afritracks Africa overland 2001-2003

Niger Facts 21.09. - 08.10.01

The magic lines of Niger

Money money money

100 CFA (East)= 1 FF 
(The time we travelled the CFA rate was fix to the French Franc. Today it is linked at a coresponding fixe rate to the Euro. There are CFA Central und CFA West)

Arlit: 
At BIN Bank 2.000 fix per cash transaction

Agadez: 
At BIN Bank 10.000 CFA Commission for 300.000 CFA on Visa 
Fuel

Agadez: 
Diesel 365 CFA / l
Benzin 425 CFA / l

Dirkou (Gerome): 
Diesel (Libyan) 200 l b Barrel 60.000 CFA 
(Also available in 20l Jerry cans)

Nguigmi:
Diesel (Nigeria, Westcoast) 200 l Barrel 80.000 CFA (Also available in 20l Jerry cans)

Food, Drinks and other

Bread usually and depending on the size 100 CFA (in Agadez it is theory: We bought always at the sandwich stores for 175 CFA. Otherwise you have to wait in a long queue at the bakery at the road to Niamey. Maybe the other bakery near the airport opposite of the Lebanese supermarket will open again.

Cola at the restaurant in Arlit and Agadez 250 CFA

Bottled Mineralwater - Expensive: Arlit (restaurant ) 1.500 CFA, Agadez (shop) 800 CFA

Campinggas !!!! (Agadez) 600 CFA / one way cartouche

Suprisingly there is a supermarket with a selection of western products in Arlit (so the girls really don't need to carry tons of always for 1,5 years ;-) ):
Magazin Libre Service MLS Arlit
N 18° 44' 6,8"
E 7° 23' 1,3"

Hello Africa: Tourist tax, laissez-passe and other income generating projects ;-) 

Assamakka:
Tourist Tax 5.000 CFA / Person
Laissez Passe 3.000 CFA 

Arlit - Agadez:
Road tax tarmac road 650 CFA

Don't miss the huge rock engraving giraffe!

Exit to giraffe
N 17° 52' 43,9" 
E   7° 34' 43,7"

Giraffe 
N 17° 53' 11,1" 
E   7° 37' 39,0"
2.500 CFA / car (bargain!) 

Air
guide and Feuille de Route
20.000 for one car
It's bargain which route you take, who is cooking and who brings the small gifts.
We paid with two cars 15.000 CFA per car

Checkpoint from Agadez into the Air
N 17° 2' 15,1" 
E   8° 2' 58,2"

Agadez - Bilma
Feuille de Route 10.000 CFA for two cars (free bargain - and in official source)
Checkpoint south east of Agadez in Tenere direction
N 16° 58' 24" 
E   8° 1' 59,4" 

further south east checkpoint + Restaurant Hamdulilah
N 17°   0'   1,0"
E   8° 43' 20,9"

Camping

Agadez

Escale 
N 16° 59,9' 29,9" 
E   7° 57,0' 31,6"
2.000 CFA / Person + 1.500 CFA / Car 

Agadez La Plage 
N 17° 0' 37,2" 
E   8° 0'   6,2"
(ca. 6 km route marked with white painted stones)