How to negotiate the border crossing at Beit Bridge Posted on 25 October 2011 Tags:Beit Bridge, South Africa, Zimbabwe Here’s how to get through Beit Bridge from Zimbabwe to South Africa in less than an hour: 1. Ignore the touts who offer to do it for you for “˜only’ a few hundred rands. Give nobody your documentation. Don’t join the queue, but go through a door further to the right, clutching your car papers and beating away touts. Walk right down past all the counters and cut through the queue and hand in your passport and car papers at the last counter and pay your U$9.50 for a gate pass. 2. Then take that to the table at the opposite end of the long room and get police clearance for your vehicle, getting them to stamp the gate pass (never lose the gate pass). Next, walk right back to the counters waving all documents and tell them the police said you must get your passports stamped. Bluster a bit. 3. Then head triumphantly for your car, trailed by touts who demand your gate pass. Don’t let them get their hands on it, or on anything else. Go through the boom and stop at a small office and hand your gate pass and passport to the man for stamping and you are free! Related Posts 8 Tips for travelling in areas with bad infrastructure 17 May 2022 South Africa offers some of the most breathtaking of landscapes and biodiversity you will experience,... read more 8 Simple tips to have a comfortable long-distance bus trip 11 March 2021 Given the vastness of the southern African region, this can involve journeys that take up... read more Road safety tips 24/7 11 September 2020 The Arrive Alive Road Safety website would like to share Road Safety Suggestions for the... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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