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Bonjour, Nous sommes 3 motards français, et voulons effectuer un voyage en pays scandinave. Mais voilà, nous souhaiterions passer par St petersburg. Donc nous passerions de Lituanie à la Finlande, via un petit bout de Russie. Nous y resterons certainement 3 jours seulement pour découvrir la ville (en tout 5 jours en Russie).

J'ai visité plusieurs sites, et je n'y pige rien loool.

Faut-il attendre l'obtention du visa une fois dans le pays, ou à la frontière ? C'est la première fois que je suis confronté à l'obtention d'un visa pour mes voyages. :'(

Je vous remercie de votre aide ...

VV NiKko

Salut à tous, nous sommes deux nouveaux participants à ce "forum voyage". nous avons pour projet de rallier notre ville de Perpignan à la ville de nouakchott par la "route" avec un fourgon mercedes 508d. Nous voudrions savoir si certains, parmi vous, ont déjà effectué ce trajet et si la vente du véhicule à Nouakchott est envisageable et selon quelles modalités. Nous avons pris connaissance de vos différents messages mentionnant une route praticable et goudronnée entre le Maroc et la Mauritannie (d'où à où?). Il s'agit de notre première expèrience par la route mais nous avons effectué cinq séjours au Bénin et au Sénégal. salut et merçi pour vos infos.

Bonjour à tous !

Plus que 10 jours avant notre trip au Chili et en Bolivie !!! Youpiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !!! 🙂

Voici le parcours que nous avons prévu de faire : - Santiago du Chili - Bus jusqu'à Arica - Arica - Parinacota, Putre jusqu'à Sajama (en Bolivie) - Petit tour dans le Parc de Lauca - Bus jusqu'à La Paz - Lac Titicaca - Tuhanaco - Oruro, Sucre, Potosi, Uyuni - Trek dans le salar d'Uyuni - Passage au Chli jusqu'à San Pedro d'Atacama - Différentes visites autour de San Pedro puis retour à Santiago

Que pensez-vous de ce parcours pour environ 3 semaines ? est-ce faisable sans être pressé ? Est-il préférable de passer par San Pedro au début pour s'acclimater à l'altitude ? Le bus est-il un bon moyen de transport pour ces régions ?

Tant de questions...je suis preneuse de toutes les infos dont vous me ferez part !

Merci 1000 fois pour votre aide 😉

Julia.

dans le cadre d'1 TDM de 12 mois, lequel choisiriez-vous ?

sachant que : je n'ai jamais été nul part en afrique ce serait pour 3 a 4 semaines je veux choisir un pays "sûr",

parce que j'aimerais découvrir ce continent dans de bonnes conditions!!!

merci !!! 😏

bonjour,

j'ai une question importante à laquelle j'espère l'un de vous pourra me donner une réponse:

peut-on toujours obtenir un visa pour entrer en Mauritanie directement à la douane de Nouadhibou ou faut-il s'arrêter à Marrakech au consulat pour l'obtenir?

merci à tous

🙂Bonjour à tous🙂

Je viens bientôt en vacance au qubec et j'aimerais vraiment déterminer un itinéraire d'avance, pour cela j'ai besoin d'aide je sais que je vais louer une voiture, (avec qui je ne sais pas encore) mais ce qui est sur c'est que nous somme quatre et nous faisons un mois au total du du 15 juillet au 15 aout. Je désire vraiment voir les endroits incontournable. Si vous avec des idée sur un itinéraire au complet avec les endroits touristique, les hôtels etc.....

merci merci et encore merci🙂🙂

Je pars vendredi 4 mars à Punta Cana, mais mon problème, c'est que j'ai une peur bleue de l'avion. En plus nous partons de Nice, ca fait 1 nice Paris et Paris Punta Cana! Donnez moi des conseils car plus je vieilli et plus j'ai peur de l'avion. Avez vous des astuces, des recommandations ou quaoi que ce soit pour m'aider dans ma phobie. Merci pour vos réponses urgentes! Barbara😕

Salut a tous😉!!!

Je souhaite partir en Australie pendant environ 1 an et j'aurais aimé avoir des infos sur le visa a avoir, les sites pour trouver du travail ou un logement.

Je cherche égalemnt des infos pour être fille aupair la bas avis au personnes ayant un témoignage sur cette magnifique experience.

