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BENIN: How to organize a travel around the country?

Benin is a country located on the coast of Guinea that has around 12 million inhabitants. It is an elongated country with an area of 114,763 km2. A former French colony, today this small country stands out for its great cultural diversity and for having voodoo as its official religion. Therefore, its visit has an ethnic and traditional...

ANGOLA: Driving tips

Here are some tips that may be helpful for you if you want to travel to Angola by car: - In Angola you drive on the right, as in most European countries. The cars in the opposite lane will come to your left. This fact must be taken into account if you are coming from Namibia, for example, as you are driving in the opposite direction, on the...

SOUTH AFRICA: Driving Tips

Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to South Africa by car: In South Africa, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's license. Speed limits must be respected. Watch out for police and...

ESWATINI: Driving Tips

Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Eswatini by car: In Eswatini, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's license. Speed limits must be respected. Watch out for the police and radars,...

ZIMBABWE: Driving Tips

Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Zimbabwe by car: In Zimbabwe, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's license. Speed limits must be respected. Watch out for the police and radars,...

ZAMBIA: Driving Tips

Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Zambia by car: In Zambia, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's license. Speed limits must be respected. Watch out for the police and radars, they...

USEFUL INFORMATION: Chapka, our travel insurance

Getting a good travel insurance is one of the most important aspects when taking a flight or going on holidays. This usually covers any flight cancellations, transport delays, loss of luggage, medical assistance at the destination and even the urgent return home if something serious happens between your relatives. For a long-term trip like...

USEFUL INFORMATION: Our process to ship our vehicle in a shipping container

To make our one-year trip through Africa, we were sure that we would travel with our car. We would have a roof tent for sleeping, a kitchen for cooking and space to store all our belongings. In addition, we would be free to get to all places and save a lot of accommodation and transportation costs. Traveling to Africa by public transport is...

USEFUL INFORMATION: Visas

One of the most important issues to consider when traveling to Africa are the visas you need to enter to the different countries on the continent. Every country has its own policy, and if you travel by road as we do, it is important to take all the details into account so that you do not have any problems entering the country. There are...

USEFUL INFORMATION: Covid-19 in Africa and the PCR-TEST we did to cross the borders

The year 2020 has been marked globally by the Covid-19 pandemic. No one imagined that we would be locked up at home for months without being able to leave our municipalities, that there would be curfews and meeting limitations; that schools would be virtual; and that so many borders would be closed for so long. The virus has hit us closely,...