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The Afrinkong journey series · Trans Afrique

The Continental Expedition

Nairobi to Cape Town.

Nine countries · Two oceans · One road

Nine countries, top to bottom, in one continuous crossing. Cross borders, follow ancient roads, enter the wilderness, meet the people, see the places — and travel with a team built for the journey.

Kenya → Uganda → Rwanda → Tanzania → Zambia → Zimbabwe → Botswana → Namibia → South Africa

Shape
Nairobi to Cape Town.
Length
35 to 45 days
Countries
9
Journey fee
$15,000–$30,000

Further off than that? A crossing is roughly two years of putting something aside — work out what that would look like. We hold none of it; the arithmetic is the whole of it.

Trans Afrique — The Continental Expedition drawn on Africa: Nairobi to Cape Town, through Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.Trans Afrique — The Continental Expedition runs 35 to 45 days through 9 countries: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The oceans either side are named, a compass rose gives north, and a scale bar gives distance in kilometres.

Continental, on the continent

Nairobi to Cape Town.

  1. Nine countries, top to bottom, in one continuous crossing. Cross borders, follow ancient roads, enter the wilderness, meet the people, see the places — and travel with a team built for the journey.

    Shape
    Nairobi to Cape Town.
    Length
    35 to 45 days
    Journey fee
    $15,000–$30,000
    See Continental→
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  1. How you crossPrivate, Signature or Expedition.
  2. Who travels with youSix disciplines, per route.
  3. What the fee coversAnd what stays yours.
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Ready to cross?

Where do you want Africa to take you?

Tell us how you want to travel, how long you have and what you want to be changed by. We will say which crossing fits, and what it costs, in writing before anything is held.

Ask about Continental→See all four crossings→

Private · Signature · Expedition