Check-Ins

Location changed:
Now in Ngorongoro Lodge, Karatu: S03.33828 O035.67810

Paved road access, respectful neighbours, about ten other vans/campers but enough room for everyone to have a bit of space. Very close to Bend. Felt safe here as solo female traveller.

Frontière traversée en 2 heures de temps. On est arrivés à 11 heures du matin pour passer du Belize au Guatemala.

CÔTÉ BELIZE:
- se garer sur le parking avant les barrières (gratuit).
- aller dans le bâtiment pour arrêter les visas (immigration: payer la taxe de 40 dollars BZE par personne), passer aux douanes (gratuit) et ne pas oublier d'arrêter le TIP (même bâtiment aussi, mais passer par le couloir qui rejoint les arrivées de l'autre côté). Aucune inspection du véhicule.
- reprendre la voiture et s'arrêter au check-point pour montrer les documents.

ARRIVEE AU GUATEMALA:
- Passer à la fumigation en passant au ralenti sous le portique (c'est bidon niveau efficacité...).
- se garer sur le tout petit parking en terre sur la gauche entre la fumigation et la barrière.
- de nombreuses personnes viendront proposer leur aide, mais c'est inutile...
- aller payer la fumigation côté droit par rapport à votre arrivée: 6 dollars BZE, mais ils prennent bien sûr aussi les quetzal et les USD. Ils donnent un reçu.
- puis traverser côté gauche (côté parking) et entrer dans le bâtiment.
- faire l'immigration pour avoir un visa (90j): gratuit.
- aller au bureau des douanes dans le même hall. Là, ça prend du temps su vous tombez sur un agent très mou comme ce fut le cas pour nous! Il faut lui fournir une photocopie du passeport avec le nouveau tampon du visa qu'on vient d'obtenir, une autre de la carte grise et une autre du permis de conduire. Finalement il les a faites pour nous, mais on peut facilement les faire juste en allant à pied dans une petite boutique juste après la frontière.
L'agent vient alors avec nous au vehicule pour contrôler la correspondance entre le numéro VIN de la carte grise (véhicule français) et le numéro frappé sur le châssis.
- puis il faut aller retirer de l'argent à la banque (taux plus favorable qu'en échangeant votre cash aux personnes qui le proposent avant ou après la frontière). On est allés à pied en 5mn à la banque Banroural (pas besoin de taxi!) et on a retiré notre cash en quetzal à l'ATM 5B qui est juste devant.
- ensuite, entrer dans la banque et faire la queue avec un ticket. Donner le formulaire en 2 parties à l'agent, lui payer 160 Q correspondant aux droits d'entrée. Il note ça dans son ordinateur et nous rend 1 exemplaire tamponné.
- retourner à la douane, donner le papier et en échange, on nous donne un autre papier à garder précieusement.
- reprendre la voiture et avancer au check-point. Montrer le passeport avec le visa et le papier des douanes. Pas d'inspection du véhicule dans notre cas.
- entrer au Guatemala! Attendre Florès pour faire le plein, c'est encore moins cher qu'à la frontière, et beaucoup moins cher qu'au Belize! Les prix sont en gallons.

Voilà, en espérant que ça vous soit utile! Bon voyage

Arrived after dark, easy to find. There are a few large spots to find your own space, a couple other rigs there before us.

Easy hike down to Black Rock Hot Springs in the morning… not the best hot spring in the world but good enough to get in.

Posto tem banheiro disponível até as 22h só falar com o frentista, e tbm tem água. Segue lá "PROIBIDO NÃO VIVER".

really beautiful views of the Mogollon Rim! simply beautiful. 1 bar of service on Verizon. sometimes 2. just stunning 😍

Parking place where is possible stay over night between arrows for 4 cars. Maximum one night stay, max.vehicles lenght is 6 metres, no camping with tent. Entrance place to hike to Mt Manaia (419m). Hike for cca 1,5hour.

Great spot, beautiful sunrise, super easy to get to in a Vandoit Transit camper van. Another truck towing mid-sized RV trailer was in there, too.

Beautiful large area with access to the beach. Plenty of spots to stay, near the beach on grass, in the forest. Some locals come by to do their thing; fishing, playing or walking. Really nice!

200 Cordoba now for sleeping in the hammock. Street very close. Family is lovely. Water tap is NOT drinking water (lots of particles) and you cannot park close by. Could not use the kitchen but the water filter to refill bottles.

Showers were indeed free; you just have to sign in at the front desk. The building is lovely and warm inside. Pictures are from the woman’s changing rooms. There is one toilet stall, two showers with curtains (the rest are open) and two plug sockets at the mirror.

