Africa Road Trip

Brian and Carol traveled over 35,000 kilometres, steering their way through 22 baffling border crossings in and out of 17 countries. They tackled the daily challenges of the African continent where stark contrasts of wealth and poverty, squalor and beauty, corruption and kindness go hand in hand. Below are some of the images of their overland self-drive adventure.

Laager of 60 bronze wagons – South Africa

“Lesotho is not for sissies! – Lesotho — “Lesotho is not for sissies!" – Lesotho

Okaukuejo waterhole – Etosha NP, Namibia

Elephant mud splash – Etosha NP, Namibia

Ancient rock art – Tsodilo Hills, Botswana

Zambezi River sunset, “Just another day in Africa” – Zambia

Hilarious joke – Croc Valley Campsite, Zambia — Hilarious joke! – Croc Valley Campsite, Zambia

Ready for a sundowner – Mikadi Beach, Tanzania

Dinner is served on jikos – Chumbe Island, Tanzania

Forodhani Gardens food markets – Zanzibar

Cheetah on the prowl – Serengeti NP, Tanzania

The Cave Bar — ‘The Cave’ bar – Naiberi River Campsite, Eldoret, Kenya

Special Silverback — ‘Special’ Silverback – Volcanoes NP, Rwanda

Ready for the Lake Turkana and Omo Valley trek – Nairobi, Kenya

Lonely and desolate Lake Turkana — Lonely and desolate – Lake Turkana, Kenya

Watched by passers by — Watched by passers-by – Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Market day for the Hamer people - Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Lucy extrapolated - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Free standing rock hewn church – Lalibela, Ethiopia

Ethiopian wedding day – Gondar, Ethiopia

Plundered since ancient times – Meroe Pyramids, Sudan

Knives sabers and trinkets for sale — Knives, sabers and trinkets for sale – Meroe Pyramids, Sudan

Dwarfed by surrounding desert – Wadi Halfa, Sudan

Captivating-Nile-River — Captivating Nile River – Aswan, Egypt

Egyptian-wedding-day — Egyptian wedding day – Aswan, Egypt

Maze-of-massive-monuments — Maze of massive monuments – Luxor, Egypt

Less-than-knee-high — Less than knee high – Luxor, Egypt

Luxor-Temple-by-night — Luxor Temple by night

The-Western-Desert-ahead — The Western Desert ahead – Egypt

Morning-sun-in-a-desert-storm — Morning sun in a desert storm

Pyramid-building-blocks — Pyramid building blocks - Giza, Egypt

Fresh-pita-bread-daily — Fresh pita bread daily – Cairo, Egypt

View-from-the-Egypt-Hotel-balcony — View from the Egypt Hotel balcony – Alexandria, Egypt

Sandstorm-to-Libyan-border — Sandstorm to Libyan border – Egypt

Libyans-on-the-move — Libyans on the move – Libya

Pristine-Mediterranean-coastline — Pristine Mediterranean coastline – Libya

Greek-theatre-Apollonia — Greek theater – Apollonia, Libya

Do-I-look-fat-in-this — Do I look fat in this? – Cyrene, Libya

Camels-on-the-move — Camels on the move – Libya

Arch-of-Septimius — Arch of Septimius - Leptis Magna, Libya

Simply-marbleous — Simply marbleous! - Leptis Magna, Libya

Fellow-Libyan-tourists — Fellow Libyan tourists - Leptis Magna, Libya

Skyscraper-view-of-Tripoli — Skyscraper view of Tripoli – Libya

Medina-souk — Medina souk – Tripoli, Libya

Copper-craftsmanship — Craftsmanship – Medina souk, Tripoli, Libya

Hats-off-to-the-Sabratha-Theater — Hats off to the Sabratha Theater – Sabratha, Libya

El-Jem-amphitheater — El Jem amphitheater – Tunisia

Africa Road Trip – The Book

A must for overland travellers, 4WD enthusiasts and armchair adventurers.

Why can’t we ship our own vehicle from Australia? It is roadworthy, reliable and we know its history and we can set it up for camping in Africa. Why not?

Africa Road Trip is the story of an Australian couple’s overland self-drive adventure.

What are we thinking? Can we really do this alone? Will we be safe?

Africa Road Trip provides a broad offering of information and observations ranging from the practical and informative to the quirky and amusing, and depicts the people and culture, the history and traditions, the wildlife and landscapes, the agriculture and industry, the bureaucratic red tape and bribery and the camaraderie of fellow overlanders along the way.

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