Merci a tous😛

Hello,

Je pars au Maroc pour 12 jours début octobre.. Nous comptons louer une voiture depuis casablanca et descendre vers Essaouira - Agadir (?) et ensuite rejoindre Taroudant pour prendre la route tizi-n-test (qlq l'a déjà fait? vos impressions?)... j'ai lu dans le routard qu'elle est très belle (?).... pour rejoindre Marrakech..

ou alors aller de Taroudant jusque Ouarzazate ( ?).. quel est le plus bel endroit pour faire du 4x4 ? vous avez pas un bon plan? à partir de quelle ville vaut-il mieux réserver/partir? Marrakech ou Taroudant ouarzazate?

adresses d'agence locales qui organise des excursions de plusieurs jours en 4x4 avec logements sous bivouacs?

nous comptons ensuite rester qlq jours à Marrakech....

Pourriez vous nous donner vos conseils si vous avez déjà voyagé dans cette région?... merci 😉.. si vous avez de bonnes adresses pour loger, des lieux à ne pas rater ( souks, villages ).. je suis preneuse;-))))

merci pour vos conseils

A+, Ophelia

Bonjour,

je prépare mon futur voyage de 15j en Afrique du sud avec mon homme et mon fils qui aura alors 2ans et demi.

Je pensais prendre un vol sec et location de voiture ensuite maison d'hôtes de charme.

Avez-vous des idées d'itinéraires, des bonnes adresses et des conseils??

merci

milie

Pourriez-vous me parler un peu du Yemen...Les faits marquants quand on y débarque pour la première fois, la bouffe, les gens...et surtout les incidents qui peuvent nous arriver.

Merci

Fatima

Here we go—finally, the big day has arrived! A trip the whole family (my two kids, my husband, and me) had been looking forward to for so long. To keep it short, we left from Nice, arrived in Namibia on June 25, 2025, and left again on the 21st—four weeks later. We used an agency for all the camping reservations, activities, and the car rental. At least that side of things was taken care of. Michaël was our contact throughout the planning and the trip itself.

We spent our first night at Londiningi BB. A bit out of the city center but very quiet. The rooms were spacious and clean, and we could eat on-site that evening. Perfect for recovering from the flight.

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" We’re ALL different, and so are our expectations when it comes to travel or leisure ". There are—without a doubt—as many ways to experience a trip as there are travelers!! For the two of us, it’s only our love of wild nature that guides us to East Africa. The stated goal of this trip was purely wildlife-focused, and NOT about discovering the country or its people.

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Hello everyone,

Previously, I shared the account of a trip/safari in southern Tanzania in June 2024, in the Mikumi and Selous reserves.

This time, still in southern Tanzania, I invite you to join us in Ruaha National Park. (Then, depending on the number of images allowed in my quota, at the end of my story, we’ll return to Selous for the second part of the same trip.)

- This trip/safari took place in November 2022. - Our flight started in Marseille, heading to Addis Ababa, then Dar es Salaam (via Ethiopian Airlines). In Dar, we spent one night at a hotel near the airfield.

-1- During the layover in Addis Ababa. The Airbus A-350 in the early morning mist.



Reminder: Click on each image to enlarge it, if needed. .

From Dar es Salaam, if you want to go by road to Ruaha, it’ll take a very long and tiring day. 🤪

On previous trips, we’ve always taken a bush plane for this route. In this case, it took just over an hour and a half, with two short intermediate stops to drop off passengers at other bush airstrips.

Since I’m also passionate about aviation, I love these flights where you can admire the landscapes from low altitude while sitting right behind the pilot 🙂.

-2- These routes mainly use Cessna 208 Caravans.



At the Msembe airstrip, we’re greeted around 1:30 PM by a guide and a driver from our chosen lodge. They brought a picnic basket, which we enjoy at a nearby picnic area. We’re by the Ruaha River, completely dry—it’s scorching hot.

-3- The first mammals we encounter are a pair of female impalas, accompanied by a young male.



Reminder: Click on the image to view it in larger size. 😉

-4- To save the hippopotamus populations from certain death, rangers had to dig holes in the sand with bulldozers. Fortunately, water is present beneath the sand layer.



-5- This crocodile doesn’t seem to have been accepted as a swimming neighbor by the hippos...



We’ll explore along the river for 2-3 hours before crossing it at a ford toward the southern part of the reserve.

-6- The typical landscape of Ruaha, with its many baobabs.



-7- My buddy the R.L.B. is also here to welcome me.... 🙂 🙂



-8- As well as this little bee-eater... 😎



-9- ...which reminds us of the origin of its name...!



-10- Above a rare waterhole, a fish eagle keeps watch for fish...



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*** Please wait until the end of the story for any questions or to share your own experiences in Ruaha. (Or via PM.) Thanks in advance for keeping this account smooth and enjoyable. 😉

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*** I’m not an ornithologist, but birds are an important and unavoidable part of safari discoveries. You’ll find quite a few in the images of my story. 😎

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Hi everyone,

It's official—I've got our flight tickets for next October! Two weeks with my 16-year-old son, aiming to see plenty of big animals and birds.

