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Camps
Wie und wo übernachtet man auf einer solchen
Reise durch Afrika?
- Ganz einfach: auf mehr oder weniger tollen Campingplätzen, sofern vorhanden
(im südlichen und östlichen Afrika kein Problem), in Missionen, wo es immer
friedlich, sauber und ruhig ist, oder aber man sucht sich einen tollen
einsamen Platz im Bush. Wir fühlten uns in Afrika auch während unseren Bushcamps
in aller Regel sehr sicher. Allerdings mussten wir die mühsam gefundene
Einsamkeit häufig innert Kürze mit unzähligen neugierigen und schaulustigen
Einheimischen teilen. Nicht immer einfach, nach einem anstrengendem Reisetag ...
Wir haben hier die Übernachtungsplätze in Afrika
zusammengestellt, die wir weiter empfehlen können - alle versehen mit
Anfahrtsbeschreibung oder GPS-Koordinaten und einem kurzen Kommentar zum Platz,
inklusive "hunderelevanter" Informationen. Für eine breitgefächerte
Benutzerfreundlichkeit ist die Zusammenstellung in englisch verfasst...
Our recommended camps in Africa - beautiful and
possible with dogs
Beautiful drives and general information
☺ means,
that’s one of our top ten places! (print version: Camps
in Africa )
Tunisia
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Tunis (Hammam
Lif/Bordj Cedria) |
Scouts Camp |
N 36 42.768/E 10
24.438 24 SE of Tunis |
International
scouts camp, quiet place under tall pine trees, on a long sandy beach, hot
showers, closest campsite to Tunis, some wild but shy dogs
official health certificate (for free!) for animals to bring to Europe:
école national de vetérinaire at Sidi Thabet, 20km north of Tunis, N 36
54.444 / E 10 02.919 (highway to Bizerte, turn off at big shoppingmal "Géant")
Toyota Garage: Industry Zone "Charguia I", just south of airport |
| Nabeul |
Hotel / Camping
Jasmine |
N 36 26.559/E 10
42.924 |
Small and nice
campsite, very clean, swimmingpool at the hotel for free, many cats and 1
dog |
Tunisia is great for bushcamping! Many great places and nobody stop by.
We bushcamped all the way up inland from Libyan borader to Tunis.
Beautiful drives:
Hilly region around Matmata
Tozeur - Tamerza - Gafsa, beautifull Mountains and Canyons around
Sakket Canyon near Gafsa N 34 21.773 / E 9 13.135, on over a beautiful
pass with amazing view between Bou Saad (El Guettar)and Sened (best
south-north, north side is 4x4 road, beautiful bushcampplaces on north side
Libya
We got a 10 days visa easily within 12 days from the libyan consulate in
Alexandria (N 31 11.851 / E29 54.728). Same at embassy in Cairo. Since we could
keep our passports during waitingtime and just hand them in for issuing the visa
at the end, we could travel around Egypt while waiting.
We didn’t need a travelagency or guide. Officers at border are very helpful in
doing the paperwork and organising numberplates and money chance in town (no
other help needed). Visa 75.- E£ (=12.-$), numberplates 115 LD (100.-$) but 100
LD back at exit Libya. Bring some fiches (papers with personel datas, best in
Arabic) for checkpoints
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Cyrene |
Cyrene Resort |
N 32 49.459/E 21
52.742 |
Free camping
possibility on the compound, ok, but no shower |
| Leptis Magna |
Camping |
N 32 37.912/E 14
17.384 |
Opposite Parking
of Leptis Magna, very loud, but shadow under palmtrees and grass, clean
toilet/shower. Maybe camping also possible on parking 2 of Leptis Magna just
opposite Campsite for free. |
| Sabratha |
Public Parking |
At ruins of
Sabrath |
Big public Parking
at the ruins near at the beach, nothing nice but ok, quite at night, for
free
few km further west there are dunes along the beach – probably nicer for
bushcamping |
Bushcamping: with some effort, there are very nice places to find in the
dunes at the sea (see below)
Beautiful drives:
About 45 km west of Tobruk beautiful dunes at the sea, turn off from main
road: N 32 08.544/ E 23 28.085, also good for bushcamping
Between Tobruk and Dahrna: Detour to a lonely, very beautiful beach in a
natural port, great! Turn off from main road: N 32 33.852 / E 22 54.147,
Beach: N 32 39.008 / E 23 00.024, also good for bushcamping
Coastal Road from Dahrna to Cyrene
Main Road from Cyrene to Tukrah (Bengazi) through Green Mountains
Leptis Magna worth a days visit!!! The best preserved roman ruins we ever
saw. Hugh place and not one other tourist!
Egypt
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Asswan |
Adams Home |
N 24 10.135/E 32
51.971 North of Asswan |
Peaceful place on
the westbank of the Nile (crossing the Nile over the new bridge and drive
back south), nubian house with rooms to rent, camping outside on the road,
overlooking Nile, very friendly owner, no shadow, many wild dogs at night.
to clear custom with car takes at least 1 day! Not allowed anymore to stay
over night with car in custom area (-> hotel) |
| Abu Simbel |
Parking Aerea |
N 22 33.872/E 31
62.181 |
Not nice but
useful for visiting the temples, for free, toilets, no shadow |
| Luxor |
Rezeiky Camp |
N 25 42.700/E 32
38.914 |
Great place!
Camping in the yard with trees and grass, swimmingpool, delicious food, very
friendly and helpful staff, walkingdistance to sights, 3 dogs (2f+1m)
|
| Safaga |
Hotel Orca |
N 26 47.619/E 33
56.154 |
Horrible place,
toilet and shower ok but camping on a very dirty small parking with no
shadow, expensive, dog not allowed on hotel compound and beach (only camping)
But: There are hardly any camping possibilities on that coast (Sinai is
better!) bushcamping is not allowed on the beach, hotels don’t allowed
camping, dogs are not allowed in any hotel by order - so, not much choice … |
| El Quesir |
Rocky Valley Camp |
N 26 12.239/E 34
13.123 12 km north of town |
Friendly place,
camping right on the beach possible or on the parking opposite the road,
beautiful reef for snoorkeling and diving (dive center), beach not good for
swimming (stones), dogs welcome! 2 dogs (m+f) |
| Marsa Alam |
Beach Safari Camp |
N 25 11.856/E 34
49.119 |
Diving Camp, nice
and very friendly place, camping officially not allowed but possible if a
bungalow is rented (15 €), dogs welcome but officially not allowed inside
bungalows, beautiful housereef, great for diving, not good for swimming (reef) |
| Cairo |
Salma Camp |
N 29 58.170/E 31
10.540 |
The only open
campsite in Cairo when we were there. Nothing nice (except the view of the
pyramids) but ok. Many wild and some tame dogs. |
| Sharm el Sheik |
Ras Mohammed NP |
Camping in NP |
Beautiful spot for
snorkelling and relaxing. No people. Very basic infrastructure (bring water
and food), dogs allowed in NP, some dogs at the campsite gate |
| Dahab |
Bedouine Village /
Auski Camp |
N 28 29.527/E 34
30.958 |
Friendly Lodge
with camping possibility on the parking, cheap, in the middle of town,
directly on the (stony) beach, nice restaurant, diving school, great for
snorkelling, swimmingpool at the hotel next door (20 £), dogs no problem |
| Nuweiba |
Morgana Camp |
N 29 01.927/E 34
40.349 |
Nice
Bungalow-Campsite on a sandy beach with reef for snorkelling. Very friendly
and helpful owner. Quiet, except big busses with tourists for lunch, but
they not go to the beach. Good for long walks along beach, some wild but
friendly dogs
Turn off to Coloured Canyon: N 29 02.920 / E 34 33.450 |
Along the Western Desert Road great for bushcamping in the desert
Alexandria: no campsites in or around! We spent one night on the parking of
the carfour-shoppingmall (N 30 03.794 / E 31 01.571) Very loud (open until 2 am)
and landing airplanes. Asking Mangement for permission, if possible park on the
very far edge
Beautiful drives:
Western Desert Road Luxor-Cairo: beautiful desert scenery with
nice oasis, highlight is the white desert (turn off: N 27 21.530 / E 28
10.041). We heard that organised desert trips for a couple of days from
baharyia or farafra are very nice – but not in summertime!
