Songwe (Tanzania - Malawi)

Songwe (Tanzania - Malawi)

longest border crossing and successful fight for a cheaper transit Visa
Songwe (Tanzania - Malawi) - longest border crossing and successful fight for a cheaper transit Visa

Location: 

Lponga, Malawi

Duration: 

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Journey: 

African Great Lakes

Personal highlights

  1. Crossing the border from Tanzaniainfo-icon to Malawiinfo-icon
  2. Fighting for an hour for a cheaper Transit Visa
  3. Avoiding multiple bribes by waiting and talking
  4. Longest border crossing because of no payments
  5. Entering one of the world's poorest country

Image sources

  1. Crossing the border
  2. Border building of Malawi
  3. Not much going on here
  4. Burned out car chassis
  5. Rundown street sign

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