Check-Ins

very professional workshop for 4x4 vehicles. They replaced the leave springs and shock absorbers of our Toyota Landcruiser. The owner is called Vahid and speaks English. Vahid is a former Iranian rally champion and also leads tourist groups on challenging off road trips through the desert. http://iran4wd.com/ mob phone / WhatsApp +98 912 509 0823

Great overnighter for us. Quiet, the odd car early evening/morning. Spotty Verizon coverage.

Panama has best gas stations of Central America! Free but fast wifi, free (clean!) showers and toilets, guarded parking and sells beers which you can drink in the airconditioning. Water not potable.

Amazing spot, oneof my favorite. Beautiful sunset, fire pit, it was very pretty

not great for a tent right next to the highway and the farmer came to make sure we weren't doing anything wrong.let us stay but wouldn't recommend

It's worth it only if you can camp on the lawn by the beach. The parking lot isn't nice at all! The good thing is they cut one of the roof bars so we could pass with our car to reach the beachfront! But if you have a very high car you might still not pass through (look at the photo to have an idea). The place is very simple but the sandy beach is worthy it. Toilets and showers are quite rundown and if you want hot water you'll have to bucket shower. We prefered bathing in the lake. 😅 Also note that you must cross a school to reach the guesthouse and it was noisy sometimes. If you're not too picky you'll enjoy the place a lot. We paid 10,000 for 2 people with a rooftop tent per night. Great MTN and Airtel mobile internet.

The owner Ricardo is very knowledgeable, super friendly and has fair prices.

His shop has a height limit of about 2.5m or so so might not be able to accommodate big rigs

wonderful place. the most amazing tour through Nisga'a civilazation by Tina. fortunately many great artifacts survived.

closed probably out if season. would definitely go there

great place, just the 5km gravel rd was not so nice. totally quiet we are the only ones. bit noise from the rd. parked right on the lake unfortunately too cold to swim

best place ever, very welcoming, nice camping grounds and lovely birds (peacocks and duckies ). a very quite place for campers and good pricing as well (8 USD per night). thank you @ denises kitchen had a great time( very memorable ).

Nice big parking lot in the forest on the way to a view point

the best place free in iruya.
el mejor lugar gratis en iruya. teniendo en cuenta q en la terminal cobran estacionamiento y en el pueblo es difícil moverse en vehiculo.
los baños estan habilitados solamente sábados y domingos

Crossing ZIM-MOZ
most parts of the 40km from Chipinge to the border is very bad tar road; the very last stretch from Mt Selinda Mission is a rough earth track (possibly difficult in rainy times)
ZIM:
Immigration and Customs: easy, quick and friendly
Police: short inspection, clearly looking for poaching staff

MOZ: arrived at 09:40, we were the only customers .. all day and all day next day
Immigration and Customs: very friendly … but very slow. VOA available(US$50 pp, a flyer is hanging up, saying Mt3100) … theoretically … but first due to internet connection problem and then printing problem, we had to overnight in front of the customs building and for a long time it was not sure if we can continue at all. The officers suggested repeatedly we should go back to ZIM and try Machipanda, which we refused.

It was not till 2pm on the second day the printer problem was finally solved and we had our passports back and could continue.
All in all quite nerve racking.

Conclusion: did we just have bad luck or is this ‚printer problem‘ systematic … ?

PS. For the visa application form, the officer asked $1pp … we claimed we did not have small notes and no ZAR either …

Lovely spot, once you find it. Position on iOverlander a little incorrect. There is a very faded sign nearby that helps you, but, the location is approximately 100m down a small side road running to the northeast of the stated location. The turn and venue would not accommodate big rigs. Full sized Sprinter probably the largest you'd want to try. Trucks towing big campers and big Class A/C RVs don't even bother.

Owner is very lovely and welcoming. Speaks minimal English. I was here during the week and was essentially alone, but on weekends the owner sometimes hosts events (weddings, etc) in his lovely big garden. This would definitely make the weekend a different experience than I had.

Has really fast WiFi (200mbps) at the reception area but it doesn't stretch to camper parking area, and there's no private space near WiFi for those wanting to work remotely. Showers are basic but clean. Pet friendly and reasonable cell reception. There is a tiny store for snacks about 300m walk away.

Over all, would definitely stay again.

I got to the campsite at 10:00 PM and they still had a little less than half of the First come First serve spots available (On a Wednesday). Self serve pay 20.00. Bathrooms all around the sights, the one I used was very clean. Water available for use (May 2022). Little noise besides the occasional late night highway driver but far enough away it is not bothersome. Spotty service for tmobile.

Spent the night in front of the Tourist Office. Very cute little town, there was a street Bingo going on at the time. Friendly people. Didnt find the Western Union though, so ended up paying 10 euro's extra to withdraw from the ATM. It was our first stop coming from Chile. Cold at night at that height though. Gas station was expensive too.

They have Propane, dumping station, water and great service… a very goos place to stop.

very quiet place at this time of year. Great place to stop in for the night or a few days. Great view and very relaxing.

This National Park is not know very well. It has 3 separate entrances, each with 1 forest hike to offer, here 1,3 km only. But they plan to extend and open another trail in the near future, which will be more interesting. It’s a nice place to stay overnight, rangers are very sympathetic, easy to chat with them. The 7 km red clay dirt road can be driven by any car when dry. Better avoid driving this road when wet, specially with heavy vehicles / campers. The road to the park starts in the village of San Carlos. Claro data card internet reception is good. Free entrance and also free to stay here overnight. Toilet, hot shower, potable water, electricity, ... can be used. We were staying 7 days, also because of the rain, had a good time here with the rangers. Backpackers are very welcome, basic but clean accommodation, free.

Greenhouse Hostel was unfortunately closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Owner's Ali and Zahra will soon reopen another hostel nearby. Look out for Fig House Hostel coming soon.

perfect spot to stay for night no issues ran generator all night as well

Nice campsites, 28$ rustic site
Need a permit for fire
Hot free showers
Really close to banff village
A lot of elk!!!

NIce spot to stay the night. Went in before dark and asked an employee if they allowed car camping, and the guy said no. But I waited around and saw quite a few other vehicles parking for the night, so I ended up staying. Nobody bothered me, and it was pretty quiet. Would stay again!

Two pumps w/ gas available, as of May 2022 only one pump had 24 hr credit card service. Great little bar/restaurant with various necessities. Ice available too.

Single sort recycling is before of gated area. Behind gate is more in-depth recycling for residents of the town.

Kwik Trip with diesel and truck/ over sized rig parking right off I90 exit

Large lot for smaller rigs, worked well for our van so we could sleep in a quiet section of the lot. Specific area for trailers and campers. Nice spot for a pit stop.

Nice park, smallish. I was just there for the RV dump and water fill. $10.

Lots of sites along river. Free campground