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They don’t offer overnight stay anymore.

Very private area, there was one other car nearby parked up on the road side. Be aware there were a few snakes in the grass

Local boat that leaves in the morning to Ushongo , leaving nominally at 06:30 am
For two people with bicycles we paid 170,000TZS (negotiated down from $100)
Talk to the man , Kibabu, in the little shop next to the Kibanda beach club , who can phone the Captain

Nice bathroom with AC. Picnic area, plenty of spaces. Good selection of vending machines. My Verizon gets ok LTE reception here, no 5G. Didn't see any sign for no overnight parking.

Behind the Burger King at the back of the dirt lot behind the drive-through windows, there is a dump station. Rinse water is supposed to be available but was not working when we were here. Signs are old faded, but the signage says “camper dump station.”

Pretty quiet for us, as far as rest stops go. The trail head parking was the way to go since it's away from the idling trucks and not many cars passed during the night. Great sleep, and nice views in the morning.

Place was closed. Non of the phone numbers were working. Stayed instead at villa del Sol in playa del coco.

Campsite on the river. There are sites with and without electricity. Each site has a trash can, fire ring with grill and picnic table. Restrooms, showers and coin-operated washing machines and dryers are also available. There is also an office with a gift shop.

is a nice ans safe please. one night here.

Super beau petit endroit très tranquille sur le bord de l’eau on s’est pas fait achaler. Pas trop lumineux non plus parfait pour dormir dans son van.

Spot in mountain area. Beautiful view on the sea Villa San Giovanni at the mainland. Lot of spots to park your van or 4x4

Sign says no camping and the GOS coordinates. Went a little further down the road and saw another van camping but many signs that say no camping.

yes, this place is helpful and honest, I visited it two time and I trust them. If they can not do it they will find somebody or they will tell you better to go Teheran but they will not try something they dont know...witch is super good !

the north bridge has a high limit on the west side and is not really wide.

the south "bridge" looks a bit dangerous but we go over it with 7.5t. The locals say it's no problem. In the yurt camp we saw a heavy truck that brings a lot of stuff for the camp.

You can buy a day pass for $20 and soak in the hot springs. The pools are built up nicely and there's 5 pools. There's clean hot showers and changing rooms too. Very beautiful and relaxing, overlooking a hot 108F lake. Day pass soaking ends at 8pm but you can hang out after to clean up or just hang out. Day pass opens at 6a. Reservations required via website but no credit card required. Hot springs pools are 100 to 108F. Today June 24, 2024 the pools were about 103 to 105F. You won't regret visiting!

road is kinda rutted but not too bad. turn right at the first turn off to get to the cell towers (continueing straight on the road gets more rutted and has no parking signs). Pretty view of the city lights!

For me flow was really good, filled up a 12 liter jerrycan in about 10 seconds. So about 60 liters per minute

USFS & NPS have worked hard to improve this road; decently smooth drive, minor washboard. Only need 2WD, low-clearance is fine. Saw a couple tesla and bmw sedan’s.
I didn’t stay at this exact pull-out, but one further south. Open sky for Starlink; had 1 bar Verizon LTE that was unreliable and kept going in and out.
Road was very busy on a Sunday (3+ dozen cars passed by in the evening), but really quiet on a Monday (5-6 cars max all day - two of which were government).

Most of the firepits have had the rocks removed from around them. Beautiful views!

Were you here already? Wash-ME is a self-service launderette, always near you. We offer professional quality washing and drying machines for private and professional use.

Easy and fast
Up to 20 kg

This place is not accessible anymore. It’s now in the middle of a tree plantation. Iwe added another place. Closer to the road but still ok.

In a meadow 1 km from the road. Accessible by a good track. Nothing special, but far enough from the road not to be bothered by truck noise. OK for a one night stop.

Lovely car park on grass next to picnic area, playground and public river swimming pool. Surrounded by mountains. No restrictions. Bins. Water tap with thread for hose. Bar on the main road nearby. No toilets. Please keep clean. Clean up after yourself and your dogs! Bag it all and bin it. Leave no trace.
Thanks to the community and municipale for providing such a great facility.

this bridge is only 2.2m width. drive carefully.

Awesome place & great value for money.
Lovely people running it & great for an overnight or even a few days. Our room was very clean & comfortable. Pretty spacious with a TV !! Hot showers were great also !!

A great guesthouse with very friendly and helpful hosts, where you feel at home. You can sleep in your own car or in one of the cosy rooms with a bathroom. Seti and Bezhad offer delicious meals. There is Wifi, a great lounge with kitchen and TV, a cosy courtyard and your vehicles are safe. You can visit the Soltaniyeh Dome and the Dragon Temple. We came as guests and drove as friends. 🥰 Thank you for all your efforts - 12 out of 10 points. 🤪
Susi und Jens

Absolutely not worth, 3000pp is far too expensive for what you have. What's more, the staff are not at all friendly.
Go to Abomey in Benin, where the explanations are much more interesting and complete.

The nice lady there took care of our clothes quite quickly. We dropped about 10 kg of dirty clothes at 10am and got them ready at 4pm. Ended up paying 10$.

Quick, friendly and speaks a bit of English.
Did the usual, check our permit and wrote down our informations.

We parked for the night some km further. Nice pull off with more room than this one. But there are some more places on this road. beautifull area!

Super endroit, nous sommes ici pour la nuit il y a deux autres campeurs (dont 1 auto) le lac est calme et la vue est spectaculaire. Je recommande vivement endroit sécuritaire et magnifique non loin de la route pour tout genre de vr