Sharm el Sheik – Dahab – St. Catherins Monastery – Nuweiba - Coloured
Canyon: good road (all tarmac) through stunning mountains and desert, turn
off to Coloured Canyon: N 29 02.920 / E 34 33.450
Sudan
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Khartoum |
Blue Nile Sailing
Club |
N 15 36.696/E 32
32.072 |
Nice spot on the
nile, friendly management, walking distance to town, camping on parking
but: dirty toilets and shower, very noisy at night and expensive
Registration office near US-Embassy (Registrationletter at camping), not
like in LonlyPlanet near nile:N 15 36.568 / E 32 33.897
Byblos Bank in Amarat near Airport (only place to get money with visa/master
car, but 5% commission):N 15 34.398 / E 32 32.504
Dancing Derwishes Friday before sunset:N 15 37.553 / E 32 27.801
Camelmarket on Fridays (didn’t worth it): N 15 34.824 / E 32 22.673 |
| Khartoum |
National Camping
Residence |
N 15 31.439/E 32
34.189 |
Big place, cleaner
than Blue Nile Sailing Club, but south of town |
| Wadi Halfa |
Bushcamping |
In the desert |
Passengerferry
leaves on Wednesday to Asswan and have no ponton any more. Cars have to go
by cargo boat at any day seperatly. No passenger allowed any more with the
car, unless travelling with a dog (than 1 passenger is allowed to take care
for the dog, dogs not allowed on pass.ferry), takes at least 1 day of
preparation before leaving, Mazar or his Uncle help for a commission of 30 $
to arrange everything (very helpful since nobody speaks English and a lot of
paperwork is to do), just ask in the town center for Mazar, he is well known,
cost for one car (landcruiser/rover): +/- 670 $ including everthing |
Great for bushcamping
(what we did every where else)
Beautiful drives:
From Dongola along Nile to Wadi Halfa, great views over Nile, through
impressing desert and cute little Nubian villages. But the road is very
badly corrugated!!! A new tarmac road is under construction and should be
finished by end of 2008
Ethiopia
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Gondar |
Belegez Pension |
N 12 36.633 /E 37
28.313 |
Small and clean
hotel, camping in the yard, clean and hot showers, cenrtal location |
| Bahir Dar |
Ghion Hotel |
N 11 35.874 /E 37
23.170 |
Nice Hotel on
lakeside, quiet camping with lakeview, hot shower and toilet in room,
excellent food, internet facilities, organizes boat trips to islands with
monastery |
| Lalibela |
Seven Olives Hotel |
N 12 02.116 /E 39
02.802 |
Camping at Parking
possible, hot shower and toilet in room, not much privacy, so difficult to
cook and eat outside
we had no hassle in Lalibela and it is no problem to visit the churches
without guide. Interesting traditional coffeeceremony in a small restaurant
in town (signposted), great coffee bring at lest 2 hours of time |
| Kembolcha |
Tekle Hotel |
N 11 04.218 /E 39
44.599 |
Nice and clean
place, quite camping on hill, hot shower, 1 dog (m) |
| Addis Abeba |
Baro Hotel |
N 9 01.836 / E 38
45.219 |
Friendly place,
hot shower, camping at parking possible but not much space, difficult with
rooftents, not possible with trucks, no privacy, so only recommended if
possible to stay in the car (cooking, eating etc.) , Taitu Hotel around the
corner has probably more space Sudan Visa: only possible if one has
already Egypt Visa – both need at least 1 day |
| Awasa |
Adenium Camping |
N 7 04.627 / E 38
29.050 |
Very nice, clean
and friendly camping, german-ethiopian owned, excellent food, noisy
neighbourhood (nightlong praying in church), two dogs |
| Konso |
Mariam Hotel |
N 5 20.375 / E 37
26.485
|
In the middle of
town, camping at parking, but very noisy, clean shower and toilet only if
one takes a room (single room 50 birr / camping per car 40 birr), bar and
restaurant. Better option is probably Green Hotel north of townc to Arba
Minch |
| Jinka |
Rocky Camp |
N 5 46.270 / E 36
34.974 |
Nice but basic
place east of town, only very cold showers, for entering town by car one has
to pay 50 birr |
| Turni |
? |
N 4 58.575 / E 36
30.931
about 4 km east of town |
Namless, basic
campsite, only cold showers, extra cost for night guard, friendly staff |
Beautiful drives:
To Lalibela from main road: takes about 2-3 hours, beautiful highland
scenery
Turni – Konso: Ethiopien mountain scenery like we known it from pictures
Nice traditional and colourful market with different tribepeople on
Thursday in Keyafer (near Jinka)
Kenya
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| North Horr |
Catolic Mission or
NGO Solidarité |
N 3 19.469 / E 37
04.181
in the center of village |
Both very friendly
and clean places, german fathers / French NGO, places opposite of each other,
depending who has enough space, North Horr is very windy, try to park in
windshade |
| South Horr |
Kurungu Camping |
N 2 09.871 / E 36
54.513
7 km north of town |
Nice and friendly
Samburu-community runned campsite, extra costs for water and guard, hot
water for buket shower included, nice walks |
| Maralal |
Yare Safari Camp |
N 1 03.536 / E 36
42.674
5 km south of town |
Nice campsite but
only very cold shower and dirty toiletts, bar and restaurant, dogs only
allowed when no other campers |
| Rumuruti |
Bobong Camp |
N 0 21.666 / E 36
37.758
18 km north of Rumuruti |
Nice place on top
of a hill with a tame cheetah, several friendly dogs |
| Mombasa, Tiwi
Beach |
Twiga Lodge |
S 04 14.481/ E 39
36.175 |
Camping directly
on the with beach, lots of palmtrees for shadow, restaurant and bar, because
of reef swimming only with high tide possible Ferry in Mombasa to Likoni:
S 04 04.6698 / E 39 39.925 |
| Namanga |
River Hotel |
S 241.432 / E
36.47.413 |
In town but quiet,
nice and green, good for stopover for or after Amboseli NP, several dogs at
night (10-6) to guard the place, keep own dog inside at night. |
