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 | Airport Departure Fees    |  | |
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 |  on July 24, 2008 |
When it was time for us to leave Harare for our flight back to South Africa, we were unexpectedly told that we needed US $20 each to pay for the airport departure fees. I had thought that this was included in the price of our tickets, so did not have the required amount of cash with us (and they did not really want any substitute for hard currency!). Luckily, our hostess was still with us and she was able to talk them into accepting her Zimbabwean currency as a substitute. While she was busy with this, I managed to slip all of our excess Zim $ and SA Rand into her bag to compensate her and off we went through Customs into the departure lounge. It then transpired that our return flight to SA was going to be delayed for a couple of hours due to a mechanical problem in Johannesburg. Eventually this delay stretched into 9 hours, during which time we were not allowed to leave the single-room departure lounge because we had already cleared Customs. During this period, all the waiting passengers became very good friends (luckily for us because the now-cleaned-out Browns needed to borrow a bit of cash to get some potato chips out of a vending machine). Eventually, the airlines admitted that the South African Airways Airbus 320 was not going to make it at all, so they arranged alternative flights directly out of Harare on whatever could be set-up. All the luggage was lined up on the tarmac outside the lounge and each passenger had to come out and identify their bags for the alternate flights. Instead of flying back to Jo'burg to catch our SAA flight to London, we ended up taking a British Airways flight direct to London. Overall, I found that the experience did not bother me (in fact it was just another interesting experience) - I was just glad that the airlines were able to make things work to get us back to England in time to complete the rest of our trip home. |
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| Game drive | | |
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 |  on October 6, 2003 |
Making game drives is the best in small open air landrovers, like we had in Hwange National Park. In these cars you have a direct connection with the surrounding area and wildlife. You can feel, smell, hear and nearly touch. And very good opportunities for photographing too!!! |
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| Helicopter | | |
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| on October 6, 2003 |
The best way to have a good overview and the most breathtaking experience ever is to make a flight by helicopter to see the Victoria Falls. We had a 30 minutes flight, could overview the whole area, had a deep look in the gorges and really good opportunities for photographing. We got a bonus and had also a flight just 2 M above the Zambesi River along the route of white water rafting. For more see my Victoria Falls page. |
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| In Front Of LIONS We Will PUSH! | | |
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 |  on May 12, 2003 |
This as you can guess wasn't in front of the LIONS! Same PARK different day! MATUSADONA PARK, ZIMBABWE. We had a LAND-ROVER with a bad starter! So, If we couldn't put the truck on some kind of a slope. Well guess what! We had to push the thing!! One of the 3 days here. We stopped to look at 5 LIONS. You can get out of your truck in ZIMBABWE! We had to anyway! We had to PUSH! Hardly 50feet away! LIONS just staring at us like we were CRAZY! I guess we were!! MATUSADONA PARK, ZIMBABWE 10/1999 |
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| on October 6, 2003 |
During the trip in Zimbabwe we had our own bus to travel around. So in the Whovi Park we could make the gamedrive with this bus. The bus had some problems with crossing the tracks and got stuck. So we had to give a hand by bringing stones to get the bus out of this situation. . |
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| ZAMBEZI CANOE | | |
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| on August 11, 2003 |
Our last keg of our ZIMBABWE SAFARI. Was a 3day canoe trip on the MIGHTY ZAMBEZI. I took point with VICTOR. Our guide for this part. I wa so lucky being alone. The other clowns in the other canoes where all over the place at times. This could be very boring or very risky. But you get a good workout!! Those 3 days were very choppy, and we were going against the current. I guess I'll just have more ZIMBABWE BEER! 10/1999 |
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| By Plane, Land-Rover or On-Foot!! | | |
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| on November 6, 2002 |
My best part about getting around the BUSH, ZIMBABWE.ON FOOT!! Exciting not knowing what's around the corner. Or in the grass!! Maybe even poachers SNARES!!!!! Must have a LAND-ROVER. Open is a must!! If you can, take a plane from park to park!! |
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| CHICKEN BUSES So are called... | | |
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 |  on August 25, 2002 |
CHICKEN BUSES So are called the local buses, frequent but uucomfortable and unpredictable! They leave when they are full, and they arrive when they arrive... Anyway is a real african experience, the best way to know local people. The local stations are busy, colourful and always a mess! Be careful with pickpockets. |
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| NO FUEL | | |
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 |  on December 11, 2007 |
Thanks to the inspirational leadership of Uncle Bob, Zimbabwe is chronically short of car fuels. In fact these pictures were taken just over the border in Botswana where they have no such issues. As you can see people cross the border to fill up with as much as they can. I drove to Victoria Falls after filling up my car before entering the country. It is the first time in my life I have been approached by taxi drivers offering to hire me (cash!) to make fuel runs as my car had enough petrol to get to Botswana. Crazy. Make sure you top up before driving in and have enough to get yourself back out. Count on not being able to get ANY fuel in Zimbabwe. You probably won’t. |
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| BUSH-BEAST! | | |
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| on November 10, 2002 |
It's really a truck. The best 4 x 4!! LAND-ROVER! Thats whats needed for these safaris. But, you also need to make a stop. Use the truck as a BAR! Enjoy the landscape! Have a: GIN n TONIC!! HWANGE-PARK!! |
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