End of tarmac | Warning

June 27th, 2024 by berndk.kroening

We also go to the north a lot of potholes now because of the rainy season destroyed the highway a lot!! They are constructing now some new bridges !
Speed you can do there is about 30 km hour but doable for every kind of vehicle. You don’t need 4x4! Look fotos :

March 19th, 2024 by Hibiscus

110 km gravel road, we did go to the north and the last part was the best. overall not bad at all. it is what you expect. wonderfull nature, good bridges and yes some potholes. We enjoyed the road! And love our journey.

September 27th, 2023 by roberta_otto

We've done this road only 20 days after the first comment and I have no idea how on Earth it could have taken 15 hours to go from Macapá to Oiapoque! It took us 8 hours to ride the same route, we are on two motorbikes that go at 80km/h on paved road.
95% of the unpaved section is in very good condition, only a lot of dust and some occasional potholes. We could sit at 60-65km/h like all the other vehicles we met.
I don't think a road can change that drastically in less than a month so I am not sure what that first comment is about

September 5th, 2023 by troopy_pb

This is where the tarmac ends when coming from Oiapoque.
The road conditions in the first half of the gravel road coming from Oiapoque in direction of Macapá are pretty rough. Lots of potholes, some of them very deep. Nonetheless (during dry season) the road should be possible for any kind of vehicle.
If you have a van like a Fiat Ducato without much clearance, expect to be driving very slowly. Plan in multiple days. The second half of the gravel road in direction Macapá is in very good condition. No corrugations or potholes at all.
We drive a Landcruiser and it took us about 15 hours from Macapá to Oiapoque.
This info is from September 2023 during dry season. I think during wet season it will be a whole different situation.