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Table of Visa Requirements
Country |
Cost |
Valid |
Availability |
Comments |
Zambia |
$35 |
3mths |
Free entry if you are on the manifest of Zambian hotel-See Zambia Page |
24hrs in Gaborone |
Tanzania |
$50 |
3mths |
Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro/Zanzibar airports, Namanga, overland borders |
We bought visas at the borderpost- See Tanzania Page |
Uganda |
$30 |
3mths |
Available at border posts |
No photos needed if bought at border |
Kenya |
$50 |
1-3mths |
Kenyan embassies, Nairobi airport, border |
Valid if go to Tanz/Uganda and return to Kenya |
Ethiopia |
$60 |
2mths |
Nairobi, 24hrs |
International Driver's Licence needed, plus they stamped a copy of the carnet, 2 photos, no proof of funds needed |
Sudan |
$61 |
3mths |
2 colour photos, letter of recommendation from yr embassy, Sudanese embassy in Addis Ababa issued us visas within 24 hours - process takes 1mth in UK |
valid for 30 days within 2mths of issue |
Egypt |
£15 |
3mths |
Can't get visa at overland border, can get at Addis Ababa/Khartoum/Egyptian consulates |
Can stay in country for 1mth |
Libya |
$15 |
3mths |
Need letter from yr embassy - cost $61-translate passport details to Arabic |
Arabic passport stamp available from most Western embassies, write by hand |
Chad |
$30 |
? |
Can obtain from Addis within 1-2 days, or from bordering country, 2 photos needed |
Return ticket required |
Niger |
? |
? |
Can obtain from bordering countries; no embassy in Addis Ababa |
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Saudi Arabia |
? |
? |
Require Saudi based sponsor for visa, can obtain 3 day transit visa; obtain visa for following country first |
Hajj visas only allow travel to holy cities |
Jordan |
? |
? |
Can obtain at border but more expensive this way for those from UK |
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Syria |
? |
? |
Can obtain from neighbouring countries |
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Algeria |
£26 |
? |
Can obtain from bordering countries |
We were unable to obtain in Addis as we were not Ethiopian residents |
Table showing Vaccinations and Malaria Incidence
Country |
Vaccinations |
Malaria |
South Africa |
Polio, typhoid |
Some areas |
Namibia |
Polio |
Northern areas |
Botswana |
Polio, typhoid |
Northern areas, Nov-Jun |
Zimbabwe |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Mozambique |
Yellow fever, cholera, polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Zambia |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Malawi |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Tanzania |
Yellow fever |
Yes |
Uganda |
Yellow fever |
Yes |
Kenya |
Yellow fever |
Yes |
Ethiopia |
Yellow fever, cholera |
Yes |
Sudan |
Yellow fever, cholera |
Yes |
Egypt |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes, El Faiyoum area |
Eritrea |
Polio, typhoid, Yellow fever |
Yes |
Yemen |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Saudi Arabia |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Israel |
Polio, typhoid |
No |
Syria |
Hepatitis A |
Yes |
Libya |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Tunisia |
Polio, typhoid |
No |
Chad |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Niger |
Polio, typhoid |
Yes |
Algeria |
Polio, typhoid, hepatitis A |
Yes |
Morocco |
Polio, typhoid |
Minimal risk |
Carnet de Passage
In order to avoid import and export taxes when taking a vehicle through most African countries, a carnet de passage is required. This is in effect a vehicle passport, and requires entry and exit stamps at each border crossing. We experienced some difficulty in obtaining this document, as we had a South African registered vehicle and our bank was unfamiliar with the process of issuing a counter guarantee (basically they needed to guarantee the payment of the value of the vehicle to a bank in Jo'burg on demand, should we sell it during our travels). The document was issued by the South African AA, though they would not include Egypt on the list of countries. We were disappointed by this, though it is still possible to take a vehicle into Egypt, it just takes some time and a substantial amount of money.
Health
We made sure that we are up to date with regard to immunisations, in fact the only one neither of us had was rabies. Fortunately we had visited Tanzania 3 years ago so we were more or less fully immunised. I decided to have meningitis A and C for this trip, though Adrian did not. For malaria prophlyaxis, many of the countries we planned to visit had a problem with chloroquine resitstance. Rather than take Larium, we decided to take Malarone, which has recently been licensed in the UK for prophylaxis, though only so far for the period of a month. Previously the drug had only been used for treatment of malaria. However, it appears to have a much better safety profile than Larium, which Adrian had previously taken, but did not want to take again. Malarone was very expensive, but the only other option was doxycycline, which is very hard on the digestion and can cause light sensitivity - not a good idea for travel through a country such as Africa!
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