet place when no trucks are there ! Good stop before going to
South Luangwa NP of going to Malawi |
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Right on the Maaze/Siansowa Crocodile Farm (follow all signs to
this farm from main road). Good view of Lake & lovely sunsets.
Garin & Paola are lolvely + hospitable. Good ablutions,nice
pool, sunset bar. Garin will organise Croc Farm visit, fishing
trips, boat trips + camping nearby islands.Good place to stay (Get
Garin to cook you Croc Stir-Fry/Croc Curry - YUM!) |
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SOUTH LUANGWA N.P. - Flatdogs Camp US$ 5 pp |
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Lush camp right by Luangwa River. Very popular. Good ablutions,
bar + restaurant,curio shop, internet, etc. Most of the staff
are British. Try & park right by the river under the hughe
Sausage tree ! Many,many hippos, some crocs, good birdspotting.
We did a self-drive (game). US$ 20 entry + US$ 15 car. Organised
night-drives to see Leopards ia US$ 25 pp.
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SOUTH LUANGWA N.P. Wildlife Camp US$5
pp. Perfect camp at Luangwa River. If you dont want noise from
overlanders - GO THERE ! Good ablutions+restaurant. Hippos in
the camp during night ! |
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Game drive in open cars !! Only usd 25 pp
for 5 hrs |
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crappy road alert !!! from South
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PETAUKE - Zullu's Kraal - US$ 4 pp |
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Overland trucks stop with small bar- no restaurant. Hot showers,
right near main road. A useful stop between Lusaka & Chipata (very
long stretch of pot-holed road !) |
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Friendly staff. Security guards. |
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LUSAKA - Pioneer Camp US$ 5 pp |
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You'll love this place. We treated it like home. Owners are
Chris (Zambian) + Bev (British) - lovely couple. Good ablutions
+ campsite. Fab. bar- restaurant. DSTV - very cosy atmos. Few
backbackers and not too many trucks. |
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LIVINGSTONE - Maramba River Lodge US$ 5 pp. Forget any
backpackers places, stay here ! Lovely campsite situated by
Maramba River & 3 km from Vic Falls. Good ablutions,
bar+restaurant, swimming pool, braai, etc. Good value for money.
Hippos+Crocs |
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*TIP* Leave car here + get taxi to Falls.
(15000 kwacha one way). Falls entry=US$10 pp |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
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(YOU MAY NOT NEED ALL THIS !) North > South |
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TĚTE - Jesus É Bom - US$ 2 pp + 3 car |
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Only campsite in town (signposted from huge bridge) |
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Christian-run camp (local) right by Zambezi, cold showers,
friendly owners. Apparantly overland trucks stop here. |
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CHIMOIO - Palhota de Chicoteco - free |
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Not really a campsite anymore-just a restaurant, but they
refused to take money for camping there.Not far from town (see
L.P. or Bradt). Restaurant serves tasty Portuguese food !
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CHIMOIO - Chicamba Dam - Casa
Msika. 85.000 Mt pp. ca 40 kms from Chimoio direction Zimbabwe.
Restaurant + hot showers - terasse overlooking the artificial
lake with dead trees in it. Crocs ! Very serene and quiet .
Poolside not cleaned - dirty ! |
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BEIRA -Biques Campsite 75.000 Mt p.p. |
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Only place to camp in Beira & right on the beach near palm tree,
etc. Chris (lady who owns it) is British & a good source of
info. Ablutions are stunning. Very hot showers. Restaurant and
bar is superb. Good food + DSTV |
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VILANKULOS - Baobab Beach - 100.000 Mt p.p. |
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Very backpackers orientated, but stunning view of beach from the
bar. Camping site - freezing cold showers- be warned ! You could
try 'Vilankulos Camping' along the beach - more geared to
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VILANKULOS - Blue Water Lodge
-200.000 Mt pp.to camp. Direct located at beach. Hot showers and
good restuarant. Run by South Africans |
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MORRUNGULU - Sylvia Shoal - 175.000 Mt p.p. |
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Lovely, huge camp ground next to beach owned by Les & Marsha (Zimbabwean).
Nice restaurant - gorgeous food !!! Dive school, hot showers,
etc. Enormous secluded beach !!!! |
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BARRA BEACH (INHAMBANE) - Ponta do Barra |
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(Lighthouse camp) 50 rand p.p. |
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Next to lighthouse gorgeous view. Amazing beach website
www.barralighthouse.com |
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BILENE - Palmeiras - 75.000 Mt pp |
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Very nice place to camp. Fab. bar & restaurant with great food (try
the seafood platter for 2 !). Hot showers etc. |
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MAPUTO - Fatima's place 120.000 Mt p.p. |
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Only place to camp in Maputo. safe parking,self-catering kitchen,
tv/lounge area - also has rooms.Nice atmos, but geared towards
backpackers. Fatima is very helpfull |
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BOTSWANA |
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MAGADIKGADI PANS - Kubu Island 120 BWP entry, car & 2 x
camping |
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Right in the salt pan (sua) by Kubu (ancient monument of huge
rocks & ghostly baobabs). Sunrise is gorgeous (pink glow above
the salt - magic !) |
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MAUN - Audi Camp
25 - BWP p.p. |
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Everyone comes here but it has nice atmos, good bar &
restaurant, hot showers all day. They arrange 1/2/3 day Mokoro
trips from 390 BWP p.p. well recommended ! |
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SHAKAWE - Drotsky's Cabins - 55 BWP p.p. |
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Situated right in the woods & by the Kavango River. Campfires &
hot showers & clean loos. Nice for one nighter |
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