This section will be
devoted to African Travelogues. Travelogues are the diaries of people
travelling in a variety of different ways in or through various
countries.
If you are considering travelling in Africa this will be a
great place to find out how other people do it and their experiences along the
way.
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want to see your travelogue listed here please
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us.
If you
are planning on travelling overland you may want to consider one of these maps
for your journey...
Travelogue websites for you to read through and make
plans....
Kilimanjaro climb,
safari and Zanzibar - Oct-Nov 2004 Pictorial travelogue of Machame Route
- Kilimanjaro Climb, Ngorongoro & Serengeti Safari and relaxing at the
beach in Zanzibar (more photos and text to be added)
Jake's
Planned Travelogue - Kenya Community Work - July 2008 Jake is working on
a community and conservation projects in Kenya in July 2008. He is climbing Mt.
Kenya and looking for sponsorship to help towards the costs for his trip and
with all additional amounts raised being donated to a Kenyan Children's Charity
and local village community. Please provide your support
Gecko on the Go
April to August 2007 Zoe's travels in Africa, including an overland trip,
an EcoTraining course and independent travel. Read about my experiences, places
to visit and my thoughts and reflections.
Zuka Nuka - (planned
leaving date, early 2007) A pictorial travelog of Chris and Matt Proome on
their trip from London to Capetown, through Europe and Trans Africa, in a 1991
Landrover Defender 4x4. Planned leaving date, early 2007.
4x4xAfrica.com -
Anticipated departure Feb 2007 Follow Andrew & Bronwyn's journey from
London to Cape Town overland through Africa for 6 months in their trusty Disco,
Gnu.
Roadstar Expedition A pictorial travelog of our journey
from Glasgow in Scotland to Kenya through England, Europe and West Africa in
our Landrover defender (Rafiki). With stunning hi-res photos of our previous
trips to Kenya, and photos of Scotland.
The Legend Safari Tour 2006 Travelogue of Keith Dixon
and Anne Elliott travels through Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia - Great
accommodation and dining tips for self-drive tourists
World Biking
Africa - June 2006 to .... A 30,000 kilometer cycling adventure through
Africa traversing 30 countries. Tales from the saddle, photos of the people we
encounter and places we pass plus detailed information on our bicycles and
gear.
Macclesfields Finest Join our light-hearted independent
adventure, as we travel overland from Macclesfield to Cape Town. Our diary will
be updated with funny antics and good pictures
UK to Cape Verde via
Gambia and Senegal (April 2006) Dave Hindle starts his journey in
Gambia, buys an air ticket (in cash) and travels out to the island with his
wife via Dakar in Senegal. They stay in Praia on Santiago for a week and travel
around the island and take a day trip to Sal.
Katrina and Treve Travel
Africa - Then the World - July 05 to .... Travelogue of English couple
Treve and Katrina as they travel through East/South Africa. Starting in Kenya
and travelling overland to Capetown the travel blog is updated weekly with
plenty of photos.
kusafiri.net June 04 to April 05 Excellent Travelogue -
with very useful information for anyone contemplating an independent Africa
Overland trip. Overland from London to Cape Town in Land Rover; travelogue,
photos, overlanding info.
Travel Document Africa a travelogue about a journey in
Africa, beginning april 2005. The next six months pictures and stories will be
added, as the trips proceeds. My goal is to create a king of documentary about
my journey but also about the life and people in West-Africa.
Zambia and Botswana. 17th April - 1st May 2004 Two weeks
travelling around Zambia and Botswana, including Victoria Falls (in a Tiger
Moth!) and four days camping in the Kalahari Gane Reserve. This was followed by
two weeks voluntary work with the newly formed Project African Wilderness which
is revitalising the Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve in southern Malawi.
Afraventure Travelogue Travelogue of our overland
journey from Scotland to South Africa.
Overland trip
to Senegal : March/April 2004 An account of two students travelling down
by public and not-so-public transport from Jerez in Spain to Dakar Senegal. A
diary written day by day by Ross and Thomas describing what they see, feel and
think on this first venture into West Africa, with photos and video
Southing
Copenhagen to Cape Town On 01/03/2004 - after 21125 km in 125 days,
Helle Gammelgaard and Mario Travaini reached Cape Town - read their superb
travelogue
A Drive for Wildlife - Oct 2003 - March 2004 Nanda and
Dirk on a 6 month trip from Cape Town to Holland covering 28.469 km through
Southern and Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and then through the Middle
East into Europe.
pukweb.com - 2003 Travelogue Uganda / Rwanda. Also
selling DVD of our visit to the gorillas: fund raising for Dian Fossey Gorilla
Fund and WWF.
Stephen Montgomery Personal impressions throughout a 9
month solo travel through Western, Southern & Eastern Africa by bus,
bicycle and the occasional boat"
One year Africa ( Dec 2002 ) Stories and pictures of a
one year journey. The website contains about twenty narratives and and a lot of
fine picture
Tanzania Safari - (Nov 2002) Tanzania safari travel log
covering Tarangire Ngorongoro Crater South Serengeti Central Serengeti North
Serengeti.
