What does it take to drive between South Africa and Kenya in a more than 50-year-old vehicle? It helps if you’re doing it for a good cause, you have a sense of adventure and you’re prepared to get your hands dirty. Of course, it also doesn’t hurt if people love your expedition vehicle, a 1971 Kombi. The winners of the first Africa Rally share overlanding lessons and highlights from the route.
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Could you overland in a tuk-tuk?
Tuk-tuks (or scooter vans) are common in Asian cities. But could they handle Africa’s gritty gravel roads? Armed with the Tracks4Africa Atlas, one group of Belgian adventurers determined to find out. By Magriet Kruger
Two Women and A Merc on Africa’s roads
From Johannesburg to Mombasa in a 1981 123 Mercedes, could it be done? This is the story of Two Women and A Merc. By Tanya Ritchie-Hicks