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Nice place, and friendly owner Esso.
We payed CFA12000 for a room.
Esso arranged the “Sim-Guy” and payed 2000cfa for sim and 1000cfa for 1gb. Also the “Money-guy” came to the Hotel and changed my last Nigerian Naira’s. I lost some money, but that is okay. For USD to CFA I lost about 10% from bank rates, but I think it is normal in this remote region. Get the cash you need, and drive to Bafousam Ecobank to get cash from the ATM at normal bank rates.

Moz to Zim

Mozambique side was easy and fast, just an exit stamp and had to give back the TIP, 5 minutes.

Zimbabwe side took over an hour even if we were alone at first. Problem was that we only had Euro with us and no USD or Rand. The entry visa is 30$ and after he confirmed with his boss we paid 30€ each. Then he filled out a few receipts and the sticker and put it in our passports. Then we went into the customs office where we presented our Carnet. After explaining how it works it was filled out and we didn’t have to pay for the TIP. Then we had to pay for the Carbon tax and like before she had to call her boss if it’s okay to pay in Euro. Cost was 20$ and we paid 20€ in the end. So better to bring USD, but if you bring Euro you have to have the exact amount as they can’t and won’t change.

This is the transition from excellent tarmac to ripio going south.

bivouac in the small village of Socapampa. the surrounding buildings appear abandoned, but there is a water tap and electricity in the buildings. The access track is quite narrow, barely passable with our 15 ton 4x4 truck. from this bivouac it is less than a kilometer to access the socapampa waterfall via the suspension bridge which is not in very good condition. We spent a quiet night, the area is very pretty.

bivouac dans le petit village de Socapampa. les batiments alentours semblent abandonnés, mais il y a un robinet d'eau et de l'électricité dans les batiments. La piste d'accès est assez étroite, tout juste praticable avec notre camion 4x4 de 15 tonnes. depuis ce bivouc il y a moins d'un kilomètre pour accéder à la cascade de socapampa en passant par le pont suspendu qui n'est pas en très bon état. avons passé une nuit tranquille le coin est très joli.

socapampa waterfall. Very pretty waterfall, not very high, but which follows layers of land which make the environment very pretty and particular. Fairly short hike from the small village of Socapampa, less than 1 km using the suspension bridge which is not in very good condition. the access track to socapampa is narrow and a little rocky, to be avoided if your vehicle is low or with a large overhang.

cascade de socapampa. Trés joli cascade, pas très haute, mais qui suit des couches de terrain qui font que l'environnement est très joli et particulier. randonnée assez courte depuis le petit village de Socapampa, moins de 1 km en empruntant le pont suspendu qui n'est pas en très bon état. la piste d'accès jusqu'à socapampa est étroite et un peu rocailleuse, à éviter si votre véhicule est bas ou avec un gros porte à faux.

Tomas Katari Chataquila Church and Theater. large area next to the church where you can camp without any problem. the buildings seem abandoned and the area is quiet. a few meters further there is the start of the Inca Trail.

église et théatre tomas Katari chataquila. grande zone à côté de l'église où vous pouvez sans problème faire un bivouac. les batiments semblent abandonnées et la zone est tranquille. quelques mètre plus loin il y a de début du chemin des incas.

Inca Trail, this paved anti-Hispanic path was used by the Incas to transport goods on the backs of llamas. you can do this hike of approximately 4.5 km with an elevation gain of approximately 600 m. If you go from the other side of the Inca Trail, they ask for 20 bowls per person.

chemin des incas, ce chemin antéhispanique pavé étaient empruntés par les incas pour le transport de marchandises à dos de lamas. vous pouvez faire cette randonnée d'environ 4,5 km avec un dénivelé d'environ 600 m. Si vous partez de l'autre côté du chemin des incas, ils demandent 20 bols par personne.

Stayed one night without issue. Couple other vans / trailers were also there.

It is a very quiet place, with plenty of space to camp. The price per person is 6 thousand colones with breakfast included.

