This epic expedition through Africa encompasses all the incredible landscapes, culture & wildlife you could imagine. From the harshness of the Sahara desert, the dense jungles of central Africa and the amazing wildlife of East Africa, the varied landscapes and cultures that make up this continent will leave an indelible mark on you forever. There will be times when it will be extremely tough - harsh terrains, bad roads and extremes of weather, but it will all be worth it! You will discover a continent most travellers only dream of - whilst having the experience of a lifetime!
Please note that the accommodation on this trip is predominantly camping, though there may be opportunities to upgrade this locally where rooms are available. Please see the trip inclusions for an approximate percentage of camping and room nights.
Note: From October 2024 we have extended the northbound Cape Town to Cairo section of the itinerary on this trip to include Eswatini, the Caprivi strip in Namibia, more time in Mozambique, and time in Zambia, Burundi, Somaliland and Djibouti. As we are currently not able to drive through northern Ethiopia or Sudan, we will be leaving the truck in Addis Ababa and flying to Egypt from there (flight not included) before completing the Egyptian section of the trip after that using local transport (buses, trains) and staying in local hotels. We have had to run our last two trips like this and it has worked well
Overland Journeys
Tour Type
Group Tour
Accommodation
Camping, Hostel, Lodge, Resort, Hotel
Age Range
18-80 yrs
Operated in
english
Destinations
Nairobi, Cape Town, Giza, Cairo
Nairobi, Cape Town, Giza, Cairo, Fez, Fes, Lubango, Free State, Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, Harare, Lake Malawi, Dar Es Salaam, Essaouira, Kampala, Jinja, Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Lake Tana, Wadi Halfa, Luxor, Dakar, Aswan, Tiwai Island, Accra, Lomé, Togoville, Congo, Dolisie
This epic expedition through Africa encompasses all the incredible landscapes, culture & wildlife you could imagine. From the harshness of the Sahara desert, the dense jungles of central Africa and the amazing wildlife of East Africa, the varied landscapes and cultures that make up this continent will leave an indelible mark on you forever. There will be times when it will be extremely tough - harsh terrains, bad roads and extremes of weather, but it will all be worth it! You will discover a continent most travellers only dream of - whilst having the experience of a lifetime!
Note: This is one of our Overland Adventures which are run on a participatory basis – you’ll be involved in the day to day running of the trip and have fun helping to cook for the group. Expect to sometimes get dusty and dishevelled and not to be able to have hot showers every night. Groups of up to 24 people are led by our crew of two.
Please note that the accommodation on this trip is predominantly camping, though there may be opportunities to upgrade this locally where rooms are available. Please see the trip inclusions for an approximate percentage of camping and room nights.
Our Overland Adventures provide once in a life time experiences and whilst some safari activities may be included in the itinerary, or be available to book locally, this should not be considered a traditional safari holiday, though we consider that part of the fun!!
A wonderful family vacation with well-executed planning and management by the tour company.
Special thanks to our tour guide in Cairo "Haytham" for his friendly and in-depth information regarding the historic sites. Also the tour guide "Imad" for Luxor and Aswan. Last but not least "Salah" for transfers.
THE EXCURSION WAS THE GROZAVA DUE TO THE GUIDE OF THE MAHMUD, WHO WAS A PROBLEM WITH US, AS A MOM. GIVEN VALUABLE INDICATIONS FOR OUR SAFETY AND EXCELLENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OBJECTIVES VISITED. IT IS WELCOME TO AN EXCURSION IN HIS COMPANY
This is the best company in Egypt for tours and day trips. We visited with them (separate day trips) Cairo, Alexandria and Luxor. In Cairo, we took the long day trip on their website (visit of Giza and entrance into the Great Pyramid (inside), quad ride, Dahshur and Saqqarah pyramids, Memphis and a felucca ride. We even stopped at the papyrus museum and a parfumerie. Ahmed, our guide, was the most interesting and competent guide we ever had (and we travel a lot). In Alexandria, we had an amazing day trip (picked up from Cairo), we visited the catacombs, a mosque, the library, etc. Amazing day trip! And finally, in Luxor, we visited the Valley of the Kings, Luxor Temple, Memnon colossus, Hatchepsout temple and Karnak temple, all in one day. The food at the Paris restaurant was amazing, but the best and most amazing part was our guide, Omar Ahmed, who was incredible. Amazing experience!
I arrived the Luxor in the early of morning around 06:05 And We met Ms Salwa,my Tour Guide around 07:00.The tour starts with the temple of Hetseptshut, which was covered by sands for years.Temple has great place where the sun set.Then we move through the valley of kings,on the road we stopped near by the master pottery house whose grand grandfather was worked for Carter.After we bought some lovely stuff, we head through the tombs by taking great information from our lovely intelligence guide,Ms Salwa.We finished our journey after visiting Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak which were most excited and spectacular monumantel areas.I kindly invite you to come to Egypt and see those amazing history and ofc you can feel amazing with the right hands,bookmundi
Regards
They have been taking care of us in everything from the first moment especially Safari Adventure and the snorkeling trip to Ras Mohammed and the White Island. We enjoyed it a lot. We have been to Cairo and Luxor with them as well. We saw pyramids, valley of the kings and lots of other stuff. Bedouin village, coral reefs, quad biking, safari and lots and lots… the guys are awesome. Thank you Khalid, Ibrahim & Sam for taking care of us. I recommend them.
Desert safaris
Tour Type
Small Group TourSmall group tours usually have 8-12 participants and maximum up to 18 travelers
This is a beautiful day-tour of Alexandria and its most famous attractions: The Roman Theater, Alexandria Library and The Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa.
At 7:00 am Pickup from your hotel in either Cairo or Giza to Alexandria which is 220 km away from Cairo. Arrive Alexandria around 10 am and start your day tour there visiting the Roman Theater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, galleries, section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths).
Then you will visit The Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa which is a three level tombstone and also contains the Tri-cilium where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead. Inside are 2nd Century statues of Sobec & Anubis wearing Roman Armor.
Then visit Alexandria Library, Qaytbay Citadel and El Mursi Abu Elabas where you can have a free walk on the Cornish.
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to Cairo. You will be back at Cairo around 19:00 pm.
Lunch is included in between visits at local restaurant but beverages are not included.
First one was a private quad safari as a family of 4, 2 adults a teenager and a 9 year old which was absolutely awesome! We were picked up from our hotel in an air conditioned mini bus and were dropped at the start of our trip where we were greeted by Omar. He sat with us, chatted with the children and explained everything. He got us water, sorted our scarves, goggles and helmets for the trip and talked to us about Hurghada safari and the Red sea desert. We had a little photo shoot prior to setting off on our adventure through the desert with our additional guide Khaled who knows the dessert and the terrain so well. We had a little break and a photo half way to our destination. We arrived at the village where Omar came over with water for us, sat us down in the tent provided and chatted with us about the local village and people living there. We drank local tea but opted out of the sheesha, Omar was able to answer all our questions and had lots of banter with the children, his English was excellent. We then had out camel ride and experienced some of the local talents at the supermarket where they were making sand bottles. We headed back through the dessert where our adventure ended... we needed cooling off and lots of water which Omar sorted. We cant recommend this trip enough...We recommend doing it privately as a family instead of a large mixed group with mixed nationalities . Omar was amazing and really looked after us! He is such an asset to the company.