Practical information

Practical information are explained in four parts:
The preparation to enter the country, the practical life, encountered problems, the exit from the country.

Preparation to enter the country:  Tunisia

Administrative documents:
No visa. The insurance of the vehicle : Green card
To fill a form with all the electronic instruments equipping the vehicle.

Transfer by boat:
Ferry-boat of the SNCM, departure from Marseilles 22/01 to 6 p.m. arrived to Tunis 23/01 to 3 p.m.

Extension of the French administrative documents: nothing
Health:  nothing
Documentation: nothing
Search for information: nothing

Practical life in the country: Tunisia

Foreign exchange:
Caution: no the bank at the checkpoint of the port
Caution: the motorways are with toll!

Shopping: nothing
Restaurants: nothing
Camp-sites, bivouacs: nothing
Provisioning of the fluids: nothing

Problems encountered in the country:  Tunisia

Controls of police, customs: nothing
Technical problems of the vehicle: nothing
Technical problems of the body: nothing

The exit of the country: Tunisia

The choice of the route and the checkpoint of exit: Nefta, Hazoua
Presentation of documents filled and signed to enter, in particular the declaration of the electronic instruments: Cool

Transfer by boat: nothing

Preparation to enter the country: Algeria

Administrative documents :
Tourist visa, maximum duration of the stay: one month. To ask the consulate of the department of residence

Checkpoint: Taleb Larbi
 Very long formalities to enter, Police, Customs, Gendarmerie
The compulsory insurance of the vehicle to be taken at the border
Caution : Prohibition to move after 5 p.m.
 

Transfer by boat: nothing
Extension of the French administrative documents: nothing
Health: nothing
Documentation: nothing
Search for information: nothing

Practical life in the country:   Algeria

Foreign exchange:
At the border: 200 euros = 18242,2 Algerian dinars DZD, 1 DZD = 0,01096359 €

Shopping: nothing

Restaurants:
The cost: a meal 1000DZD = 10,96€
Quality: very good, restoring "Les Palmiers" in Ghardaïa

Camp-sites, bivouacs: wild bivouacs

Provisioning of the fluids:
Cost of diesel: 0,15€ a litre!!!

Problems encountered in the country: Algeria

Controls of police:
Escort Algerian gendarmerie from In Salah to the border of Niger at In Guezzam

Technical problems of the vehicle:
Serious electric incident in the south of Tamanrasset, repair by the technical team of the tour operator.

Technical problems of the body:
Origin of the incident: electric wiring of the installation of the ham radio, the GPS, the video screen.

The exit of the country: Algeria

The choice of the route and the checkpoint of exit: In Guezzam
The duration is as long as at the entry

Transfer by boat: nothing

Preparation to enter the country: Niger

Administrative documents:
A visa, to take in France, duration one month

Checkpoint : Assamakka
Tax tourism:      10000 CFA
Organizes:          3000 CFA
Gendarmerie:      1000 CFA
Customs:            1000 CFA
Insurance:         33000 CFA  to be taken at the border valid for NIGER, MALI, SENEGAL

Transfer by boat: nothing
Extension of the French administrative documents: nothing

Health:
Vaccines:  Yellow fever, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio,  Typhoid, Meningitis ACYW135
Caution: To take a antipaludéen starting from Niamey to Mauritania

Documentation: nothing
Search for information: nothing.

Practical life in the country: Niger

Foreign exchange:
The cost: 200 euros = 130.000 CFA is  1 CFA = 0,00153846€.  They are the old Franks
Facilities of exchange: change at black market, without problem nor risk.

Shopping:
Cybercafés: Agadez: Cost 100 CFA the minute with 2800 bauds. Inoperative with Wanadoo!!!

Restaurants:
The cost: in Agadez "the Pillar"     7000 CFA, very good
              in Niamey        ?              8000 CFA, good
              in Ayorou  "Amenokal"   7900 CFA, ordinary

Camp-sites, bivouacs:
Wild bivouacs in the desert 

Provisioning of the fluids:
Cost of diesel:  in Arlit         0,677€ a litre, TOTAL station!!!
                       in Dirkou      0,541€ a litre, coming from Libya!!!
                       in Agadez    0,640e a litre
 

Problems encountered in the country: Niger

Controls of police: nothing
Technical problems of the vehicle: nothing
Technical problems of the body: nothing

The exit of the country: Niger

The choice of the route and the checkpoint of exit: Yassane
Very cool


Transfer by boat: nothing

Preparation to enter the country: Mali

Administrative documents:
A visa taken in France 

Checkpoint : Labezanga
Organizes:          2000 Franks CFA
Customs:            Carnet de passage
Insurance:           taken in NIGER

Transfer by boat: nothing
Extension of the French administrative documents: nothing

Health:
Vaccines: Yellow fever, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio,  Typhoid, Meningitis ACYW135

Documentation: nothing
Search for information: nothing

Practical life in the country: Mali

Foreign exchange:
The cost, idem NIGER: 200 euros = 130.000 CFA is  1 CFA = 0,00153846€.  They are the old Franks
Facilities of exchange: change at black market, without problem nor risk.

