🇲🇿 Moz-S. Africa Lebombo Border: Intercape Bus from Maputo, Ugly Joburg & Uganda Airlines to Nairobi 

Hi Sifi. Thank you for your comment and insight. You are correct that my Jo'berg experience was limited to the dangerous CBD (10 days) and illegal immigration is indeed a significant factor to the exploding crime rate. Of note, while filming this video from the bus, I did catch on camera the tail end of a carjacking but I did not want to put that in the film. Ideally the May 29 election will result in change for South Africa, including police reform and migration controls. If I am highly critical of Jo'burg, my week in Soweto was pleasantly surprising. Please enjoy this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aNbNgPsNTS8.htmlsi=iEHZ1bBmefDz2217

Glad you liked this video.

Hi Siphamandia. Thank you for this extensive comment. It is appreciated and worthy of a detailed response. I did spend two weeks in Jo'burg, at the hostel in the Maboneng District. While the two or three blocks on Fox Street are improving, steps away on Main Street, Commissioners and on the other side of a large intersection, the CBD is crowded, dirty and unfortunately, very dangerous. Even while filming from the bus, we witnessed a carjacking, a not-so-unfamiliar occurance in Johannesburg. While I did not like Jo'burg (but the bookstores are excellent!), Cape Town and the coast of South Africa are significantly different in its safety. Or, at the least, not as overtly violent. Regarding other African capitals to my experience, Addis Ababa and Nairobi are dirty and crowded but not dangerous. Maputo, Mozambique, on the other hand, is reasonably quiet and orderly. You are correct that most visitors will pass through Jo'burg, either via Tombo or en route to Kruger. If there are places of interest in the city, on a budget, I was hard pressed to find them. Finally, Soweto and specifically the Orlando West district, including the Apartheid Museum, is worth the time for a backpacker or intrepid traveller to explore. I am glad a viewer challenged my critique of Johannesburg. Assuredly, out of 240 videos, this is one of the very few times when I had a harsh and widesweeping criticism of a city/area. You are more than welcome to observe other BoB films, including those from Soweto and Maputo.

Ey bru im from jolburg and its a shithole and dont pretend it isnt 😂 tired of south africans not facing the facts about our country while we sit in the dark for 12+ hours a day

Why would you stay in Maboneng? Jhb cbd not even safe for us South Africans.

Thanks Claudia for the good words.

Hey Marvin. Glad you enjoyed this. Don't forget to watch the other video from Maputo where you make a cameo. Share this/these with your friends. Thanks!

@@bordersonbudgets i already watched it... It takes me back 😊

Thank you Marisia for the kind words. Please enjoy other videos about Mozambique and South Africa from "Borders on Budgets."

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-366u-OU91LE.html Obrigado! Fortaleza de Maputo e Jardim Tunduru.

@@bordersonbudgets thank you! I have one channel here...

@@mocambicanonoyoutube So I see, about cars. Good stuff. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r-d7GEqPGyQ.html For your interest, a video about Zavala. Enjoy!

Hey Rasta. Thanks for posting your comment on BoB. I was surprised too as I can't ever recall being on such a quiet flight. While I planned on filming the aircraft, the emptiness added to the mystique of the flight and was in contrast to the other segments of this journey. For your interest, here's another video from rural Mozambique. Enjoy! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r-d7GEqPGyQ.htmlsi=Hny9gLz3d6FqJ1jY

@@bordersonbudgets 😎thanks will check it out

Hi NLR. Thank you for this elaborate comment. I did think about Eswatini, particularly on the return from Maputo via train. However, the logistics and the time commitment were reasons for the bus back to Jo'burg. Plus I already purchased the airfare. Please continue to enjoy other BoB films.

@@bordersonbudgets I have one more question please, when you went to Maputo did you get visa on arrival? Did you fly into Maputo and if you did, which airlines did you use? I'm asking because I asked the embassy and they said you need to check with the airlines, I then asked the airlines and they said you need to check with the embassy so I'm getting bounced around, please help, since you already this. thanks again.

@@NeverLostRoamer Hi NLR. At the Ponto D'Ouro border with South Africa, I obtained a visa on arrival. The process should have been simple, as I had all my paperwork. However I, and two Brits, were held back for several hours because we didn't pay a bribe, a gesture that was not explicitly stated by the border guards. A visa on arrival is $50 US or 45 Euros. A prearranged visa, if flying into Maputo, is $150 US.

@@bordersonbudgets thank you so much for your speedy reply, I'm enjoying your videos, travel safely

Hi Conan. Thanks for the question. As always, it depends from which country and passport you're using. My visa was obtained at the border..

Hi Figer. Respectfully, Jo'burg and the CBD is both ugly AND dangerous and much more so than the other larger African cities I visited in 2023. (Cape Town, Maputo and Nairobi.) However, I enjoyed Soweto and specifically the Orlando neighbourhood. Please enjoy this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aNbNgPsNTS8.html