Sahara Crossing (West)
Munich to Nigeria
01.01.2007 - 25.02.2007
Drove 10.000km from Germany to Nigeria via Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, West Sahara, Mauretania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana. Got all the visas at the border (except Nigeria). No carnet needed (except Ghana, went without car). Unbeaurocratic trip. Pure freedom. Enjoying the beauty of Northern Africa.
Our best Hotels on the way:
Le Métropole Monaco *****
Hotel de la Cité, Carcassonne *****
Gran Hotel La Florida, Barcelona *****
Marbella Club *****
Sofitel Palais Jamai, Fez *****
Mercure Ouarzazate ****
La Mamounia, Marrakech *****
Sofitel Agadir *****
Novotel Nouakchott, Mauretania ****
Kempinski El Farouk, Bamako ****
Le Kambary, Dogonland, Mali **
Grand Hotel du Niger, Niamey ****
Novotel Cotonou ****
Mercure Sarakawa, Lomé ***
Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra ****
Tarifa-Tanger Ferry
Fez - View from Sofitel Palais Jamai
Morocco, Erfoud
Morocco, Sand Dunes
Morocco, Friend Craig at Gorges du Todra
Morocco, Ait Benhaddou
Morocco, Tizi n' Test - Terrible Mountain Pass
Westsahara
Mauretania, Route de l'Espoir
Mauretania, With Craig in Ayoun al Atrous
Mali, Gas Station
Mali, Bamako, Hotel Kempinski Farouk, View on the Niger
Timbuktu, Mud Mosque
Timbuktu, Touareg Friend
Niger River near Timbuktu
Mali, near Burkina Faso border, Dogon Masque Dance
Local Ladies near Burkina - Niger border at Dori
Benin - Togo Border
Togo, Fetish Market in Lomé
More Fetishes in the Voodoo Capital
Lagos Sheraton
Meeting a friend (Werner Baldessarini) at Niamey Airport, Niger
-
Trip Report by our American travel buddy and good friend Craig
_
Our Favourite Songs in West Africa (bought the CD in Tangier):
Don Omar - Dale don Dale. (Link to youtube) Click here ...
Aventura - Obsesion. (Link to youtube) Click here ...
-
-
Posted by LuxuryRogue 19:27 Archived in Burkina Faso
