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...
After long preparations and in challenging times, we finally arrived in Addis Ababa, situated in the Ethiopian highlands at 2,300 meters, making it one of the world’s highest capitals. The city was founded in 1886 by Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taytu Betul, named “New...
From Arusha, we drove on a good tarmac to the Namanga border on our way to Nairobi. It was again a pretty easy and friendly border. After arriving on the Kenyan side, we went to the building on the right side, where we obtained a Tanzanian exit stamp in our passports, and then proceeded...
There are fast ferry services connecting Dar es Salaam and Stone Town, Zanzibar, operated mainly by Azam Marine/Kilimanjaro Fast Ferries and ZanFast, with a journey time of approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours. The ferries offer a comfortable ride with air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, and...
We left Maasai Mara in the morning, but we couldn’t manage to arrive at the border before 6 PM. We recalled that on our previous visit, we couldn’t find suitable overnight parking on this stretch of the road. But just around sunset, we drove through Sare and found an old Texas...