Thanks to all of you for the wealth of information on this site.

After going through a good chunk of the forum and travel journals about South Africa, I think my itinerary is ready...

I’ve planned 2 days with long drives to minimize time spent outside the parks. These are Sunday the 18th: Johannesburg Airport to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Reserve, and Friday the 23rd: St. Lucia to Nelspruit (staying in South Africa) or as close as possible to visit the Canyon the next day.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the itinerary, especially these 2 days—are they doable or not? Should I book in advance, or will there be places to sleep along the way if we don’t make it to our planned destination? What’s the crowd level in South Africa in October?

As for Kruger, I’ve chosen campsites with camping facilities, prioritizing the "satellite" camps, at least in the northern part!! I’ve planned to change camps almost every day to combine travel and wildlife spotting, but is this the right choice?

The itinerary:

Sunday 18th Arrival at 8:50 AM in Johannesburg Drive to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Reserve 530 km, 7h20 1 night (18th–19th) at the northern gate

Monday 19th Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Reserve 1h30, 50 km 2nd night (19th–20th) southeast of the reserve

Tuesday 20th Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Reserve 3rd night (20th–21st) southeast of the reserve or Mpila

Wednesday 21st Reserve and drive to St. Lucia Drive to St. Lucia: 1h, 50 km Crocodile and hippo boat tour at 3 PM 4th night (21st–22nd) in St. Lucia Sugarloaf Campsites

Thursday 22nd Whale-watching tour 7–9 AM (or the next day) Cap Vidal, day trip: 70 km round trip 5th night (22nd–23rd) in St. Lucia Sugarloaf Campsites

Friday 23rd Drive to Nelspruit 541 km, 7h Night in Nelspruit 6th night (23rd–24th) in Graskop

Saturday 24th Blyde River Canyon 150 km, 2h + stops 7th night (24th–25th) at Blyde Canyon Forever Resort

Sunday 25th (Kruger Day 1) Leopard Trail hike: 3h Drive to Kruger, Phalaborwa Gate 136 km, 2h to the park entrance 75 km, 3h to Mopani - Tzende 8th night (25th–26th) Kruger 1: Tsendze

Monday 26th (Kruger Day 2) Drive to Balule: 84 km, 3h20 9th night (26th–27th) Kruger 2: Balule

Tuesday 27th (Kruger Day 3) Drive to Satara: 160 km, 6h25 10th night (27th–28th) Kruger 3: Satara

Wednesday 28th (Kruger Day 4) Kruger 11th night (28th–29th) Kruger 4: Satara

Thursday 29th (Kruger Day 5) Kruger 12th night (29th–30th) Kruger 5: Skukuza

Friday 30th (Kruger Day 6) Kruger 13th night (30th–31st) Kruger 6: Lower Sabi

Saturday 31st (Kruger Day 7) Kruger 14th night (31st–1st) Kruger 7: Berg-en-Dal

Sunday 31st Departure: flight at 9:15 PM (must be at the airport by 6 PM max) Morning in Kruger, then drive 400 km, 5h30—departure by 11 AM max

Thanks in advance for your feedback! Claude

We did the Langtang trek (hike) from September 10th to 17th, with the first and last days being the trip from Kathmandu and back—so 6 days of actual walking. It’s a fairly well-known trek but certainly not as famous or crowded as those in the Annapurna or Everest regions, which is why we chose it.

In theory, it’s mandatory to have a guide for this trek. In reality, it seems there are ways to bypass the regulations: we met at least two people hiking without a guide—a South Korean, a New Zealander, and possibly also a couple of English women and an American couple, though we’re not sure if they had a guide.

The agency we booked with had told us it was an affordable trek for relatively older people in good shape—which is our case (I’m 72 myself). I have to say upfront that we found it quite challenging, maybe because we didn’t have good weather—it was the end of the monsoon season. To be clear, no matter your fitness level, I’d say doing this trek in the middle of the monsoon season would be suicidal.

Day 1 – Journey from Kathmandu to Syapru Besi

On Monday, September 8th, there had been violent protests in Kathmandu against the government, which had, among other things, blocked access to social media and been accused of nepotism and corruption. There were 19 deaths. The situation was very tense on the day of our departure, Wednesday the 10th. The agency warned us that public transport was very unreliable. So, we decided to take a jeep, at an additional cost of $100 ($160 minus what was already budgeted for the bus).

We left a little before 7 a.m. and it took us a good hour just to reach the outskirts of Kathmandu. Along the way, we saw several houses and vehicles set on fire by protesters.

