August 2011<\/p>\n
Visa<\/strong> ENTRY<\/strong> Costs Money change<\/strong> Process<\/strong> EXIT<\/strong> Costs<\/strong> Money<\/strong> Fuel<\/strong> Camping<\/strong><\/p>\n Car workshops<\/strong> Communications<\/strong> Useful GPS<\/strong> Roads<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" August 2011 Visa USD 55\/70 single\/double entry visa for UK citizens ENTRY Entry point: Kariba at GPS: S 16.526034, E 28.761405 Time taken: 40minutes Costs Carbon tax: Cars <= 1500cc USD 6, 1501cc \u2013 2000cc USD 11, 2001cc-3000cc USD 15, … Continue reading
\nUSD 55\/70 single\/double entry visa for UK citizens<\/p>\n
\nEntry point: Kariba at GPS: S 16.526034, E 28.761405
\nTime taken: 40minutes<\/p>\n
\nCarbon tax:
\nCars <= 1500cc USD 6, 1501cc \u2013 2000cc USD 11, 2001cc-3000cc USD 15, >3000cc\u00a0 USD 30
\nRoad access fee: USD 10 valid for 1 month<\/p>\n
\nNone needed \u2013 country is on USD<\/p>\n
\nAfter immigration, proceed to customs, who directs you to \u201cInterpol\u201d, plain clothes police who check vehicle chassis and engine numbers against the carnet. Return to customs to have carnet stamped and duties paid. At each stage, a section of the gate pass ( a slip of paper) is stamped, and hand in the completed slip to the policamn at the boon to exit.<\/p>\n
\nExit point (to Botswana): Kazungula at GPS: S 17.81446, E 25.264555
\nProcess straightforward \u2013 less than 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
\nNone<\/p>\n
\nThe country is on USD. Barclays ATMs accept international visa cards<\/p>\n
\nMakuti: Petrol USD 1.52\/litre, Diesel USD 1.40\/ litre
\nHarare: Petrol USD 1.43\/litre, Diesel USD 1.30\/ litre
\nBulawayo: Petrol USD 1.45\/litre, Diesel USD 1.32\/ litre<\/p>\n
\nToyota Bulawayo (at GPS: S 20.158467, E 28.581283) \u2013 very helpful. Standard charges are high.
\nPanelCraft at 24 Chatham Rd, Belmont, Bulawayo,
\nGPS: S 20.174468, E 28.577656 is a good body shop<\/p>\n
\nEconet is widely used. Mobile internet using prepaid data bundles costs are around 10MB per USD.
\nInternet access needs to be activated at an econet shop\/customer care. Internet settings are:
\nAPN: econet.net
\nusername: <leave blank>
\npassword: <leave blank><\/p>\n
\nThe Bulawayo Club, Bulawayo at GPS: S 20.154574, E 28.581326 has accommodation\/restaurant and bar set in a nice colonial building.
\n26 on Park restaurant, Bulawayo at GPS: S 20.154575, E 28.597842 has excellent food set in an impressive colonial building and garden.
\nGarden Restaurant, Bulawayo at GPS S 20.163762, E 28.595266 has good food and open 7 days a week.
\nNatural History Museum, Bulawayo at GPS: S 20.155855, E 28.596447 has a comprehensive collection of wildlife that have seen the hands of the taxidermist
\nBarclays Bank, Masvingo GPS: S 20.073887, E 30.833373
\nFuel station (Petraf) Makuti at GPS: S 16.311003, E 29.245323 is the first reliable fuel stop after crossing the border from Zambia at Kariba Dam
\nSmall World Backpackers & Camping 25 Ridge Rd, Harare is at GPS: S 17.803060,\u00a0 E 31.029513 is\u00a0 incorrectly marked on both Google Maps and T4A v11.05<\/p>\n