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Oh my god. I am not a salad bowl personal but this might have changed my life. Healthy food never tasted so good for my Indian taste buds. Definitely a must try if you vegan

Lovely and safe. Hot showers, great little yard to pitch a tent. Swimming pool. Owners are friendly. It was a little expensive, but we had a wonderful time!

Spent 3 nights here. The pit toilet mentioned in an earlier post was a little difficult to spot at first. There is a sign that points you to it, but it is now inside the woodline instead of just outside it as seen in photos here. If you stand facing the sign for the trail, you’ll find the toilet path over your left shoulder.
As mentioned in earlier posts, it’s totally open so if anyone else is around the trailhead, they’ll definitely see you using it.
During my stay, I only saw 3 other vehicles pull into this area. 2 took to the trail and then left within a few hours and the last was someone from nps there to mow the grass around the road. No one said anything about me being there.
Bug spray is a must! And flea/tick prevention for your pups if you have them. I was constantly finding ticks on me and my 3 mutts despite my spray and their preventative.

Parking giving access to the beach and close to the pink lakes. The beach is beautiful and the spot is rather quiet despite being on the roadside, there is not much passage.

On avait crevé quelques kilomètres plus tôt… le monsieur nous a réparé le pneu, remis en place pour 2000 ARS ! Hyper rapide

Super bon! Les Alfajores sont une tuerie !!! Il y a des pâtisseries, du Chocolat et du vin!
S’arrêter sans hésiter !

The signs say you can “rest/sleep” for 10 hours. I did such. Friendly staff, 24 hr washrooms, washroom sink has warm water, water bottle filling station by washrooms. Full of other vanlifers as well, friendly all around and a life saver after not finding any open camp spots on 128 Friday night!

Came and stayed for the night. Many open spots during the weekday. Washboarded in some spots but manageable if going slow. Beautiful views and beautiful pines. Really enjoyed our stay. Picked up some garbage left behind from other campers. Make sure you do the same!!

it's a deadend road. middle of nowhere.
all day we didn't see anyone. Beach is on walkable distance.

not really nice but a good spot to sleep between Kirkuk and Arbil...
a loot of trash but no smell. quiet at night only some locals, but nobody bothered us.

This bridge is not safe. It is tilting about 30 degrees and has a very difficult approach. It is a structural problem which will take long time to fix (years?). A local tried to convince us to try it out anyway but there is a limit to bravery/craziness. So if you are driving into the valley, do not cross the otherwise wonderful new bridge about 2km earlier to the south side of the river. The only passable way to pass Darzhomch is on the north side of the river.

Well known Automotive Electricians (2 brothers ( father died las Nov 2022), specialized in starting engines.
They work with appointments so call them in advance.
They did a very good and fast work on my starting motor for a Landcruiser HZJ75. 👍😃
Tel +54 387 431 95 ( not mobil phone)

We changed CFA to Naira here. It’s almost impossible to get cash at banks & atms so make sure you exchange enough cash for the entire trip.

Official campground. There is a hut with a ranger who checks your tickets, you can purchase new one if your current one doesnt cover all the trek.
Bathroom inside the hut, closed at night. There is also water spigot, it is said to be potable.
Not really flat, lots of donkeys and their droppings.

Recommend! What a cute place. Beautiful quiet night, stars and sunrise. Felt safe.

Amazing place, relatively easy to get to from the main road. Access is free but we did a 1-hour tour with Lupe who is am amazing person. Lupe is a volunteer that keeps this place going.

This place and the tour was one of our Baja highlights.

The tour is donation-based. From talking to other people it seems that a donation of MX$100-200 per person is fair.

If you drive super slow on the washboard it will take you about 20 minutes from the main road. The place is right before entering a small village, near the cemetery - hard to miss. If Lupe is not there, it is best to wait for him. So don't worry. He drives a motorcycle. You can also open the gate and wander around the sanctuary.

If you plan to spend the night here, search for a flat spot (there are some bricks around). You don't need special permission to stay here overnight. There are a lot of tall trees so if you have a fixed mounted Starlink it will be bearly impossible to get service.

Apparently on weekends there is some music from the village but our night was quiet.

There is a flush toilets as well as a water tap with clean mountain water so you can fill up a water jug.

We did a tour with Lupe which was great.

Came here from sunset crater NP on our way to Grand Canyon NP, great spot, pretty flat, lots of space, free. Not so much internet one with T-Mobile.
We park in the back, arrived at 6pm, and left around 9pm very good night of sleep not so much noise.
Some other camper and trailer arrived later after us.

We checked out the non really amazing baobab and drove a little further. We didn’t stayed here cause of too many kids.
We drove a little further and entered the bush on the left to find ourselves a perfectly quiet spot with open view of the sunset. You can hear the road but it kinda quiet.

Quiet and beautiful view.
Quiet hard to be leveled.

3300 to get a tire fixed and balanced.
Owners are amazing people and also overlanders.
The staff is very nice and efficient.
Equipement is top notch.

You can also have lunch, sweets or drinks at the cafe and it’s amazing !

Very quiet, dead-end street, lots of parking along the road!

Great place to stay in the area. Secure at night, the owner lives across the street. 5$ per night for two of us and the van. Only a short walk to the community Lisan Wasi. In the mornings, you have the place for yourself and can enjoy a cold shower with a view on the jungle. Bathroom and ice cream available, fast Wi-Fi as well. Swimming in the river is cold but nice!

Nice rest stop, saw a couple of other people there that looked to be staying the night as well. It's right next to the highway so road noise is to get expected.

Spent about 5 nights here, it’s all the others reviews are saying! We were really happy to find such a welcome and safe place for free here in Puebla!

There are many campsites along the river. We will recommend 9, 16 or 17. Lovely trees to camp under on the river bank. We were walk in tourists and paid the following: SADEC US50 pppn camping fee + US$15 pppn conservation fee + US$3.00 for our camper foreign registration. We were told the prices are different every month!! This is a steep price! The ablutions are rundown with solar geysers so not always hot water. Only one toilet is working at the ladies side.
Baboons and monkeys keep bothering you and stealing food at every opportunity! So beware!
The sunrise and sunset views over the river and the mountains on the Zambian side were beautiful though!

We spend two nights in this gas station and we found water without buy gas.
Mr Marcos, restaurante owner, is a kind and friendly person.
He offered us special space to parked!
We recommend.

Pernoitamos duas noites neste posto de gasolina e conseguimos água sem comprar combustível;
O Marcos, dono do restaurante, é muito gentil; ofereceu espaço especial para nosso pernoite nas duas noites.
Nós recomendamos.

Spent 2 night here, 10t truck squeezed in, no probs. Super location on the river, foc canoos, sweet chicken and dogs plus the friendly bush babies around the site. 125pppn is good value. Kids half price. Option to eat along and use the kitchen too.

Very handy for the I95. A little noise at night from trains hooting. Really nice lady and nice of her to offer this space. Pleasant park just up the street if you want to sit out.

Good tourist office (open).
WiFi need password.