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Driving across northern Africa. Any advice?

  • 26-11-2008 11:03pm
    #1
    emcd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    I plan to drive across northern Africa with a friend. We will buy a jeep in Spain and get the boat to Algeria, then drive through Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and onwards. Has anyone ever made this journey and and have any advice? Should I get visa's before I leave or can I get them on at boarders...any do's or dont's... etc


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  • #2
    *Tripper*
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭*Tripper*


    I don't have any advice but jesus I'd love to do that


  • #3
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭shrapnel222


    i'd seriously recommend cutting out algeria. self drive holiday there is just asking for trouble. start in tunisia and add syria


  • #4
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,225 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    shrapnel222 wrote: »
    i'd seriously recommend cutting out algeria. self drive holiday there is just asking for trouble.

    do you mind me asking why?


  • #5
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭shrapnel222


    BastardPrince wrote: »
    do you mind me asking why?

    there are terrorist attacks in algeria all the time. I have plenty of Algerian friends and they say it's too dangerous to travel alone for a foreigner inside of algeria. there is a relatively safe tourist trail which can be followed, but in a car off the beaten tracks not a good idea. It's a shame because it apparently is an absolutely beautiful country


  • #6
    bucks73
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭bucks73


    Algeria has never been the safest place for foreigners.

    http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=394


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    Black Swan
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    Watch what you drink! Water is not always up to the highest standards of purity, including ice cubes made with water, or things washed with water like salads and other uncooked foods.


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