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theotherbachelor

Joined Sun 12/09/07
Posts: 267

Sat 06/14/08 05:03 PM

hello all, I'm wondering if anybody here has rented a car and driven across South Africa. Well I'm looking at SA, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. South Africa I hear is going a bit crazy right now but I'm not leaving for a while yet so hopefully it will calm down. I was thinking of using about thirty days to travel through all the countries I mentioned. i've heard a lot of car jacking tales in Mozambique though. what was it like crossing the borders! Should I look at just booking onto an overland tour. i have read about a couple of them that go through the countries I was looking at. I would rather chase whims and sleep late though if you know what I mean. Cheers

Riding_Dubz

Joined Wed 05/21/08
Posts: 11080

Sat 06/14/08 05:08 PM

Your on a free dating site, asking if people drove, across, africa, half these people can barelly afford to turn there dial up on

laugh

theotherbachelor

Joined Sun 12/09/07
Posts: 267

Sat 06/14/08 05:10 PM

LOL! One never knows and I don't make assumptions about people. I have actually run into some well travelled people on this site so I figured I would ask!

Queene123

Joined Tue 06/26/07
Posts: 5991

Sat 06/14/08 05:11 PM

QUOTE:

Your on a free dating site, asking if people drove, across, africa, half these people can barelly afford to turn there dial up on

laugh

i agree

kerbear73

Joined Wed 01/02/08
Posts: 3756

Sat 06/14/08 05:13 PM

I don't even want to drive across Texas, much less south africa laugh

moofooga

Joined Thu 01/31/08
Posts: 8978

Sat 06/14/08 10:26 PM

QUOTE:

Do yourself a favor and do this-

Go on YouTube and search for "Top Gear Africa Car Trip". You'll see the hosts of a car show in the UK called "Top Gear" going on a rally from one point in Africa to another. That's all the edumacation you'll need about that stuff. laugh

bigmaxx

Joined Mon 01/29/07
Posts: 1

Fri 08/08/08 09:30 PM

I am going on Safari in Zimabwe the 29th. I think your right about the uncertain state of affairs. Driving in SA is probably not a good idea, at least not around cities or through Govt checkpoints. You might look into a tour service or hire a driver familiar with SA. Avoid crowds and populated areas. You may be best off going to a different country. Tanzania is nice. Mozambique is also nice. Any place is safer than Zim or SA in the southern countries. Look into coastal Mozambique.

Belushi

Joined Sat 04/07/07
Posts: 2937

Sun 08/10/08 08:07 AM

QUOTE:

Your on a free dating site, asking if people drove, across, africa, half these people can barelly afford to turn there dial up on

laugh

and they have never left their country of origin, nor even have a passport!!!

laugh

msnj52

Joined Sun 09/16/07
Posts: 6034

Sun 08/10/08 03:15 PM

Funny, I'm planning trip to SA next Aug & just booked my resort. I'm told a car is a 'must' in SA, at least in the Sun City area. Not sure about other countries you're going to, except I hear Zimbabwe is dicey. We're going to the Zambia side of Victoria Falls instead, but will fly from SA. If you get more info on driving in SA, please post & I'll do the same.

DestinysDream

Joined Wed 02/20/08
Posts: 4793

Fri 09/12/08 02:04 PM

Can someone pick up a couple raw diamonds for me. I'll pay you when you get back thanks!

kyarie

Joined Tue 10/28/08
Posts: 8

Thu 10/30/08 09:41 AM