| Amboseli NP |
Amboseli Public
Campsite |
S 2.42.423 / E
37.13.140 Outside of park, drive through park to south end |
Simple but nice,
big campsite, 500KS/p, beautiful park with Kili and lots of animals. We
smuggled dog in, no problem at campsite, just make sure, dog stay near the
car (hyenas at night etc.) Bad road (corregation) from Namanga (50km), at
campsite they offer tour to nearby masai-village (bargain for price, we paid
500KS for 2 Persons), very friendly masai, no hassle!, interesting tour,
possible to take picture of people for free! |
| Nairobi |
Jungle Junction |
Lavington Quartier
S 1.17.325 / E 36.45.635 |
Big, nice, fenced
compound, owner very helpful + mechanic, 2 dogs (f) Toyota Garage: S 01
18.156 / E 36 49.362 |
| Nairobi |
Nairobi
Backpackpackers |
Milimani- Quartier
S 1.17.332 / E 36.48.149 |
Small yard, close
to center, good food, 1 dog (m) |
| Lake Naivasha |
Fishermanns Camp |
S 0.49.574 /E
36.20.045 |
Big, nice campsite
on the lakeside, hippos at night, 2 dogs (f+m) |
| Lake Borgoria NP |
Next to Hot
Springs (in NP) |
12 km south from
Main Gate on main road |
Very nice Park,
Pic-Nic-Aerea but camping possible at night, great natural „steamsauna" at
hotsprings. With dog ok but on leash |
Beautiful bushcamps along Lake Turkana Piste
Not recommended with own dogs:
Eldoret, Naiberi Riverside Camping, S 0.26.862 / E 35.25.327 – very beautiful
campsite (expensive) but they have 7 big and a bit aggressive dogs (1f+6m), our
dog was seriously attacked and bitten there!
Beautiful Drives:
Maralal – Lake Turkana – Omorate (Ethiopia): Takes minimum 4 days,
trough beautiful nature with animals and traditional living tribes people,
2 different roads: through Siliboi NP (50.-$ for Transit, not much to see)
or from North Horr straight to nordend of NP (carefull: the maps are not
accurate in this part of Kenya, the North Horr Route we took is not marked,
and the marked one doesn’t exist – better ask in North Horr for directions,
once on the right piste, it’s not possible to miss it). In wet season it
is better to do it with at least 2 cars (lots of mud…)
Tanzania
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Tanga |
Kiboko Camp |
S 5 03.893 / E 39
06.936 |
Quiet campsite
with swiss-run restaurant, good food, big portion, 2 dogs on leash free at
night |
| ☺Pangani |
Peponi Beach |
S 5 17.235 / E 39
03.939 |
Beautiful and
quite campsite directly at the beach. Nice bar and restaurant, great for
relaxing! 1 dog and 4 cats at owners house. |
| Lushoto |
Irente Farm |
S 4 47.634 / E 38
15.932 |
Nice quiet and
friendly campsite, Farmstore with delicious jam, bread, müsli etc., 2 very
shy dogs "Africas Switzerland", mountains, good for hiking |
| Arusha |
Masai-Camp |
S 3.23.116 / E
3643.191 Southeast of town |
We don’t really
recommend it, but not much choice in Arusha to camp: nice place and bar/restaurant,
but many overlandtrucks, loud party until midnight, hot shower was cold/toilet+shower
dirty, several dogs->difficult with own dog |
| Bukoba |
Lake Hotel |
Hotel on lakeside |
Camping behind
Hotel, good food |
| Mwanza / Kisessa |
Cultural Museum at
Kisessa |
32 km east of town
to Musoma, follow signs for museum |
Only camping near
Mwanza, ok and friendly but about 15 dogs! We camped right at the beginning
of the parking aerea and dogs did not approach |
| Igunga (80 km
east of Nzega) |
Catholic Mission (withe
fathers) |
In the town of Igunga ask for Father Bolle |
Father Bolle is
very friendly, shows people around, possible to eat at the mission for free
(donation), 2 dogs (f) |
| Dar-es-Salam |
Sunrise Beach
Resort |
Southbeach,
(next door to Kipepeo)
S 6 51.047 / E 39 21.546 take Kigamboni Ferry:
S 6.49.193 / E 39.17.865 |
Shady campsite,
beautiful beach, good food, 1 dog (f)
Kipepeo don’t allowed dogs anymore!
Shoprite/Game/Cinemas /Internet: Sam Nujoma Raod S 06 46.388 /E 39 13.205
Craft market opposite Shoprite: S 06 46.033 / E 39 13.634
Superdoll for Batteries and Tyres: S 06 50.311 E 39 15.468
Toyota Garage: S 06 50.167 / E 39 15.751
Zanzibar: expensive boat (35$ one way), big hassle at port, difficult to
find a boat, that takes dogs (on Islamic baots only in transportbox), ticket
for dog |
| Selous Game
Reserve |
Mbega Camp |
S 7.45.689 / E
38.13.744 Camping next door |
Very nice, 2km
outside from park gate, on the river with hippos etc. boatsafari and
gamedrive with mbega camp, |
| Mikumi NP |
Tan-Swiss Hotel |
2 km west of
Westgate
S 7.23.639 / E 37.00.093 |
Ok for 1 night,
close to Mikumi to drive into Park, Snake Park next door |
| Iringa |
Old Farmhouse |
50 km southwest of
Iringa, signposted on main Road to Mbeya |
Nice campsite,
excellent food+beautiful restaurant (a bit expensive but worth it!), dogs of
the owner around at the restaurant at night, said to be aggressive, we
didn’t see them. |
| Tukuyu |
Lutengano Monrovia
Center |
10 km south of
Tukuyu, signposted |
Campsite at a
school compound, ok, very nice region with teaplantations, interesting
tea-tour with Ruarwe Tea and Tours (in town) |
Beautiful drives:
Iringa to Mikumi through Baobab Valley and down high Pass
On Transit Road trough Mikumi NP: for Free, many animals really close (we
saw even a lion), we did it 3 times and slept outside NP in Tan-Swiss Hotel
Longido – Lake Natron – Manyara: rough, small road, very nice, unspoiled
nature and masai-villages, animals, vulcanos near lake natron (climbing
possible with guide), takes at least 2 days, good for bushcamps (hiding not
necessary masai finde you anyway, but they are very friendly), lake natron
itself is kind of park -> entering fee 15$/p+car, camping 10$/p, we just
turned and bushcamped, view of lake also from the raod, gate on the way to
manyara: 5$/p (no bargaining possible). Longido – Lake Natron only possible
in dry season!