Cycling in Ethiopia 2002 In 2002, Grethe Petersen and
Owen Barder spent two weeks cycling in Northern Ethiopia - read their
travelogue and browse through photographs
African Odyssey. 21st Sept - 13th Oct 2002 A three week
"African Odyssey" through Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi, including Gombe Streams,
a voyage up Lake Tanganyika on the MV Liemba and the Ruaha Game Reserve.
South Africa 2002 A collection of stunning high-res
photos from a family holiday, taking in the famous Garden Route of South
Africa, from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth.
Randy and
Mimi's travels through Tanzania & Malawi - June/July 2002 Not only
the high and low points for the day, but also the travel essentials such as the
quality of food and toilets, the number of forms of transportation used, our
best bargains, and our Swahili "word of the day."
Malawi/Zambia 2000 Solo female travelled through Malawi
and part of Zambia, 2000. Travelogue and pictures about hikes, beaches, a
church visit, boat trips, safaris, being stranded, and about Malawian
hospitality.
Geoff's Travel Scrapbook Travelogues, photos, maps and
more of my independent travels through 18 African countries.
Paul Beddows -
Dragoman Overland January-March 1998 An account of 5 week overland trip
with the British Overland Company, Dragoman in the Spring of 1998. Our trip
took us from Nairobi, Kenya to Harare, Zimbabwe.
Cycle to the
Summit In November 2001 four people set off to cycle from London to the
Earth Summit 2002 in Johannesburg to raise awareness and funds for the charity
WaterAid.
An African Odyssey Two girls, six months, five
countries...this is our story! Join me on an independent adventure through
Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Travel stories, photos,
tips, suggestions and a special section on survival kiSwahili.
From Switzerland to Cape Town
and back... on a motorbike Steven Derungs started his motorbike trip
through Africa on Sept 2001. After visiting Morocco, he crossed the Sahara in
Mauritania and travelled through West Africa, arriving in Cote d'Ivoire for New
Years Eve. His continuing journey, however dependent on the volatile political
situation in Africa, should take him down the West coast to Cape Town - South
Africa. His plan is to travel back to Europe on the East Coast. His diary
consists of daily entries, most of them completed with photographs from the
road
African Transcontinental Expedition Transcontinental
Expedition crosses the African Continent with the length of 30,000 km visiting
25 countries. Starts in October 2002
Out of Africa - Too A mzungu's (westerner's) look at
life in East Africa through stories and pictures, travel tips and hints,
contains background directory.
Africa, Middle East
& Europe (Dec 2000 - May 01) Join Hans & Marianne on the trip
from South Africa heading north, travelling through South Africa - Swaziland -
Botswana - Zambia - Malawi - Tanzania - Kenya - Ethiopia – Sudan and into
the Middle East. Includes plenty of photographs
Adventure
Learing Foundation Join Don and Kim Greene in their experiences and
travels to witness the total solar eclipse and to explore and document the
people, cultures and histories of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and
Mozambique. Their trip commences on 9th May and they will be posting regularly
updates with photographs.
East
Africa Trip Journal by Joyce Carta (June/July, 2000) "Every day I
handwrote my scribbles, off in my own little world of observations,
introspections and wonderings about the differences and similarities of people,
places, things. I find that aspect of travel endlessly fascinating...
"
Travels in East Africa by Paul Jungnitsch (Jan-Feb
1999) Six weeks from Zimbabwe to Kenya, partly on an overland truck,
partly on own. Canoe trip on Zambezi, whitewater rafting Vic Falls,
houseboating L. Kariba, game viewing in Serengeti. Photos, packing list, costs,
health, links, etc.
Out to Africa A
website with travelogues of the adventures of Ellen and Paul in Uganda (2000)
Kenya and Tanzania (1999), Johannesburg overland to Nairobi (1997 and Botswana
(1996). Also includes Photo's (index and slide show) and videos.
Larry's Africa Overland (Dec 1999 - March 2000) text
travelogue through 11 African countries: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana,
Lesotho, Swaziland, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and
Mauritius.
East Africa - May 1999 Tomasz Hilsberg's Mount
Kilimanjaro (Machame Route) climb and visit to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro
Crater - plenty of photographs
Katrina's
African Adventures (1998) Katrina worked in Abidjan, Côte
d'Ivoire. Read about her working life and trips around Côte d'Ivoire and
Burkina Faso and Mali.
The Kingsmill's Trans-Africa Overland Trip (1998 and
2000) Travelling in a Toyota Troopcarrier from South Africa to Europe
with their daughter, the Kingsmill's share their experience with you. The lure
of Africa and in particular the Sahara Desert was just too much for them so in
March and April 2000 they drove their vehicle through Tunisia and Libya.
The Gambia Story - (1996) Read about Liesbet's trip to
the Gambia, the experiences she had and people she met
Andy Rabagliati's African
Adventures (1992 and 1995) Read about Andy overland trip with trip with
Guerba through Kenya Rwanda Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast,
Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, and The Gambia as well as his travels through
Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.
Africa in a
Beetle (1974) South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique -
11,598 km, 1,025 liters of fuel, 90 days, 14 police and military checkpoints, 7
African border crossings, 7 small break downs, 1 big break down, 1 unique car.
Read all about it...
