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Good to stay for 1-2 nights, close to the center. Yes, noise from the street, but for us okay.

they didn't want to give us gasolina for a car with Colombian plates. we didn't got why.

it's not really quiet from a Saturday to a Sunday.
at 6 am a car alarm started right next to us for minutes. and we get up at 8 am. there were a lot of cars parked around. not the best morning. maybe just on the weekend.

Here you can get your Comesa. We got it for 1 month/3 countries for 100kw for our Botswana registered car. This includes Comesa AND local Zambian third party.

Friends bought for 7 months, all countries and SA registered car, paid 1193kw.

Please do not buy insurance at the border.

Corretion* the 100kw in the previous post is only for the third party of Zambia. For the Comesa for two countries (no Zambia, cause third party) is for 30 days is 216kw.

Make sure you receive the yellow paper. Very friendly people.

Close at saturday at 1500.

Big gravel parking space with a nice view at the ocean. some trucks stayed overnight. locals come to watch the sunset. If you're lucky you might see some dolphins or even whales. No toilets, no hiding from the wind.

Grassy place in front of the river and the campsite.
Pretty quiet for a Saturday night - we heard a motocross multiple times and also a train !
Safe place, we went at the back of the place - dirty with papers and condoms..

Public showers at the beach : you have to cross the bridge, turn right just after and reach the public toilets. There were removed from there to be put on the sand behind.

The ruins are amazing and well worth a visit! I enjoyed the full hike and loved meandering through the jungle exploring the many structures and saw many monkeys, birds, butterflies, a snake and an opossum type creature. The museum is very worthwhile too. The road is great the 20 km to the museum. The road is good the next 40 km to the site but more narrow and curvy. No potholes and just the occasional low hanging branch. It’s a lot faster by car but doable by class b vans. They do not want you to park at the museum. And if you have a dog with you they will not let you pass through the second checkpoint to the ruins. They will not allow you to park and leave your dog in the car at the museum parking lot. You will save yourself a lot of trouble by leaving your dog outside the reserve either at the entrance or one of the cabana or restaurant locations. It’s not about money, it’s against the federal rules and they’ve had problems.

The ruins are amazing and well worth a visit! I enjoyed the full hike and loved meandering through the jungle exploring the many structures and saw many monkeys, birds, butterflies, a snake and an opossum type creature. The museum is very worthwhile too. The road is great to the museum. The road is good the next 40 km to the site. No potholes and just the occasional low hanging branch. It’s a lot faster by car but doable by class b vans. They do not want you to park at the museum. And if you have a dog with you they will not let you pass through the second checkpoint to the ruins. They will not allow you to park and leave your dog in the car at the museum parking lot. You will save yourself a lot of trouble by leaving your dog outside the reserve either at the entrance or one of the cabana or restaurant locations. It’s not about money, it’s against the federal rules and they’ve had problems.

Great wild camping spot under the trees! Quiet and beautiful beach to watch a great sunset. You can stand there for free and If you wish you can ask the owner to open up the water for a shower and toilet. We were alone at the beach.in the morning some tourists.

No facilities. Lots of space and minor road noise. Great for jeeps as you can follow the off-road trails and get a long way away from the other groups of campers

Amelia, Victor and Tito were too kind. Perfect location just opposite the beach. Very private, we were on our own and surprisingly quiet. Nice outdoor kitchen and lounge area. Our Fiat Ducato fitted in nicely. Anything wider might be a challenge to get through the gate. Paid S 35 for 2 pax and motorhome

Little workshop for tires.
They where very quick, helpfull and good price (cheap).
Our flat tire was fixed within 15minutes for 500 pesos (8 euro).

No access to the camping due to snow and mud.

Stopped by and did the tour! Amazing site.
We asked if we could spend the night- said yes- just asked for my ID - which I got back the next day at 9am.
No charge for parking/camping spot.
Tour $65/person.

clean room with hot shower
we paid b200 for 2 people
we left our bike downstair
the owner is not very talkative but staff friendly

Attention ⚠️
Ils essaient systématiquement d’ajouter 1000pesos aux paiements par carte

Update on border crossing, Land Cruiser followed us through with no major issues. Bets are off if it rains a lot more.

Update on road from Nyanga to Dolisie, bad gravel for most with very bad gravel from the Niari river (90km from Dolisie) until about 30km from Dolisie (gravel with continuous holes, ruts, corrugations that are not big rig friendly, very slow!). New road is growing from the Dolisie end and looks like it will include this bad section in the coming years. Expect route to be smoother after a lot of rain but not in a good way, lots of clay.

buena atencion y buena conversacion, sus dueños muy atentos, todo muy limpio y acogedor, nos cobraron 14.500 CLP p/p la noche, ducha con agua caliente, en la habitacion se podian cargar celulares, dispone solo de un estacionamiento, por lo que el dueño amablemente nos cedio para guardar nuestro vehiculo, el desayuno es contundente; los baños son compartidos y muy limpios; ademas llegamos tarde en la noche alrededor de las 22:00 hrs. y nos recibieron sin ningun problema.

Some spot for rv in front of the store, semi are park on the back of the store, noisy, with ear plug it’s all good! Easy access

Public entrance Washington Forest. Dirt road. No service. Quiet. Good for one night. Network LTE available.
Entrée publique forêt Washington. Chemin de terre et sable. Aucun service. Endroit tranquille. Bon pour une nuit. Réseau LTE accessible.

Beautiful campsite (sorry! Don’t remember the name!). 5,000 pp but AMAZING HOT showers with great water pressure and cleaned every day. Flushing toilets. BBQs (bring your own wood). Electricity and a light bulb provided at each site (not when you arrive but the man will bring it to you). He also has two row boats, paddles & life vests you can use (included in the price, just have to ask and he will bring them to your campsite). No one else during week day, 4 other families on weekend. Drive all the way to the end of the road where the river confluence is for the best spots.
No kitchen but there are sinks for washing dishes.

Unfortunately for us the Refugio was locked, but we used it as a windshelter.

Just a few additional notes to add. The bugs are pretty bad. Noseeums in the late afternoon, and mosquitoes after dusk. We have a dog, and there are prickers in every direction off the grass(ish) fields. So if your dog likes to explore, you will be picking hundreds of burrs off. Spots are pretty big. Not sure the water is potable, but cold showers available. Water smells very metallic, which might be ok. but we did not drink it. AT&T service is pretty limited. Better at the beginning of the property. Road is pretty washboard when we came, so take your time if your rig is heavy. Overall nice spot, and the trees around are beautiful.

Nice place! Owners are working hard to upgrade a bit. Paid R420 for a family of 4.

Small shop between the free-showers-building and free camping. It has all of the necessities.

60 sol for a 4 seats motorhome for one month.
cheap and nice!
recommend

We booked a great one day rafting trip on the fantastic Jatunyacu (class III) River. We felt super safe with a professional company! And had a lot of fun with our 3! guides. Highly recommended (Irish) family run enterprise (therefore English speaking).
There are also very cozy cabañas with a really nice pool and bar!

Good location for access to wide variety of shops downtown. A$500 per night. Open wifi was fast with our booster. No Pool and it was HOT. Road noise at night. We stayed two nights. Bathrooms not in great shape (no TP of course) but hot water ok in shower. Staff struggled to get us a fillup for our water tank.

This is a gravel parking lot for a local climbing shop. $6/night. Right outside the Hueco Tanks State Park. We pulled in late and payed at the drop box. Super chill with a bunch of other dirtbags. Perfect for us.