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nice bush camp in the middle of the quivertree forest. 3 pitches at 3 kilometers from the road and the office so very quiet. amazing view, sunset and stargazing.
drinkable water. shade and wind protection thanks to the big trees.
4x4 trail for free. (a loop of 10 kilometers)
2 showers and 2 flushing toilets.
hot showers with donkey : they let wood, you had to switch on. no electricity, no light, no wifi, no garbage bins.
we liked it : 4/5 !
140 pppn.
messorus fossil tour : 130 pp at 9am or 4:30 pm. very friendly old owner.

Good restaurant, dinner/breakfast with vegetarian options. Suitable for working & okay Wifi. Decent clean toilets. Safe, moderately quiet at night, some trucks and little traffic noise. Park at the right side near the gasoline isles, most of the trucks go in the back.

Highly RECOMMENDED this place!
Swimmingpool & room where you can relaxd and chill out, you can take ☕️& 🫖. You can see movies if you want. New owner very nice and you feeling WELCOME! Very hot shower and good working toilet with toilet paper. You can do your dishes too. It is very nice and clean!! Come to this place and enjoy it! 😉

Amazing sweet little cafe with the best lemon meringue tarte and chocolates brownie I ever had! And the have super fast WiFi -
With starlink- enjoy

This is a building with 5 beds, a kitchen, warm showers, electricity to plug stuff, two fire stoves to heat up the place and cook. We had no idea this was here and after doing the ride from Candelario in the rain, this felt like heaven. It was advertised to us as a cabaña, not a hostel per say.

This is a paid spot tho - and a pricy one. We paid $20 USD/person for a bed here. Basic warm sheets but you need a sleeping bag to make it work.

This is how it went: we were on bikes (and one hiker) and showed up drenched at the germanderia. We went under a hut and they allowed us to change to dry clothes there. The , we did migration and one of the guys told us they had a cabana for rent. We were surprised since we had heard there’s no organized lodging here. It’s rather an expensive option but we were grateful it was here. We dry all of our wet gear and stayed warm inside. The folks running it are the same gendarmeria guys. They brought us a bunch of wood to keep both stoves going.

Supermarket . As usual, lot of things at a fair price. It appears that there is height limit for the parking lot (around 2.5 m maybe) but we are 3.2 m high and made it through by slowly pushing the hanging sticks. Its plastic and they wont damage your truck.

Nice and big supermarket. But when it was time to pay, there was no way to use our bank cards cause their all paiment system crashed. Even local cards didnt work. Seeing the look on the casher's face, it was not the first time. And we didnt want to use our precious cash because its Angola. There is an ATM in the store but, like every other ATM we saw in the country, there was a line of 30 people and you are not even sure the ATM still has cash !
Well. We left our kart there and went to the Shoprite instead... Smaller but you can use your card.

If you arrive at the State Park and there’s a sign on the entrance saying “campground full” its regarding the other campground, with hook ups. This one is a little bit easier but you do have to show up around 8 to 10am. You wont get a spot here arriving in the afternoon. Its a very secluded campground, one of the bests ive ever camped. Totally worth it!

We spent a night for 100 Peso. Friendly couple, friendly dogs.

The beach is beautiful, showers and toilets (both buckets) were okay.

Quiet night. But many sandflies between sunrise and sunset as in a whole town/ area.

Spent one night here. The reason to stay here is its proximity to town. It’s a short walk to everything, and the town is really charming to explore. There are a lot of muddy puddles to avoid and trash around. But again, it’s worth it for the location. No bathroom facilities. Closest bathroom I know of is 1,000 COP on the right side as you go to the main square. But it’s only open during business hours. We recommend burgers at El Bacchanal and Koi for ramen and other Asian cuisine. The cinnamon rolls at Zocarolls are famous.

Great park. Very high end neighborhood and great people. Park near the center for solar.

Nous avons passé une nuit ici, came et safe. La rivière est chaude. Nous avons payé 10$ la nuit pour 2 adultes et 3 enfants, et 4$ l'accès à la rivière ( gratuit pour les enfants).

We spent one night here, cam and safe. The river is warm. We paid $10 a night for 2 adults and 3 children, and $4 access to the river (free for children).

We sleept for 2 nights ( 06-08.03.2023) with our RV on the Parking lot, which is levelled, big rig friendly and lights and a security camera. They charged us the 8,75 USD per Person. This is absolute ok, because you have Hot clean Shower, clean toilet with seat and paper and a beautiful pool with mosquito protection. You have also free drinking water and WiFi at the dining room. The Staff are sooo friendly. Perfect place for bird watching. You will find some hikes around the Center. Here are a lot of Parrots and sometime Owls. Walking to the Zoo ~15/20 Minutes

We came in the morning, the parking lot was empty, plenty of room to maneuver, our 38 foot bus. Lots of room for the dogs and kids, come during the summer and there is a spray park that should be open.

Went here to work for the afternoon and hoping that our hose was long enough to reach the spigot (which is still open). However, there's about 20 meters / 65 feet from the nearest parking spot to the spigot.

