Check-Ins

We arrived after a long drive, after ringing the bell the manager, Hendrik, showed up. Place was available, price was 400 NAD p.p.p.n. but no cards where accepted due to connectivity issues as this is a remote area. Our MTC SIM worked just fine and had LTE coverage, iOverlander mentioned there was WiFi at the reception so it felt quite weird. As we only had 700 cash we hoped that it would be fine to stay for one night but the manager was very clear that it would have only be possible for 800. As there is no ATM in the next 60km or more we were forced to leave (which was around 16:00) and to find a new campsite. Place might be great but would definitely not recommend it it based on his experience.

Great spot! 3 or 4 other RVs here too. We stayed around the back. There are picnic tables there and trash cans. A little noisy this morning as the grounds crew were out. But they just worked around us.

Banheiro com duchas frias, 2 soles para banheiro e 5 soles para ducha.

Everything as described in the other comments.
I took a mototaxi from a roundabout at the main road (N3 to Conacry). Took 35min and was 30.000 GNF.
I had 4/4 bars of LTE connection with Orange everywhere in the campground and the nearby village.

** Joelle told me, she will go back to France on 27.04.24 and stay there for around five months **

Esse é um ponto de apoio muito tranquilo para passar a noite, fica a beira da estrada e pagamos 1500 pp e para tomar banho são mais 1500pp.
Tem vários pontos de energia elétrica e água.

O banheiro no camping para os homens era um pouco precário e o que fica atrás do restaurante estava um pouco sujo de folhas por causa do vento, mas é ok.

O local é seguro, então passamos a noite tranquilos, se você for sair para a próxima cidade saia antes do meio dia, pois a estrada um pouco a frente é toda de pedras.

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Abril/2024

This is a very quiet place to spend the night, it is on the side of the road and we used the campsite, we paid 1500 pesos per person and to take a shower it is another 1500pp.
It has several electricity and water points.

The bathroom at the men's campsite was a little precarious and the one behind the restaurant was a little dirty with leaves because of the wind, but it's ok.

The place is safe, so we spent the night calmly, if you are going to the next city, leave before noon, as the road ahead is all rocks.

Este es un lugar muy tranquilo para pasar la noche, está al costado de la carretera y nosotros usamos el camping, pagamos 1500 pesos por persona y para ducharnos son otros 1500pp.
Dispone de varios puntos de luz y agua.

El baño del campamento de hombres estaba un poco precario y el de detrás del restaurante estaba un poco sucio de hojas por el viento, pero está bien.

El lugar es seguro, así que pasamos la noche tranquilos, si vas a la siguiente ciudad sal antes del mediodía, ya que el camino que tienes por delante es todo piedras.

check point was a few hundred metres north along the road of where it is marked on ioverlander. we anticipated a stop and slowed right down. had windows down and smiled and waved. we asked if this is the right way to macenta and he said yes a few kilometres along the road. I said merci beaucoup and waved goodbye. not asked for anything.

they only had rice and beef with a few vegetables. tasty food but very small portion of meat. cold drinks available in fridge. very cheap.

Nice dinner, great people, good beer. They very kindly let us park under cover overnight while a storm blew thru.

Very quiet place, it was super nice to have the covered picnic tables. No portapotties when we came.

We arrived at 12:30 and the building completely closed. We returned at 14:30 went up to the third floor and received no. 17 in the queue. It took about an hour to be serviced.
Cost 205,000 COP for our Merc Sprinter 313 CDI.

A big gas station with lots of place to park. Bathroom 🚻 24 hours open. safe. non potable water. no wifi. electricity plugs available to be used. Claro and Movistar work perfect

UNREAL PLACE
The road is super smooth and flat from Ayaviri
Vicente the owner is super nice, we paid 20 soles for two of us and he let us park/camp next to the museum. No the museum is nothing special but the circuits he and/or the local people have constructed make the 20 soles you pay seem cheap. The entire canyon is from another planet. If you have a sunny day swim in the river it is incredible.

Kankacho is the local preparation of roasted lamb. It is soooo delicious. This is a tiny little place next to the gas station but the food is fantastic and cheap.