Uganda
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Sipi-Falls |
Twalight Camping |
Just before
Crowsnest (next door) N 1.20.114 / E 34.22.166 |
Nice place,
beautiful view to falls and plains, better and more space than crowsnest,
good food |
| Jinja, Bunjagali
Falls |
Speke Campsite |
N 0.28.949 / E
33.09.496 |
Directly at the
falls, nice, lots of visitors on week-ends, river-rafting |
| Kampala |
Red Chili hide
away |
N 0.19.230 / E
32.37.831 |
Big campsite, many
overlandtrucks, but ok. 2 old+friendly dogs |
| Fort Portal, Lake
Nkuruba |
Community campsite |
Take the left
campsite, the right one on the hill (new) is a fake and not community owned
N 0.31.113 / E30.18.131 |
Very nice and
quiet, on rim of crater lake, good food, shy monkeys (no problem with dogs),
|
| Kabale, Lake
Bunyonyi |
Kalebas Campsite |
First Campsite on
the lake S 1.16.108 E 29.56.245 |
Small for car, but
very friendly manager, 1 young dog (f) If staying longer, overland camp
next door better |
Beautiful drives:
Kabale-Ishasha, on small piste, very hilly and green, no tourists
Sipi Falls around Mt. Elgon to Kenia borader (Suam border), very nice
nature and fantastic views, no tourists, small and sometimes bad piste,
slippery when wet.
Malawi
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Livingstonia |
Old Stone House |
In Livingstonia |
Beautiful view,
nice drive on old Livingstonia Raod from Rumphi |
| Rumphi |
Matunkha Cente
Orphanage centre, rural education |
West of Rumphi S
11.01.096 / E 33.50.318 |
Nice campsite,
very good and cheap food in nice restaurant (best chips in Africa!), good
stop before Niyka NP, manager Tiem knows shortcut to Niyka NP, several dogs,
own dog better on leash |
| Nyika NP |
Chelinda Campsite |
60 km from South Gate
S 10 34.981 / E 33 47.965 |
Beautiful campsite
with animals very close, ok with dog (not asking, arriving late, keeping on
leash), NP very nice nature |
| Chintheche, Kande
|
Kande Beach |
Around 10 km south
of Chintheche S 11 57.100 / E 34 07.328 |
Real sandbeach,
good campsite, very nice bar, overlandtrucks. 4 dogs (2m+2f) but not often
around |
| Viphya Forest
Reserve |
Luwawa Forest
Lodge |
S12 07.183 / E 33
43.248 Signposted from Main Road, 12 km on piste |
Very nice place in
pine forest, like Scandinavia, very nice walks, 3 dogs (m+f) Nice drive
between Lilongwe and Mzuzu |
| Lilongwe |
Mabeya Camp (former
Kiboko) |
On Livingstonia
Road, southwest of town |
Nice campsite,
good food, owners Tom and Janey are also travellers, very friendly,
overlandtrucks, 2 dogs (m) |
| Nkhudzi
Bay |
Nkhudzi
Lodge |
S
14.10.389 / E 34 59.930 |
Beautiful campsite on the lake (swim), quiet! Good for drives to cape
Maclear |
Mozambique
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Pangane |
Complexo Turistico
Hashim |
S 11.59.963 / E
40.32.663 +- 200km north of Pemba |
Nice camping
directly on the beach, very simple, very friendly, no tourist, beautiful
fisherman village |
| Pemba |
Russels Place |
S 12.57.967 / E
40. 34.047 |
Ok campsite with 2
dogs (f+m), Russel has phone number of Ferry-man on the boarderferry
Mozambique / Tanzania |
| Nampula |
Complexo Montes
Nairucu |
S 15.02.416 /E
39.08.697
Road to Ribaue / Cuamba |
Beautiful campsite
on an artificial lake with mountains |
| Ilha de Moçambique |
Casuarina Helena |
On mainland, left
before bridge S 15.02.547 / E 40.41.731 |
Only campsite near
ilha, nice, dirty beach, 3 dogs (m+f) Visiting Ilha: free parking possible
on the north end of peninsula at a expensive hotel |
| ☺Mossuril
/
Chocas Mar |
Privat owned huts
on the beach (just park and camp owner will come…) |
Few km south of
Chocas Mar, after Churasco Hotel +/- S14.59.150/E40.45.485 |
Most beautiful
beach in Mozambique! Paradise! Only shade huts, no infrastructure. some have
toilets, no tourists. Bring own water and food (only fresh fish available
from fisherman), , look out for one where you can camp directly on the dune
overlooking the sea. Bargain for price (we paid 80 Mtc./d) |
| Inhambane, Praia
do Tofo |
Bamboozi Beach
Lodge |
S 23. 50.484 / E
35.32.217 |
Nice campsite on
the beach, a bit expensive, good restaurant overlooking the ocean, diving
base, 2 dogs |
Between Inhambane and Nampula: Bushcamps along the road (EN 1) in gravelpits
Swaziland
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Mbabane |
Grifthers
Backpacker |
S 26 19.074 / E 31
07.730 |
Nice and close to
town but difficult with dogs (2 dogs), Mbabane best place for Mozambique
Visa (cheapest!) |
| Ezulwini |
Timbali Lodge |
S 26 23.742 / E 31
10.354 |
Nice, dogs
officially not allowed but no problems |
| Ezulwini |
Legends Backpacker |
Signposted on
Ezulwini Road |
Nice and familiar
place, fenced, good for dogs |
Lesotho
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Rafolatsane, 40 km
from Sanipass north |
Molumong Lodge |
7 km on Thaba
Tseka Road S 29 21.447/ E 29 00.393 |
Very nice
Backpacker / Camping with beautiful view and nice walks |
| Katse Village |
Katse Guesthouse |
+/- S29 19.853 E28
28.876 |
Bungalows, we got
our own Bungalow with fenced garden for 50 R bargaining (sleeping in car,
using everything else in bungalow) |
| Leribe |
Leribe Hotel |
Downtown Leribe |
Camping on the
parking / building site, not great but no choice |
South Africa
Get the „Coast to Coast" Guidebook (for free in Backpackers) for all
Backpacker / Camping (also Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique)
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Ficksburg |
Ficksburg Camping |
downtown |
Very nice and big
camping in the middle of nice town |
| Underberg,
Drakensberge |
Khotso Backpacker |
Southwest of
Underberg |
Friendly
Backpacker, very interesting owner (Steve), some friendly dogs |
| Kamberg,
Drakensberge |
International
Backpacker |
|
Beautiful place on
a lake with very, very friendly owner. Has a female aggressive dog, but puts
it on a leash |
| Bergville,
Drakensberg |
Amphitheater Backp. |
21 km north of Bergville |
Very spacy, nice
view |
| Harrismith |
Communal Camping |
West of town |
ok |
| Johannesburg |
Cat Village
Voluntary work |
S 26.06.076/ E
028.21.359 Directions see comments |
Owner Irma and
Herbert, Cat+Dog sanctuary, always grateful for help!!! Free camping on
privat ground (even without help)
N12 direction Witbank, exit 'Snake road' turn left, continue for many km
on Pretoria road. ONLY 4-waystop: continue around 100 meters, keep left and
