Going on an overlanding safari is the best way to experience Africa’s greatest wilderness areas on a budget. Instead of staying at expensive lodges, you camp out under the stars, and instead of hiring your own car, you travel around in a big overland truck. The best...
Kruger Park, the Serengeti, the Masai Mara – these are Africa’s blockbuster parks with their abundant wildlife, epic landscapes and diverse terrain. Though with their fame come the tourists: at sightings in these parks it’s not uncommon for there to be a big traffic...
Africa offers some of the best places in the world to pitch a tent: whether it’s in the wild, in the middle of a national park, on top of a mountain, in a desert, or steps away from a white sandy beach. Here’s our pick of Africa’s 8 best campsites to add...
When you live in a big city, you tend to forget that there’s a whole universe of galaxies out there beyond the glow of the city lights. Getting far away from the city and out into nature is a real treat at night, when you can again look up into a star-studded sky and...
The landlocked Southern African country of Zambia may not get as much press as its more famous neighbours of Botswana, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, but it has natural attractions that will knock your socks off. Take game-filled vast wilderness areas, the mighty...
If you love the open road and epic scenery, then South Africa should be at the top of your list for road tripping. This dramatically diverse country has amazing road trips by the bucket load, filled with incredible landscapes, adventures, wildlife, beaches and...
Travel to Africa on an overlanding safari and you’ll embark on a journey of a lifetime to the world’s wildest continent, which is packed full of wildlife and adventure. African overlanding safaris allow you to take in the best of Africa, as you get to travel to...
Africa is one photogenic continent. From the lush jungles of Rwanda and Uganda, to Botswana’s cracked salt pans, to the apricot dunes of the Namib Desert to the icing-sugar sands of East Africa’s idyllic islands, to the rolling savanna of the Serengeti,...
Going on an African safari holiday is for many, the trip of a lifetime – something they’ve planned for and saved up for years. It’s understandable then that people want to return home with some spectacular photos to show their friends and family what they’ve seen and...
For the last six years I’ve worked as a travel journalist – working first at a South African travel magazine called Getaway and then freelancing for the last few years. My job has taken me on some amazing adventures around the African continent, and I’ve been lucky to...
If you’re interested in doing a short budget African overlanding safari but have no idea where to go, let us help you decide! Our travel experts, who have more than 20 years consulting experience in Africa and have travelled all the overlanding routes, have picked...
The landlocked nation of Malawi doesn’t get as much press or as many visitors as its neighbouring countries – Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia or nearby Kenya – but it deserves a lot more attention – and more visitors. In fact, Lonely Planet named Malawi as one of its top...
