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we park in front of market close to the bathroom. some noise because the trucks at night and route but always is the same in this kind of road station.
fine for spend the night. free wifi.

Absolutely excellent. Relaxing, flat, still no signs and had no issues. Stayed here once July ‘23 and the joggers/cyclists started early in the AM… this time it was sprinkling and there was next to no one! (Great bird watching if you’re into that kind of thing) Such a great spot let’s keep it open - leave no trace :)!

Durmimos aquí varias noches junto al campo de fútbol, delante de unas casas. Tranquilo y bastante plano. Para conseguir agua fuimos a la plaza central donde hay un grifo, aunque el agua sale un poco marrón. La gente local nos dijo que es el color normal del agua en Samaipata 🤷‍♀️

Tras un poco de negociación nos vendieron diesel directamente en el tanque por 6bol sin factura

Nice, not free. 40 for RV, less for tent. Bathrooms and laundry. Treehouses cabins available. Good signal on Verizon.

A lot of full timers living here. Showers were okay - only lasted 15 seconds each push but were hot

They asked for 400 Pesos p.P. for camping and were not willing to give a discount.

This is the most amazing place in nature around this area. This is a must visit. Thank you for letting this share with you.

visa on arrival at the border was canceled
one photo is need,
700cedis, hand in morning and pick up afternoon4pm

Guest House with shared room and bathroom, price 10000tzs. Rose is very nice and helps you in everything you need. Great opportunity to help small local businesses.

good place for one nigth. the people are friendly, the chacal is the owner .

The police woman of the checkpoint south was fine with us staying here. Pretty spot, climb at the rock formation and enjoy the plains! Cattle passing by. Some noise from the road.

great option for a night, we got there at 3pm (admittedly a bit early) and left at 8.30am. few other people sleeping in their cars there but felt safe. toilets pretty clean, lots of picnic benches and a variety of vending machines with drinks and snacks. like others have said it's a busy stop but gets a lot quieter after dark, would recommend earplugs though for the trucks that use the stop and leave their engines on. overall surprisingly nice rest stop!

As described. Free dump but water was not working.

Dump station with (potable) city water. But isn’t free anymore. We just got water and paid 5$.

We camped here two nights, everything as described, sometimes some locals are passing by car, but not a big deal. be sure to avoid following google maps' instructions when coming from the centre. Instead follow the main road to Vashlovani and turn left as you approach the lake

dormimos dos noches acá, una noche de cada lado de la costanera. preferimos la costa del lado a la sala de juego ya que es más tranquila y silenciosa. la que está del lado del parque pasaban muchos autos y motos durante toda la noche. ambas costas tienen mesas, parrillas, baños y agua. está muy bien mantenido. nos sentimos cómodos

Big rig accessible when parking at the soccer fields. Trails to dog park are through the back of the soccer fields when the main trail is flooded.
Big fenced in area for both small and large dogs. Water and bags available.
Big open field to walk around dog park if you wish aswell.
“Strawberry fields dog park”

Lugar tranquilo em frente a praia. Água e banheiros na praça, luz no poste ao lado da peixaria tbm na praça. Os locais são receptivos e te ajudam com o que precisar. Mercado, depósito de bebidas, açougue tudo próximo. Vale muito a pena conhecer.

We spent one night there. Great place, great view of the lake. A bit windy, very quiet and we felt safe. In the morning there were a lot of birds to see.

nice and beautiful place. we visited in the afternoon and had to wait approx 15 min before someone opened the gate.
now the parrots are breeding. the small ones should fly out in approx. 1month.
open from 6:30 am until 4:30 pm

small shop with cold drinks in sukuma village

Small (regular) washing machine is 600 Tenge, a big one is 1500 Tenge. There’s also a dryer for 600 Tenge. And a nice café next door!

An absolutely lovely family!
As described, a parking space in the garden.
Extremely helpful, with electricity, water, tips for the city, finding a mechanic.
Highly recommended!

We arrived at the Guergerat border, with our car, at 2:30pm (14h30).

We ate at the little restaurant just before the border. It was delicious by the way: fried chicken with a lemon sauce and some french fries.

We started the border crossing at 3pm (15h).

On the Moroccan side:
1. Officers check your passport and stamp it « out ». They also check your vehicle’s documents (not the insurance, but its registration document). There was no need for a CDP at all.
2. Then, officers make you wait in line to get your vehicle checked. We got our car checked by a dog (quite big). There was no scanner/X-Ray machine. Everything was done under some shade, which was a relief !
3. Officers then ask for your «Validity Card» (it is given to you when you enter Morocco with a vehicle). Unfortunately, we lost the card so we had to enter some building to have a new paper printed out/stamped so we could leave Morocco.
4. Officers check one last time your passport and your vehicle’s documents on your way out.

After the Moroccan side of the border, we crossed the so-called “no man’s land”: it was short, the road was a little bumpy and there were plenty of garbage everywhere.

Onto the Mauritanian side:
1. We entered a first building where an officer checked our passports and vehicle’s documents. No need again for a CPD.
2. Then we entered another building (Police building) where another officer checked our passports again and asked for our final destination.
3. Then, we got our car checked by another officer and his dog (quite big too).
4. After these first steps, the officer gave our passports to a “fixer/passeur”. We wanted to do everything on our own, but didn’t really have a choice.
5. Our fixer, Rabat, then got us our “passavant” for 100MAD (10€).
6. Then, we went to another big building where we got a note from an office that enabled us, at another office, to get our visas printed. The visas were 650MAD/person if you don’t carry euros, otherwise it is 55€/person.
7. Then we went back to the office that got us the note a little earlier to have our visas stamped.
8. In a final office, still in the same building, some officer made photocopies of your passports/visas.
9. The final step was getting some insurance for our car. Rabat, our facilitator, recommended CNA. We thus bought our insurance there: 311MAD (31€) for 10 days. We taught it was a bit expensive but didn’t want to risk buying our insurance in Nouadhibou with all the checkpoints leading to the city. Also, our car has 17 fiscal horsepower, so the insurance is a bit more expensive they said.

We didn’t buy our SIM card at the border, although many people there tried to sell us one. We thought the prices would be better in Nouadhibou, but turns out it was extremely hard to find a SIM provider in town. We ended up buying a SIM from a guy at a gas station: 2GB of data for 30 days for 700OUG (17€).

We did not change our last MAD into OUG at the border (but should have because we didn’t find any exchange office in Nouadhibou), but you can do so there, without any trouble.

For the Mauritanian border, we recommend you pay things in Euro (cheaper than in MAD).

We also think having a fixer/passeur is not necessary, everyone is friendly there and points you to the right building. Rabat was, however, very patient and queued like everyone else. He was also very friendly ! We paid him 100MAD and took his contact in case anyone is in need of help for future border crossings:

WhatsApp: +22247579615

Overall, we left the Mauritanian border at 6:45pm (18h45). We felt very welcomed on the Mauritanian side, everyone was smiling, even officers !

I 🖤 this campground! $10/night is a steal of steals! Gorgeous area, I was the only one camping at the time, and it snowed on me. Easy road in/out, Chadron is close by with all the chain stores for restocks. Great place, although the road is a little noisy during the day.

Lots of holes still. Extreme caution advised. Buuut, they are repairing the road and parching the tarmac.

awesome Camping. very friendly family. 40 Real one person with motorcycle.

BLM dispersed camping. Beautiful area. AT&T LTE coverage. All dry camping.

This is a place to get your vehicle washed, before dropping it of at the RORO terminal in Zarate. The Tourist Office is 75 meters away and there are numerous flat, quiet, and safe overnight locations nearby, on the street or in the riverside park.