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Travel Experts: Africa Travel Company

Camping & Overland Safaris in Southern & East Africa

Africa Travel Company specialises in overland group camping trips aimed at the more budget conscious traveller.

We have a fleet of over 45 custom-built overland safari trucks that carry all camping and catering equipment required, and has ample storage space and comfortable seating with glass windows to afford an excellent view of the scenery we travel through.

Great reasons to contact us

  • African based company with operational offices in Nairobi (Kenya), Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) and Cape Town (South Africa).
  • We operate over 700 guaranteed departures in both a south and northbound direction through Southern and Eastern Africa.
  • We provide 3 crew members – a driver, safari cook and trip leader on each of our scheduled departures.
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Contact Info

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Business Hours: Cape Town Office (South Africa): Open from 08:00am till 17:00pm from Monday to Friday. Languages Spoken:Varies dependant on crew. English is spoken by all crew. Our office staff are fluent in English and have an understanding of Dutch.

Background

We started in 1990 with one office in Zimbabwe and through many years of hard work and perseverance have grown to our current size. We believe our success and growth has been down to the fact that 90% of the people who work with us as road crew and in the office and workshop staff are African. These are the people of Africa, showing you their Africa. Our management team have had years of experience as road crew, and have enjoyed the excitement of life on the road and exploring this magnificent continent.
 

Licences And Associations

All our vehicles have full passenger and company liability insurance underwritten by Lloyds of London. We belong to the following associations: SATSA, Tasa, ISIC, atta, ASTA, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority & BSA. We are also SATSA Bonded.

Responsible Travel

We believe in showing our clients a real and authentic experience in Africa that also benefits the environment and the local people in the countries we travel through. We do this by supporting local community projects, using local operators for our optional excursions, buying provisions that are produced locally and respecting the environment. We are sensitive to local cultures and our crew are at hand to advise on appropriate behavior and dress where relevant.

Products & Services

Scheduled Overland Trips

Season: Year round

These are guaranteed departures in both a north and southbound direction through southern and eastern Africa varying from 3 to 63 days in length. We provide overland participation camping trips for groups of up to 30 people and supply all necessary camping and catering equipment (except for a sleeping bag and mat) for the duration of the trip. We operate these trips with our custom built overland trucks and stay at various camp sites either inside national parks or at selected highlights along the way.

Charter Trips

Season: Year round

We offer tailor made group charter trips in Southern and Eastern Africa. We can design a tailor-made itinerary that will take you exactly where you want to go and give you a fully equipped vehicle and crew.

Free Trips

Season: Year round

For any trips that are 10 days or longer in length and Start or Finish in Victoria Falls, Nairobi and Cape Town, you are entitled to a Free 3 Day Hwange Community Experience (from Victoria Falls), Free 3 day Masai Mara Safari (from Nairobi) and Free 3 day Cape Town City Package (from Cape Town). The Local Payment still applies and is to be paid at pre-departure meeting.

Free Masai Mara Safari (NN3) departs ex Nairobi on the Thursday before the Overland Trip departs Nairobi and Sunday after the Overland Trip arrives in Nairobi.

Free Hwange Community Experience (VV3) ex Vic Falls departs on the Thursday before the Overland Trip departs Vic Falls and the Monday after the Overland trip arrives in Vic Falls.

Free Cape Town City package (CC3) ex Cape Town on the Thursday before the Overland Trip departs Cape Town and on the Saturday that the Overland trip arrives in Cape Town.

Please advise upon booking if you wish to add the Free Safari to your Overland Trip!

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