This data is from 2014
Don't trust 100% this information, it is our
own experience. There are plety of other sources with much more infomation worty to be checked out. Many
things depend and change according onto the choosen route, year, season, political situation and so
on.
The borders information is very few and not all
borders are written down, just the ones we took or know a bit, better check it
in the forums, see the links in the home page.
In the expenses table, the food prices are checked in the street markets and local shops, and if one day we went restaurant we add it in the food column.
In the others column there are all kind of
expenses which are not food nor petrol, anything that we had to buy or even if we had to go to the mechanic or whatever.
About diesel and kilometers, sometimes we got
some extra liters form last country, does it means that the relation between
quilometers, money spend and liters it is not very accurate, however if you
calculate in different countries together it will be very accurate. Also most
of the quilometers are made for alternative route, probablly more than 80% it
is not asfalt route.
Ceck the information below about each countrie (Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania,
Mali, )
Morocco (march 2014)
Expenses (Morocco and Western Sahara)
2,5 people
35 days
3782 km
Dirhams | Euros | |
diesel | 3566 | 324,18 |
food | 355 | 32,27 |
others | 1016 | 92,36 |
TOTAL | 4937 | 448,82 |
During Morocco and Western Sahara trip we used
some food brought from spain, also in the others is included two mauritanian
visas 340 dirhams each.
We put 2,5 people because we stay 20 days being
only 2 people and then the third joined us in Ouarzazate (morocco)
Visa
Got on arrival, free, and three months straight
away for many countries (at least europeans).
Car papers
When police stops you they ask for the car
circulation permit (car papers) and the paper they give you on the arrival
border, sometimes the driving license aswell, we give always the european one
and it worked.
The insurance is the same than in europe but
the green card is recuired.
Borders
Tanger: arriving by boat, preety easy, european
don't need visa just get three months for free
Western Sahara: all borders are opened, it uses
the same visa than morocco so no problem at all for the moment.
Algeria: not sure but I would say they are
close.
Others like ceuta, melilla: we don't know
information
Currency
dirham. 1 euro = 11 Dirhams
In the atm it was around 9,5 dirham per euro
(because interest, etc)
many banks and atm in populated areas, more
difficult in remote areas.
Fuel
All around morocco is more or less the same
price (9 dirhams), but when close to Sahara in the small shops the price drops
to 8 dirhams.
We don't know the price close to algerian
border, could be also cheaper.
Gas
In morocco they have their own brands 5litre
bottle and it is no possible to change the european ones, but it is possible to
use the same parts because is the same thread size than for example campingaz
or eurocamping.
Police
To us doesn't seem that much corrupted, however
several times we found them cheking the speed, specially in the entrance of the
villages where the maximum speed allowed is 60 km/h. They try to charge 300
dirhams many times but we could not pay by talking a bit.
Language
Arabian (darija dialect) is common language,
many people speak french, but a few in the small lost villages.
Prices
banana | 8 | 1kg |
orange | 5 | 1kg |
mandarin | 4 | 1kg |
potatoe | 3 | 1kg |
onion | 6 | 1kg |
carrot | 3 | 1kg |
pepper | 3 – 6 | 1kg |
aubergine | 3 – 6 | 1kg |
tomatoes | 2 – 4 | 1kg |
courgette | 3 – 6 | 1kg |
pumpkin | 3 – 6 | 1kg |
rice | 10 | 1kg |
rice broken | 6 – 8 | 1kg |
flour normal | 4 | 1kg |
flour force | 6 | 1kg |
pasta | 13 | 1kg |
cous cous | 10 | 1kg |
lentils | 10 | 1kg |
espicies | 50 – 60 | 100gr |
egg | 0,8 – 0,9 | 1unit |
egg boiled | 1 | 1unit |
bread | 1 – 1,2 -2 | 1unit |
Oil (not olive) | 15 | 1litre |
gas butan | 55 | full 5l bottle |
gas butan | 11 | recharge 5l |
petrol | 8 – 9,2 | litre |
Western Sahara (march 2014)
Expenses (Morocco and Western Sahara)
2,5 people
35 days
3782 km
Dirhams | Euros | |
diesel | 3566 | 324,18 |
food | 355 | 32,27 |
others | 1016 | 92,36 |
TOTAL | 4937 | 448,82 |
During Morocco and Western Sahara trip we used
some food brought from spain, also in the others is included two mauritanian
visas 340 dirhams each.
