Botswana. Visa and borders.
3 months road trip in
Southern Africa,
Botswana, Namibia,
South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.
October – December 2014.
VISA FOR BOTSWANA
No visa
needed for Spanish passport (and most of UE). When you cross the border from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe or Zambia, the inmigration officer put in your passport a 90 days stamp.
Most of the border posts are modern. Check the opening time online for last
updates, most of them are not open 24 hours (but who crosses at night?).
Complete information in www.botswanatourism.co.bw
Crossing the Botswana borders by car
If you cross the border by car, you have to pay a "permit" in Botswana, including:
- Road permit
- Road fund
- MV insurance.
The total price is 140 pulas (12 €). You can pay in cash or with card. .
No special papers needed, if you travel with a South Africa car, even a rental one.
There didn´t ask for the border crossing letter.
GROBLERSBRUG – MARTIN´S DRIFT BORDER, South Africa - Botswana
Easy to
cross, quick, hassle free. Not very crowded, just a few trucks around.
This check point is a secondary
border, open from 6:00 to 22:00. The
main border between South Africa
and Botswana,
on the Johannesburg - Gaborone road, is open 24 hours, and is the most crowded.
NGOMA
BORDER, Botswana – Namibia
The Ngoma border is 50 km west of Kasane (Chobe National Park) and 60 km east of Katima Mulilo.
Open from 6:00 to 18:00.
Quick, easy, hassle free. Just a few people around. You cross a bridge over the Chobe River.
When
entering Namibia, there´s a maximum of 90 days, no visa for Spanish passport
and most of the UE citizens.
Complete
information: www.mha.gov.na
If
travelling by car, border tax of 220 N$ when entering Namibia.
Atention: When
crossing the Ngoma border, the tax has to be paid in Katima Mulilo, at the
office close to the Total gas station (Zambia and Divundu crossroads) and not directly at the border. Only
cash, but there´s an ATM. They also have SIM cards in the shop.
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