turn left on M32 after 1,5 km, just past karry road: on the wall on the left
in big green 236A – that’s it. Hoot! (only in the morning, otherwise call) |
| ☺
Bulungula near Coffee Bay, |
Bulungula |
Near
Coffee Bay (south) on the coast, phone or email before for map, very
difficult to find! |
hone:
083 391 5525 email: dave@bulungula.com,
www.bulungula.com
great and special place on the beach, beautiful campsite, community project,
horse ride, village tours etc. beautiful beach, several friendly dogs |
| Hamburg |
Camping Hamburg |
At the End of the
road to the sea |
Nice campsite with
beautiful beach to walk |
| Hogsback |
Away with the
fairies |
Signposted in
Hogsback |
Very nice
backpacker/camping in beautiful nature to walk (lord of the rings inspiring)
some friendly dogs |
| Oudshoorn |
Attakwas |
192, Jan van
Riedbeeck Road |
Nice, small and
friendly place owner loves overlander and stories! |
| Swartberg |
The Hell |
S 33 21.618 / E 21
40.946 |
Quiet campsite at
the end of beautiful valley, bad road, 1 dog (m) |
| Robertson |
Van Loveren Winery
|
S 33.52.501 / E
20.00.111 |
Excellent wine
tasting for free (hole day!) Ask owner for camping on private ground,
beautiful camping possibility on the river, for free |
| Cape Town |
Lighthouse Farm
Backpacker |
Oude Mole Eco
Village, Observatory/Pinelands S 33.56.247 / E 18.29.275 |
Very friendly
place, very good with dogs to walk (park), free internet, close to town,
table mountain possible with dogs if you walk (early in the morning, hot!),
dogs not allowed in cable cart |
Beautiful drives:
Through Cederberge: nice Mountain scenery
Through Baviaanskloof: wilderness aerea, bad roads, wonderful nature,
dogs not allowed but no problem, even bushcamp in park possible
Cape Peninsula: Chapmanspeak drive (southwest of Cape town), spectacular
view! At Noordhoek beautiful beach, nice for walks (with dogs)
Cape Peninsula: Simonstown – wild Penguins to swim with in the sea. Walk
around fenced aerea on trail (free) to watch penguins possible with dogs,
Cape of good hope: National Park, possible with dogs if kept in car or on
the leash (nobody cares)
Botswana
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Kasane |
Thebe River
Camping |
S 17 47.119 / E 25
10.988 |
Nice and big
campsite at Chobe River, overlandtrucks, one small dog,fenced |
| Chobe NP |
Bushcamp near
Gcoha Gate |
Gcoha Gate: S 18
23.261 E 24 14.726 |
Bushcamp outside
of the park with elephants etc. , transit next day through whole Chobe NP,
ok with dog (don’t ask, don’t let it out) |
| Khwai River |
Bushcamp near
Khwai River Lodge |
Khwai River Lodge:
S 19 08.878 / E 23 47.998 |
Khwai River Lodge
don’t allow camping (luxury lodge) bushcamping near by, lots of hippos, lots
of animals on the way but no NP (good with dogs) |
| Seronga |
Mbiroba Lodge |
S 18 49.556 / E 22 25.961 |
Very beautiful
campsite on the north side of Okavango Delta, community project, cheapest
Mokorotrips into Delta, 1 dog (m) Nice drive al around north end Delta
from Khwai River to Seronga (small Piste, 2 days) |
| Shakawe |
Shakawe Fishing
Lodge |
S 18 26.145 / E 21
54.362 |
Nice campsite on
the Okavango River, 1 dog (f) |
| Tsodilo Hills |
Makoba Woods
Campsite |
S 18 45.706 / E 21
44.593 |
Nice and lonely
campsite, very simple, park, but dog ok if on leash, very interesting and
old stonepaintings, nice walks |
| Maun |
Audi
Camp |
S 19
56.030 / E 23 30.520 |
Nice
big campsite northeast of town, nice bar and swimmingpool, carefull: in the
dark some scorpions, good walks with dog along river (rarely crocodiles), 1
dog |
| Gweta |
Gweta Rest Camp |
S 20 12.561 / E 25
15.473 |
Nice campsite with
swimmingpool, good stop before kubu island to inquire conditions of salt pan
(don’t drive it, if wet!!!) |
| ☺
Kubu Island |
Kubu
Campsite |
S 20
53.649 / E 25 49.390 |
One of
Africas nicest campsites! Surrealistic nature in the middle of salt pan with
old baobabs, ok with dogs, good walks (don’t drive salt pan if wet!!!) |
Beautiful drives:
Around northend of Okavango Delta from Khwai River to Seronga, small
Piste
From Chobe NP along Khwai River, direction Moremi NP: beautiful nature,
many animals but no NP, bushcamping ok (but officially not allowed)
To Kubu Island through salt pan (from Gweta) – salt pans are very
dangerous when wet! Inquire before!
Zambia
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Senenga |
Senenga Safari
Lodge |
S 16 05.948 / E 23
17.839 |
Nice campsite
above Zambezi River |
| Kafue NP |
Mukambi Lodge |
Few km west of
West-Gate, outside Park, signposted +/- S14 58.640 E25 59.596 |
Campsite on Kafue
River, nice, tame warthogs at lodge, gamedrives, boat safaris |
| Ithezi Thezi |
Musungwa Safari
Lodge |
S 15 46.955 / E 26
00.312 |
Nice lodge with
swimmingpool, good view on lake, very small campsite but ok if alone,
bargaining for price possible! Other campsites near by |
| Lusaka |
Eureka Campsite |
S 15 30.206 / E 28 15.899 |
Nice,
overlandtrucks, many monkeys (difficult with dogs) |
| Lusaka |
Village Camp |
S 15.31.320 / E
28.15.777 ( south of town, south of Eureka Camp) |
Nice small
campsite, swimmingpool, fenced compound, good with dogs |
| Outside Chirundu |
Gwabi Lodge
|
S 15 57.121 / E 28
51.662 |
Very nice camping
on Kafue river, interesting boatsafari on zambesi river, 1 dog at lodge (m) |
|
Siavonga |
Eagles
Nest Restcamp |
S 16
32.207 / E 28 43.660 |
Nice
place on lake Kariba, visiting of the Dam possible, daypass on Zambian
Immigration (Dam: Border to Zimbabwe) for free |
| Livingstone |
Livingstone Safari
Lodge |
S 17 52.825 / E 25
52.194 |
Nice campsite,
very friendly owner, 1 friendly dog (m) |
|
Livingstone |
Zig-Zag
Coffee House |
S 17
51.875 / E 25 51.255 |
Very
nice Restaurant with good food and coffee, free wireless internet |
Beautiful drives:
Katima Mulilo – Sioma Falls (=Ngonye Falls), S16 39.484 / E23 34.309 –
Senenga – Mungo: nice Falls, Mokorotrip to Falls (with dogs), small campsite
at falls, few tourists, nice nature
Transit trough Kafue NP: we saw many animals
Lusaka-Chirundu: down over steep escarpment
Namibia
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Windhoek |
Elisenheim |
S 22 26.219 / E 17
06.048 15 km north on B1 |
Very nice and
green campsite on farm 15 km north of Windhoek, tame kudu, warthogs, baboons,
pets officially not allowed but ask about dog-will be ok if not hunting.
