by Jodi Lucas | May 2, 2019 | Adventure Activities, Africa Blog, Destinations, Kenya, Only in Africa, Tanzania, Travel Articles, Uganda, What to do
An African overland tour is the ultimate way to disconnect from the humdrum of everyday life and get your boots dirty. And, there’s hardly a better place to get lost than East Africa. It’s the land of great escapes. The orange sunsets, untamed wildlife, captivating...
by Bronwyn Paxton | Aug 6, 2013 | Africa Blog, Destinations, Uganda
The capital and biggest city of Uganda, Kampala, is located close by to Lake Victoria’s shores. The city is very colourful and vibrant, and is rich in history. It is situated on numerous hills, each encompassing a significant government or religious structure. The...
by Sarah Duff | Sep 29, 2016 | Africa Blog
There’s no other continent that can rival the wildlife in Africa. From mountain gorillas, tree-climbing lions, fast-running cheetahs to elusive black rhinos, Africa has it all. While most wildlife holidays to Africa involve sitting in a vehicle on game drives, there...
by Sarah Duff | Mar 17, 2015 | Africa Blog
South Africa to Kenya is one of our most popular overland tours, and it’s easy to see why. It’s the ultimate African overland adventure, an epic journey through Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, that takes in some...
by Bronwyn Paxton | May 16, 2013 | Africa Blog, Travel Articles
With so much stress at work and demands on your life, one needs to take the time to unwind and get away from it all…you need to travel for your health. With so many tours and safaris with amazing destinations, African Overland Tours can offer you a break from the rat...
by Bronwyn Paxton | Sep 10, 2013 | Destinations, Tanzania, Uganda
‘Nam Lolwe’ in Luo and ‘Victoria Nyanza’ in Buntu, Lake Victoria was named after Queen Victoria by an officer of the British Indian Army, John Hanning Speke. With an enormous size of 69,480 square kilometres, Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. Located in...
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by Jodi Lucas | Mar 13, 2024 | Africa Blog, Travel Articles, What to do
An overland tour in Africa is a travel odyssey like no other. After all, this beautiful continent is filled with sensational sights and experiences that have probably been on your bucket list for a while! The great migration in the Serengeti, safaris in...
by Bronwyn Paxton | Nov 8, 2013 | Africa Blog, Tanzania
“Imagine a quintessential African image – the kind you saw in picture books when you were a kid – and the chances are it originates in Tanzania. In many ways the country really has got it all…” Lonely Planet – Africa on a...
by Sarah Duff | Jan 12, 2016 | Africa Blog
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,...
by Leandra Slabbert | Oct 9, 2018 | Africa Blog
When planning your holiday to Africa, find out when is the best time of year to visit in relation to what you are wanting to see and do during your time in Africa. Your interests could include: bird watching, bird/mammal migration, the Victoria Falls, visiting the...
by Andrew Walton | Apr 14, 2015
Tanzania, officially known as the ‘United Republic of Tanzania’, is a beautiful East African country bordered to the north by Kenya and Uganda, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to the south by Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. The eastern border...
by Bronwyn Paxton | Jan 4, 2017
What better way to start your tour to Kenya then by witnessing the majesty of Victoria Falls first hand. The spray, the sound and the beauty will leave you with lasting memories. If you want to partake in some activities you could arrive a day earlier and go...
