South Africa: Baz Bus launches WiFi services for passengers

Awesome news for travellers in South Africa! The country's famous hop-on-hop-off backpacker Baz Bus has, in partnership with WiFi specialists Connected Space, launched WiFi services throughout their South African long distance fleet. The service will be accessible from R20 to passengers travelling between Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Johannesburg. Baz Bus passengers can buy special WiFi-vouchers directly from the drivers or use a credit card through the landing portal of the WiFi service. The BazBus-WiFi-vouchers do not expire, so that, once bought, passengers can use them again the next time they are on the Baz Bus. The WiFi service on board the Baz Bus is compatible with WiFi enabled devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets.

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South Africa: Baz Bus stops Swaziland route from 01 April 2011

South Africa's backpacker bus "Baz Bus" is changing it's timetable and routes from 01 April 2011.

• Baz Bus will no longer operate between Johannesburg/Pretoria & Swaziland (in both directions) > no more stops in Nelspruit (Kruger NP) anymore!
• Baz Bus will no longer operate between Swaziland & Durban (in both directions)
• Baz Bus will now operate between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Durban, via Drakensberg, 5 times a week (in both directions).

Days of departure between Port Elizabeth & Durban and between Durban & Johannesburg (via Drakensberg) will change as follows:

• Port Elizabeth to Durban : Departs MON, WED, THURS, FRI, SUN
  (i.e. Departs Daily except: TUES & SAT)
• Durban to Port Elizabeth: Departs TUES, WED, THURS, SAT, SUN
  (i.e. Departs Daily except: MON & FRI)
• Durban to Johannesburg/Pretoria: Departs MON, TUES, THURS, FRI, SUN
  (i.e. Departs Daily except: WED & SAT)
• Johannesburg/Pretoria to Durban: Departs MON, TUES, WED, FRI, SAT
  (i.e. Departs Daily except: THURS & SUN)
• click here to download the new timetable (pdf) - valid from 01 April 2011

Please note the following important information:

• The last bus departing from Johannesburg/Pretoria to Swaziland: Wednesday 30 March 2011
• The last bus departing from Swaziland to Durban: Thursday 31 March 2011
• The last bus departing from Durban to Swaziland: Wednesday 30 March 2011
• The last bus departing from Swaziland to Johannesburg/Pretoria: Thursday 31 March 2011 

Alternatives? The best thing to do right now would be to contact the hostels in Swaziland directly and enquiry about alternative transport.

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