Overlanding is the self-reliant overland travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal. Overlanding is cheap because you camp everywhere and usually the group participates with the cooking, cleaning and setting up of the camp every night. Overlanding is an affordable and exciting form of travel and is the best way to discover the highlights of Africa. Overlanding is essentially heading out on a budget group safari, where you’ll discover the delights of the African continent with a group of like-minded souls, and maybe help out with setting up camp or helping prepare a meal or two.
Africa
Africa overland tours are ideal for travellers who have time constraints, want to see a lot and want to travel through Africa with a group of like minded people. Africa is unique in many ways, it can be raw and adventurous, and its beauty and diversity is unrivalled by any other continent. Africa’s a vast continent so the drives can be long, and its roads are notoriously bad so don’t be surprised if the truck gets stuck and you have to help push it out.
Overland
Overland trips have become much quicker and it’s now feasible for people to explore considerable parts of Africa in just a few weeks. Overlanding is the self-reliant overland travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal.
Travel
Overland trucks are well-equipped to deal with the bad roads Africa is notorious for and the guides that travel with the group are extremely knowledgeable and experienced.
Overlanding
Overlanding in its most modern form with the use of mechanized transport began in the middle of the last century with the advent of commercially available four-wheel-drive trucks, such as the Toyota LandCruiser. Commercial Overlanding was born in the late 1960s when these first overlanders recognized that there were other people out there who wanted to travel overland but didn’t have the unlimited time or money to go in their own vehicles.
Overlanders
Overlanders see travel as a portal to learning about the world, as well as a means to conserving its beauty and unique cultures. Overlanders come from all over the world, but some regions have a stronger overlanding tradition than others.
Overlanding is about exploration, rather than conquering obstacles. Overlanding is a different way of exploring our world—whether 100 miles or 10,000 miles from home—in comfort, safety and style. Overlanding is the best way to see the world up close and personal.
This is what Overlanding is really all about, getting to countries and seeing places that are not on regular safari itineraries.
