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Wind was blowing in every direction. We chose a spot on the east of the island for photographing the milky way in the middle of the night. Too windy for our RTT until 9pm, so we catnapped in the car until then. No other cars at the idland, saw maybe two others drive by in the early evening. There was a more sheltered area near a cave, but it was on the west side, so it wasn't a good spot for photography as the island would have blocked the milky way arch. Glad we did it, definitely a singular experience. But the wind was no joke.

Small bar with very cold drink, very difficult to find in Tanzania. The owner is friendly and does his best to communicate with you.

Cool place with a very delicious restaurant. We also had the lobster and it was tasty. They have homemade rum with ananas and sell the bottle. The parking space is in front of the restaurant and not really special and no view, but the beach is just a few meters down. The shower is outdoor and not really hidden. Many Moskitos in the evening. Very friendly owner family.

Tasty Sushi Restaurant with a huge menu of specials. Next to Big Man Burger Restaurant.

Brilliant facilities making for convenient and easy camping. Each site has own shelter, seating, giant braai, electricity plug-in, light, sink and drinking water. Also own washing line. Staff are very welcoming, friendly and helpful.

Easy border, friendly and helpfull staff. Got our Togo visa for CFA 35k pp. He told us that we were lucky he had the stamps here for the visa, he said we had to have E visa, was easier for them., otherwise he had to sent us back to Accra. But he was very friendly and helpfull. Also health check only yellow fever and narcotica check for the car.

The Guy did not know the CPD but i explained what to do and hè dus, 5 minutes Work

It can be challenging to find firm ground for a 2WD on the coastal road to spend the night.
This is a huge truck/gravel parking next to a tiny petrol station (diesel from the pump, petrol from the drum) with a tiny shop.
Flat, open space where trucks stay overnight. Next to the road, but not much traffic.

This is a brilliant place to stay in Patzcuaro! Firstly, my wife and I are on two motorcycles, so find a hotel with parking in the Patz was a nightmare - it's all on the street, so we checked iOverlander and found this one - although the last check in was 2 years ago we found the place on Google and the phone number and called. Jaime speaks decent English and said we could park our bikes inside.

It's his family home that he converted into a hotel. It's 400 for a room with shared bathroom or 500 for a private. there's WiFi, secure parking inside his place and he is the friendliest guy ever!

The place is at the top of the hill, so you'll walk about 5 minutes down to get to the centre. All feels super safe, he said he's never had a problem in 20 years here.

There's also a communal area so you can prepare food.

Really happy we found this place and we ended up staying more nights. :)

What an awesome campsite!!! Exceptionally well run by Denise (who along with her partner are lovely people). Very relaxed atmosphere full of overlanders, swimming pool, WiFi, shade, restaurant, hot showers and a great atmosphere.

This is definitely an overlanders hub in Mexico and you must stay here! It's brilliant! 😁

we paid 250 pesos total for two motorcycles and one tent.

the restaurant is up and running - and delicious. Make sure you walk into town and buy some fresh cut mangos with lime from the lady in the cart by the main square - 15 pesos!!! amazing

Very good restaurant, very friendly and professional service, excellent food based on organic vegetables grown by their care. I recommend!

We stayed overnight at the small parking lot in the Southeast of the local radio station. Night was good. Only in the morning people came for park their cars.

Perfect place. Quiet flat. Sand but hard one so you can drive over. Safe. You can walk on canyon which is very nice. Little bite wind protected. Ok to put a tent

Marked as non potable! I would not use this

There is a ‘no overnight parking’ sign on a drive near the Walmart but I can’t tell what business/parking lot it was meant for. I parked on the far side between Walmart and Panda Express. It wasn’t quiet until after midnight.

the michael's parking Is just by Walmart one. be carefull . no issue everything wats ok AT michael.'s. juste a Big rig with its generator early in thé morning. WE d'été juste two overnight

We stayed here two days very lovely no one bothered us. Both nights some people with car trouble showed up and their cars wouldn’t start besides that noise that sounds of the waves are nice. No bathroom and the ones mentioned on the sign “bathrooms are a half mile south” are closed.

We ate here for lunch, it costs 10 sol. The meal was very good and plentiful:
- starter: corn ears + cheese + soup,
- main course: pollo A la plancha or chicharon,
- dessert: mango + cake,
- drinks: mango tea.
We have never eaten so well for this price! The cookers are very nice!

We drove on part of the 20A, the road is very recent. We have never seen such a beautiful road to Peru. Quickly it's time to take the first track on the left! Besides, the JU-101 track is in very good condition.

We stopped a little further along the Laguna Huacra. The spot was wonderful but we did not feel warmly welcomed. First a shepherdess asked us to leave but finally accepted that we stay one night. Then at nightfall 2 men, including an army (guard), made us a whole sketch that it was a very dangerous region, that we were going to kill us and that we had to go as quickly as possible to sleep in the village. After 20 minutes of discussion they ended up leaving and leaving us alone. The night was very calm. The next morning at 6 am the same guard came to see if we were fine. I do not know what they are doing in the surroundings but maybe we have to sleep better a little further even if the region is superb!

Lugar tranquilo e muito bonito. Infelizmente tem muito lixo no local e uns idiotas colocaram música alta no final da tarde, me obrigando a mudar a barraca de lugar para ficar longe deles. Felizmente foram embora no início da noite

CAMPSITE DOESNT EXIST

We tried to find it, but didn’t have any luck. We asked around and no one seemed to know what we were talking about. It probably doesn’t exist anymore, since the previous posts are pretty dated. We ended up staying on a piece of land by the road, up La Riviera de Gocta.

The very nice owner of this beautiful hotel let us stay on a piece of his land. Ask for Telesforo (I think) at the hotel and ask him about a piece of land for you to camp on. Then, you take the road going right (vs the Camino to the fall that goes left).

We had a nice little spot with an awesome view, access to water, toilet and shower (sooooo cold) and stories from one of the first guides to the fall! Highly recommended!

Large dirt parking lot next to Conoco. Big enough for our truck and 29’ fifth-wheel. Stayed here one night, no one bothered us. There were a few cars when we got here. Some road noise but not bad. Husband didn’t want to try cracker barrel or Walmart because of street lights. He wanted something a bit darker and out of the way and this fit the bill.

Well as we were leaving we realized there are signs posted saying “day time use only”. There is a trailhead at one end of parking lot so this is probably meant to be parking for the walking trail which probably closes at dusk? Or maybe the signs mean don’t leave your car here overnight unattended?? There was a vancamper and a semi truck parked there with us when we woke up. Anyways, no one told us to leave and we got a good nights sleep but I’m not sure if sleeping here overnight is allowed but I don’t know how to delete this spot now. Stay at your own discretion.

Nice little free campground but don’t expect much… no hookups but hey it’s FREE! Stayed one night. Good place to pull in, sleep and get back on the road in the morning. Arrived after dark and almost all the spots were taken but everyone was pretty quiet. Worst part was the trains that were going by all night but other than that it was perfect.

At the south of this nature reserve is a large salt lake. This informal campsite is next to the official information sign. 5 km south is a border post. We drove via Senek. I added our route to openstreetmap but I will share it with you on request also.
The road was not to bad but to bring a shovel is not a bad idea. There is almost no traffic so bring enough food and water for emergency purposes. The spot is a big reward.

You can find diesel here (difficult to find)

You can find ad blue here ! Difficult in this city (unexpected !). The blue shop near the petrol station.

Don’t park here. It’s not legal and the area is not safe.