Shopping:
Food:  Bread                 500 CFA
           Coke                  500 CFA
           American cola   420 CFA

Restaurants:
The cost:  in Kayes: 3000 CFA, good

Tolls:
Vat:    in Gao, Korioume, Djéné: 5000 CFA
Road: in Djéné: 1000 CFA

Camp-sites, bivouacs:
Wild bivouacs

Provisioning of the fluids:
Cost of diesel: in Bamako  0,703€ a litre

Problems encountered in the country: Mali

Controls of police: nothing

Technical problems of the vehicle:
Incident of the MAN, holes of the feeder pipe in air. Repair, brazing  of the Pipe: cost at Diéma 6000 CFA

Technical problems of the body: nothing

The exit of the country: Mali.

The choice of the route and the checkpoint of exit: Dibol, before Kidira in Senegal
Cool

Transfer by boat: nothing

Preparation to enter the country: Sénégal

Administrative documents:
No visa for the French nationals
 

Checkpoint : Kidira
Customs:  Carnet de passage
Cool

Transfer by boat: nothing
Extension of the French administrative documents: nothing

Health:
Vaccines: Yellow fever, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio,  Typhoid, Meningitis ACYW135

Documentation: nothing
Search for information: nothing

Practical life in the country: Sénégal

Foreign exchange:
The cost, idem NIGER: 200 euros = 130.000 CFA is  1 CFA = 0,00153846e.  They are the old Franks
Facilities of exchange: change at black market, without problem nor risk

Shopping:
Food:   Bread                500 CFA
           Coke                  500 CFA

Restaurants:
The Cost In Saly-Portugal: 14500 CFA, very good

The Hotel
The Cost In Saly-Portugal: 38500 CFA, good

Camp-sites:
Wild bivouacs

Provisioning of the fluids:
Cost of diesel:            in Saint-Louis  0,641€ a litre
Washing of the truck:  In Saint-Louis 11000 CFA

Problems encountered in the country: Sénégal

Controls of police: nothing
Technical problems of the vehicle: nothing
Technical problems of the body: nothing

The exit of the country: Sénégal

The choice of the route and the checkpoint of exit: Diama dam
Cool

Transfer by boat: nothing

Preparation with the entry in the country: Mauritania

Administrative documents :
A visa was taken in Saint-Louis  cost 20000 CFA

Checkpoint :Diama dam
Taxes with commune                        10€
Organizes:                                       10€
Customs:                                         10€
Insurance for three days at Rosso      17€, obligatory : asked by the Police

Transfer by boat: nothing
Extension of the French administrative documents: nothing

Health:
Vaccines: Yellow fever, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio,  Typhoid, Meningitis ACYW135

Documentation: nothing
Search for information: nothing

Practical life in the country: Mauritania

Foreign exchange:
The cost: is 10 euros = 3500 Ouguiya  1 MRO = 0,0028572?
Facilities of exchange: change at black market, without problem nor risk
Payment in euros at the checkpoint 

Shopping: nothing
Restaurants: nothing
Camp-sites: Wild bivouacs
Provisioning of the fluids: nothing

Problems encountered in the country: Mauritania

Controls of police: nothing
Technical problems of the vehicle: nothing
Technical problems of the body: nothing

The exit of the country: At the exit the carnet de passage is presented. Mauritania

The choice of the route and the checkpoint of exit:
Cool

Transfer by boat: nothing

Preparation to enter the country: Morocco

Administrative documents:
No visa, for the French nationals

Checkpoint : Guergarat
Insurance:     Green card

Transfer by boat: nothing
Extension of the French administrative documents: nothing
Health: nothing
Documentation: nothing
Search for information: nothing

Practical life in the country: Morocco

Foreign exchange:
The cost: 1 is euros = 10,84 Moroccan Dirham  1 MAD = 0,09224€

Shopping:
Food: bread:          1,2 MAD
          bananas      9,0 MAD the kilo
Laundry:                 4,8 MAD 5 kg
Internetcafés:         10,0 MAD per hour of connection  

Restaurants:

Camp-sites,
Campsite per day:    10 MAD per people
                               20 MAD per motor home
                               10 MAD for electricity
 

Provisioning of the fluids:
Washing of the truck:  Tangier     100 MAD
Cost of diesel:       Laayoune     0,269€ a litre
                           Shell 350      0,690€ a litre
                           Afriquia 350  0,600€ a litre, promotion                 

Problems encountered in the country: Morocco

Controls of police: nothing
Technical problems of the vehicle: nothing
Technical problems of the body: nothing

The exit of the country: Morocco

The choice of the route and the checkpoint of exit: Tangier

Transfer by boat: Comarit, the ferry-boat: Biladi
From Tangier with Sète, 36 hours is two nights
The loading took two hours thirty of more delaying of as much equipment
Hotel service and restoration: good
The arrival with Sète showed a delay of two hours thirty
The operations of unloading and control took nearly three hours
The cost 3530 MAD 325,60€