About this trip
This is a 48-day overland journey from Kenya down to Cape Town, covering an enormous stretch of East and Southern Africa by purpose-built truck. You'll move through savanna, mountains, desert and coastline, camping most nights as part of a group.
It's a participatory trip, so you pitch your own tent, take turns on camp chores, and sometimes rough it in the bush with no facilities. In exchange you get proper access to wild places, including nights camped in the Serengeti with nothing between you and the animals but a briefing on how to behave.
Expect long travel days, early starts for game viewing or to beat traffic, and a schedule that bends to weather and roads. It's as much about the journey between places as the places themselves.
What you'll do
- Explore Nairobi, Kenya's capital
- Watch for the Big Five in the Serengeti's savanna
- Camp in the Serengeti with no barriers to wildlife
- Hike mountain terrain en route south
- Cross Namibia's desert plains
- Unwind on the beach in Zanzibar
- Participatory overland camping — you pitch your tent and help with camp chores
- Long days on the road, with early starts for safari or traffic
- Some stretches involve rough camping with no facilities
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Nairobi · 5 Dec – 6 Dec
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