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road repaired and in good condition, no 4*4 or high clearance needed. needed. road goes through the riverbed (atm dry), no 4*4 needed but in the riverbed you will need high clearance. however there isn't much place to camp at the other side of the river anyway. Enough space before the river, but with trash. we drove in to a path on the right and parked at the end of it, there was no trash but due to soft sand we did use our 4*4 on this path. no cellphone reception with claro and Bitel. some nice green and a bit of shade. quiet.

los baños son muy limpios, venden hielo barato, tienen agua caliente y canillas con agua potable.

Until 1st July 2023, you need the relevant Cameroon consulate to put the actual visa sticker in your passport to enter Cameroon at Idenao and possibly other land and sea borders. The evisa itself is not sufficient. Without it, you will be deported back to Nigeria.

It was really hard to find US dollars between Espungabera and Chiredzi so we ran out of cash. None of banks could help us with Dollars. Because we did not have much cash left we tried to find a gas station where we can pay card. Peter here at this station offered us to do a transfer from our South African account to get fuel and even get some dollars in cash. That really helped.

There was an RV with 2 other cars creating a fort and had a fire going on the center. We parked ~15 ft away from them in my crosstrek and got settled by 7:30pm. A truck came by around 10 and shined his brights in my side windows while we were rockin the boat iykyk. Left about a few minutes later.

Buen lugar para pernoctar. Muy amplio el espacio y seguro. Hay bastante tránsito durante la noche, quizá no es apta para gente sensible a los ruidos. Hay baños decentes y wifi.

Great place, primitive sites are 17$, but they don’t allow access to the bathouse so we paid extra 5 $ to have it. Bathrooms have codes, so that means they are very clean. Quiet, woodsy and the lady at the store/office is very nice

Actually the only hostel with a parkinglot. Very secure, gate stays closed all day and 3 dogs walking around. Enough place for at least 10 cars (not bigger than 4x4 / van like a VW or sprinter since the entrance is to narrow).
If you stay in the hostel, the parking was for free.

Entrance of the parking = at the back of the hostel.

Stayed here for an extended time almost 5 weeks. Left for El Paredon beach for the weekend and than came back. Great place to stay. you can find shade and you can also find a spot where it's sunny for your solar panel. A couple of things to remember:
1. When you check in on arrival at the gate make sure to tell them the car has Banos, if you say it does not, they will not let you in.
2. if you need to go to the bathroom anytime. Here are the coordinates for the car parking lot on RN 14 Calz Sta Lucia Sur. 14.5560, -90.7378 or H746+CRH, Antigua Guatemala.
These guys charge 3Q. Any parking lot on RN-14 has. Banos available for 3-5Q.
3. if you need to take showers you can use your car outside shower cube(a little discretely) or go to the market and they have hot showers there. Here are the coordinates 14.5576999, -90.7397180. They charge 10Q.
5. At night gate is always open. Came here last night after 2:00 am, no problem getting in. Sometime it also depends upon who is,working at the gate. At another time guy told me try to make it by 9:30 pm. Pretty relax atmosphere.
6. To throw garbage may have to to the the Chicken Bus station by the city parking lot or drop it on by main street if it's a pick up date.

Very professional and safe storage in a more rural area of Johannesburg. The owner has more than two decades of experience with storing overlanding vehicles and knows, what our kind needs and offers a perfect storage with many units. Multiple safety layers from guard to wall, fences and dogs make the place absolutely reliable. Large units for large vehicles (own garage compartment). Newest addition is the comfy option to overnight on the premise in cozy rooms and for the airport shuttle one can count on on a lovely and very reliable lady (Mari Andreatta) for individual drop down and pick up. So, for us with a bigger rig and for bushtaxis as well the "all in one"  service place to fly home.

We stayed in the first large space. The river can't be seen from it. I'm not sure about the remaining spaces. It was quiet. No Verizon signal. A lot of flying pests.

Beautiful spot! It says there's WiFi but there's not.

No camping here exactly but there’s sites nearby that we found. It was beautiful! Watch for rattlesnakes especially if you have a dog

Nice level site with a shade tree & several fire rings. 2wd access & good for solo campers or groups. Occasional OHV group, but overall very scenic and secluded. ~20 minutes outside Gateway. No T-Mobile

Great stop for you and your dog! Clean bathrooms.

We crossed here at the end of may, still doable. The river itself was a joke, not even 20cm deep. The stretch before and after were rather tough but very doable.

Very chatty officers. They stamped our passports within minutes but were eager to have a long chat with us. Nice people.

spent a night in the camp site. Very pleasant stay. Clean ablutions, away from the lodges, electricity point, there had been a power outage so the geysers had no hot water in the evening. Next morning they were very hot. very acceptable per head US10 per night. Will definitely return on our next trip through Mutare.

Still $10 pp/night , water is on and pit toilets are fine. Many walk in sites in the woods. Some car accessible sites in the back as well. More parking in the front off the gravel road. It gets really dusty as people drive through way too fast being quite inconsiderate to others camping here.
Absolute perk is that you are right at the trailhead for the Chief or Sea to Sky trail.
Busy campground.

They only exchanged Euros for us. We managed to change our westafrican CFA in Yaoundé.

Still here. Be aware not to get the 30gb data bundle, since you only get 1gb per day for 30 days. We didn’t know and were wondering why our internet wasn’t working.

Nice location. Good to reach but as others said, the sign is a bit confusing. Maybe not as easy to reach when it rained but still no 4x4 necessary.

We stayed here for a total of 4 quiet nights. Given the size of our rig this was the only option for us around the lake, so we were thankful for it, despite the price (I believe they charged 80 Quetzales/person/night). Showers at the pool are cold only, we didn’t use them. Apparently they had just installed new security cameras and one of the cables crossing the road was a bit too low and we caught it unfortunately. They told us that they will need a new cable - they showed us the invoice and we settled on us paying half of it. So while access generally is fine for big rigs, it can’t hurt to double-check for cables.
We were the only overlanders there, also no events during our stay, so it was quiet. And the view is just amazing!

We stayed there 3 Nights with our MAN with 3.55 m Clearance at the campsite on the end. Driving under the tree was millimeters 🙈😉👍. The Maintance Sylvana was very friendly and helpful. We could do anything, Boatcruises, Gamedrives and enjoining the nice cool 😎 Pool. It’s a great Place if you’re alone like us 🤩🤩💪👍

Signs indicate 24 hour parking allowed along Commercial Avenue. Noise from nearby highway, restaurants nearby.

Fuel Station, also has Water/Dump Station. $5. Dump and water are near car wash. Water is potable.

Great little camp spot - stayed a couple nights. Good places to walk and a nice view of the river in a valley. Road in is great!

Loved this spot! Beautiful and safe. The road in is a bit bumpy, but what road isn’t? Lots of lizards for your dog to chase.

The crave of the elusive one, and only Jack Kerouac, when you’re on the road, no more appropriate place to pay homage

Arlington Visitor’s Center Rest Stop by the Legion Memorial park in downtown Arlington.

Really clean restrooms and a water bottle filling station that we used to fill up a few jugs.

Note: there were signs posted for no parking during the Saturday farmers market.