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Be wary on the border For crossing to Senegal if you cross at Rosso, there's many the rosso border crossing has a notorious reputation for hustlers there and scammers (even though they mainly target people in cars). You should also have your vaccination certificate ready (they check for yellow fever), or be prepared to shed some money or a lot of time, possibly both.The alternative to Rosso is to cross the Senegal River at Diama. The border post over there is much more relaxed, but the traffic is quite sparse aswell.
To [[Mali]] As of 2024 rosso wasn't that bad as a backpacker in the evening, a few people hissed at me but I walked straight past them, one guy insisted he was my friend but then demanded commision at the end, which he did not recieve. Still, be wary, do not give your passport to anyone unless they are in full uniform with ID, do not pay for anything, the stamp, the ferry, its all free, and anyone approaching you to offer you help randomly will definitely want payment. It is easier early morning to late evening. When you arrive at the big green gate, a soldier/policeman milling around will ask to see your passport. Make sure you're talking to the real police before showing it. After that you have 'll be directed to go to Ayoun first and then south the booth on the building to [[Gogui]]the left for your exit stamp. It's probably not visible from that gate and actually quite far around, facing the river. Once stamped out, wait for the only not-car ferry. It is definitely free for foot passengers, and has a-dirt roadsim card seller on it for senegal. An orange simcard with 1gb of data is 1000 cfa, or 100 new ougia. A money changer was also there , although he didn't have much cfa. On the senegal side, a policeman will probably greet you on the off ramp and demand your passport, try and make sure he is real, he will take you to some booths where you are stamped in and fingerprints are no problems at taken, thats it, crossing over! Be alert, but it really isn't impossible unless you have the IQ of a potato and believe gullible is written on the crossingceiling.
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Be aware of mines in the border region to [[Western Sahara]]. Don't leave the road there. Do not accept guides offering to take you across for a small fee, the road is clearly visible, walkable and you will only get ripped off.
You should also have your vaccination certificate ready (they can check for yellow fever, although I was not checked in Jan 2024), or be prepared to shed some money or a lot of time, possibly both.
The alternative to Rosso is to cross the Senegal River at Diama. The border post over there has a reputation for bieng more relaxed, (as of 2024 I was told some scammers where present there) but the traffic is quite sparse aswell. Additionally, the route briefly crosses a national park. At a police checkpoint there a ranger demands a 200ug "entrance fee" from all tourists for the park, even if you're going direct to the border. A lot of backpackers try and get out of paying it, so he gets annoyed very quickly.
To [[Mali]] you have to go to Ayoun first and then south to [[Gogui]]. It's probably the only not-a-dirt road, there are no problems at the crossing.
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