Check-Ins

KZ>AZ; long comment but it should help as things are confusing there:
Park in front of the two buildings and go to the one in the right and enter from the other side. There is the reception where you can register your car and leave your phone number.
Then you wait until they call you to pick up the car papers. In my case they didn’t call but I met the truckers from the day before and they have been called so I went back to the registration/reception. This was 15h after the registration. They called all the names including mine and handed me my my papers (4 identical and 1 invoice). You can check the name of the vessel and see asco.az of approx arrival time.
Then you drive to the big gate. Go directly to the front of the line at the gate. A soldier will briefly check the car and a port worker will take one of the papers. Then you can drive inside the compound until the Big building on the right called „Service Center“.
Park on the parking opposite, close to the “vehicle inspection building” (there is a parking sign for normal cars) or ask where to park and go inside the service center using the side entrance on the right.
Inside on the left is the cash desk where you have to pay. Hand over all the papers, pay in cash and get a receipt. It was 13000 Tenge for me. There is an ATM but I don’t know if it works. The ticket will be paid in Baku.
Afterwards go to the second floor using the stairs opposite of the cash desk. Go to room #1 for customs exit declaration of the car. You need the declaration paper that you received when you entered CIS.
Then go downstairs to the reception and ask when the ship will be ready for loading. Then you go to your car and wait (20h for me). You will most likely wake up when the trucks start to queue for inspection and passport control, you can also go into the queue. Make sure that you don’t accidentally get your passport stamped if your car goes without you. The border control will take the second sheet and might or might not ask for an additional fee to waive the xray of everything that’s in the car. After the inspection, park next to the trucks and wait until the ferry arrives (6h). Someone will then come and collect the 3rd paper (you have 4).
Then wait again until the trucks start moving towards the pier. Get in queue. In front of the pier you’ll be checked once more by a soldier. Then someone from the ferry will tell you where to park. I had to wait and drive onto the ferry as last. Hand over the keys and car paper to the captain.
Now you can walk back to the exit on the right. Ask for a taxi and someone working there will drive you to Aktau. I paid 20000 Tenge, but most likely you could negotiate to 15000, which would be a more reasonable price. Yandex isn’t available there. In total I spent 2 nights in the port and half a night in Aktau (Turan Hotel, recommend). They told me the ferry will stay 1-2 days in KZ because of weather. So you never know wo how long the whole process will be. I needed to wait 2 full days in Baku.

Sick spot for one night, a lot of car and trucks spend the night. Felt safe, lots of noise from the highway, but I was still able to sleep!

Very nice place and owners dona Tania and her husband his so much welcoming and helpful. Facilities and swimming pool. Trees for shadow. Perfect for us. Big rigs OK

An historical marker noting the #handcart road and an old well from Indianola to parts of Texas. Important history of the route cargo took from ships to various parts.

Nice RV dump station with water for flush. FREE! Nice truck stop.

Great place to stay. You can stay on pavement or go a little further on gravel and find many flat spots. You can find some shaded spots further in. Close to amenities, nice place to walk around. Talked to someone that lives close by, and this used to be a prison of sorts for youth, if anyone was curious.

Mirador punto panorámico, pasamos dos noches totalmente sólos, es un estacionamiento que también usan pescadores que a las 22.00 se van. lugar ideal ya que en toda la ciudad de porto belo está prohibido el estacionamiento de motorhome. no hay ningún servicio.

Mirante panorâmico, passamos duas noites totalmente sozinhos, é um estacionamento que também é utilizado pelos pescadores que saem às 22h. Local ideal já que o estacionamento de motorhome é proibido em toda cidade de Porto Belo. não há serviço.

Small park and ride near the highway. Stayed here late on a Friday night and left Saturday morning. It may be busier on weekdays.

No amenities or restrooms just a decent place to park for a night. Typical highway noise in the background did not bother us.

Amplo estacionamento, lugar tranquilo pra passar o dia e a noite. Praia linda

postando novamente pra colocar foto do estacionamento

O camping é maravilhoso, tudo muito limpo e organizado. As pessoas são atenciosas e amáveis, os banheiros e duchas com calefação e águas quentes. Possui pontos de energia, água, descarte de água negra e cinza. Piscinas e a parte do termas com águas quentes é relaxante. Recomendamos a todos!!

El camping es maravilloso, todo muy limpio y organizado. La gente es atenta y amable, los baños y duchas con calefacción y aguas calientes. Tiene puntos de energía, agua, eliminación de agua negra y gris. Piscinas y la parte del balneario con aguas cálidas es relajante. ¡¡Recomendamos a todos!!

We slept several nights at this location. It's quiet and safe. And for those who travel with pet, you can walk around and play with him in the square.