Good food, Friendly owner, good mechanic stuff, possibility to post car
there |
| Windhoek |
Roof of Africa |
S 22 33.251 / E17
05.716 On Nelson Mandela |
Camping in small
yard possible, near center, very good and nice restaurant (buffet) |
| Keetmnshoop |
Garas Rest Camp |
S 26 25.094 / E 18
11.407 |
Very nice campsite
with big dulls along the way, quiver tree forest, 2 dogs |
| Fishriver Canyon,
north |
Canon Raodhouse |
S 27 31.326 / E 17
49.023 |
Nice campsite,
good food, dogs officially not allowed but should be ok on leash, nice walks |
|
Fishriver Canyon Ai-Ais |
Ai-Ais
Resort |
S 27
55.080 / E 17 29.330 |
Big
and sometimes very full campsite in the canyon with hot springs to swim.
Dogs probably not allowed, but if you stay at the far end of the campsite
and keep them on leash, nobody cares, nice walks |
| Aussenkehr |
Norotshama River
Resort |
S 28 23.651/ E 17
24.654 |
Nice campsite on
oranje river, nice walks along grapefields |
|
Lüderitz |
Shark
Island Restcamp |
S 26
38.182 / E 15 09.131 |
If good
weather very nice campsite on peninsula Kolmanskop ghost town, interesting
tour: S26 42.117 / E15 13.900 |
| Aus |
Klein
Aus Vista |
S 26
39.120 / E 16 14.632 |
Very
nice place with good hiking trails |
| On D707 |
Namtib
Biosphere |
Signposted on D707 |
Beautiful quiet campsite, guided walks into dunes (no dogs), nice walks with
dogs around campsite |
|
Sossusvlei |
Sesriem
Campsite |
S 24
29.189 / E 15 47.961 Permit at entrance |
Big
Campsite in the park (additional open field), no reservation required, if
arriving late (Gate closes at 18.00) and parking on the very edge it’s ok
with dogs. Leave the earliest possible in the morning and drive directly all
to sossusvlei (don’t stop at dune 45, do it on the way back, than it’s empty),
walk the dunes at sossusvlei/dead vlei/hidden vlei – you will be almost
alone for 1 hour, great!!! We even took the dog on the leash for the walk |
|
Solitaire |
Camp
Gecko |
On
1275, 30 km from Solitaire S 23 42.655 / E 16 04.255 |
2
Campsites: Hilltop with wonderful view, very nice restaurant, Oeco-Pool,
friendly manager, handmade knifes, game drives, 3 dogs at farmhouse (m+2f)
we worked there, In Solitaire Fillingstation-Shop excellent applepie |
| ☺
Namib-Naukluft |
Rock
Arch |
S 22
47.593 / E 15 30.122 Buy permit in Windhoek or Swakopmund |
Camping
directly under stone arch, very remote, beautiful! springbockes etc.. 4x4
pad, dogs are not allowed in park, but nobody checks – just keep on leash |
|
Swakopmund |
Desert
Sky Backp. |
S 22
40.880 / E 14 31.681 |
In the
middle of town, small carpark for camping, fenced, 1 small dog |
|
Swakopmund |
Sofia
Dahl |
S 22
38.488 / E 14 38.191 |
12 km
outside of town on B2, mostly sunny when misty in Swakop, nice campsite,
dune-skiing, 2 dogs |
| ☺
Spitzkoppe |
Spitzkoppe |
S 21
49.597 / E 15 10.207 (top of Spitzkuppe) just enter Park and check out
campsites |
One of
Africas nicest camping (campsites very far apart from each other) in the
middle of wonderful nature!!! Bring one water/food/wood. Good for hiking. No
problems with dogs. |
|
Brandberg |
With
Lady Lodge |
S 21
00.921 / E 14 41.111 D2359 |
Nice
big place in a riverbed, often elephants around. Dogs officially not allowed
(signs) but was possible when we asked, but it had to be on leash |
| Place (Namibia) |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Near
Kamanjab |
Otjitotongwe Cheetah Farm |
S 19
35.474 / E 15 03.997
Signposted On C40, around 25 km east of Kamanjab |
Nice
Campsite on Cheetah-Farm. We liked the "Cheetah-Safari" (feeding of wild
cheetah and caressing tame ones) – as long as you are there in low season (otherwise
crowded!) |
| ☺Puros |
Puros
Camping |
S 18
44.058 / E 12 56.559 (or close by) |
One of
Africas nicest campsite!!! Big sites under trees with own toilet, shower,
sink (beautifully fit into nature), very often wild elephants in camp or
riverbed, giraffes, oryx, zebras – no park, no problems with dogs |
| Opuwo |
Opuwo
Country Lodge |
Turn
off from main road downtown: S 18 03.189 / E 13 50.627 |
Nice
campsite next to expensive Lodge on top of a hill (also a bit expensive),
have a sundowner at the lodge: beautiful view! |
| Van
Zyls Pass |
Freecamp on top of Pass |
|
Wonderful view down to the Marienflusstal!!! Better not doing Van Zyls
alone, really steep, do it only downhill (E-W) |
|
Marienflusstal |
Syncrocamp |
End of
the Valley S 17 15.842 / E 12 26.628 |
Nice
Campsite directly on Kunene River, friendly owner, 1 dog (f) |
|
Hartmannstal |
Freecamp in the dunes |
End of
Valley |
Nice
Sand dunes at the End of the Valley, beautiful for freecamp |
|
Epupa-Falls |
Community Campsite (not Hot Springs) |
S 17
00.102 / E 13 14.667(or close by) above Epupa-Falls |
Nice
community campsite directly on the falls, nice walks, beautiful nature and
big falls |
| Kunene
River |
Kunene
River Lodge |
S 17
24.652 / E 14 03.048 |
Nice
campsite directly on the Kunene River, good and nice restaurant |
| Etosha |
Etosha
Safari Camp |
S 19
24.639 / E 15 55.444 |
Campsite 10 km outside NP (south gate), nice big campsite, nice walks in
small conservation aerea also with dogs, perfect to stay outside of park
with dog and go for game drives |
| Popa
Falls (Caprivi) |
Goabaca
Community Restcamp |
S 18
06.689 / E 21 34.885 Eastside of Okavango |
Nice
campsite with platforms (campsites) build to overlook rapids, directly at
the rapids |
| On
Okavango River (Caprivi) |
Mahangu
Safari Lodge |
S18
06.689 / E 21 34.885, signposted on D3403 |
Nice
Campsite on Okavango River, Hippos and Crocs to watch, good food, 2 small
dogs (m) |
| On
Kuando River (Caprivi) |
Namushasha Lodge |
S 17
59.170 / E 23 17.727 Signposted on M125/C49 |
Beautiful Lodge and Campsite directly on Kuando River, good food, game
drives, hippos, crocs |
| Katima
Mulilo (Caprivi) |
Zambezi
Lodge |
S 17
29.180 / E 24 17.113 |
Campsite directly on Zambezi River, nice floating bar, good to take of to
Zambia, careful with dogs: there are crocs in all rivers! |
Beautiful drives:
Along east-side of Fishrivercanyon to Ai-Ais, D324
Shortcut from Ai-Ais to Aussenkehr through beautiful nature: D316, turn
off at S 28 23.651 / E 17 24.654 to right
Aussenkehr – Lüderitz: very beautiful along Oranje River through Ai-Ais
NP
On D707 along south of Namib-Naukluft nice view of dunes
Puros – Orupembe on D 3707 and on to Opuwo or van Zyls etc.: very
beautiful desert with wild animals, lots of 4x4 drives around Puros
Puros – Sesfontein: either on D3707 or via Amspoort (S19 20.808 / E13
09.629) trough Hoanib Riverbed very nice nature, lots of animals, camping in
riverbed possible (since 2007 Hoanib Riverbed is a Consession Aerea and one
has to pay at entrance or exit)
Marienflusstal and Hartmannstal: very nice nature (desert, sanddunes at
the end of Hartmansstal), no people, some animals, get there either via Van
Zyls Pass (only E-W, downhill, better with at least two cars) or from
Orupembe (S18 11.367 / E12 33.951) on one of two small pistes (ok with 4x4)
Epupa-Falls – Kunene River Lodge: very nice small road along Kunene
River, 4x4, road not as bad as people say (took us 5 hours) but bigger
vehicles (unimog etc) need longer (up to 2 days, but bushcamp very nice and
no problem) worth it!