Incredible place. The good energy of the Zapp family is felt at all times. We meet other travelers and share magical days and nights. It has all the amenities for travelers on MH motorcycles bicycles. No problem for big trucks. Highly recommended. @TravelingConvos

Not sure of name but had pretty board outside saying what they sold. V close to tourist info. Really sweet owner and best pastries we’ve had in Argentina , pan casero really good too

Spent two nights here. Spot #2. Good for some shade but enough sun to keep my solar topped off. Clean bathrooms. Didn’t use laundry. Close to the downtown area.

Long gravel pullout. There is one tent camping spot that was occupied next to the pullout, but sleeping in my van on the other end couldn't hear each other over the river noise. Some fishermen coming and going on the weekends but absolutely beautiful scenery and the river sounds great. No service at all. Separated from the highway enough you barely hear anything. Would recommend.

Loved this spot. Yes it is windy but the views and seclusion are great. Seen a toucan, some monkeys, some capybara and lots of cows! There's fish in the little pond next to the sites. Bathrooms were nice with hot showers. Cute walking trails that lead to a waterfall with no water in it 😂 but still cool. 5000pnpp

Still 4k pp, which is a very good price these days. Super friendly owners, friendly camping doggo's, very clean bathrooms with nice and hot showers, good parillas... We stayed for three nights. Recommended!

New and fancy amenities building. No WiFi. Turkcell yes. Weekend second half April 2024 we were the only guests. Rig with trailer, 2 persons, no electricity .... TL 1050 (€ 30) low season, but Mehmet gave us a free loaf of bread. 1x use normal washing machine € 9. We stayed one night and went to Top View wild camp.

More nice spots between shipyard and this place, in front of the summer homes.

Slept one night here before the border. Very quiet. We first drove to the camping down the road but it was too expensive for us as we only wanted a place to sleep and would not use anything of the nature reserve. They recommended this place to us by themselves.

Parking lot of a fireworks store. Ask the owner if we could camp for the night and he said no problem. They actually camp behind the building themselves on a regular basis. Here’s the website for their store. https://maps.app.goo.gl/QFZd16gyqCaWmZmE7?g_st=ic

Not Closed, working hard at getting the place ready, looks good...

Don't miss this lake, it is truly superb! The pink is vibrant. There are also pink flamingos in the surrounding area.

Alfa is one of the best places we’ve experienced on our trip here in Angola. The place is beautiful, relaxing and has a feeling of home because of how welcoming and nice the owners were. They had very good food drinks and service delivery. The plan was to stay one night but ended up staying for three nights for free, only catch was to eat there. We were offered the outdoor showers and toilets for our stay there.

Solo paramos a dormir una noche, todo OK.

Fuimos hasta la Banjercito a realizar trámites de baja y alta del TIP sin problema. Los TIP solo se pueden dar de baja en las oficinas de Banjercito que estén en frontera.

This location no longer allows vehicles to camp inside the grounds (tents only). Vehicles can camp in their parking lot across the street, no amenities, no trees and no washroom access in the evening when the park gate closes. We decided to camp at another water park in the same town called Balneario el Carrizal where they have a camping area inside the park.

Price is now 20000ppn. Toilets and shower old, but clean.
Restaurant is nice and the pizza tastes like in Italy. Little breakfast still included.
Good for one night after driving the bumpy roads of the Zomba plateau.

• Wonderful scenic hike
• easy access and easy to find
• bathrooms available
• park for children
• pavilion with fireplace
• camping sites but we’re not open when we visited

We set up our tent at the edge of a field just before Huari. The place is behind some dirt hills, so you’re not visable from the road. You still hear some road noice but traffic isn’t to bad here.

YPF novo com pátio bem grande, passamos uma noite bem tranquila.
Banheiros limpos, lanchonete bem abastecida.
Não achamos torneiras pra abastecer nosso trailer.

Stayed one night, didn't attempt to go further than the first flat spot of the side dirt road because the dirt road was very ragged. Right off the highway so road noise was apparent but not bothersome to us.