Katwitwi Border Crossing | Customs and Immigration

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1097.0 masl
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Clancy Abroad

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Border crossing between Angola and Namibia. There is a new Angola immigration building, but they were not using it, they used the old building on the right (coming from the north). It is a very quiet crossing. The Angolan customs searched our vehicle extensively when leaving Angola (don't know what they were looking for). There were money changers that would take your Angolan kwanzas and give you Namibian dollars.

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Angola side, as mentioned full search of car and off road caravan. Very friendly. No issues with the meat or fruit we had. Namibia side also smooth and very friendly. Have 371N$ for the car, or Rands.

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Nicest border crossing I ever experienced. They get very little tourists so they seemed to enjoy my arrival. No commercial traffic, so very quiet border.
I camped on the Angolan side of the border. Very safe. No fixer, only border officers living I small white houses.
Thd road from Menonge h
to Katwitwi is first 150 kms of asphalt then ut gets tough, but doable. Took me 10 hours. Its a cool experience but I really wouldn't want to do it during the rainy season. I did it on a motorcycle and struggled with the sand. Many lovely villages on the way. Very friendly people.
Entry to Namibia was equally easy. They stamped my Carnet. wanted 215 NAD for the road tax, but they don't take card or any other currency. I made a deal with some USD - made it a bit expensive for me, but nothing bad. On Namibian side it's perfect asphalt all thd way to Rundu. OBS. You can buy petrol at the border on the Angolan side. Just ask around. You will pay double price, but still ridiculously cheap compared to any other country.

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Really quiet border crossing. As previous poster mentioned, the car was extensively searched on the Angolan side. Mostly out of curiosity, they don’t get many overlanders here. Quick checkout at immigration. Exchanged our last Kwanzas for a poor rate.

Namibian side was also quick and friendly. Showed our European vaccination certs (with 2 doses). Got the passport stamped, paid the road tax and instructed customs on how to fill out the Carnet. Police took a quick look at the car and let us go. Both sides done in an hour

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Border crossing between Angola and Namibia. There is a new Angola immigration building, but they were not using it, they used the old building on the right (coming from the north). It is a very quiet crossing. The Angolan customs searched our vehicle extensively when leaving Angola (don't know what they were looking for). There were money changers that would take your Angolan kwanzas and give you Namibian dollars.

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