Arrived here after Livingstone's camp would accept cards or a lower offer as we didn't have enough cash on us. Management and staff are both very friendly, helpful and committed. Campsites are large and private with private ablutions. Pool is, as mentioned before, a real pool and has perfect views over the area. Restaurant has breakfast, lunch and dinner. The latter is a fixed menu which changes daily. Food was delicious and portions very generous. Price is 355 NAD p.p.p.n. which might be considered steep but is in general cheaper than Botswana and we feel the place makes it worth it.

called and asked if they allow overnight RV parking and was told that they do not allow it. :(

John is a long term expat from Lebanon. He will help you with anything you need. Very kind and generous family that is worth to stop by if you need accommodation recommendations or restaurant recommendations in town. I ended up staying with them and had the best meal there I have had in weeks. Staying is not guaranteed though and more likely if a solo female but will likely offer you to pitch a tent if you are camping and male.

Very straihgtforward, fast and welcoming laundery service. The attendants are very helpful. The service is fastp: cothes are washed, dried and folded.

Cool local coffee shop, great local coffee and fast free internet. Also serves some baked goods.

Plenty of tables and couch seating to work, plugs to charge around most tables.

Lots of street parking out front and a public lot about a block away for larger rigs.

Arrived here by bike. Rooms are now at Pesos700 plus 100 key deposit. Bring earplugs; it’s also a 24/7 truck stop with trucks that let their refrigerator units run for most of the time.
There are some small tiendas ‘in town’.

Toujours un très bon spot, nuit très calme à côté de 2 autres campers.
Nous sommes en tente de toit et nous n’avons pas été dérangés ! Arrivés de nuit mais très belle vue du réveil

Best Margueritas in Baja so far- right on Surfers Beach with your feet in the Sand.
Also great food. Yes - the pries are high though - bit it is worth it!!

A nice place to camp lakeside, surrounded by mountains. It is nestled at the end of a quite street in a small town. Temperatures cool down in the evening and it is breezy. Free to camp if you eat at the restaurant. The food was good, limited menu options.

Long drive in but totally worth it! Free campgrounds in the off season! (No water available in off season) Has tent camping area, RV area and 1 pit toilet aswell as boat launch. Great trails from this area and can canoe the whole lake.

As reported. 3 nice spots with good views and quiet. I had no Verizon signal at all so had to rely on Starlink.

The last spot is quite steep and probably hard to navigate for larger rigs. I could just manage with my truck and 13ft camper. Would not try bigger.

auto service laundry available, with dry machines, accept payment in credit card, debit card and Brazilian PIX.
Good place to do laundry express.

We stayed here for a very quiet night. Beautiful view of the volcano and the mini lakes! When the road was renovated, they tarred a little further away (a dead end), where parking is very easy and level. There is very little traffic during the day and actually none at night. It can get very cold at night, as it is over 3,800m! And windy, as it is a bit exposed. We had a thunderstorm with hundreds of lightning bolts that night, a wonderful spectacle!

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Right at the Plaza you can find a little restaurant serving a menu at lunchtime. I payed 6 Soles for a huge Soup and Rice/Potato dish. Afterwards you will def. need a siesta. Good vibes as well, everybody was making jokes and trolling the waiter.

Went to see the visitor's centre first to get the map for $5 showing all the 85 camp sites. Barbara told us lots of stories and the history about these grasslands and showed us a very informative 20 min video. Fantastic refuge, all open wide spaces. Saw a pronghorn antelope and some white tailed deers. Otherwise just peace and quiet with great views all round. Very sketchy internet reception at Camp site 34.

Road heading to the place is blocked by several big trunks, probably by the camp owners nearby.

Set between road and railroad (both little used, about 2 trains a day and no increased traffic expected due to derelict rails).

Camp owner Mike (owns a Lodge in Vic Falls, too) is very nice. Campsite still under development (expected to be finished in June 2024) offers 3 options:

1. 4 Tents for groups with private pool/ablutions
2. Campsite with private ablutions (25$ pppn)
3. Campsite with shared ablutions (15$ pppn)

Two small waterholes (rather concrete potions). We only saw antilopes due to little rainfall but elephants frequently visit the place.

Fast WiFi (StarLink) and electricity on the whole premises.