Vehicles & Equipment

Please note that the Africa Overland truck/expedition vehicle below is merely an example of the type of truck you wil be going on. This is not definitely what your truck will look like. It is only here to give you a rough guide.

Diagram courtesy of Oasis Overland.

Trucks - Overland Africa Expedition Vehicles

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.

All Africa overland trucks are purpose built either in the UK or in South Africa. Overland trucks are equipped and maintained to manage extreme conditions and generally Scania, M.A.N and Mercedes are the vehicles of choice. All overland vehicles have been custom-built for overlanding.

Africa Overland Truck Equipment

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!

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.

Types of Overland Trucks, safari vehicles and equipment

For your benefit we have divided the trucks into class A and class B vehicles:

Class A vehicle:		Class B vehicle:
The vehicle contains fully lockable windows and is hard-sided Electrical fridges are generally used Dome tents are mainly used		The vehicle has roll up PVC sides Mostly cooler boxes are used A mix of dome tents and A-frame tents are used

The choice of truck is entirely up to you as there are different advantages to each class of truck. For example a Class A truck, with windows, is fully lockable whereas a Class B truck, having soft sides, allows for more of an outdoor feeling. When searching for a tour please confirm the symbols regarding the class of vehicle you are on, next to your selected tour.

If you have any special queries, please consult our FAQ page or alternatively contact one of our travel consultants who will be more than happy to help!