Angola
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Tomboco |
Catholic Mission |
S 06 48.262 / E
013 19.773 |
Good place, very
friendly padres which love to chat, 2 dogs |
For the rest (we only got a 8 day-visa) we just bushcamped along the road.
No problems but be careful with landmines!
Democratic Republic of Congo
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Matadi |
Catholic Mission (Sisters) |
S 05 49.929 / E
013 27.720 |
Ok to stay, in the
middle of town, no alternatives in Matadi (Catholic Mission of the father
next door, but more expensive) |
| Boma |
Catholic Mission |
Downtown next to
the big church on the hill |
Better than
nothing – at least safe and cold shower |
| Muanda |
Catholic Mission
|
S 05 55.890 / E
012 20.531 |
Ok for camping,
bargain for price! |
Cabinda
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Cagongo |
Catholic Mission |
Beside big church
on the hill |
Friendly and quiet,
nice walks on the beach |
Congo
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Pointe-Noire |
Yachtclub |
S 04 47.363 / E
011 50.872 |
Great pace to stay
on the beach for free and organize visa, nice restaurant |
We bushcamped for the other nights – no problem
Gabon
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Lambaréné |
Mission des Soeurs
de l'Immaculée Conception |
S 00 41.517 / E
010 13.680 |
Nice place and
friendly sisters, but for more than one car only possible during weekend
because on weekdays compound is a kindergarten. |
| Lopé NP,
Kazamabika |
Lodge |
Signposted in twon |
After some
bargaining ok, beautiful lodge with restaurant |
| Ndjole |
Hotel l’Escale |
On mainroad in
town |
Camping in the
yard or at the parking, noisy (taffic), good restaurant |
Bushcamping no problem!
Kamerun
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions /
GPS |
Comment |
|
Ebolowa |
Hotel Le Ranch |
N
02 54.938 / E 011 08.512 |
Ok,
shower/toilet in a hotelroom, restaurant |
|
Yaoundé |
Presbyterian Guesthouse |
N 03
52.784 / E 011 31.345 |
In the
middle of town, green and quite, strange housekeeper, dogs in the
neighberhood
Embassy DRC: N 03 53.659 / E 011 30.955
Embassy Congo: N 03 53.724 / E 011 31.207
Embassy Gabon: N 03 52.784 / E 011 31.345 |
|
Dschang |
Centre
climatique |
Signposted in Dschang, on the hill in a park |
Wonderful bungalow resort with alpine climat, camping next to a bungalow (shower/toilet),
swimmingpool, good restaurant, walkingdistance to town |
|
Borderpost Otu |
|
In
front of customs |
Not
great but ok … |
Beautiful drive: to and from Dschang
Nigeria
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Abeokuta |
Sacred Heart
Hospital |
South of town |
Ask for Dr.
Biersack (german) or other european doctors, let you camp on the hospital
compound, toilet / shower / breakfast in the private ward |
| Ihiala |
Our Lady of Lourds
Hospital |
On the mainraod to
Calabar |
Catholic sisters
are running this hospital, very quiet and clean compound, they will find you
a place to camp on the compound, toilet/shower at private ward, sisters are
very friendly and interested in travel stories |
| Calabar |
Paradise City
Hotel |
Downtown |
Camping on the
parking aerea possible, but not very nice… if you want a shower you have to
pay the price for a room |
Benin
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Abomey |
Chez Monique |
N 07 11.808 / E
001 58.840 |
Craft center,
restaurant, camping, ok, several dogs |
| Grand Popp |
Awalé Plage |
Signposted on main
road |
Nice campsite at
the beach, nice beach |
Togo
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Lome |
Chez Alice |
N 06 10.088 / E 01
20.420 |
Camping close
to beach, good for walks on the beach, nice restaurant, several dogs at
camping |
Ghana
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Boabeng-Fiema |
Monkey
Sanctuary |
N 07 42.464 / W
001 42.136 |
Monkey
Sanctuary, nice Camping, Restaurant |
| ☺Dixcove |
Green Turtle Lodge |
N 04 45.509 / W
002 01.269 |
Beautiful Lodge
with camping directly at the nice and long beach, good restaurant, bar,
careful with swimming, strong current and big surf, 1 dog |
| Accra |
Next Stop Hotel |
East of Accra
(about10km) on the coastal road, signposted |
Camping at the big
hotel parking possible, nice restaurant |
| ☺Wli |
Waterfall Lodge |
N 07 06.950 / E
000 35.320 |
Good place in
beautiful tropical surrounding, german travellers own this place, godd food,
great walk to waterfalls, 1 dog (m) |
| Lake
Bosumtwi |
Rainbow Village |
Signposted on the main road at the village on the sea (rhs) |
Great,
beautiful place to relax, water safe for swimming, god food, nice walk
around the lake, 1 dog (m) |
| Mole
Game Reserve |
|
Camping just after the turnoff from main road to the park |
Friendly place to stay outside of the park (good with dogs), possible to
rent bicycles to go to the park for walking safari |
No problems with bushcamping
Burkina Faso
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Satiri |
Camping Mare aux Hippopotamos |
N 11
33.46 / W 004 09.073 |
Nice spot to camp directly an the lakeside, but no infrastructure, nice
boattrips on the lake to watch hippos |
| Bobo-Dioulasso |
Casa Africa |
N 11 10.154 / W
004 18.696 |
Small but
beautiful! Quiet, excellent poisson de capitaine walking distance to town
center |
| Boromo |
Forêt des Deux
Balé |
N 12 20.119 / W
001 30.829 |
Great place to
watch elephants! Camping possible but a bit expensiv |
| Karfiguéla |
Parking
Waterfall |
N 10 43.100 / W
004 49.182 |
Camping
possible, nice waterfall, beautiful walks along falls |
| Sindou |
|