Dormimos várias noites neste local. É tranquilo e seguro. E para quem viaja com pet, dá para passear e brincar com ele na praça.

Beautiful sunrise! Red dirt road for 1.5 miles to site. Actually there were options for flat spots. No leveling blocks needed if pick the right place.

Ghana side very easy. Relaxed and friendly at customs and immigration. 30mins with CDP stamp and some good chats.

Togo side immigration wanted equivalent of 55k cfa to pay in cedis (1200) for the 35k VOA and wouldn’t budge. Hung around for an hour and managed to change some money with a local (gave them a good deal in front of the police to spite them). After handing over CFA had to then wait 45mins for the head honcho to come and process the visa. Wasn’t a ‘bad’ border but just a waste of everyone’s time. Perhaps being a Saturday didn’t help.

Delicious empanadas oven baked. 3000 la douzaine. Very good quality price and at 14:00 it was hot. Miam

It is peaceful and quiet camp anywhere you want in this open Sonoran Desert Area. Hard sand and dispersed gravel roads to take you as far as you want! Including away from I-8 Traffic noise. There are actually Trees, growing all over. Vegetation of bushes as well. For shading in the Heat. Stayed for a few nights. T-Mobile 5G signal.

We were heading to another kebab place but we’re tired and ducked into the closest restaurant to Hotel Diwan. They gave us an English menu. We didn’t expect much but we’re blown away. Thought we were spending a bit more than we normally would for dinner at 15,000 but man was it good. We ordered the Half Chicken Mandi. It was more like a whole chicken with a platter of rice, a few plates of vegetables, hummus, a bowl of flavored beans and a vegetable dish with potatoes and eggplant. There was fresh bread and yogurt included too. It seemed like there was enough for at least 4 people. They didn’t speak much English, but were super nice and then when we left, they tried to not let us pay! Of course we did pay though because it was so good and they were so nice. Can’t speak to the other items on the menu.

Still a working option. Very quiet night !

Friendly attendant. Let me fill the 20L tank at national price. 21,6L by 80 BOB + 10 BOB for him.

We are not exatly at this position but very close. We find a good road from 41.67890 45.65922, then the street is not in the map (Osmand) but if the road is dry you will have no problem.
We stop in the top of the hill because of dark but if you continue the street probably you find a lot of spot. Where we are there is a little "children park" with a long table. There is some trash, but the place is quiet and the view good

Safe and secure place with clean Baños. Good overnight stop

Quiet place, 233V if electricity is needed.

endroit tranquille, 233V si l'électricité est nécessaire.

Lugar tranquilo, 233V si se necesita electricidad.

bumpy road, doable in rear 2wd Express. wouldn't want the road to be in any worse shape though. lots of sites, beautiful place.

ES Dormimos y usamos la ducha. Durante el día nos fuimos a buscar la sombra bajo las palmeras unos metros más adelante. Nuestro hijo estuvo con fiebre y tuvimos que ir al centro de salud, Carlos muy amablemente se ofreció a acompañarnos para ejercer de traductor. Le diagnosticaron dengue y tuvimos que estar unos cuantos días para que se repusiera, siempre hemos sido tratados con una gran amabilidad por toda la familia del restaurante.

EN We slept and used the shower. During the day we went to seek shade under the palm trees a few metres further on.
Our son had a fever and we had to go to the health centre, Carlos very kindly offered to accompany us to act as translator. He was diagnosed with dengue and we had to stay a few days for him to recover, we have always been treated with great kindness by the whole family of the restaurant.

Nice modern café where you can get an executive menu for 7300 ARS at lunch time. I was pretty amazed by how good it was. You get the choice from a dozen of main dishes, a few drinks (good Torrentés wine imo) and a few desserts. Friendly service, not too loud. Really a good address, so close to the center.

Stumbled upon this place by chance, I found miso here for 4100 ARS !!! Coconut milk for 6600 ARS, tahini 10k, sesame oil 6k, tofu 4k, kombucha, kefir, you name it. Very fair prices compared to some other places I've seen. In front of the Correo Argentino office more or less.

Busy beach during the day, a little quieter at night. Never really quiet as it's the closest to town and so accessible.

This laundry mat is permanently closed closed closed closed

If like me, you are desperately looking for pesto, this is the place to go! 2500 ARS for the powder mix that you can add oil to. Some marinades and spice mixes too, and of course, a lot of wine! Very friendly woman there.

Large open grass campsite with very clean ablutions, hot showers & a bath, flush toilets and a 180° view of the Maluti mountains 4km away in Lesotho. Camping @ R250 per site per night. Only 17km / 20min from Clarens.