Just us and another camper here. Came here after not having any luck with the campgrounds but turned out well as we were able to get up to crater lake super early compared to others! Was really quite cold outside though so be prepared. A few work trucks swung through every now and again but didn’t say anything to us so seemed alright.

We stayed one night, camping, 10 USD per person. Beautiful place, we were alone.
They warmed up water for the shower for us, there are tables and benches with a small tined roof.
We had a large beer ( 5000Tsh) while watching the sun go down. The Kili stayed in the clouds but the sunset was stunning.

Great location. Many spots offered, all with covered tables. Had hot shower, but very old facilities. The place was basically empty but we stayed at the far end and it was very peaceful. Didn’t have any issue with flies. Had a very nice walk to the beach from the campground on a trail

able to get water.. found it.. the ppl on the inside just work there.. 🙄 need ur own hose!

Absolutely no noise, no traffic after 9h30. We arrived just before diner, installed our bright yellow leveling blocks and enjoy this peaceful place. This morning 7h50, police car stopped next to our 25ft RV... and say "Good morning" leaving the washroom and left! Now we know it was ok to sleep here, in November. In summer time this place must be crowded.

Nice spot. Close to the road but barely visible and quiet (very few trafic at nigh). Lots of space. You can walk a little downward to go to the river (little water in the beginning of november for us). The access is in the curve, between the rocks and the rail. Fireplace and wood. Felt safe and good for a night.

Free showers if you keep the receipt of your fuel fill-up.
Nice large cafe too, with OK internet.
The night was quiet enough to sleep.

Parada fitosanitária (frutas) na troca de províncias.

Lovely family, let us camp in the hallway (quite a big area) for 20 BOB for two. Didn’t bat an eye at the bikes or us using our little stove. Very much appreciated as there was a lot of rain on the salar the night we stayed.

H-E-B security escorted me to the car wash parking area and told me nobody would bother me over here. Just staying the night for sleeping and leaving early. Lots of noise from I-35 and the parking lot, but it’s clean and I can grab groceries in the morning before heading out.

awesome place for a quick stop over... just up the road from the rest stop, quiet at night.

No guid or permission needed in Irans desert and none governmental areas! Some regional and locals guides have access to iOverlander and put their comments to insecure travelers and get some money. But it’s good if you want to be with a local guid or if you feel insecure going by yourself into places like this. We want there without guid and middle men and had a wonderful time.

The only bank where I could withdraw dollars without fees. With a european Visa card. Could withdraw 600 in one time.

Staying up the road at Javelina, but came down here to check it out and update information. Large lot, no 'no camping' signs- plenty of room..2 tmobile 5g bars

Ram/3500 promaster These guys are professional. I had gone to a previous place and installed two new tyres and they said I needed all new bushing$$ with only 40,00 miles I was hesitant to believe, my mechanic bought me here and the guys measured and tested the wheels, all I needed was an adjustment as the tire alien was out and canter leaved the tyres in which caused the west on my tyres. These guys were a lot more detailed in measurements then the previous company I had went to…. Ps.. the shop is just on the other side of the light drive slowly not to miss it

The guy filled our Belgian bottle, 300 PKR/KG.

Camping in the garden of a hotel in downtown Vic Falls with varying light and sound depending on the other guests. Perfect ablutions, convenient location and at 10 USD ppn a good deal. Just too many mosquitoes.

Llegamos por carretera asfaltada en muy buen estado.
En la caseta pagamos 35 MEX por persona, no se paga por el vehículo.
pasamos con el vehículo hasta el fondo cerca al puente a la orilla del río.
El clima es frío, ideal para hacer fogata.
pasamos una buena noche muy tranquila y seguro
Al día siguiente salimos temprano hacia el parqueo que está al ingresar porque temíamos que lloviera y no poder salir de dónde estábamos.
Hay baños limpios a 5 pesos mex.
Fuimos a caminar las grutas, pagas 15 pesos mex por persona, vale la pena, es realmente impresionante.
Lleva provisiones si piensas quedarte varios días.
no hay conexión a internet.
Recomendado 10/10

We drove up on the island (2WD, doable this time a year), hiked to the top (there's a pretty clear path, just take enough water and sunscreen and wear closed shoes as there's a slippery gravel part). Enjoyed it a lot, but ended up not staying on the island as there were a lot of annoying flies everywhere. Probably cause there was no wind. So we just parked off shore. Very nice views, no tourists, free. If you're debating whether it's worth it to pay the 30 bob for Inca Huasi, well you probably support the locals, the toilets are very clean, but this island has the same cacti and views without the tourists.