Solitin40:

D u know it is illegal and pple don't survive like that and you don't have connection how to move from border to border Bro *** in arrears

No be me wan embark on that dangerous journey o.

Ugosample:


Well.... You have a point.That journey can be hard if you don't have enough money, or you don't speak French

LOL... People, pump the breaks. I am not trying to migrate (or do anything illegal), thanks. I am very comfortable here in Nigeria. I just love traveling, mixing with the locals and experiencing different cultures. I want to see West Africa (by road) as much as I can, already seen three countries but it is time to see more. For East Africa, I am making a trip to Kenya and Tanzania next month(backpacking five cities in the two countries, and will get to see Kilimanjaro which I am pretty stoked about).

For north Africa, I am doing Morocco and Tunisia in Dec/Jan hopefully. Wanted to do Mali in Oct with a friend (who is also doing Sudan; that's my friend's thing - going to 'dangerous' places) hence why I asked those questions.

micernest:


LOL... People, pump the breaks. I am not trying to migrate (or do anything illegal), thanks. I am very comfortable here in Nigeria. I just love traveling, mixing with the locals and experiencing different cultures. I want to see West Africa (by road) as much as I can, already seen three countries but it is time to see more. For East Africa, I am making a trip to Kenya and Tanzania next month(backpacking five cities in the two countries, and will get to see Kilimanjaro which I am pretty stoked about).

For north Africa, I am doing Morocco and Tunisia in Dec/Jan hopefully. Wanted to do Mali in Oct with a friend (who is also doing Sudan; that's my friend's thing - going to 'dangerous' places) hence why I asked those questions.

No be me assume anything o bros you are a strong man and you can do as you like, lol

Okay this is how it goes.
The sure way of getting to Mali is through the Mali/CIV Border.
I would have recommended Ghana/Burkina/Mali route, but as an alleged novice that you may be, I do not advice that.

Now, the busfare from Abidjan to Bamako is 30000 CFA; and prepare to spend two days on the road (nobody warned me about this It was looking near in the map, lol )

Hold extra cash for tips, and to stamp your passport at the border, as a Nigerian, you will pay via your nose... But the max they would charge you is 10000CFA.

Now I must earn you, there are no much fun sppts in Bamako like that, and the main tourist attractions are further north to Dogon and the rest. Head in that direction at your risk.
Getting from Lagos to Abidjan is easy. just use young shall grow in Maza maza.


ask me anything else.
Safe journey.

Ugosample:



No be me assume anything o bros you are a strong man and you can do as you like, lol

Okay this is how it goes.
The sure way of getting to Mali is through the Mali/CIV Border.
I would have recommended Ghana/Burkina/Mali route, but as an alleged novice that you may be, I do not advice that.

Now, the busfare from Abidjan to Bamako is 30000 CFA; and prepare to spend two days on the road (nobody warned me about this It was looking near in the map, lol )

Hold extra cash for tips, and to stamp your passport at the border, as a Nigerian, you will pay via your nose... But the max they would charge you is 10000CFA.

Now I must earn you, there are no much fun sppts in Bamako like that, and the main tourist attractions are further north to Dogon and the rest. Head in that direction at your risk.
Getting from Lagos to Abidjan is easy. just use young shall grow in Maza maza.


ask me anything else.
Safe journey.

Wow. Thanks a million Ugo.

That means I will spend more time on the road, and I will probably just have a week to spare for that trip else I will become self-employed lol.

I was even considering Timbuktu. Now it seems the journey will be a long one, and I can totally relate to looking at a map and thinking "oh it is close."

micernest:


Wow. Thanks a million Ugo.

That means I will spend more time on the road, and I will probably just have a week to spare for that trip else I will become self-employed lol.

I was even considering Timbuktu. Now it seems the journey will be a long one, and I can totally relate to looking at a map and thinking "oh it is close."

An unnecessarily long journey. If the roads were in better shape, and the immigration guys are not overzealous, the journey would have been shorter, and more fun.

micernest:


Wow. Thanks a million Ugo.

That means I will spend more time on the road, and I will probably just have a week to spare for that trip else I will become self-employed lol.

I was even considering Timbuktu. Now it seems the journey will be a long one, and I can totally relate to looking at a map and thinking "oh it is close."

One more thing.....
If you can, you can continue from Bamako to Dakar.....
That experience will be an eye opener, but prepare to spend another one and a half to two days on the road.

micernest:


LOL... People, pump the breaks. I am not trying to migrate (or do anything illegal), thanks. I am very comfortable here in Nigeria. I just love traveling, mixing with the locals and experiencing different cultures. I want to see West Africa (by road) as much as I can, already seen three countries but it is time to see more. For East Africa, I am making a trip to Kenya and Tanzania next month(backpacking five cities in the two countries, and will get to see Kilimanjaro which I am pretty stoked about).

