TRANS AFRICA - ACROSS THE WHOLE OF AFRICA – FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
MOROCCO, MAURITANIA, MALI, BURKINA FASO, GHANA, TOGO, BENIN, NIGERIA, CAMEROON, CHAD, SUDAN, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA.
The Trans Africa is the longest expedition we run. On this safari you will experience a phenomenal range of African culture, geography and climate. We cover 16,000 miles of the continent by road, starting in Europe and ending at Nairobi in Kenya for the first leg but the Tour also continues to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
As we will be camping and travelling for an extended period of time, you must be prepared for an adventurous challenge. It can be hot and dusty, and will sometimes be out of contact from the rest of the world. This means no telephones, shops or any other mod cons. We need you to participate and work with all members of the expedition. For the Trans we use sturdy four wheel drive vehicles, which are purpose built for these rugged off-road conditions.
For those who do not wish to travel by road through Europe you can fly to Casablanca in Morocco and join us two weeks later.
Stage highlights:
Gibraltar, Riff Mountains, Sahara Desert, Niger River, West African Coast, Sahel, White Nile, Blue Nile, Mountains of Ethiopia, Gorillas.
Stage duration:154 days for this leg of tour.
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Weeks 1 to 4 - EUROPE, MOROCCO, MAURITANIA.
We start the trip at Malaga in Spain or Gibraltar. From there we cross the straits to Morocco. We visit the coastal capital city of Rabat. Meknes and Fez on the high plains are ancient walled cities with covered markets, in a labyrinth of narrow winding streets. In the plains above Fez we visit the ancient Roman city of Volubilis, then on to Casablanca and Marrakech. Through the Atlas Mountains we pass into the Sahara Desert.
The Sahara is never forgotten; oases surrounded by date palms laced with cool, irrigation canals, stretches of sand large enough to swallow 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 us through. We follow the Atlantic Coast from the Western Sahara to MAURITANIA.
Stage highlights:
Spain, Straits of Gibraltar, Morocco, Rabat, Meknes, Fez, Casablanca, Marrakech, Atlas Mountains, Sahara Desert, Western Sahara, Mauritania.
Stage duration:4 weeks
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WEEKS 5 to 9 - MALI, BURKINA FASO, GHANA.
We enter the Sahel (semi arid desert) and follow the Niger river, visiting the old mud towns of Mopti and Djenne. On cliffs along the huge Bandiagara escarpment we trek to the small villages of the Dogon. Burkina Faso is famous for its beautiful lost wax bronze statues. In Ghana we cross forest and jungle to the welcome beaches of the Gold Coast.
Stage highlights:
Sahel Desert, Niger River, Mopti, Djenne, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gold Coast.
Stage duration:5 weeks
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WEEKS 10 to 12 - TOGO, BENIN, NIGERIA, CAMEROON.
The countries of TOGO and BENIN are only fifty miles wide. Here the religion is the African cult of Voodoo - a highly organised religion based on the power of the dead. 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 country in Africa, with 100 million people. As the languages are tonal, it is possible to translate their conversation into percussion music and so make their drums talk intelligibly over long distances. We visit Lagos, the commercial capital and largest city in West Africa and head on to Abuja the political capital. We stop at Wikki Warm Springs to relax for a few days. We pass into the northern mountain regions of CAMEROON, with the neatest villages in Africa.
Stage highlights:
Togo, Benin, Nakoue Lagoon, Nigeria, Lagos, West Africa, Abuja, Wikki Warm Springs and Cameroon.
Stage duration:3 weeks
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WEEKS 13 to 16 - CHAD, SUDAN.
These countries are peopled by traditional African Arabs renowned for their courtesy and traditional hospitality, living in the starkly beautiful dry sub Saharan Sahel. We stop in CHAD’S capital Njamina and drive steadily on thru the sandy roads. In SUDAN you can go walking on the volcanic massif of Gebbel Murra and visit the traditional towns of El Fasher and El Obied. The Baggara cattle herding tribe lead their herds by riding their top bulls, while carrying their spears and bows and arrows.
In Central Sudan we cross the White Nile. In the capital Khartoum we see the whirling dervishes, take a felucca for a days sailing on the Nile and visit the pharaonic pyramids at Meroe - they are as old as the pyramids in Egypt.
Stage highlights:
Chad, Saharan Sahel, Njamina, Sudan, Gebbel Murra, El Fasher, El Obied, Central Sudan, White Nile, Khartoum, Nile, Pharaonic Pyramids at Meroe.
Stage duration:4 weeks
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WEEKS 17 to 19 - ETHIOPIA.
We follow the Blue Nile gorge into the mountains of Ethiopia and visit the rock hewn churches of Debra Lindos & Lalibela. In the highlands you can go walking in the Simeon Mountains to see the golden, long haired, Gelda baboons. The waters of Lake Tana, one of the sources of the Nile spill out over the Blue Nile Falls to start its journey down to Egypt. We have a few nights out in the capital Addis Ababa before following the Rift Valley lakes out of the mountains and into East Africa.
Stage highlights:
Ethopia, Blue Nile, Churches of Debra Lindos & Lalibela, Simeon Mountains, the golden long haired Gelda Baboons, Lake Tana, Blue Nile Falls, Addis Ababa and the Rift Valley Lakes and mountains.
Stage duration:3 weeks
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WEEKS 20 to 22 - KENYA, UGANDA.
We enter KENYA, passing through the arid Northern Frontier District passing through Marsabit National Park before climbing into the rich, green highlands surrounding Mount Kenya. We descend to the Rift Valley lakes of Nakuru and Naivasha before crossing into UGANDA.
At Jinja, on the White Nile, we have the opportunity to go white water rafting and have a night out in the capital, Kampala. In the west of the country we trek to visit the mountain gorillas before returning to Nairobi.
This is the end of the first leg of the Trans Africa Tour which ends in Cape Town, South Africa.
Stage highlights:
Kenya, Northern Frontier District, Marsabit National Park, Mount Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Uganda, Jinja (source of the nile), White Nile, White water rafting, Kampala, visit the mountain gorillas and Nairobi.
Stage duration:3 weeks
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Cost includes:-
Transport in expedition truck, cooking and camping equipment, services of a driver/leader, two meals a day while on the truck, some gamepark entrance fees,
Cost Excludes:-
Visas, flights, insurance, personal spending money, restaurant meals
Departure dates:-
01/03/2006 Malaga (Spain), 01/08/2006 Nairobi (Kenya), 11/11/2006 Malaga (Spain), 13/04/2007 Nairobi (Kenya)
Baggage Limits:-
Backpack and daypack
Age Limits:-
Minimum Age:- 17 Maximum Age:- 55
Passenger Limit:-
24
What to bring along:-
Clothes, sleeping bag, mosquito net (optional)
Price:-
The cost of the Trans Africa Tour (Spain to Nairobi) 22 weeks (154 days) is GBP 1500.00
Local Payment:-
GBP 460.00
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