Our Overlanding Range
A group tour experience for adventurous travellers
With our Overlanding Range, we give you amazing experiences at a great price. Travelling aboard large, purpose-built trucks, with all the equipment necessary for camping and cooking onboard, overlanding allows you to cover large distances and explore multiple countries in an affordable and fun way. As well as taking in key highlights, our Overland tours are able to get off the beaten track, getting under the skin of the countries you visit.
Whether it's going in search of the Big Five in Africa’s flagship national parks, floating through the Okavango Delta in a mokoro, or scaling the Sossusvlei dunes in Namibia, spend your days enjoying a wide range of exciting activities and camp out each night under a blanket stars or stay in simple accommodation.
These are small group tours, with a maximum of group size of 16, providing a social and fun travel experience with like-minded travellers. And we have different styles of overlanding - find out more below or check out our Overlanding guide.
Our Overlanding tours include a local payment. As well as keeping upfront costs down for you means that even more of your money stays within the local area. Cost-effective trips and great for the community; can’t be bad!
Don't think overlanding is for you? Check out our Lodge Safaris instead!
Upcoming Overland Adventures
| Trip Name | Starts | Departing | Price | Map |
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| Falls, Delta & Cape - 19 days | Livingstone, Zambia | 11 Dec 2024 | NZD $4,332 $5,415 save 20% |
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| Gorilla Trek & Kenya Safari - 18 days | Nairobi, Kenya | 30 Nov 2024 | NZD $6,813 $8,015 save 15% |
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| Kruger Safari Experience - 4 days | Pretoria, South Africa | 30 Nov 2024 | NZD $1,135 $1,335 save 15% |
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| Gorilla Trek, Kenya & Tanzania - 28 days | Nairobi, Kenya | 30 Nov 2024 | NZD $9,830 $11,565 save 15% |
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| Lake Nakuru, Uganda & Gorillas - 14 days | Nairobi, Kenya | 30 Nov 2024 | NZD $4,186 $4,925 save 15% |
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Types of Overlanding
Overland Camping
Our Overland camping tours are aimed at younger travellers, although everyone is welcome up to the age of 80 (a good level of fitness is required on these tours!) Staying in tents and travelling in groups of up to 16 (30 on some tours) passengers, you'll travel in a purpose-built overland truck, escorted by a professional safari team of 2 or 3. Everyone pitches in on these tours with setting up camp, cooking and other chores. We stay at a range of campsites ranging from simple bush camping to more modern facilities with hot showers, bars, and swimming pools.
Overland Accommodated
Some of our Overland Camping tours offer an Accommodated upgrade. For a small fee, you can stay in simple chalet accommodation instead of camping. These tours travel alongside our Overland Camping Safaris and you will still pitch in with the cooking, you'll just have a proper bed to rest your head on instead of staying in a tent.
Comfort Camping
In Southern Africa we offer a small range of Comfort Camping safaris. These are exactly what the name suggests - comfortable camping! Instead of sleeping on a roll mat on the floor, you'll sleep on a camp bed, still in tents. And there is no cooking or pitching in - you can relax at camp with a cool beer while your safari crew attends to all the cooking, pitching of tents, and camp chores. These tours are a great compromise if you don't have the budget for a lodge safari, but want a bit of an upgrade from sleeping on the ground.
Why Choose Our Overlanding Range?
With over 20 years’ experience running group tours across the world, we know how to put together the perfect holiday. If you’re considering a tour in our Overlanding range, here’s a few reasons why it might suit you.
Great value
Overlanding is an affordable and fun way to travel. Our Overlanding tours include a local payment and this pricing system helps keep the costs of your trip down. Your money is also instantly put back into the local economy and supports the people you'll interact with.
Free time
During your free time we offer a variety of optional activities that you are able to pay for locally. From hot air balloon rides over the Masai Mara, to bungee jumps from the famous Victoria Falls Bridge. Giving you the flexibility to tailor your adventure to suit your interests and your budget.
Group sizes
With a maximum group size of 16 on most trips, our Overlanding tours create a social and fun travel experience. From New Zealand and Singapore to the UK and Canada, we welcome like-minded travellers from around the world, and the average age on our Overlanding tours is 30-50.
Authentic Experiences
From meeting Maasai tribespeople in Kenya, to floating through the Okavango Delta in a mokoro and trying out traditional fishing methods at Lake Malawi. Our Overlanding tours are packed with authentic experiences. So you'll be returning home with some incredible memories.
Tour Leaders
Our Overlanding tours are led by experienced tour leaders, who have a passion for travel. Tour leaders ensure that the trips run smoothly and are on hand to provide you with support when needed. Allowing you to travel with confidence, knowing you're in safe hands.
Transport
Our Overlanding tours travel between Kenya and South Africa on what has become one of the most popular and well-established overland routes in the world. You'll be travelling aboard an overland truck, which can carry all of the equipment necessary for camping and cooking on a trip that can last from eight days to eight weeks.
Accommodation
Camp out under the stars on our Overlanding tours, in 2-man dome tents which are easy to assemble. Although some campsites along the way may be basic, there are many which have a swimming pool, a bar, restaurant and excellent facilities.
Meals
On our Overlanding tours many of the meals are included, making it easier for you to budget. Our safari cooks are able to offer a wide variety of meals and we support the local communities by purchasing fresh produce along the way.
Our Most Popular Overland Tours
Our Other Holiday Ranges
If you're looking for something a little different to our Overlanding tours, why not check out our other holiday ranges to find the right trip for you?
