Zimbabawe and Zambia have reintroduced the KAZA (Kavango-Zambezi) univisa — launched in 2014 and suspended in 2015 — which allows travelers to visit both countries for up to 30 days. Priced at $50, the visa also covers day-trippers entering Botswana at the Kazungula border (no overnight stays).It is available on arrival at the international airports in Harare, Victoria Falls, Lusaka and Livingstone as well as at the land border crossings at Victoria Falls and Kazungula.

Rail fans can take an afternoon trip aboard the authentic, refurbished Belmond British Pullman steam train, with carriages dating back as far as 1925.

Leaving from London’s Victoria Cross station, the Belmond travels round trip through southeastern England’s Surrey Hills. During the 4-hour trip, guests will enjoy a 5-course luxury lunch, served on bespoke tableware, including wine and petits fours.

The train generally runs once a month, March-October. A table must...

Visitors entering India with an e-Tourist visa (to apply, indiavisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html) are eligible for a free cell phone SIM card that also includes phone call credits and 50 megabytes of data for free. A user will be charged for any calls made or data used only after the credits run out. The card will give the visitor an Indian phone number during his visit, which will allow him to contact local and national services. As of press time, the SIM card was available to visitors...