Visas and border passing is managed in different ways. In Dar es Salaam there is chaos, cost 50$ each and if you do not have dollars you are asked to go through the custom to withdraw Shillings and change to dollars and then return back to pay. A total of 6 persons were involved in putting the visas into the passport and it took 90 minutes. At the Tazara train we were met by some friendly ladies that efficiently provided 4 visas (visas for under aged was not required) for 50$ each, this took less than 5 minutes, and no extra documents where filled in. Be aware that if you do not have dollars, then there is a guy at the train selling dollars for Kwacha or Shilling. At the Zimbabwe border we had to fill in a visa application (registration), and the total process took 20 minutes with 30$ per visa.
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Before coming here we were advised to be careful both by people we had met and the internet about safety issues in this town. We have found Joburg to be quite nice and overcoming as long as you stay in the center or visit different places with guides that know the city well. The statue of Gandhi in the very center was a big and positive surprise to me. What a guy! 🙂 Going to Soweto and Pretoria were two other highlights while staying in Johannesburg. The contrasts were enormous between the poor and the rich people and areas in this town. Visiting the Apartheid Museum was magnificent. In addition – the artistic area in Joburg was a very nice place to visit as well as the amusement park “Gold reef city”. 
We started our day eating a late breakfast and relaxing in Livingstone. We then took a taxi to the border to Zimbabwe (nearby Victoria Falls). We walked over the bridge and border to Zimbabwe with our backpacks and other luggage. We then spent a day in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. In the evening we took the night train to Bulawayo in the middle of Zimbabwe. The following day we relaxed walking the streets in the outskirts of Bulawayo nearby the villa we rented for three nights.
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