Muito obrigado, Angola

[Xpat]

Nice  :thumleft:

Two pictures are not showing though - maybe make sure they are in shared album and repost their link. One is in Part 1 right after the picture of car wreck in the desert and second is the first picture in Part 2.

Ta

Think 90% of comments on this thread is about missing pics :imaposer:

Deleted and re-uploaded the pics to the album, looks OK now on my side.

Yep, works fine now - thanks  :thumleft:

 

[Damaraland]

Cool! I'm so glad Angola is open for us! A huge country to explore.. This Riaan Mansor oke also mentioned that Angola is one of his favourite place because of the interesting people! Sorry about the Gauteng cage drivers there!..

No please don't take it as a general impression on South Africans, I know that to not be true.  As a matter of fact we met the most awesome bunch of guys at Flamingos, will tell a bit more about them later.

You are right about the size of the place, we rode around for 8 days and just barely scratched the bottom left corner of the country.  Now that Kaokoland is becoming a bit of a highway with all the tours, I truly believe Angola is the next frontier for remote adventure riding.

 

[Takashi]

Looks like a proper trip. Thanks for sharing.

Can't wait for the Doodsakker part.

Definitely on my bucket list to go someday.

 

[TVB]

Cool! I'm so glad Angola is open for us! A huge country to explore.. This Riaan Mansor oke also mentioned that Angola is one of his favourite place because of the interesting people! Sorry about the Gauteng cage drivers there!..

Also wanted to say I am glad it is open and also wants to know if you need a letter of invitation to enter and how do you guys organise that? Do you get a visa at the border at Ruacana or do you need to go to the embassy?

Reading about the SA fishermen is sad though. I am also to some extend an introvert but in places like this you normally meet like minded people and it does not take much to start sharing stories and a beer.

 

[Damaraland]

Cool! I'm so glad Angola is open for us! A huge country to explore.. This Riaan Mansor oke also mentioned that Angola is one of his favourite place because of the interesting people! Sorry about the Gauteng cage drivers there!..

Also wanted to say I am glad it is open and also wants to know if you need a letter of invitation to enter and how do you guys organise that? Do you get a visa at the border at Ruacana or do you need to go to the embassy?

Reading about the SA fishermen is sad though. I am also to some extend an introvert but in places like this you normally meet like minded people and it does not take much to start sharing stories and a beer.

I know that Namibians do not need a letter of invitation (as of about 6 months ago I think), and the Visa we got at the border.  I can't see that it would be any different for visitors from South Africa.  Only requirements for us was Passport, police clearance for bikes, drivers license and proof of yellow fever injection.  You'll also need certified copies of everything except your yellow fever injections.

 

[Rhino2]

:sip: :sip: great report. keep it coming.  :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

[Kamanya]

Shoo wee. Lovely

 

[Fransw]

Cool! I'm so glad Angola is open for us! A huge country to explore.. This Riaan Mansor oke also mentioned that Angola is one of his favourite place because of the interesting people! Sorry about the Gauteng cage drivers there!..

Also wanted to say I am glad it is open and also wants to know if you need a letter of invitation to enter and how do you guys organise that? Do you get a visa at the border at Ruacana or do you need to go to the embassy?

Reading about the SA fishermen is sad though. I am also to some extend an introvert but in places like this you normally meet like minded people and it does not take much to start sharing stories and a beer.

I know that Namibians do not need a letter of invitation (as of about 6 months ago I think), and the Visa we got at the border.  I can't see that it would be any different for visitors from South Africa.  Only requirements for us was Passport, police clearance for bikes, drivers license and proof of yellow fever injection.  You'll also need certified copies of everything except your yellow fever injections.

Yes, same for South Africans, no more invitation letters and visas since from the beginning of this year! Only passports. Its great news, the letters were a great pain!.. Angola is a beautiful country and relatively unknown to most o us, including me..

 

[aka.Goliath]

Man I'm enjoying this one... keep it up [emoji106]

 

[Cdp13]

Awesome trip. Can't wait to hear/see the rest!

 

[Das Alpha Tier]

Guys we discussed last night that after the ride report we will du a detailed list of our packing, things we took with and luggage with all the details. We will also make a short video of how we packed it. Think it might be interesting.

 

[Oubones]

Guys we discussed last night that after the ride report we will du a detailed list of our packing, things we took with and luggage with all the details. We will also make a short video of how we packed it. Think it might be interesting.

Yes please.

 

[Fransw]

Jy het gese ons gaan die Doodsakker 'môre' ry!...en môre was al gister gewees! atch:

 

[Oubones]

Jy het gese ons gaan die Doodsakker 'môre' ry!...en môre was al gister gewees! atch:

Jong lyk my hulle het gedood in die doodsakker! ot:

 

[Das Alpha Tier]

Werken = Family Time...
He needs to be at work to have time to write ride reports...

 

[OOOOMS]

Hmmmm...think the tide came in to quick so he is still stuck at Foz  :-\

 

[Ian in Great Brak River]

Ooh,I wish I could do a ride like this .. maybe one day. Would a Husky 701 be an option?

Thanks for sharing.

8)

 

[Das Alpha Tier]

It certainly is an option but remember that it’s a heavy bike. Dry it weighs about 40kg more than the 500. That is more than all my luggage with all the fuel weighed.
So yes it’s doable.

 

[Ian in Great Brak River]

It certainly is an option but remember that it’s a heavy bike. Dry it weighs about 40kg more than the 500. That is more than all my luggage with all the fuel weighed.
So yes it’s doable.

I am looking at all the option why not to get the 501 in the future, thanks.

 

[Das Alpha Tier]

I think it all depends on what you want to do. We wanted to go as far off-road as possible. For that we wanted to do we needed the least weight we could get. For that you sacrifice a bit of comfort on gravel and tar.
If you are looking at traveling on gravel highways, tar and occasional single tracks the 701 might be good. Or maybe even the 790 adventure coming out next year.
If you want to concentrate on enduro stile roads, single and rough Jeep tracks with the occasional tar stretch or gravel highway the 501 is the one to go for.
Another consideration for us was the price.
500 exc was 118 000.
701 would have been around 160 000.
Hope this helps.