Today we started really early, determined to complete our planned route from Malealea Lodge in Lesotho to Queenstown — officially renamed Komani — in South Africa’s Eastern Cape before darkness. It turned out to be a remarkably scenic road trip, taking us from the dramatic and rugged...
We arrived at the Maseru Bridge Border Post in the late afternoon, a major 24-hour land crossing connecting Maseru, Lesotho’s capital, with Ladybrand in South Africa’s Free State province. After our recent quick, easy border crossings, we assumed this one would be just as...
We reached this major land border crossing between Eswatini and South Africa in the afternoon. Despite being quite busy, it was another refreshingly efficient border experience, with friendly officers on both sides who did their best to keep the process moving. There were no unnecessary...
It was one of the quickest and most efficient border crossings we have experienced on our travels. We arrived on the Mozambican side, where the police briefly looked inside the truck. We then parked next to the immigration building, where they stamped our passports and CPD. A few metres...
After a long stretch of smooth and hassle-free border crossings, we once again found ourselves facing a rather chaotic one. The Forbes–Machipanda border is the main land crossing connecting Mutare in Zimbabwe with Manica in Mozambique along the Beira Corridor. It was only a few kilometres...
The Victoria Falls Bridge spans the dramatic Zambezi River Gorge and serves as the official border crossing between Victoria Falls Town in Zimbabwe and Livingstone in Zambia. The border post is open daily from 06:00 to 22:00. We arrived around noon, only to discover what turned out to be...
We arrived at a surprisingly modern border building just before lunchtime. The first stop was the health check, and that’s where we encountered our first scam. We were told that our yellow fever vaccination certificate was “not valid” and were sent to the main office...
On the way to the border, we filled our fuel tanks and carried an extra 100 litres of diesel in canisters, as fuel supplies in Malawi can be unpredictable. When we arrived, we discovered that the crossing is not the “one-stop border” as they proudly mention on the website...
The road from Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) to Ambanja follows the RN6, which has been largely rehabilitated—a massive improvement over the former dirt track. Although maintenance is still ongoing, travel time has been reduced significantly to about 3.5 to 4 hours (237 km). Some stretches...
We were one day delayed in our departure because we were unable to drive out from our parking spot on the grass in Nairobi. After heavy rains, it was a muddy mess, and it took us the whole day to dig the truck out and get on the road. After we arrived at the border, another mess began...