Overland Tours - South Africa

Overland tours and safaris are perhaps the best way to see southern Africa. Normally away from the beaten track Overlander 's gain insights and see spectacles that would normally be bypassed by the average traveller in Africa. Overland tours are aimed at those who are either budget conscious or who would rather spend their money on seeing the country than paying expensive hotel bills. Overland tours attract people from of all nationalities and all walks of life.

Overland Tours South Africa "Amakhulu Overland Tours" offers a choice of typical Overlanding in trucks or more upmarket tours utilising Land Rovers and upmarket 4x4 vehicles. Running similar routes throughout Southern Africa travellers are able to join various trips from Cape Town to Kenya and Namibia to Mozambique.

Guides: No overland tour is complete without a knowledgeable guide to make the event complete. While all guides are chosen for there wit and personality it is important to note all guides are registered with the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa - FGASA . Selected because of the passion for the continent and travelling our guides will make you feel like your home from home. Each trip never leaves without 2-fully trained guides a driver guide and a courier guide. The driver to obviously get us from A to B and the courier guide to make sure that while your on the move your kept up to date with everything you are seeing and may be missing.

You'll never starve on an overland tour either. Each tour is stocked to capacity with a wide variety of food stuffs accommodation all types of travelling and religious requirements. Its our job to keep you healthy and fit while your with us so we make sure that the freshest food is taken with us, and as we've been doing this a while, we make sure where know where to get the best while on route! From casseroles, grills and barbecues to traditional breakfasts, dairy products and fruits you'll never have that empty feeling in your stomach.

Overland Tours South Africa Given the nature of overland tours everyone pitches in. While the guides to the lions-share of the cooking there is always time to get involved in the preparation and food duties. While you're on tour we'll be cooking over an open fire or from gas-stoves on the trucks kitchen who knows you may come back with a few new recipes!

Given that much of the trip will be covering much of the continents variety different vistas all our trucks are equipped with large viewing windows to ensure you miss none of the action. Opening the windows gives one a sense of travelling in an opened topped vehicle but when closed, vital protection against the elements. All the trucks proved plenty of space to avoid been cramped-up with your fellow travellers.

They also allow for enough room to travel with all the required trip gear and your personal packs. Each vehicle is well equipped with kitchen equipment, fridges and stoves as well as all the necessary equipment to make life comfortable on the road. With tents, tables and chairs roughing it in Africa has never been so comfortable.

Duration of overland tours

Short overland tours run from Cape Town, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia and if you prefer, up to Victoria Falls, or through Morocco, Mali and Nigeria.
The long distance overland tours, (25 to 50 days) cover most of east and west Africa from Nairobi, Kenya to Cape Town, South Africa and all the interesting countries in between.

Overland tour examples

10 day Mozambique adventure
will allow you to visit the spectacular Bazaruto Islands, explore busy markets and relax on beautiful beaches.
16 day Cape Town to Windhoek Namibian explorer
will give you the opportunity to travel through the Namaqualand, go on game drives and interact with the Bushmen people.
20 day South African Explorer
will allow you to experience winetasting, ride on an ostrich, tour the Cango Caves and visit an oyster farm.
36 day Coast To Coast
gives you the opportunity to enjoy some great game viewing, sunset cruises and extreme sports.
Contact us for all your overland tour enquiries.