We put 2,5 people because we stay 20 days being
only 2 people and then the third joined us in Ouarzazate (morocco)
Visa
It is used the same visa than morocco due to it
is considered the same country
Car papers
When police stops you they ask for the car
circulation permit (car papers) and the paper they give you on the arrival
border, sometimes the driving license aswell, we give always the european one
and it worked.
Not really sure but i would say that the
european car insurance (green car) it is not valid for Western Sahara, however
they don't really ask for this paper. Just check with your compani, but they
will say that there is no problem like usual but then when something
happens.....
Borders
Morocco: no problems, some militar controls but
free circulation.
Mauritania: the only legal option is guerguerat
(south west), not much problems. The other border crossing like Guelta-Zemur,
are all militarized and they don't allow to cross.
Algeria: not sure but I would say they are
close at least for the non saharauis.
Currency
dirham. 1 euro = 11 Dirhams
In the atm it was around 9,3 dirham per euro
(because interest, etc).
Many banks and atm in populated areas, no atm
in small areas but some banks.
Fuel
All around Sahara is more or less the same
price (7 dirhams). Possible to find petrol outside the petrol stations, wich
are only in the coast road or in Smara. The rest of the country there is almost
nothing, just possible to buy in some places. Make sure to bring some extra
fuel tanks.
Gas
In Western Sahara they have their own brands
5litre bottle and it is no possible to change the european nor even the
Morocain ones, but it is possible to use the same parts because is the same
thread size than for example campingaz or eurocamping.
Police
To us doesn't seem that much corrupted, however
several times we met the militaries and they don't allowed us to keep going for
the route specially close to algerian and mauritanian border. But it is very
easy to avoid the controls, just takeing alternative routes through the desert.
Everybody says
the coast route there's plenty of controls and advise to bring passport
and car permit photocophy to give them and skip waiting long time to just get
the passport back.
Through the desert there are no controls at
all, only in the asfalt routes close to the border and the big villages.
Language
Arabian (darija dialect) is common language,
some people speak french, but a few in the small lost villages. Old people
speak a bit of spanish, more in remote areas.
Prices
banana | 8 | 1kg |
orange | 5 | 1kg |
mandarin | 1 – 4 | 1kg |
potatoes | 1 – 3 | 1kg |
onion | 5 – 6 | 1kg |
carrot | 1 – 6 | 1kg |
pepper | 2 – 6 | 1kg |
aubergine | 2 – 6 | 1kg |
tomatoes | 1 – 3 | 1kg |
courgette | 2 – 6 | 1kg |
pumpkin | 2 – 6 | 1kg |
rice | 10 | 1kg |
rice broken | 6 – 8 | 1kg |
flour normal (wheat) | 4 | 1kg |
flour force (wheat) | 6 | 1kg |
pasta | 13 | 1kg |
cous cous | 10 | 1kg |
lentils | 10 | 1kg |
espicies | 50 – 60 | 100gr |
egg | 0,8 – 0,9 | 1unit |
egg boiled | 1 | 1unit |
bread | 1 – 1,2 | 1unit |
Oil (not olive) | 15 | 1litre |
gas butan | 60 | full 5l bottle |
gas butan | 15 | recharge 5l |
petrol | 7 | litre |
Mauritania (april 2014)
Expenses
3 people
20 days
1566 km
Ougiya | Euros | |
diesel | 43000 | 104,88 |
food | 7670 | 18,71 |
others | 17600 | 42,93 |
TOTAL | 68270 | 166,51 |
Visa
Possible to get on the arrival, some people say
it costs 50 euros for one month single entry. There are other options like
three months multiple entry.
I rabat embassy it costs 340 dirhams for one
month single entry. (but the visa does not start when once one cross the border
but the day one chose when it is issued, so one have to plan a bit the trip).
One arrive on the morning around 8pm, filled the form, pay and the same thay at
2pm it is ready. They ask for copy of passport and moroccain visa.
Car papers
On the border they make the passavant for 10
euros.
The insurance, no one ask for it however we
bring it already from morocco. Usally the people pays 15 euros for 3 days. We
maked it in hotel Barbas and they got different prices:
3
days 15 euros
10
days 20 euros
20
days 28 euros
30
days 33 euros
if payed in dirhams it was cheaper.
