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Reasonably quiet after closing (11pm). Didn’t have any troubles

Welcome to Kantina Mani, a charming and authentic biological winery, closely situated on the beautiful Lake Shkodra. They are a 20 minute drive from Montenegro and situated only 7 km from Shkoder city centre, and on-route to the popular destinations of Vermosh and Thethi in the Albanian Alps.

Fatjon and his wife are the most pleasant hosts and speak fluent English, Italian and German. There is place for up to 7 campers within the vineyard with a great view over the Accursed Mountains. Toilet, shower, fresh water, electricity, wifi and trash bins are available.

You can do a wine tasting or have an authentic dinner at their gated property. Ideal for families and couples. For other information you can call.

Nice place with plenty parking space. You have to enter via a gate. But we fitted with landcruiser and rooftent. app.2.40m.
And located in the centre of Sucre.
Very friendly owner, who is interested I receiving more foreign guests. So, although you can find him on booking.com, now also on iOverlander, due to his available parking space.

This great, huge camping in the forest opened in 2022. It has new bathroom facilities, and picnic table and campfire for all spots. There is a river/creek for fishing, relaxing etc and a forest behind the camping for some hikes. Officially, they were not opened yet for the season (from Dec), but the owners were very friendly and let us stay here. Even brought us some wood for a fire:) They were still preparing for the season, and mentioned something about wifi so you might be lucky in the summer. Paid 20.000 for 2 people + small campervan.

At the end of the street there is an abandoned swimming pool. The site has a big grassy spot to camp. Any size of rig will fit. Friendly neighbors. Great for one night and continue the journey.

Great and peaceful location close to the city.
While previous reviews have mentioned Lobo, the German shepherd; we had only positive interactions with him. We have an older dog who does not play and Lobo was content to lay near him and follow him around the yard while also respecting his space.
Definitely an amazing space with unique architecture and amazing bathrooms! Make sure you whatsapp before arrival.

A natural hot springs that’s amazing to soak in. Found on public lands below the damn and hydroelectric station. You have to park on the dirt road and walk down but it doesn’t take more than five minutes. The pools are very hot and you may need to spend a few minutes cleaning out the floating algae but once this is done the water is amazing!

Stayed here for the night. Highway noise is significant but its expected. Some cars drive 70+ mph down here which is actually more obnoxious than the highway. Otherwise, good and safe place to crash. Moderately lit

Nice place with all amenities. There is also a communal cottage with an open fireplace, for cooler evenings. From here you can walk to the boat docks to get to Janitzio Island. 300 pesos/night and vehicle.

Lovely campground directly on the river with lot‘s of space for rigs and tents on grass area. Owner is a young couple with kids. Very friendly people. Good WiFi in the reception and toilets with shower. Some short hikes along the beautiful river.

Still open, still running water, still free!

stayed again one night in the way east. much quieter. would stay again, but only in a pinch 🚚

easy to book on the website, you receive an email with the code. the place is nice and quiet, with fireplace and picnic table. Was only one other family there when we visited. The portapotty was clean and even had toilet paper. Road noise was barely noticeable. Can recommend staying here, we got a good nights sleep and had breakfast in the morning before we left.

International Mastercard and Visa were accepted.

First ATM after the Bolivian border

Pleasant place for a relaxing break after the stressful crossing of the border from Bolivia to Chile.

5.000 ,- p.P inlc. overnight staying

Pleasant place for a relaxing break after the stressful crossing of the border from Bolivia to Chile.

The owner allowed us to stand protected from the wind behind the house.

5.000 ,- p.P inlc. hot pools and overnight staying

Bolivia to Chile
The border crossings were very demanding and lengthy today. We needed 3.5 hours.

Unfortunately, only one box from the Chilean immigration was open, several buses were in front of us, which means that it took almost 2 hours of waiting.

The controls were as usual, the vehicle was checked carefully. The obligatory sacrificial onions were collected.

I stayed in my SUV in the back of the lot of the hill, with all the campers. I didn't need hookup. Stayed for free no problem. Pretty quiet night. Grass is full of dog poop. Watch your step. I even got dinner last night and played some slots. Won enough to pay for my dinner and cover what I spent on the slots. Essentially broke even with a free meal.

Down this road, there are multiple pull offs where you can easily park your rig. You have to go past the cattle guard signs because there is no camping until after these signs, but it is only about a half mile to a mile before you can park. We got there around 11 pm and there was a lot of space to park, as well as rock formations for fire places. This place was definitely a great spot for us to wake up to and go hike the Grand Canyon! Only about 3 minutes from the entrance gate!! Would recommend this road.

Call ahead to ask if overnight parking is allowed. Slept 1 night, we arrived after they closed (5pm) and gone before they opened (11am)). Slight incline but we managed with our van despite not having leveling blocks. Beautiful view of Seneca Lake. If you like wine, call ahead to confirm overnight parking is ok and make it a full winery experience!

Great little restaurant with good food. Chinese food. Great for a vegetarian or you want a vegetable garden in your food

Some locals told us to go here to change money because it was the weekend and all the offices where closed. The rate was good.

The hotel looks nice and the owner is super friendly. He told us that is free to sleep in the backyard if you have a tent or camper.

Nice, quiet and easy to access campground. Only stayed one night when heading south but would definitely visit again for a longer stay. Cool place.

Not far off I-17, but road is very washboarded. OHV’s running around the main road, but several places to camp far away from that.
Lots, and lots, and lots of trash. I filled up an entire kitchen trash bag just around my camp.
The shooters and “weekenders” don’t seem to care about leaving everything and anything here as trash. Coolers, vehicle air filters, cans, bottles, coolers, etc. Help nature out and pick some of their pig trash up while you are here.
Gun shots going off all day and night. And I mean after midnight. Just be camped a distance from them and you should be ok.
My neighbors ran their generator all night long. Common courtesy doesn’t seem to be present around here.
My two closest neighbors did go out daily to pick up trash. Kudos to them.
Beautiful sunsets. Coyotes at night. My neighbor said she saw a pack run by next to here trailer one night. Always be alert and armed, for safety.
Maybe not a vacation paradise, but a nice place to stay for free up to 14 days on this BLM land.

normal CB. no designated RV spaces but plenty of parking. flat lot. nice staff!

I’m not a confident off road rider and did this road on a fully loaded heavy bike (900cc) and I STRUGGLED! You should be a somewhat confident rider. The first two third were difficult but manageable, a few times I asked my pillion to get off. Also really not too steep. But the last 3km were very hard for me with all the lose rocks. You need some momentum to ride over it.

My recommendation is to pay a local taxi from the mushroom farm up and down to assess the road if unsure. Walking the first bit doesn’t give you a good idea of what to expect. If you go at slow pace like me when things get tough don’t take this road.

CORRECTION: I was referring to the twisty road down to the lake (not Livingstonia) and don’t know how to remove the entry. Sorry!

I can confirm though that the road to Livingstonia is absolutely fine!

Beautiful hotel! Super nice owner and Staff! Big and comfortable rooms with nice design! Ac, Water and very clean! Total European standard!
Friendly dogs 🐕 allowed! Good bar and restaurant.
Fast WiFi and Pool. Decent Prices!

Still a very nice place for a view days. Everything is clean and up to date. Dewold and hes wife Madeleine are great and very welcoming. The divecenter is closed, there is only Peri-Peri Divers in town. Soon they start running a campside but not finished yet.

Decent hotel. Cafe des Artes, which gets a good writeup in Bradt is now closed, this place is round the corner and does the job. En suite doubles with comfy mattresses and air con 18,000CFA. Basic breakfast, water warm but lacking pressure, staff typically Senegalese.