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French-speaking guesthouse or B&B in Johannesburg or suburbs
Hello,
We’re looking for a rental like a guesthouse or B&B run by French speakers in Johannesburg or its suburbs.
Ideally, we’d like to book for November 2025 or even earlier, for one or two months. We’re a French couple.
Do you have any addresses or contacts?
Thanks so much for your help.
Have a great evening.
Long Stay Project in Southern Africa: Seeking Help and Recommendations
Hello, we’re starting this discussion to share our project and get a little help.
We’re French and passionate about Southern Africa. For over twenty years, we’ve taken several trips to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Zambia, always traveling independently and on the move. In 2009, we took a sabbatical and spent eight months in Southern Africa. To do this, we bought a vehicle in South Africa, with the help of a Frenchman living there who guided us through the registration and insurance process. Unfortunately, he has since passed away.
Now, we’d like to spend several months a year in Southern Africa, mainly in Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia, but also in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
We’d like to buy a 4x4, either already equipped or to be outfitted, but we’re not sure where it’s best to buy it: South Africa, Namibia, or Botswana?
We’re looking for someone who can help us with the registration and insurance process (we’re not bilingual, on top of everything!). Do you have any contacts you could recommend? We’d appreciate any information or recommendations to help us with our project.
We’re also looking for a rental or guesthouse in Johannesburg for November 2025, run by French speakers or people who speak French.
Once we’re there, the question of the 90-day tourist visa will come up. Apparently, it’s no longer possible to leave the territory for a few days and re-enter. We’re considering applying for a Retired Person Visa. However, the process from France seems complicated: no response from the South African embassy in Paris or from Botswana… So, we’re thinking of looking into it directly once we’re there.
Thank you so much for your help. Pedro Lyon (France)
We’re French and passionate about Southern Africa. For over twenty years, we’ve taken several trips to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Zambia, always traveling independently and on the move. In 2009, we took a sabbatical and spent eight months in Southern Africa. To do this, we bought a vehicle in South Africa, with the help of a Frenchman living there who guided us through the registration and insurance process. Unfortunately, he has since passed away.
Now, we’d like to spend several months a year in Southern Africa, mainly in Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia, but also in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
We’d like to buy a 4x4, either already equipped or to be outfitted, but we’re not sure where it’s best to buy it: South Africa, Namibia, or Botswana?
We’re looking for someone who can help us with the registration and insurance process (we’re not bilingual, on top of everything!). Do you have any contacts you could recommend? We’d appreciate any information or recommendations to help us with our project.
We’re also looking for a rental or guesthouse in Johannesburg for November 2025, run by French speakers or people who speak French.
Once we’re there, the question of the 90-day tourist visa will come up. Apparently, it’s no longer possible to leave the territory for a few days and re-enter. We’re considering applying for a Retired Person Visa. However, the process from France seems complicated: no response from the South African embassy in Paris or from Botswana… So, we’re thinking of looking into it directly once we’re there.
Thank you so much for your help. Pedro Lyon (France)
Achat d'un véhicule 4x4 ou "Buy Back" en Afrique du Sud?
Nous souhaiterions prendre un congé sabbatique de 8 mois pour parcourir l'Afrique Australe. Nous nous posons beaucoup de questions au sujet du véhicule 4x4 :
envoi de France vers L'Afrique du Sud par container : difficulté d'obtenir des devis, apparemment onéreux et formalités de douanes compliquées. Retour ?
achat d'un véhicule en Afrique du Sud : comment l'immatriculer sans être résident ? Assurance ?
BUY BACK : la formule parait intéressante. Qui pourrait nous faire part de son expérience ? Des agences à contacter ?
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide et bonne soirée.
Valérie
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide et bonne soirée.
Valérie
