The Road to Banjul

I am setting out at the end of the month for Banjul in the Gambia on my R100GS. Anyone done Morocco/Mauritania/Senegal trip before ? What's the cross border convoy like between Morocco & Mauitania ? I've got a month - not sure whether to ride one way & ship back or try to do the return joureny aswell. Any views ?

Are their any approved BMW dealers on route ? - probably a bit too much to ask..

Dave.

Hi Dave,
there's no convoy anymore, inshallah.

Try Joe's sukuta camp in Banjul. It's close to the embassy of Mauretania.

Have a safe trip!

Dirk

Here are some useful addresses for S. of Spain and Morocco...

Cadiz

Autos Sierra Blanca S.A.
Ctra.Cádiz-Málaga, km. 108,7 (Urbanización Los Pinos)
11205 Algeciras
Tel (956) 651 700
Fax (956) 651 696

Talleres El Venta S.L.
C/ Chanca 4
11500 Puerto de Sta.María
Tel (956) 540744
Fax (956) 541603

Malaga

G. Guarnieri S.A.
Avda. Velázquez 468
29004 Málaga
Tel (95) 2373068/2373125
Fax (95) 2376761

G. Guarnieri S.A.
Paseo de Sancha, 18
29016 Málaga
Tel (952) 602 283
Fax (952) 604 089

Autos Sierra Blanca S.A.
Ctra.N-340, Km. 175,3 (Puerto Banús)
29660 Marbella
Tel (952) 818 800
Fax (952) 818 369

Sevilla

Todomoto SL
Avda. de Jerez 46
41012 Sevilla
Tel (954) 693073
Fax (954) 693074

BMW Motorrad in Spain

BMW Ibérica, S.A.
Edificio Gorbea 2
Paseo de la Castellana, 149
28046 Madrid
Spain

BMW Motorrad in Morocco

SMEIA
47, Boulevard Ba Hmad
20300 Casablanca
Morocco

Hi,

The dealer mentioned in Casablanca does have bikes and bike mechanics and were helpful when I called in there in October.

The border between Morocco and Mauritania is rock and sand for about 4 kilometres but is easy to follow. Just keep left after the Moroccan barrier. There are some guides about but you don't need them.

The roads in Mauritania - fine until Nouakchott then gets a bit rough the nearer you get to Rosso. Don't make the mistake I made. Avoid Rosso like the plague and use the Djama crossing. 90 kilometres of piste but worth it. Anyway the road between Rosso and St. Louis is rough in parts. Roads in Senegal mostly ok but always watch out for that pothole. They appear anywhere. The road south from the Gambian border to Barra and Rosso pretty rough but at least it exists unlike the road east, south of the R. Gambia to Basse Sante Su which is mostly piste.

It depends on what you want. Getting there and back in 4 weeks will see you in the saddle most of the time. I took 8 weeks and covered 10,000 miles but then I wasn't in a rush.

If you want any more info just get in touch. Lengthy piece earlier from me.

Peter.

petcul said:

Hi,

If you want any more info just get in touch. Lengthy piece earlier from me.

Peter.

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