This blog is a free resource filled with information that we have gathered from living and traveling in West Africa. We’d love to have you on one of our trips but from one traveler to another, we are just happy to see people visiting the region.
The blog is also a reflection of our travel philosophy. It’s possible to have quite the adventure in West Africa, but we are a bit tired of reading travelogues that make it seem like walking down the street in any West African city is a death defying experience. We’d like that to think that the advice provided in these pages will help you discover West Africa on its own terms. And we hope that the stories we share offer real insight — something much more than a dramatic monologue designed for clicks and follows.
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Tiny Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) may not merit an entire post, but there is a lot of confusion online about the visa on arrival process that we would like to clear up. While there is an expensive loophole that allows for a visa on arrival at certain...
Few borders have more notoriety amongst overlanders in Africa than the crossing between Senegal and Mauritania. While the Rosso crossing shows up in more horror stories, the Diama crossing is not exactly adored by travelers either. But hey, borders must be crossed,...
There has never been a better time to visit Benin. Here is what you should not miss. Can't do all ten? Make sure you do number seven. Ok, that was an obnoxious headline and introduction. I'm not even sure what number seven recommends. But it is a fantastic time to...
Some years ago it was a piece of cake to snap up a sim card right on the border, load it with credit and be on your way. Many countries have since required telecom operators to register sim cards with the purchaser. You typically need to present your passport and an...
As we mentioned on our West Africa travel basics page, traveling overland in your own vehicle affords a certain freedom and flexibility that other forms of transport do now allow. The tradeoff is that you have to deal with the authorities. Border crossings in...
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