Camping at the "entrance"
to the rock formation, at southend of Sindou |
Beautiful scenery
with stunning rockformation, great walks on the rock plateau, parking
beneath plateau is also campsite |
Good for bushcamping
Mali
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Hombori |
Le Main de Fatima |
West of Hombori,
signposted on mainroad |
Small and basic
campsite, no shadow, quiet |
| Bandiagara |
Togona
Campement |
N 14 21.498 / W
003 38.591 |
Relaxed
campsite on the escarpment, on the mainroad |
| Between Ségou/San |
Teriya Bugu Camp |
N 13 12.678 / W
005 31.753 |
Great place to
relax, on the baniriver, local project: farm and tourism, some bungalows,
swimmingpool, lots of farmanimals |
| Bamako |
Camping Le Cactus |
N 12 32.180 / W
008 02.760 12km out of town (southbank) |
Nice and quiet,
on the southbank of the river niger, 12 km out of town in quarter Kalaban
Koro, friendly Canadian owner, good food, big buffet on Sundays, 2 dog (m+f),
our dog is from there |
| Bamako |
Hotel Le Relais |
On the main road
to Camping le Cactus, some km after bridge, signposted, on rhs |
Hotel with
swimmingpool and camping on southbank of niger, short after new bridge over
niger |
| Djenne |
Chez Baba |
Downtown Djenne |
Camping in small
hotelyard that is restaurant at night, ok |
| Mopti |
Hotel / Camping |
Just before Mopti
center, on rhs, signposted |
Nothing special,
camping at dusty hotelparking, noisy, but not much choice … |
Great for bushcamps
Beautiful drives:
Over Bandiagara-Escarpment into Dogonland to Douentza
Douentza – Hombori: impressive mountain scenery
Hombori – I-n-Adiattafene: semi-desert, small pistes, no people,
possible to see desert elephants on the way or in Adiattafene
Hombori-Boumboum-Douna-Djibo (Burkina Faso), unspoiled nature,
semi-desert, small or no roads, great for bushcamps, immigration at Djibo
Guinea
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Koundara |
Catholic
Mission |
In town, just
ask |
Very quiet,
friendly fathers |
| Near Labé |
Kambadaga
Waterfalls |
N 10 59.988 / W
012 29.387 |
Beautiful spot
for bushcamping at the end of the road at the river |
| near Labé |
Chutes de la Sala |
N 11 17.762 / W
012 31.171 |
Bushcamping with
view over the big waterfalls |
| Near Kinda |
Camping/Bungalow
Voile de la Marie |
12 km east of
Kindia, signposted on main road |
Nice bungalow
resort with camping possibility, beautiful Bridal Falls just on the compound |
Good for bushcamping, but best next to villages (safety), ask there for
permission, people are very friendly and don’t bother you
Beautiful drives:
Labé – Kambadaga Waterfalls: rough road but beautiful, nice walks to the
four falls
Pita-Sinta-Kindia: wonderful mountain scenery
Senegal
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| St. Louis |
Zebrabar |
N 15 51.085 / W
016 30.071 20 km south of town |
Great place to
relax, excellent food, very friendly swiss owner, swimming and windsurfing
in the lagune, shiatsu-massage, 2 dogs |
Great for bushcamping
Gambia
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Georgtown |
Jang-Jang Bureh |
On northbank, 1
km to east |
Nice friendly
bungalow / camping directly at river. Lots of monkeys |
| Banjul /
Serekunda |
Sukuta Camping |
N 13 25.169 / W
16 42.946 |
German runned
camping, helpful owner, restaurant , bar |
Mauretania
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Nouâkchott |
Auberge des
Nomades |
N 18 05.350 / W
015 58.689 |
Small, dusty yard,
very friendly, in the middle of town, 1 dog (m) |
| Atar |
Camping Bab Sahara |
In town |
Friendly place,
washingmachine, |
| Nouadhibou |
Chez Abba |
South end of town |
Big, sandy place,
ok but noisy |
Great for bushcamps
Beautiful drives:
Along the beach from Nouadhibou to Nouakchott
Atar – Tidjikja : beautiful desert trip for 5 days
Morocco
| Place |
Name Camping |
Directions / GPS |
Comment |
| Chefchaouen |
Camping Azilan |
N 35 10.511 / W 05
15.977 |
Nice place above
the town, hot showers, 2 dogs |
| Fes |
Camping
International |
N 33 59.991 / W 4
58.288 |
Big campsite, out
of town, friendly |
| Meknes |
International |
N 33 52.870 / W 05
33.365 |
Quite place in
walking distance to town |
| Marrakech |
Camping Firdaous |
N 31 43.150 / W 7
58.913 |
Out of town, big
campsite, only very cold showers |
| Er Rachidia, Meski |
Blue source |
16 km south of
Er-Rachidia |
Beautiful camping
in a oasis, swimmingpool with water from natural source |
| Gorge du Dades |
Berbère de la
Montage |
N 31 33.384 / W 05
54.622 |
Beautiful,
friendly spot in the george, very good food, very hot and clean showers |
| Tafraoute |
Les trios Palmiers |
In town |
Nice camping,
beautiful surrounding, great for hiking, 1 dog |
| Tiznit |
Camping Municipal |
Downtown |
Big campsite,
nothing special but ok |
| Plage Blanche
|
Fort Bou Jerif |
N 29 04.940 W 10
19 853 |
Nice campsite in
the middle of nowhere, godd food, great walks, on the way to plage blanche |
| ☺Near
Boujdour |
Bushcamp on beach |
Turn off from main
road
N 25 58.150 / w 14 30.100 |
1o km south of
Boujdour a small path leads down escarpment to great beach, wonderful for
bushcamping |
| Dakhla |
Camping Moussafir |
6 km bevor Dakhla |
Camping ok but
very windy (everywhere in Dakhla), wonderful scenery around Dakhla |
Good for bushcamping
Beautiful drives:
Tinerhir – Gorges du Todra – Gorges du Dades – Boumalne Dades : very
difficult road between two gorges, but fantastic scenery
Agadir – Tafraoute –Tiznit: wonderful hilly route in the Anti Atlas,
great for hiking in Tafraoute
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