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  1. ambarush avatar

    RE: Greyhound tik booking with foreign credit card

    by ambarush 27 May 2012

    I have never used Greyhound, tend to stick with Intercape and have always booked with a foreign credit card. One particular year when…

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    Greyhound tik booking with foreign credit card

    by slivx211 26 May 2012

    I plan on using the Greyhound bus to travel from Joburg to Bulawayo, Zim. I happened to be looking at the FAQs on the greyhound site,…

  3. threedogs avatar

    Re: Flight Trotting Zim-Zam?

    by threedogs 22 May 2012

    How deep are your pockets? You need charter flights for those legs between Bulawayo-Mana Pools-Mfuwe AFAIK.

  4. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Flight Trotting Zam-Zim?

    by anillos_de_saturno 20 May 2012

    There are flights from Johannesburg to Bulawayo, Victoria Falls and Livingstone. The route from Livingstone to Mfuwe could be done with…

  5. MarkSparky avatar

    RE: Travel companions to cut costs

    by MarkSparky 20 May 2012

    Giles, Beit Bridge can be a real bore to cross, but if you are in a rush, then just do it. Nothing fantastic in Bots and it'll also cost.…

  6. GlasgowAlasdair avatar

    Mutare to Victoria falls

    by GlasgowAlasdair 17 May 2012

    hello everybody, A friend and I are planning to travel from the Mozambique- Zim border post at Mutare to Victoria falls only using public…

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    RE: Bus Service from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

    by joyvicfalls 14 May 2012

    City Link is unreliable and have not been running for more than 6 months!!! Try and get hold of Pathfinder Luxury Coaches.They have a…

  8. iggyab avatar

    RE: Trip Report - Every African bus, ever.

    by iggyab 14 May 2012

    Everything on that list has happened at one point or another. The fighting only seemed to happen in Mali. The licence plate thing actually…

  9. cheekytrick avatar

    Re: anyone in Zambia, Malawi or Mozambique on 20 June - 8 Aug?

    by cheekytrick 13 May 2012

    I'll be in Bulawayo Zimbabwe around July 18th. Figured I'd either head to Mana Pools or take the bus to Harare - Tete and travel Moz and…

  10. travelbert avatar

    RE: Bus Service from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

    by travelbert 12 May 2012

    I´d take the night train too. First Class Sleeper. 12 USD if I remember it right, very friendly employees make your bed. Saves you one…

  11. numericalandalphabe avatar

    Re: Kapiri Mposhi to Harare

    by numericalandalphabe 11 May 2012

    Another possibility is bus from Kapri Mposhi to Lusaka which I rather liked- very busy African town. If you want to be rural and have…

  12. BigBri avatar

    RE: Bus Service from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

    by BigBri 11 May 2012

    Is the train not running these days? Bulawayo to Vic Falls is a very fun overnight journey.

  13. Kjara76 avatar

    RE: Bus Service from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

    by Kjara76 08 May 2012

    Many thanks for your reply!!I have found the same company and I sent them an email last week but none answered me back. :-((((((( …

  14. Un_Caracol avatar

    RE: Bulawayo

    by Un_Caracol 08 May 2012

    ndomiso sorry to hear of your horrible drive and thanks for flagging, as like GillesB I'll also be doing that drive. Great advice bundubashe…

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    RE: Bus Service from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

    by anillos_de_saturno 06 May 2012

    I don't have personal experience but I found this [bus company|www.citylink.co.zw] that has buses from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls. They…

  16. Kjara76 avatar

    Bus Service from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

    by Kjara76 06 May 2012

    Hi to all, I'd need help to find a bus service from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls on 6th of Oct 2012. I have found a link from Jo-burg to…

  17. bundubasher avatar

    Re: Bulawayo

    by bundubasher 05 May 2012

    OK so I'm rez in Zim, live in Bulawayo and speak some Ndebele and have never been squeezed at a road block etc by the police. However…

  18. ndomiso avatar

    Bulawayo

    by ndomiso 04 May 2012

    I will never spend another dollar in Zimbabwe!!!! Vic falls was great but leaving Bulawayo alone in a 4x4 with a south african passport…

  19. estellel avatar

    Re: Botswana - self-drive advice and itinerary

    by estellel 03 May 2012

    Hi We are thinking of going on a trip from Jhb via Martin's drift, Bulawayo, Hwange for a few days, Livingstone, Katima and back to Jhb.…

  20. Un_Caracol avatar

    RE: Zimbabwe - Bulawayo, Matopos, Hwange and Vic Falls PLUS Livingstone, Zambia

    by Un_Caracol 01 May 2012

    Charlie thanks for your detailed post and glad you had a good time. I just hope tourism picks up again to pre 2000 levels and prices drop.…

  21. sequenz avatar

    Re: Zimbabwe - Bulawayo, Matopos, Hwange and Vic Falls PLUS Livingstone, Zambia

    by sequenz 01 May 2012

    thank you for this detailed report, we are going to Zimbabwe in July and are trying to find as much information as possible. right now…

  22. CharlieHare avatar

    Re: Zimbabwe: traveling alone was cheaper than a group tour

    by CharlieHare 01 May 2012

    I was in Zimbabwe in March 2012 and agree with everything Elizabeth says about organising things, the politics and game viewing season.…

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    Re: few-days safaris in Hwange / Matopos

    by CharlieHare 01 May 2012

    Thanks for all the tips everyone. i had a great time and managed to fix up the exact itinerary i wanted even if i did pay a bit more.…

  24. CharlieHare avatar

    Zimbabwe - Bulawayo, Matopos, Hwange and Vic Falls PLUS Livingstone, Zambia

    by CharlieHare 01 May 2012

    I travelled to Zimbabwe in March 2012 and couldn’t find much information online so thought I’d post about my experience out there. Despi…

  25. Un_Caracol avatar

    RE: 3 weeks in Zimbabwe - Itinerary

    by Un_Caracol 01 May 2012

    Skip Gweru as if you are going to be going through Bulawayo and Masvingo you will be getting a good enough taste of Zimbabwean cities…

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