Rusumo (Rwanda - Tanzania)

Rusumo (Rwanda - Tanzania)

lazy border crossing in a brand new, but empty one-stop-shop
Rusumo (Rwanda - Tanzania) - lazy border crossing in a brand new, but empty one-stop-shop

Location: 

Rusumo, Rwanda

Duration: 

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Journey: 

African Great Lakes

Personal highlights

  1. Crossing the border from Rwandainfo-icon to Tanzaniainfo-icon
  2. One-Stop-Border without real Nomandsland
  3. Sadly Tanzania left the East African Community
  4. Waiting for the documents in an empty hall
  5. First step on driving around Burundi

Image sources

  1. Approaching Tanzania
  2. Secured customs office
  3. Getting yet another Visa
  4. Empty one-stop-border
  5. Flags of two Nations

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