Africa Overland Vehicles and Camping in Africa

Trucks - Overland Africa Expedition Vehicles

Africa Overland Customised Truck Once you have decided which African countries you would like to visit on your overland tour, then we suggest you browse through the different types of overland trucks and safari vehicles used for touring Africa. You will discover that there are a variety of overland trucks and each tour will not use the same truck. Therefore, it is important that you spend some time viewing the overland trucks as much of your time will be spent around or on your overland truck.

Africa Overland Truck Equipment

Equipped Africa Overland Vehicle All trucks have long distance fuel tanks, water tanks and contain all equipment needed for an overland tour, such as: tents, camp stools, tables, kitchen equipment and much more. There is also a safe available for all of your valuables, a stereo for fun times and internal and external lighting. The seating arrangements vary from vehicle to vehicle. Some of the seats face each other inwards, others face forwards and some face backwards. A few vehicles are even equipped with tables inside the actual truck!

What happens if we break down?

The overland trucks carry an extensive array of spare parts which, combined with the crew’s mechanical knowledge, should be enough to get you on the road again in the event of a breakdown.

Dayne - OverlandingAfrica.com02 Aug 2010: Hi Niki, sleeping on the truck is not allowed. However you are welcome to upgrade from camping to accommodation at most of the places the truck will be staying depending on which tour you depart. Cheers
niki02 Aug 2010: should i not want to camp one or a few nights, could i sleep on the truck??
Dayne - Overlanding Africa.com15 Apr 2010: Hi Susan, most trucks have facilities to charge your phone and camera batteries but this you will only be able to do once your truck arrives at the campsite and is plugged into a power source at the campsite. However some trucks have facilities to charge your equipment while traveling. Cheers Dayne
susan14 Apr 2010: Hi Can you give me some more information about what amenities are available on the trunks in the Namibia tours. i.e. charging for phones and cameras etc Thanks
Dayne - Overlanding Africa.com31 Mar 2010: Hi Sue, The trucks all have different specifications depending on which tour you will be traveling on and in which country. On all tours you are provided with a sleeping mat and a tent, all you need to bring is your own sleeping bag or rent one. Some not all trucks have lockers for storage for your personal items. Trucks can take 16 to about 30 passengers depending on which tour you would like to join. I have emailed you some photos of standard overland vehicles. Cheers Dayne
Sue30 Mar 2010: I would like to know more about the trucks, for instance, is there any way of charging cameras etc on the truck, do you provide camping mats, what is the capacity of the truck, are there any individual lockers or such like for storing personal daily use items? I would also like to see more photos of the inside of the truck and facilities provided. Thanks
Dayne - Overlanding Africa.com23 Feb 2010: Hi Angela, thank you for your comment. I have sent you an email with more information on the trucks and some pictures for you to view.
Angela22 Feb 2010: Hi, My husband and i are looking at taking an overland trip and would like some more information about the trucks you use for the nairobi- Vic falls epic and the Vic falls to Nairobi and gorillas trips. Would be great if you could send some pics and perhaps some info regarding truck capacity, facilities on board etc. Thanks for your help!
Dayne - Overlanding Africa.com19 Feb 2010: Hi Alex, I would love to send you some pictures and some more information on the truck, however I need to know which tour or area you are looking at as trucks can sometimes be different depending on the country or road conditions of any specific area.
alex19 Feb 2010: How it is possible to know more about yours Overland Vehicles? More pictures? I would like take something like is red above.
Robyn Bakker02 Feb 2010: Im interested in leading (or co leading) on one of your overland truck trips. Would you have any advice on this? Are there any available posts? Kind Regards, Robyn

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