Bridge from Rio Save | Checkpoint
Mozambique
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- 5 months ago
- GPS:
- -21.14638, 34.56864
- Altitude:
- 59.4 masl
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This is a control with police and military. They check passport and the car inside. One of this military asked us to pay 4 dollars and then 2. But we asked for the reason and did not give anything.
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Toll fee for the bridge doesn't stop the military guys asking for a bribe.
Report Check-InNow there is toll gate. 200 metical for our truck. 50 for light vehicle.
Report Check-InNo problem. They stopped us, they asked something, we said no and we continued. Very easy.
The road after here, going north, is terrible. 70 km very bad.
After is better to take the way by Dombe (west). Before Dombe good gravel road. And after Dombe beautiful good tar mountain road.
military stopped us. asked to look in the van, just stood outside and peered in for a minute. Separate immigration guy, quick check of passports. Military and Police then whispered that they wanted something and they want to make our process quick... even though they jade done their checks. Said no, they didn't ask again and off we went to the toll. 50mets
Report Check-InLots of young men with guns, it’s a military run checkpoint so I suppose that makes sense. They checked my passport, looked through the back of my car, then asked for a cold drink. It took maybe 5 minutes, but they were not particularly friendly. The main guy spoke English, that was helpful.
Lots of construction on the new bridge right now too! So lots of trucks and activity everywhere.
Report Check-InPassed this place without any issues. Only had to answer some questions but did not have to show any documents or the inside of the car. Paid 50 mts toll to cross bridge.
Report Check-In200m toll for the bridge with a 10t truck. Be nice to the military guys and don’t pay bribes. Just say no thanks.
Report Check-InPaid the 50 Met for the new bridge and then military check point. First police officer checks passport and visa, asks for next accommodation.
Military then wants us to open the car, we open the back of the pick-up but refuse to show the inside of the fridge. We give him in the end one coke we had in the front.
Military check point. Ask for money, we say no et ask for drinks. They checks the vehicule, we start to show everything inside the back and they left go away.
50 met/20 Rands for the little bridge next to the new one under in construction. They doesn't take USD.
Report Check-InPhew. Passed with no bribes asked. The real suspension bridge is under construction or repairs. We took a small one
Report Check-InPortagem - 50 Meticais.
Não estão a aceitar moeda estrangeira ou cartão.
Portagem 50 meticais.
Não estão a aceitar cartão ou moeda estrangeira.
Bridge toll 50M for the vehicle. Police said they need to inspect everything in the camper and he wants to "help" me to pass it faster. I just started unloading a few items in front of him. He immediately said he doesn't want to see anything. I said thanks and drove on.
I heard from another traveler though that at some point their pushy asking got to a point where they pulled out the guns, and a while later some police/military got arrested here for corruption.
Hard to take the officials seriously if they all act like beggars...
50Mt toll to cross the bridge. Separate police and military checkpoint where they checked our passports. They asked what we had brought for them, but I smiled and said ‘sorry nothing’. They were a bit more pushy than most roadblocks, but keep smiling, and keep saying no and they’ll give up and let you through. Nothing to worry about.
Report Check-InBridge is being redone/rebuilt. Passage closed after 9pm due to construction, so you cannot cross. 50 Mets in toll both on the south side for vehicle less than 3.5 tonne.
military/police/immigration stop just after the toll booth, group of 6 approached and asked for 100 mets each so they can buy something. We said no, they kept asking and we stayed firm and polite saying no you cant have any money. They soon realised they weren't getting anything out of us so we left.
price is now 50met for light vehicles (class 1)
200mts for more than 3.5t
There were just a basic military & traffic police stop before the bridge and military also after the bridge when we passed through, don’t pay anything to them, just smile and be courteous. There’s a separate toll booth before the bridge and the tariff is mentioned there (maybe 50 mets if I remember right). New huge bridge on construction, so getting through the old bridge takes a lot of time if there are trucks.
Report Check-InWe were driving north, they told us we had to pay a toll to cross the bridge, 25 Metical. They had a document (see photo) with the prices and everything. We thought it was dodgy so we tried to argue for some time, we speak Spanish so could comunícate ok with them, in the end we paid and decided it was legit. On the paper they gave us it said you only pay driving north, but from March you start paying the same driving south. No other problems, guy on the other side asked for a soft drink. Cheap, but we hate corruption, so really tried hard to make sure it was real
Report Check-InStopped on south side had to pay mt25 for the bridge. No questions asked. On the north side we were stopped and asked to open the back of the camper. They were just bored and wanted to have a look, they didn’t ask for anything.
Report Check-InTheres a toll here now. Class 1 vehicles hv to pay 25 Met. Receipt was given. I'm on motorbike so my box & panniers were not checked.
Report Check-InStopped briefly on both sides of the bridge. On the vilanculos side there is a boom gate with an army presence where they asked what was in the car but a response of clothes and camping equipment resulted in no further Enquiry. Both sides were pleasant enough and asked for food which we didn’t give them. No one was aggressive or asked for money. All fine as long as you are firm and keep smiling
@gdalytravels
We were stopped on both sides of the bridge.They asked to see our passports (on both sides!) but didn't search the car or ask for anything else.
Report Check-InWe were also stopped just after the bridge. They checked the back of our car asking for 50 $ and trying to find something they could have. We didn’t give them anything. First stop where it was a bit unpleasant.
Report Check-InThis is a control with police and military (6). They check passeport and the car inside. One of this military ask us to pay 4 dollars and then 2 . But we only ask « why ? » and we don’t give anything...
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