We ask then on the border to get the insurances
there and it was a bit more expensive like 40 euros 30 days and some other much
more expensive.
We took the one month and in one month in
mauritania nobody ask for it, not even in the border when arriving from morocco
noone mention anything about if we got insurance or not. Maybe we could saved
this money.
Borders
Western Sahara: the only legal option is close
to noadhibou, not much problems.
Algeria: not sure but I would say they are
close.
Senegal: possible, in rosso so many corruption,
and there is another close by Rosso only possible in dry season (easyer)
Mali: the only “tourist leagal-common” border
it is nioro du sahel, but there is plenty of land border crossing options
specially in the south. but it was easyer when the passavant was not
informatized, but since few months ago they give the passavant only in Nioro.
We crossed through Aourou (Biliqouate, or Hamoud) everything was okey but when
we arrive to kayes we went to the Aduana and they didn't want to make the
passavant and we had to go to Diboli (senegal border) to get it (5000 Franc
Cfa).
Currency
Ougiya. 1 euro = 410 ougiya.
The change in the bank is around 410, on the
border they change for 400
in the atm it was around 385 ougiya per euro (because
interest, etc)
some banks and atm in cities, no banks in
remote areas
Fuel
All around Mauritania is more or less the same
price (390 ougiya), several petrol station but they say star is the best at
least in the eastern part.
We don't know the price close to algerian
border, could be also cheaper.
Gas
In Mauritania they don't care, if it is the same
rosca, and is 5l bottle, they just change it, it costs 800 ougiya to change the
bottle, ther is also the option to recharge the bottle, but we don't know the
price. So it is possible to use the same gadgets because is the same rosca size
than for example campingaz or eurocamping.
Police
We didn't get any trouble, sometimes they ask
for the papers and passports, we had to wait them to write everything but
nothingelse, they ask for the passavant, but not for the insurance (anytime).
Language
Arabian (hasania dialect) is common language
also other languages, some people speaks french, but very few in the small lost
villages. Some saharauis can speak a bit of spanish.
Prices
banana | 600 – 900 | 1kg |
apple | 100 | 1unit |
orange | 1kg | |
mandarin | 250 – 400 | 1kg |
potatoes | 200 – 250 | 1kg |
onion | 200 – 250 | 1kg |
carrot | 100 – 300 | 1kg |
pepper | 600 | 1kg |
aubergine | 250 – 300 | 1kg |
tomatoes | 200 – 250 | 1kg |
cabbage | 250 – 300 | 1kg |
beetroot | 300 | 1kg |
pumpkin | 500 | 1kg |
rice | 300 – 400 | 1kg |
rice broken | 250 – 300 | 1kg |
flour (wheat) | 250 | 1kg |
cous cous | 360 | 1kg |
pasta | 600 | 1kg |
lentils | 400 | 1kg |
egg | 50 | 1unit |
egg boiled | 60 | 1unit |
bread (french) | 100 | 1unit |
bread (small) | 40 – 50 | 1unit |
Oil (not olive) | 600 | 1litre |
gas butan | full 5l bottle | |
gas butan | 800 | recharge 5l |
petrol | 390 | litre |
Mali (may 2014)
Visa
Possible to get on the arrival, 20000 franc
cfa.
In rabat embassy it is possible to get it as
well as in Nouakchot. We think the only tourist visa is one month single entry,
with the option to get an extention easily.
Car papers
On the border they make the passavant for 5000
Fcfa. Be careful because the passavant is made only in few borders so, if you
enter for small-rare border crossing you will have to go as far as a
standarized border crossing. (see what happened to us when crossing mauritania
mali in the mauritania information)
The insurance, there are two main different
options, it is possible to get mali inssurance or CEDEAO insurance which covers
around 15 countries in west africa. The prices differs depending on the
validity of the insurance. Some people pays 20000 Fcfa for one month (CEDEAO)
we paid 35000 for 6 months (CEDEAO).
Sometimes no needed to get it on the border,
possible to get it later on in the city
Borders
Mauritania: the only “tourist leagal” border it
is nioro du sahel, but there is plenty of land border crossing options
specially in the south. At this moment they don't give the mauritanian visa on
the arrival yet.
Senegal: Diboli
Guinea Conaky:
Ivory Coast:
Burkina Faso:
Currency
Fuel
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Gas
Police
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