For north Africa, I am doing Morocco and Tunisia in Dec/Jan hopefully. Wanted to do Mali in Oct with a friend (who is also doing Sudan; that's my friend's thing - going to 'dangerous' places) hence why I asked those questions.

Remember one more thing.....
Snap plenty photos......

Pls guy in d house, hw much wil 50kg bag of rice cost in cotonou right now

Guys please i am in need of information considering buying stuff from missebo market in Cotonou. Igot good advice from here from previous posts about getting to the market. i just want to know the following details please.

1. What is the current exchange rate of 1000 cfa to Naira? or do i use the internet rates to calculate.
2. Can i get good shoes for men/clothes etc?
3. Is it permitted to pass the border with goods worth 20,000 Naira Across the border without paying duty?
4. excluding transport fair would 10000 Naira get me good stuff from the Missebo Market?

Any info would help thanks guys

Good afternoon all and hail all the contributors to this thread. You guys have been fantastic!!!!!

Here i come with my own inquiry. its quite urgent and I hope to get a response soonest. Thanks in Advance.

My inquiry;
I plan to go on a trip to songhai farms in portnovo with my class mates. We plan to go this weekend and we are considering travelling with our university school bus.
We all have our international/ecowas passport. I heard we will be needing some documents for the Bus to make the trip.

1. What is laise passe? will we need it ? How much does it costs? and where do we get it?
2. What are other things we need to prepare for ?
3. What are other necessary documents needed for us and the bus

Thanks in anticipation of a swift response!!!!!!!

Please how much is the official rate of naira to CFA now?Not the black market exchange rate.

heaven4me:
Please how much is the official rate of naira to CFA now?Not the black market exchange rate.

2.94cfa to N1

schboy3:
Hi KelvinLamar, how was ur trip to Abidjan, so can share ur experience. Am also planninq such, buh ah just to wanna prepare maself before then.

Abidjan is splendid city, great city. It is by far the best African city I've been to yet. I lived in Abidjan for one month and roughly one week with a family host, so it helped cut my spending. Abidjan have the very basic of a modern society: Electricity and clean water. Abidjan is a lot much more organized than, say, Lagos. And it has a very large expatriate population with an above average night/fun life. Modern bars with Acheke joints flanking them are scattered all over the city. The road network is great.

I can go on and on and on!!!! So many good stuffs. I didn't spend on food and internet(I got that for free at my host family) so I can't give you an idea on cost of living. But if there is a Francophone city worth visiting, it is Abidjan.

I am currently in Accra. And it is as shitty as Lagos. Just less expensive.

@donk552,thanks for the into but let me ask this,if naira is paid into ones account and one wants to withdraw it in Cotonou banks, say ecobank ,is it that rate that one can get the money?

@kelvinlarmar,how is things in Abidjan compared to accra?I learnt their ladies are cute! Is it true?let's hear more from u,thanks.

Good day to evryone in d house!Ur attension is urgently needed peeps of God,A frnd of mine want to travel to cutonou and he is having his internatnal passport to be disvirgined @ d boarders.He was aware I travelled there early dis year and now ask me d cost of stamping his passport @ d boarder,but I can't provide answer to dis cos during my own trip,I was extorted.I nid exact charges for stamping international passport now, so for him not to fall victim as I was.
Waiting to hear from my gurus.ASAP

heaven4me:
@kelvinlarmar,how is things in Abidjan compared to accra?I learnt their ladies are cute! Is it true?let's hear more from u,thanks.

Abidjan is far more advanced and organized than Accra. Accra is just a half-baked version of Lagos.

For the ladies, yeah. They are really really cute. For me, I Stayed INA middle class neighborhood, so you'd find a lot of those really cute girls around. And, most of the really cute ones I've seen around speak a bit of English since they attend decent schools.

For Accra girls, not much there. Unless perhaps the ones that have Lebanese ancestry like their TV stars(There are lots of them Lebanese-Ghanian in Accra). You cab still find pretty girls here and there.

But Abidjan is the city to be in.

Try Dakar, then thank me later.

KelvinLamar:


Abidjan is splendid city, great city. It is by far the best African city I've been to yet. I lived in Abidjan for one month and roughly one week with a family host, so it helped cut my spending. Abidjan have the very basic of a modern society: Electricity and clean water. Abidjan is a lot much more organized than, say, Lagos. And it has a very large expatriate population with an above average night/fun life. Modern bars with Acheke joints flanking them are scattered all over the city. The road network is great.

I can go on and on and on!!!! So many good stuffs. I didn't spend on food and internet(I got that for free at my host family) so I can't give you an idea on cost of living. But if there is a Francophone city worth visiting, it is Abidjan.

