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road block today. 50peso for passing. every car had to pay. we had no problems at all the other warnings

A very cool hike indeed. Technically have to enter before 11am to do it and better get the park tickets beforehand as you have to buy it online and the internet is present but not the best

Clean restaurant, simple food. I paid 13 soles for a plate. WiFi works.

this is a nice little Spot at the end of a track by sennis River, lot's of room , off monkey river road on a dirt track, doable in a 2wd van (just) when dry , no hope when wet , 4x4 wood be better, little overgrown so you will get some pin striping ..a bit of little about 🙄 , you might see a couple of fisher men but friendly. big rigs will probably be ok there space , but it might be tight to get there but there is other spots before you get here ..

the hiking trails are gorgeous. it’s just a gravel patch, but it did the job. didn’t struggle to find a level patch. very little traffic, so it was a quiet night of listening to the frogs chirping in the marsh. no amenities whatsoever, so be prepared to take your garbage with you.

Excelente lugar, banheiros limpos com banho quente chuveiro elétrico.
Nos recebeu mesmo depois de escurecer tem lugar pra montar barracas até dentro do salão. Possui churrasqueira, mesa com cadeiras, pia para lavar a louça. Possui um tanque para lavar roupas manual. Wi-Fi.
Estamos dormindo aqui e voltaremos mais vezes se passarmos pela região.

Now there are entry gates and its maybe only 2 meters high so not more possible for RV’s.
We sleept with our RV in front of this gates and nobody bothered us.
Maybe in high season its not possible .
The campground near by was closed.

apparently a rather quiet place to sleep, but as night fell, the police came to tell us that the place was not safe and that it was better to leave, in fact cars came to park next to us with their headlights off, very strange atmosphere. we preferred to leave to sleep at a gas station in the neighboring village. actually speaking with locals, the banks of the lake are dangerous, according to them “things happen there”. on the other hand perfect for drinking an aperitif and enjoying the view.

As people have written. Quiet setting. RV site booked with electricity and water. This is a very old and tired place. The campground is a gravel parking lot. no firepit or picnic tables. There are a couple if picnic tables under a sun canopy located centrally. The office/store has wifii which works but very small bandwidth, snd slow. $34 for our site.

garbage can, and picnic table with spots for a few rigs. pleasant alternative to highway 10 rest stop. stayed two nights without problems

Very friendly staff.
They have again changed prices which are slightly more then the official website.
In house restaurant, food is decent. Slightly expensive. They were a little pushy for me to eat inside the first day.
Church sister does some friendly guest appearances.
The wifi is decent for the location and africa.
Nice warm showers.
Mosquitoes so carry your repellant.
I got a small ensuite room for 15k rwf including breakfast.

Phenomenal views and sunset. Loved it! Clean toilet and friendly people all around. Very close to the State and National Parks.

A shuttle to French Quarter is available. Price a little higher, now 20$.

Bel endroit bien aménagé avec goût et petit soin, l’hôte est très agréable. Possibilité de cocktail et restauration sur place. Les camper sont garés à l’entrée (un peu serré à 4 véhicules mais c’est chouette). 20S/ppn et j’ai réussi à négocier 10 par enfants (11 et 8 ans).

Costa Rica a Nicaragua
Cruzamos a las 16hs y casi no había gente, creemos que a esta hora el personal ya quiere irse a la casa entonces te dejan cruzar rápido.
Para salir de Costa Rica pagamos 8usd cada uno con tarjeta, en efectivo eran 10usd c/u.
Nos fumigaron pero no nos cobraron.
Para entrar a Nicaragua llenamos un papel/formulario, pagamos 1usd c/u + 13usd c/u. Todo en efectivo. Además 12usd de seguro x un mes. Apenas nos revisaron la van y preguntaron si teníamos dron (no tenemos). En total tardamos una hora y media.
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We crossed at 16hs and there was almost no one, we believe at this hour all the oficers just want to go home, so they are not so picky.
Leaving CR we paid 8usd each (with card), in cash would be 10 usd each.
They fumigated the van but didn't charged anything. Entering Nicaragua we filled a paper/form, we paid 1usd each + 13 usd each (in cash). Also 12usd of insurance for a month. They barely looked into our van, just asked if we had a dron (we don't). Everything took 1.5 hour in total.

