It’s always hard to explore a country properly in a single vacation trip and even harder if you are trying to explore more than one. African countries are so diverse in their culture, landscape and nature that you will have to spend quite a lot of time to properly explore them. But then the problem is that staying in a foreign country as a tourist needs a lot of cash and in the current not most of us can afford this.
Spending a one week vacation in a city like Cape Town can cost around one thousand dollars for a single person and if you try to venture out you are increasing your cost. But there is one way through which you can explore much of Africa rather cheaply, and that’s over landing. You will be accompanying a group of tourists in a specially designed truck that can take you on a tour of the complete continent and will not cost more than what you are expected to pay for a one week vacation in Cape Town.
The longest over landing expedition will take you from Cairo in Egypt to all the way to Cape Town, in the middle of which you will visit around 10 countries with each of them having a unique culture, history and of course wildlife. You can start your tour by taking a flight to Cairo and then arranging this Cairo to Cape Town over a land trip through a tour operator. The complete trip will take you around 18 to 20 weeks and the cost is unbelievably low if you compare it with the cost you have to pay if you decide to stay in a hotel in any African country. The usual price is something between 1000 USD to 1500 USD, this includes all the accommodation charges and park fees.
Hundreds of tourists try out over landing each year and you will be accompanied by around 20 to 25 other tourists in your truck. This gives a unique opportunity to make friends and share your adventures with them. One thing to keep in mind before you opt for over landing is that you have to be in a good physical shape and health and you should be a good team player as you will have to perform quite a few duties for not only yourself but for the other group members as well. This includes cooking, cleaning the truck and even pushing it if it breaks down.
The guides that travel along with the group are some of the most experienced in the tourism industry and they know the political and security situation of each country you pass through pretty well. They will also know what tourist attractions each of the countries possess and will provide you with a guided tour of the places like national parks reducing your expenses even more. If this 18-week trip is too long for you then you can choose any shorter overland trip like the Cairo to Nairobi and Cape Town to Victoria Falls.
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