London to Cairo Trans Africa
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Highlights
- Visit Gibraltar
- See the Riff Mountains
- Enjoy the Sahara Desert
- Visit the Niger River
- Visit the West African Coast
- Visit The Sahel
- Cruise River Nile
- See the Mountain Gorillas
- See the Mountains of Ethiopia
- Visit the Ancient monuments of Egypt.
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- Transport in expedition truck
- Transfer from London
- Camping fees & equipment: tents, tables, chairs & cooking gear
- Two meals per day cooked as a group, on average
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Itinerary
We start the trip at Gibraltar. Crossing the straits of Gibraltar to Morocco, we visit the coastal capital city of Rabat and visit Casablanca. Meknes, on the high plains, is of the many ancient walled cities with covered markets and a labyrinth of narrow winding streets. We visit the ancient Roman ruin of Volubilis, followed by Fes, Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains.
We pass into the Sahara Desert and follow the Atlantic Coast - it is never forgotten; oases with cool water surrounded by palms, stretches of sand as big as a small country, old forts, camel trains following centuries-old trading routes, and a night sky undiluted by city lights. We go hundreds of miles off road, sometimes digging the truck out of the soft sands to get through.
We enter the Sahel; the vast semi-arid desert that separates the Sahara from the forests of black Africa and crosses the Senegal River into Senegal. We reach St Louis on the coast and the capital Dakar great night clubs. Into Guinea...
Togo and Benin are only fifty miles wide. Here the religion is the African tradition of Voodoo. On Nakoue Lagoon you can take canoes to visit the fishing villages built high above the water on bamboo stilts. Nigeria is the most populous ...
Entering Cameroon, we stay on the beach at Limbe. For those that are adventurous, you can climb West Africa's largest mountain, Mount Cameroon. From the coast, we visit the capital Yaounde.
Leaving Yaounde, we cross into Gabon.
Driving through bamboo forest tunnels we make our way back to the coast reaching Point Noire. Here you can visit the Jane Goodall Chimp sanctuary, or relax on the beach. We enter Cabinda the oil-rich exclave of Angola with the Congo to the East and the Atlantic to the west; where you can watch the flames burning off from the offshore oil rigs.
Entering Namibia, we encounter a vast array of environments and cultures. Once occupied by Germany, Namibia produces a blend of German, African and Afrikaans influences. The Himba peoples of the North are most noted for their red ochre body paint and their tra...
Crossing the river we arrive in South Africa and travel south through Namaqualand, South Africa's prime farming areas. We drive through the mountain valleys of the Cederberg and stony semi-deserts before arriving in Stellenbosch, the center of one of the ...
Departing Cape Town we head north towards Namibia. Heading for the Atlantic Ocean Coast, we visit Africa's largest cape fur seal colony at Cape Cross. Swakopmund is an old German colonial seaside resort with plenty of things to do for t...
Entering Zambia, we reach the Victoria Falls, where the Zambezi River plunges 100 meters down a mile wide chasm, creating one of the most incredible natural wonders of the world. The local name for the Falls is 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' which means 'the smoke tha...
Heading north through Tanzania, our route takes us through Mikumi National Park where we may well see a giraffe or pygmy elephants grazing along the roadside. At Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean coast, we can cross to Zanzibar Island. Here is the old stone c...
From Tanzania we cross in Kenya the Athi Plains, passing gazelle, giraffe, and troops of baboons on our way to Nairobi. Leaving Nairobi we pass the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley to the highlands of Kenya.
Week 31: Uganda
Crossing the border...
Returning to Kenya and Nakuru Town, the capital of the Rift Valley Province. You can visit Lake Nakuru, viewing the game in a park famous for its soda lake surrounded by thousands, sometimes millions of pink flamingoes. We move on to camp on the shores of Lake N...
We visit the base of Mount Kenya and continue north through the Northern Frontier District of Kenya, a restricted area; semi-arid with a spectacular diversity of people, wild game on the road side and a warm dry climate
We enter Ethiopia and we climb the mountains into the highlands and follow the Rift Valley Lakes to the capital; Addis Ababa. Take boats to visit Bahir Dar Monasteries on islands on Lake Tana the source of the Blue Nile, with hippos and crocs at the outflow o...
We enter Sudan following the Blue Nile to Gedaref then Khartoum where the Blue & White Nile join; watch dervish dancing or even join in the Nubian wrestling - safer just to watch. We visit the Pharaonic Pyramids of Meroe in an un-spoilt seldom visited the de...
In Aswan we visit the High Dam & Philae Island Temple. Luxor, we visit Karnack Temple the Colossi of Memnon and the Valley of the Kings with Tutankhamen's Tomb. We do a big day trip to the monuments on friendly happy donkeys. ...
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African Trails have been running overland camping safaris since the 1980’s, we have over 30 years’ experience. Our aim is for you to have a memorable and rewarding experience at a cost you can afford. We offer the services of a trained crew, well maintained modern vehicles and equipment.
Our overland safari leaders are all experienced travelers, trained in African and Asianoverlanding. Their enthusiasm, experience, and knowledge of the countries we travel through ensure you will have a rewarding trip. They are proficient in mechanics and are qualified drivers. Whilst they have a good knowledge of the regions we travel, they do not tour guides, so at many sites, we use local guides for an in-depth view.
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Most of our passengers are in their 20’s to 40’s and although we do not operate an upper age limit, you need to be in good health and be keen to get involved to come along. There is no particular type of person that comes on our trips. Although predominantly Australian, New Zealand, British, Irish, North and South American and European, our travelers come from all walks of life and cultures. Don’t be bothered about traveling alone as many do and it doesn’t take long to get to know others on the trip.
Our trips encourage you to be hands-on; so you can go shopping in the markets, mix with the locals and even organize your own side trips in addition to what the crew can organize for you.
We run our safaris with one crew member, as we have done for over 30 years. Having one crew gets you involved in the day to day running of the trip and also gives you more freedom on the trip, so you can do what you want to do. People come to Africa to experience it and feel it but they may not get the same experience when a tour leader is constantly organizing everything for them. This type of interactive safari that we run gets you more engaged in Africa; making the safari a much more memorable experience.
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Overlanding is the best way of traveling when you want to cover long distances off the beaten track. It lets us reach hard to get to unforgettable places. It’s an adventure tour through the wilderness; immersing you in the sights, sounds, and people of the real Africa and Asia. It’s the ultimate trip, African and Asian Overlanding is the safest, most sociable, cost effective and easiest way to travel; plus you get to stay in out of the way places.
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