Nairobi to Jo'burg - Oasis Overland

tipperaryjim

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this tour with Oasis Overland: http://www.oasisoverland.co.uk/trips/Overland-Adventures/details/29/Coast-to-Coast-71-Days-Nairobi-to-Jo-Burg.html

We're planning on doing this in January but we're yet to decide on what company to use as there are a few out there offering comparable tours! Has anyone ever used Oasis Overland for a tour?

The trip we're going on looks fantastic and pretty reasonably priced for the 71 days with Oasis Overland but we just gotta decide if it's the right company to use.

Any thoughts/feedback on the company/tour would be super

Thanks a million,

Jim

youcancallmeal

I did an overland tour from Cape Town up to Nairobi including a loop into Uganda last summer. Think it was around 75 days. I did it with a company called Africa Travel Co. The thing about overland tours on the Cape Town/Jo'Burg to Nairobi route is that they pretty much all do the same thing and stay in the same campsites. There will be some slight variations on routes and activities but there is pretty much only one main road that runs through all those countries. You will be seeing other overland trucks all along the routes stopping in the same places and all sharing campsites. Its not a bad thing really but just so you don't get taken in by the whole 'camping out in the wilderness on your own vibe' that a lot of these companies try to spin.

There is quite a bewildering array overland companies to choose from. In the end I picked Africa Travel Co because it was cheap and was doing the Cape Town to Nairobi route which suited me (A lot of companies only do the Nairobi -> Cape Town route because it is much more popular). The main things to consider when shopping around is the route/price which best suits you. There is also a lot of other smaller things to consider like if the overland truck has a cook or your group cooks for themselves and if the company has African or European guides etc.

From what I remember of seeing Oasis trucks around they looked well kept and quite modern. The passengers seemed older than other companies i.e. 35+. I'm pretty certain they were self catering as well. Having your own cook is so handy. Ours was from Kenya and consistently put together amazing meals for us.

Hope all that makes sense. If you have any questions just ask!

tipperaryjim

Booked, paid for and all that's left to do is get everything in order for the trip!

Gonna be epic

dory

Good luck. Please report back. I would love to do something like that.