{"id":18177,"date":"2024-05-11T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T16:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onwheels.travel\/?p=18177"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:07:54","slug":"__trashed-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onwheels.travel\/en\/__trashed-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique – Barra Dica"},"content":{"rendered":"

New territory<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Lebombo border post<\/strong>: Leaving South Africa takes about 20 minutes, 15 of which are spent with the government employee, who obviously has no desire to stamp our Carnet de Passage. South African customs is well organized, you know immediately where you have to go. Freight traffic, with its hundreds of mining trucks heading to the port of Maputo for unloading, is separate from passenger traffic.<\/p>\n

At the “Muloza” border post of Mozambique we are greeted<\/strong> and briefed in a friendly manner<\/strong>. After checking the Covid vaccination certificates, we head to the hidden visa counter. The customs officer doesn’t seem to feel like issuing our VISA. He seems unmotivated – nevertheless, he does his job and does it quite easily<\/strong>. We have to wait about 45 minutes for the visa.
\nNow just stamp the Carnet de Passage. An older gentleman serves us at the “Customs” counter. A real “dad” who you’d like to hug right away<\/strong>, because he is so friendly and kind.
\nThen we drive to the gate, where we are questioned by two different people No. 1<\/strong> “what’s in there” – “our apartment” – thumbs up<\/strong>. We pull up, but then No. 2<\/strong> comes “Do you have anything to declare?”<\/strong>– “No” – thumbs up – and we’re in Mozambique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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About five kilometers past customs is the JoMoz<\/strong>“base”, which is well-known among Overlanders. JoMoz offers simple accommodation and basic camping facilities, especially for smaller vehicles.
\nBut the most important thing is that JoMoz sells MOVITEL SIM cards, registers them properly<\/strong> and loads them with the desired data.
\nJoMoz’s daughter speaks perfect American English. After about 20 minutes, the new SIM card is in our hotspot and works perfectly from then on (with the exception that I have to switch from 4G to 3G and back again depending on the mobile reception).<\/p>\n

We spend our first night at a petrol station about 60 km from Maputo<\/strong>. We are allowed to spend the night free of charge in the large parking lot behind the gas station. Despite the never-ending columns of South African mining trucks, it is surprisingly quiet at night.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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