bonjour
apres avoir recu quelques infos sur ce site, j aurai aime des nouvelles plus recentes concernant les possibilites de passer la frontiere algerie/niger au sud de tamanrasset probablement a velo, en octobre.
quelques questions:
* possibilite ou non d'obtenir le visa du niger a la frontiere?
* y a t il des bus algeriens qui roulent sur la route de tamanrasset a la frontiere, (y placer le velo si je craque )
* connaissez vous un hebergement sympa et pas cher a tamanrasset?
Pas possible d'avoir le visa à la frontiere du Niger en arrivant de l'Algérie au poste d' Assamaka (rien n'a changé) !! il est parait'il possible de le prendre à Tam ?? (c'est a vérifier)
Pas de bus pour la frontiere ni autre truc officiel = il te faut te trouver un camion qui part vers la frontiere, ou qui vas dirrect au Niger, pour sécurité, passer voir les flics à Tam et autour d'un thé demander des renseignements sur tel ou tel camions !!
Pour les hébergements, ce n'est pas ce qui manque et c'est plus souvent vide que plein !! les touristes ne se bousculent pas au portillon !! de plus une femme seule ?? devient vite une proie dans ces contrées reculées !! surtout au Nord Niger, il y a encore les Touaregs qui détroussent les voyageurs !! bien qu'ils préferent les 4X4 !!
Toutes cette piste est impossible à faire en vélo !! chaleur, pas de point d'eau, sable moue pour un vélo, risque de se perdre: il n'y a pas qu'une seule piste ni trace !!
M'enfin : si c'est comme ça que tu prend ton pied ?? (le pied du voyage)
Cordialement de http://papyetmamyenvoyage.oldiblog.com/
PAPY
Une fois j'ai vu un jap a velo entre tam et assamaka, a 50 Km avant laonie
Le mec avait une petite gourde d'eau
Sa fait bizarre de voir un type a velo dans une fournaise de desert de 50 ° avec une gourde de 1 litre d'eau vide !!!
Je me suis areter pour lui demander en anglais s'il n'etait pas fou
Il m'a dis que c'est pour avoir son diplome dans son école !!!!!!!!
J'ai compris qu'il etait cinglé je me suis tiré
Et bien le mec je l'ai revu a Arlit frais et dispot !!!
Bizarre ces japs !!
Je confirme ce que papy a écrit.Nous sommes passés au mois de mars en 4x4 : tu ne peux pas obtenir le visa à la frontière.Il y a de multiples pistes surtout de sable et surtout coté nordniger.En plus depuis février il y a eu plusieurs attaques dans l'Air ou les militaires sont surtout visés mais ceci crée un climat de méfiance et tension
merci pour ces infos, c est ce qu il me semblait pour l'etat de la piste mais j avais un petit espoir....on ne sait jamais...une piste bien balisee....
pour le visa du niger je le prendrais donc a paris avant de partir, et comme nous sommes a deux a voyager sur cette portion : a voir si on prends les velos et on charge dans un camion pour cette partie de piste...
hier aux infos les medias parlaient du nord niger et des rebels touaregs, affaire a suivre d ici octobre si ça se tasse ou si les tensions augmentent.
merci a sbouby et michellub pour vos infos
oui les jap sont un peu fous, j ai voyage au tibet et laos avec un jap, ca fait 5 ans qu il est parti et qu il fait le tour du monde a pied et en bus....il est fou mais heureux..........
Salut!
J'ai fait Alger-Agadez en avril 2007, vous pouvez obtenir un visa à Tamenrasset 1000DA, retrait le lendemain (le jour même dans l'après-midi si vous ''négociez'').
Il n'y a pas de route Tam-Inguezzam, mais une piste balisée et on ne peut plus l'emprunter car là-dessus qu'il y a le chantier de la route. Donc une multitude de pistes s’est créé à la sortie de Tamanrasset, avec pratiquement aucune chance de trouver la bonne pour Inguezzam!
Mais il y a des taxi agréés qui font la navette Tamenrasset-Assamaka, les chauffeurs sont expérimentés (Smaïl et Houcine sont les plus rapides à ma connaissance 10h!), les véhicules (4x4 STATION) arrivent à caser dix personnes et une énorme quantité de bagages (votre vélo) sur le toit. Ils vous attendent pour les formalités douanières au poste de Inguezzam et vous déposent à Assamaka (Niger). J'ai payé 800DA à l'aller. La réservation se fait aux bureaux vers la station de bus au centre de Tamenrasset, mais les véhicules viennent vous chercher à la sortie de la ville en direction de Inguezzam.
A Assamaka, c'est un peu moins bien organisé, mais il y a toujours des gens qui partent, il vous faut négocier âprement avec les Nigériens, mais il ne faut en aucun cas montrer que vous êtres pressé ou avez peur de passer une nuit ou plus à Assamaka (effectivement, le poste n’a rien d’accueillant et a l'allure d'un bidonville).
Si vous êtes chanceux, essayez de voir au marché des véhicules à Tamanrasset, les acheteurs accompagnent les vendeurs à Inguezzam pour que ces derniers se fassent cacheter la sortie du véhicule sur leurs passeports, les acheteurs continuent avec le véhicule sur Arlit généralement.
C’est pas un voyage de tout repos, mais ça en vaut la chandelle.
Bonne route!
Mieux vaut marcher sans savoir où aller que rester assis sans rien faire. Proverbe touareg
Car certain sur ce forum esaye de faire croire qu'il est impossible de traverser l'algerie sans des guides qui proviennent de soit disant agence qui esaye de maquignoner l'etranger !
Je vois que tu tes debrouiller sans avoir eu recour a ces suces la moelle et je m'en réjouie.
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