Showing posts with label Goba border post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goba border post. Show all posts

29 January 2010

Namibian border closed to overland tours

Tourismupdate.co.za is reporting that all Namibian border posts are currently closed for overland tours as drivers are not being issued with temporary work permits to travel into the country.
A statement from the Namibian Tourism Authority is expected anytime soon. We'll keep you posted!

UPDATE: borders are open again for overlanders "
Access into and departure from Namibia will be allowed to all foreign guides and drivers with or without valid work visas for the time being."

02 September 2009

Mozambique/Swaziland: Goba Border Post Opened 24/7

The Goba border post linking Mozambique to Swaziland officially opened this Tuesday (01 Sept. 2009) to the movement of people and goods 24 hours a day. The border post is in the southern Mozambican province of Maputo (see the map).
Goba border post shortens by 50 kilometres the distance between Maputo and Mbabane and by 100 kilometres the distance between Maputo and Durban (South Africa).


View Goba Border Post, Mozambique - Swaziland in a larger map