Costa Rica a Nicaragua
Cruzamos a las 16hs y casi no había gente, creemos que a esta hora el personal ya quiere irse a la casa entonces te dejan cruzar rápido.
Para salir de Costa Rica pagamos 8usd cada uno con tarjeta, en efectivo eran 10usd c/u.
Nos fumigaron pero no nos cobraron.
Para entrar a Nicaragua llenamos un papel/formulario, pagamos 1usd c/u + 13usd c/u. Todo en efectivo. Además 12usd de seguro x un mes. Apenas nos revisaron la van y preguntaron si teníamos dron (no tenemos). En total tardamos una hora y media.
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We crossed at 16hs and there was almost no one, we believe at this hour all the oficers just want to go home, so they are not so picky.
Leaving CR we paid 8usd each (with card), in cash would be 10 usd each.
They fumigated the van but didn't charged anything. Entering Nicaragua we filled a paper/form, we paid 1usd each + 13 usd each (in cash). Also 12usd of insurance for a month. They barely looked into our van, just asked if we had a dron (we don't). Everything took 1.5 hour in total.

Dormimos la primer noche en Nicaragua en frente de este lago, al lado de los bares/ restaurantes de playa. Vista al volcán, ventoso x lo cual no hay mosquitos!!, mucho espacio para motorhomes grandes. Ningún servicio, pero nos sentimos seguros durmiendo con las puertas de la van abiertas. Sólo hay que tener cuidado manejando en la playa, hay partes con mucha arena suelta.
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We slept our first night in Nicaragua in front of this lake, beside some beach bar/restaurants. View of the volcano, very windy, so no mosquitos at all!! lot of space for big rigs, no facilities but safe place for us sleeping with our van doors open. Just be aware driving on the beach, some parts with loose sand.

Stayed here for a night. Decent spot close to downtown like everyone else said.

A nice primitive campground ($13/night) with a small designated horse camp area and a few separate loops for tents and smallish RV’s. There is a lake with a boat ramp and several trails too. The trees hadn’t leafed yet during our stay and it rained the whole time but it was peaceful and provided a much needed reprieve from our highway-heavy journey. No reservations, all sites are FCFS. Managed by Indiana DNR.

Perfect spot for a night. This Cracker Barrel is at a dead end road by next to a few hotels. Very quiet and felt safe as a solo traveler.

Pasamos 2 noches acá! Estacionamiento no tan grande pero cómodo, un poco de ruido por el movimiento de la ciudad. Agua caliente y baños. Los empleados muy amables!

Stealth camped here one night. Located directly behind Planet Fitness (strip mall) so perfect if you want a workout and shower. Only one or two others parked here but lots of available space. Mostly quiet (after 10 pm after mall had closed around 9/930, of course). Felt safe. Occasional cars driving through to get to front side of strip mall but nothing preventing sleep. One of the backside mall units appears to be getting renovation so contractor trucks arrived and parked nearby first thing, 7 am - no bother at all except the talking and truck doors shutting.

We checked with management at the IHOP, Home Depot, and Walmart, and were consistently told that overnight parking is officially prohibited. However, one of the three was nice and let us stay one night anyway (with heavy disclaimers and the request that we leave before store opening the following day), because we had asked, and because our rig is discrete. I'd say, it won't hurt to ask, but don't depend on these locations.

Well lit parking space near other parking lots like hotel, shopping and gas station.

Exactly as described. Will need high clearance and good all terrain tires as the last quarter mile is all on sharp rock. Wife and I were serenaded by a herd of cows all night. Very secluded in an region its hard to be alone.

Lovely family hotel. 90 Ringgit for one double room for one night. Clean, wifi and hot shower available, soap and drinkable water provided. The owner and his son are riders (motorcycles and bicycles). They were particularly welcoming (we were touring with our bicycles).
The place is on Google Maps as well.

Spacious meadow with wonderful views and tranquility. The lady has no experience with overlanders, but she's very welcoming and uncomplicated. Just ask for facilities.
I gave her $5.

Everything locked. The neighbors say that this place is closed. (?)

The best berra and best price too.
Perfect stop after walk. Good food.

UZB>TJ
UZB
Exciting UZB was easy. We drove up to the gate with our two motorbikes. Parked them and got our passport pre-checked. We then drove with the bikes through the gate. We got an exit stamp in our passport and the custom guide asked what we’re carrying in our panniers but we didn’t have to open them.
Fast and easy process.

TJ
We applied for an e-Visa because we thought it would be easier. But since we didn’t get the e-Visa in time we crossed the border without visa. Entering is visa free for many nationalities including us (we’re from Germany).
Getting to the border we got an entry stamp with no problem. We had to pay 10$ per motorbike at customs and got a sheet saying the bike can stay for 14 days. They didn’t check our bags or asked any questions.

The whole border crossing was fast and easy, took about an hour maybe. Everyone was nice.