The road to Syapru Besi is only 120 km, but it’s frankly awful. It’s always narrow, winds through endless mountains, and the shoulders range from bad to confusing to nonexistent. Several sections are just dirt tracks. We didn’t regret opting for the jeep, as we could stop several times at our convenience—if only to let Y (my Thai partner) throw up everything she had. She’d taken her usual motion sickness medication, but the constant turns, accelerations, and braking eventually made her terribly carsick.

In Nuwakot, we stopped for breakfast at a nice little restaurant, Jimbu. It was around 8:30 a.m., and we’d barely covered 60 km. The restaurant has a lovely garden overlooking the Trishuli Ganga, the river flowing down from Syapru Besi. First photo: the river in the bottom right corner, mist and clouds over the mountain on the other side.

An hour later, my second photo: the hills along the Trishuli Ganga. You can see the different crops—lush green rice paddies in the lower right and corn, already yellowed and likely harvested, in the foreground on the left. And of course, the mist and clouds through which you can glimpse the mountain on the other side of the river.

Hello everyone,

I’ve wanted to take this Norway cruise for a very long time. The first time I booked it was in July 2020 with Azamara. Unfortunately, it was canceled, as everyone remembers. When I tried to book it again, the prices (already a bit high with Azamara) had simply doubled. So, since then, I’ve been keeping an eye out every year for any opportunities...

The last time we sailed with Princess was eleven years ago, and things didn’t go very well. I came back pretty unhappy with their service and quite disappointed. Despite the $600 they gave me as credit for a future cruise, I’d never set foot on one of their ships again.

But this time, the opportunity arose—a fantastic itinerary with lots of stops, a reasonable price for 16 nights (I’ll share the details in the conclusion), and a ship that’s not too big, so to speak, with only 3,000 passengers. I’m not expecting much from the cruise line this time and am boarding the ship with low expectations beyond the itinerary.

Princess has introduced an app to download before the cruise. It’s essential because online check-in is no longer available, and the agency doesn’t send a travel journal. Everything is done through the app. After completing the check-in on the app, we only know that we’ll need to pick up our key, the Medallion, at embarkation by following the blue line in the terminal and presenting our passport.



Up until our departure, the weather forecast for the coming week in Norway is disastrous—rain, rain, and more rain. It was pretty much the same two years ago before our Iceland cruise, and in the end, the weather turned out fine.

If you’re ready to embark on the Emerald Princess to discover this beautiful cruise and the stunning landscapes of Norway, let’s go!

Southampton - Sea day - Bergen - Olden - Åndalsnes - Sea day - Tromsø - Honningsvåg (North Cape) - Alta - Sea day - Molde - Trondheim - Two sea days - Edinburgh - Sea day - Southampton

Hello,

A few months ago, I posted a message in the Southern Africa section about a family trip in July/August. In the end, since I had too much trouble deciding on the destination and procrastinated too much with the planning 😎, I changed my mind and we’re going for a completely different trip—to Madagascar, a country we already know a bit since we’ve traveled there several times for 4 to 6 months each time, though our last visit was back in 2012!

The tickets are booked: 19 days on the ground (excluding arrival and departure days in Tana), spanning July and August.

We’re not looking to rack up landscapes (and kilometers). The kids really want to see lots of animals, while we mostly want to show them what daily life is like in Malagasy villages. So ideally, we’d like a trip split into two parts: - For 8/10 days, a hiking portion. The idea isn’t to do a tough trek in very remote areas but rather to walk from one village to another. Let’s say 3-4 hours a day. And when we arrive in each village, we’d have time to explore a bit, chat with the locals, let our kids play with the village children, etc. Stay with locals when possible. Move to a new village every day or every 2-3 days. - A few days visiting 1 or 2 national parks (with lemurs if possible to keep everyone happy!) - With the inevitable travel days, we’ll quickly hit 19 days.

Does this kind of trip sound doable (and fun) to you? Do you know of any villages that would fit our hiking plans?

I don’t have a preferred region yet, except that very dry landscapes appeal to me less. My real love from past trips was the highlands and their bright green rice paddies against red earth, but I’m a bit worried about the cold at this time of year.

After my initial research (thanks to this forum), I get the impression that the Ambalavao/Ambohimahamasina area might meet our criteria. I saw there are "accueil paysan" (farm stays) in that area, which could match what we’re looking for and would let us visit Andringitra National Park and Ranomafana on the way there or back.

But I’m open to all your more original ideas!

For logistical questions (transport, guides, accommodations, etc.), I’ll tackle those later—it’ll depend on the area we choose.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions