Since I did this route by van with a german traveler and I haven’t used public transport, I could not report the experience. I took this report from Sevi Ioannidou, with her permission, in West Africa travelers group on facebook. She took an STC bus from Tudu station in Accra to get to the border at Aflao. She thought that … Read More
Border Crossing from Ivory Coast to Ghana
Since I did this route by van with a german traveler and I haven’t used public transport, I could not report the experience. I took this report from Sevi Ioannidou, with her permission, in West Africa travelers group on facebook. She crossed the Noe-Elubo border to Ghana, starting from Abidjan and ending at Cape Coast. It was a long journey … Read More
Border Crossing Conakry Freetown VOA Sierra Leone
Border report Conakry – Freetown I went to Bambetto station early at 6am but 7 plas (with 10 passengers) filled only at 8:20 am we left. There is another Gate/ Station at Madina. Price 160k Guinean Conakry-Freetown. They wanted to charge 20k for the bag, I gave 10k. Since we left late took a while to get off the city … Read More
German traveller going from Berlin to Capetown by land
Julian, german traveler, 28 years old, quitted his job as electrician in a big company to hit the road. Why do you like to travel by car? In Germany we say “Free travel for free citizens”. When I did my driving license I had accomplished a dream, I could drive wherever I wanted to go. I borrowed the car from … Read More
Border Crossing Bissau to Conakry on a single journey
This was the most challenging border crossing from West Africa, from Guinea Bissau to Guinea Conarky. The best is to do this journey in two or three days stopping on the way to rest. I started my journey in Paragem Central in Bissau at 7:30 There are three options: Bafata, Gabu (East Border) or Ganhamel (South Border). Many people said … Read More