Nzerekore Region, Guinea Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler In the name of love
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- Nov 23, 2019, 8:25am
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 489 m
- Guinea Nzerekore Region Nzerekore Prefecture Boma Goto 7.7785, -8.815027°46’43” N 8°48’54” W
Day 30
Incredible Guinea nature
November 23, 2019 in Guinea ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
..its such a shame we dont have time to explore more. 😔 We will leave tomorrow hopefully without any border stress... 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽
Traveler Durchhalten Mädels 🍀
11/23/19Reply
Traveler Na klaaar, gibt ja keine andere Option! 😄😎👍🏽😘
11/23/19Reply
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Traveler Road to Africa and beyond
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- Feb 11, 2022, 12:48pm
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 477 m
- Guinea Nzerekore Region Nzerekore Prefecture Boma 7.79682, -8.81627°47’49” N 8°48’58” W
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Day 109
Guinea🇬🇳
February 11, 2022 in Guinea ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Land Nr. 5😏 Wenn es einen klischeehaften Grenzübergang gibt dann wohl hier: Laut Maps eine große Straße, die sich als kleine Piste durch den Wald entpuppt, die teilweise so breit wie das Motorrad ist. Inklusive Brücken die aus Brettern bestehen, Grenzübergange mit Strohhütten und überqueren eines Flusses in einem Holzboot😅 Ich hatte echt etwas Angst um Violetta...

Country No. 5😏 If there is a clichéd border crossing, then probably here: According to Maps, a large road that turns out to be a small track through the forest, which is sometimes as wide as the motorcycle. Including bridges made of boards, border crossings with straw huts and crossing a river in a wooden boat😅 I was really a bit afraid for Violetta...Read more
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Traveler Na das ist doch genau das Abenteuer das du gesucht hast :D
3/1/22Reply
Traveler Ist interessant wie ungeplant das quasi war😅
3/1/22Reply
Traveler Die Überquerung sieht wirklich abenteuerlich aus und eine coole Piste durch den Busch hattet ihr auch 👍
3/1/22Reply
Traveler Violetta erweist dir einen guten Dienst 😁
3/14/22Reply
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Traveler Road to Africa and beyond
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- Feb 16, 2022, 7:15pm
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 532 m
- Guinea Nzerekore Region Préfecture de Guékédou Bayama 8.54882, -9.913768°32’56” N 9°54’50” W
Day 114
Auf in die Elfenbeinküste
February 16, 2022 in Guinea ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Ein langer Abschnitt durch Guinea steht an. 2 Tage und Nächte um auf direktem Weg in die Elfenbeinküste zu kommen. Geschlafen haben wir entlang der Straße im Zelt. Was für Guinea auch in Erinnerung bleibt, sind die Polizeikontrollen, bei denen es nur darum geht Geld zu machen. Ein Beispiel die Dame im Foto. Nachdem meine Dokumente alle in Ordnung waren, sollte ich dafür zahlen, dass ich keine Handschuhe habe. Nach 15 Minuten war mein Geduldsfaden fast aufgebraucht. Als letzte Idee hatte ich, ein Foto von ihr zu machen um es dem Chef in der Stadt zu zeigen. Das fand sie dann erst nicht so witzig, hat aber gemerkt das ich nicht zahle. Dann wollte sie unbedingt ein Selfi mit mir... Naja, so läufts wohl...

A long section through Guinea is pending. 2 days and nights to get directly to the Ivory Coast. We slept along the road in the tent. What is also remembered for Guinea are the police checks, which are all about making money. An example of the lady in the photo. After my documents were all in order, I should pay for not having gloves. After 15 minutes, my patience was almost exhausted. The last idea I had was to take a picture of her to show it to the boss in the city. She didn't find that so funny at first, but noticed that I don't pay. Then she really wanted a selfi with me... Well, that's how it works...Read more
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Traveler Road to Africa and beyond
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- Feb 18, 2022, 11:01pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 471 m
- Guinea Nzerekore Region Nzerekore Prefecture Nzérékoré 7.75707, -8.821957°45’25” N 8°49’19” W
Day 116
Fromo & Cissé
February 18, 2022 in Guinea ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Die Idee, schnell in die Elfenbeinküste zu kommen war gut, ist aber leider daran gescheitert, dass uns ein paar Dokumente gefehlt haben. Wir wurden an der Grenze abgewiesen, durften offiziell nicht zurück und hatten kein Geld mehr. Aber wie immer bisher, hat sich eine Lösung aufgetan, bei der die Polizei aus Guinea und Elfenbeinküste beteiligt war. Im Ergbenis waren wir drei Tage nicht ganz Legal in Guinea. David hat uns aufgenommen, mit uns die Zeit verbracht und uns dabei geholfen die fehlenden Dokument zu bekommen. Da ihm mein Name zu kompliziert war, war ich fortan nur noch Fromo, quasi mein afrikanischer Name. Auf jeden Fall eine sehr interessante Erfahrung, für dessen Details hier leider nicht genug Platz ist😅

The idea of getting to Côte d'Ivoire quickly was good, but unfortunately failed because we were missing a few documents. We were turned away at the border, were officially not allowed to return and had no more money. But as always, a solution has emerged involving the police from Guinea and Ivory Coast. In Ergbenis we were not quite legal in Guinea for three days. David took us in, spent the time with us and helped us get the missing documents. Since my name was too complicated for him, I was from then on only Fromo, quasi my African name. Definitely a very interesting experience, for the details of which there is unfortunately not enough space here😅Read more
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Traveler Fromo finde ich gut 😅 und die Hilfsbereitschaft der Einheimischen echt top
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Overland with James Overland with James
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- Mar 5, 2017
- 🌙 26 °C
- Altitude: 1,857 ft
- Guinea Nzerekore Region Lola Bossou 7.64267, -8.51267°38’34” N 8°30’45” W
Day 95
Chimps
March 5, 2017 in Guinea ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
From my hiking spot I had 40 miles of the rock road again and then I was on tar. My knees, my back, my wrists, my everything was relieved!

On my way out of Fouta Djallon I had one last stay in this scenery with amazing 180+ degree views, as the second photo shows.

Now I had 250 miles planned to the rainforest region of Guinea, with a little nervousness of quite how bad the road would be, especially with my dodgy wheel. Well my prayers were answered, with mile upon mile of beautiful smooth tar that had lots of sweeping corners through the hills. My destination, Nzérékoré, is where Ebola was at its worst and so there is a lot of aid going into infrastructure, just in case it flares up again. I'm on a French vegetarian diet here. I.e. I'm eating everything but red meat. One theory is that monkeys are more prone to Ebola, but that it is transferred to humans by eating undercooked bushmeat...and from all the hunters I see, there is a lot of bushmeat on the menu.

After a recharge day in Nzérékoré, I head off in hope more than expectation to look for Chimps in a small village called Bossou. I'd heard of a Japanese research station where I might be able to see chimps. They're particularly interested in this group as they are the only ones in West Africa that have been known to make tools. After a short 30 minute walk into the rainforest, I'm with a family of 8 wild chimps. They're amazingly disinterested in our presence, apart from the baby who seems to enjoy throwing branches at us. The alpha male, just casually walked past us and started munching away.

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