Restrooms available at the park, however they are not exactly the cleanest. The area is frequented by homeless people as well, but felt completely safe.

Absolutely loved this place. Had a very peaceful night with not one car driving past between 6 pm and 9 am. Stunning view across the mountains and lovely sunset.

Crashed a night on the side street right in front of the zoo. Light traffic and a few dog walkers but that was about it. Left early since there is a school right there. No bothers no signs no knocks

Safe camping location after visiting Joshua tree. 24hr restroom access. Make sure to check in with security & they’ll give you a parking pass. Can be 1/2 or 3 nights free of charge.

Tranquilo small hostel with a great view over the valley and mountains.
They are in the proces of building the ground floor, where the hostel is. But you can stay here, everything works.

Secure parking for overnight stays, super clean shower and toilet and very friendly staff. Walking distance to La Candelaria. We enjoyed our stay very much.

Very good spot, wind sheltered, away from attention. One main spot and two potential smaller and less flat ones.

good spot near Coyahique. I do not understand the previous comment, the area is a big gravel spot along the road, not possible to be "closed".

few car passed in the evening but ok with the noise

Slept at the end of Calle Davis. Safe place to sleep one night. A bit noisy in the morning because of the trash truck. Wifi code from the restaurant El Zopilote.

Nice, quiet and safe place to spend one or more nights right at the river. Free.
Super nice beach just next to it.

Nice spot. It’s not secluded, but nobody bothered us. Closest is a fisherman’s house and the behind you up the hill is another house but you can only see the roof area so pretty much out of view of that property. There is a steep rocky patch of road going down to the beach. We used 4x4 to get back up in the morning.

Take the dirt road before hitting the little village at the dead end of this main road. It’s a very short dirt road leading to a level turnaround with stairs leading down to a tiny, beautiful and pretty epic beach. No cell service (even with a signal booster) but there is an active hotel down the beach and within sight.

The road is dirt and and uneven in spots, but totally doable in 2WD. High roofs might be an issue but the foliage is light and doesn’t appear capable of tearing off any solar panels (It didn’t mine). Definitely not for big rigs, but perfect for VanLifers.

My first day a motorcycle cop stopped by to enjoy the scene and left without a care. I waved to him as he left. A local walked by and said, “You’ve come to the best place”.
A few locals and gringos congregated at sunsets and sunrises and a 20-something couple pulled up in a van and slept on the beach (after building a fire).

The second evening a large group of gringos came to do the same. And some young partying locals made a stop at 3:00 am and left 30 minutes later.

A wonderful, near constant, soft ocean Breeze with 52dB of waves from the open van doors. Solar panels get direct sunlight beginning at 9:15 a.m. and it goes throughout the whole day. Site is level and could accommodate 2 camper vans and still leave some room for the local visitors. ZERO flying bugs, like NONE (in early March anyway).

Please don’t ruin this spot. It’s clean, so let’s please keep it that way.

This is my first novel find for iOverlander and I’m pretty proud of it. It is a great place. I stayed three days and three nights.

I had to hit up a hardware store and was looking for a place to park for the night, the parking lot behind Bombshells is massive. Pulled up, no issues and there is a security guard on patrol here. Bombshells is a sports bar, food is alright but a bunch of tvs to watch some games.

Showers with curtains where the toilets and changing rooms are. The water is not too cold. Just be aware that the parking closes at 6pm.

Military checkpoint, the guy asked for passport, we gave him a "fiche" and he was happy.
asked what route we are going, we told him old paris dakar, talked with his boss over radio and then let us pass.

condition of the road is not always good.

Nice guesthouse in the Volcanoes area. The place is new, spacious, clean, and nicely decorated. Hot showers and flush toilet. The owner is Salus (+250788468286). He is a guide in the area, and he did everything to make us feel at home. We paid 50.000 for a double room, including breakfast. They have two other rooms, one is more like a family unit. There is a shared terrace and living room for the guests. Secure parking. We cooked next to our car. But we could also place our stove on the terrace or living room if we wanted to. So, all in all, it felt more like an apartment than a room in a hotel (also because we were the only guests).

We had a hard time finding a good campspot or affordable room in de proximity of the headquarters of Vulcanoes NP. As everything in this area is focused on the high-end tourist, ór a bit shabby. So this was a nice place. Its 15 minutes drive to the headquarters. We just showed up, Salus wasn't there at that moment. Better to call in advance, although somebody of the staff will be happy to help you. You can also book the room online, but it was more expensive. They did our laundry, washed our car, and made a packed breakfast for our hike. Really friendly and welcoming.

They have a bigger parkinglot next to the house: a walled area with gravel (see picture). Not a beautiful spot but big enough for a car (or 2) if you want to camp. Salus also said you can camp on the parking of his house or with a ground tent on a small piece of grass. But its a bit small. He really would like to welcome more visitors, so you are more than welcome. You can discuss an appropriate price for camping with him.

Directions: There isn't any sign. But if you come from the south, you take the last street right before the Tiloreza ecolodge. Then, it is the second building to the left (red gates).