Please post advice about borders, dangers, inaccessable areas.......
Am heading North from South Africa on foot in October and want to know if there are any MAJOR challenges with border crossings heading North. What about in the unincorporated areas of the "bush"?
What about bandits and unconventional military groups?
Thanks,
Jeff Stoops
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I am a South African that cross borders to the north on a regular basis - albeit on wheels, rather than on foot. I have not yet experienced any challenges, other than seasonal long queues. My own entry into the US was a bigger challenge.
You do not mention into which of the 5 countries that forms our northern border you wish to cross into.
I am also not quite sure what you mean with 'unincorporated areas of the bush'? With our immediate neighbours, bandids and unconventional military groups, if they ever existed, have largely disappeared, with the exception maybe of Zimbabwe. Further north may be different, but again, I do not know the route you plan to travel.
Faure
Cape Town
Reply to this Hello Jeff 😊
le_flow has some good blogs about about his travels in Africa. He cycled, but I suppose he would have had similiar challanges with borders etc as somebody walking would.
Mel
Reply to this Hi Jeff,
We have just returned from an extensive trip throughout Africa and and found South African borders to be the most "civilized" of all. SA is really the most western style country in all of Africa. We were travelling by public transport and in many cases in other countries had to cross borders on foot. However, in SA, the buses, minibuses, taxis etc. will all take you across the border to a destination in a neighboring country. I'm not sure about Zim, but we travelled into Mozambique from SA and also from Namibia into SA. Always be careful about your belongings, as you would anywhere in the world and smile at strangers because it really makes a difference! Enjoy your travels!
Laini and Peter
pnltravels
Reply to this hi jeff
i hitch-hicked around southern africa for 3 months, up to zambia and zim from capetown, over to windheok in namibia, and west into mozambique. no problem at any border posts, other than confusing every body time and again with using U.K. as my country of origin! no-one had ever heard england refered too in this way?
anyway, distances are vast, water holes(shops, houses, anything!) are few and far between, sometimes 50-70 miles, so drink loads of water and carry more; which is a back breaker, but essential!
get some damm comfy walking boots, boy you'll be gratefull in the evenings!
good luck
kevin
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