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Agreed - I found crossing the borders a lot easier than I'd read, it seemed to take 15-20 mins both into Swaziland and Mozambique. It all...

Agree with the other two responses - hire a car and drive yourself! The road to the SA border is excellent, and will take you about an hour...

I didn't see anywhere that accepted Euro's in Mozambique. You need to pay in either Meticais or US dollars, or in some places South African...

I was in Tofo at the end of September - we saw five or six whale sharks on our ocean safari, and that is right at the start of the season....

Personally, I don't think you need a guide for Cape Point, and definitely not for Table Mountain (unless you're hiking up some obsscure...

You can't really go wrong anywhere in the Drakensberg, but I particularly liked the Royal Natal National Park. They'll give you a trail...

We spent part of our honeymoon on the West Coast last September, and probably had the opposite problem to you - it was a bit too cold and...

We did the Aqaba to Taba trip both ways - first time was a Sunday, which cost 70 NIS using the meter. Coming back on the Saturday, we just...

I don't know if taxi fares have gone up, or we just got ripped off, but we paid 70 NIS for the taxi from the Jordanian border to Taba (with...

When you're outside of the Madaba/Amman area, fill up whenever you can! Petrol stations can be quite obscure, especially along the King's...

I agree - rent a car! All the major firms will let you drop off in Aqaba. We hired from Thrifty (via holidayautos.co.uk), and got a brand...

I think you're planning on trying to cover a lot of ground in a very short amount of time. Bear in mind that most roads in Tunisia are...

Agreed - I was there for 2 weeks in March, travelling all over the South, and had a great time. Because of the lack of other tourists...

Thanks, great report! Will be doing a similar trip (self-drive) in 3 weeks time, so great to know that the driving isn't quite as hectic as...

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