I am currently in Accra. And it is as shitty as Lagos. Just less expensive.

unclephilio123:
Good day to evryone in d house!Ur attension is urgently needed peeps of God,A frnd of mine want to travel to cutonou and he is having his internatnal passport to be disvirgined @ d boarders.He was aware I travelled there early dis year and now ask me d cost of stamping his passport @ d boarder,but I can't provide answer to dis cos during my own trip,I was extorted.I nid exact charges for stamping international passport now, so for him not to fall victim as I was.
Waiting to hear from my gurus.ASAP

Pls gurus attend to my plea

@kelvinlarmar,a beg I sent a pm can u reply me let's y'all better because I have so many to talk with u,thanks.

@kelvin,please I sent u a pm kindly reply me let's chat up better

Aiit,thanks

good morning guys, 1..please whats the exchange rate of naira to cfa at the border? 2. Where is the best place to change your naira to cfa. Hope to hear from you guys soon.

jacko007:
good morning guys,
1..please whats the exchange rate of naira to cfa at the border?
2. Where is the best place to change your naira to cfa.
Hope to hear from you guys soon.

Terrible mehn. Try changing at Sabo. Something between 1400 Naira against 1000 CFA and 1800 to 1000 CFA. That is from two weeks ago. Naira is still taking a nosedive. So, it might be worst.

Last time I went to the airport in Abidjan, 1000CFA was 1000 Naira.

Yes, it is bad.

KelvinLamar:


Terrible mehn. Try changing at Sabo. Something between 1400 Naira against 1000 CFA and 1800 to 1000 CFA. That is from two weeks ago. Naira is still taking a nosedive. So, it might be worst.

Last time I went to the airport in Abidjan, 1000CFA was 1000 Naira.

Yes, it is bad.

thats a big problem....haba allah nigeria

suxes2006:
^^^^^^

tell me please , where you can rent a car in Dubai ?

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unclephilio123:
Pls gurus attend to my plea

No official price as long it's a Virgin passport. Let himm prepare to spend up to #6k naira including yellow card.
Here's a little breakdown
Yellow card : #2k
Stamping @ the Nigeria side #1k-#1,500 depending on the person.
Stamping @ Benin rep side is also #1k
Note: after he's through stamping your passport, it's better you keep it away, where it can't be seen and walk down paying those little idiot #50 or #100 as you go. If they discover you've a Virgin passport, they'll want to also disvirgin your pocket. Cheers

Please what's the cost of tipper Mercedes Benz 809 and above in Cotonou . I want to buy one.

KelvinLamar:


Abidjan is splendid city, great city. It is by far the best African city I've been to yet. I lived in Abidjan for one month and roughly one week with a family host, so it helped cut my spending. Abidjan have the very basic of a modern society: Electricity and clean water. Abidjan is a lot much more organized than, say, Lagos. And it has a very large expatriate population with an above average night/fun life. Modern bars with Acheke joints flanking them are scattered all over the city. The road network is great.

I can go on and on and on!!!! So many good stuffs. I didn't spend on food and internet(I got that for free at my host family) so I can't give you an idea on cost of living. But if there is a Francophone city worth visiting, it is Abidjan.

I am currently in Accra. And it is as shitty as Lagos. Just less expensive.

I agree 100%
But Oga, Accra is expensive o!!!!
There is nothing really special though about Accra, but there is light.
But if you can, go to cape coast and have fun.

Continue roaming about.....
It's good for you

Ugosample:


I agree 100%
But Oga, Accra is expensive o!!!!
There is nothing really special though about Accra, but there is light.
But if you can, go to cape coast and have fun.

Continue roaming about.....
It's good for you

Well, for just 4Cedis you can buy fried rice with chicken and spaghetti and maybe sprinklings of vegetables. And that is less than 200 Naira(Official) rate.. If I need chicken in Nigeria, I will be spending from 500 upwards.

That for me is cheap. And houses are cheap here. I don't know about Hotels though, I've never stayed in one during all my travels. But house rent and buying a house is quite cheap.

For light, it is less shitty than Lagos. But the electricity problems is almost the same. Better than Nigeria but still bad.

I stayed in Abidjan for close to two Months and the lights never went off. Not once.

I am headed to Cape coast in August. Will probably spend two weeks there. I passed through it and it was just amazing.

Where have life taken you to? There is nothing as fun as roaming about.. If you have the right bank account and roaming about for the right reasons.

Ugosample:


I agree 100%
But Oga, Accra is expensive o!!!!
There is nothing really special though about Accra, but there is light.
But if you can, go to cape coast and have fun.

Continue roaming about.....
It's good for you

Communication is also way cheaper here. They are robbing us in Nigeria.
You can get 200MB of legitimate airtel data for 2Cedis. That is less than 100 Naira.

I bought Vodafone and subscribed for the " X" package. I paid just 11Cedis and I got 1.7GB with free calls to Vodafone X users and free SMS to all Vodafone users.

Can any network beat that in Nigeria?