Like you, we had always read about the Cape-to-Cairo East African self-drive safaris with envy. The opportunity to explore such a wild continent without paying mega-bucks or being forced to see just the main tourist sites was so appealing that the transformation of our almost stock Landcruiser Prado into Overland Ruth began almost immediately as we entered Africa. A 4x4 allows you to experience places like Mt. Kilimanjaro, Serengeti or the Rwandan Gorillas but also follow the 'road less travelled' and see the untamed northern coast of Mozambique, drive with the elephants in Botswana and climb to Ethiopia's beautiful churches on your own time.
Despite civil unrest in many parts of Africa most of East Africa still presents a relatively safe and realistic travel destination. The events of 2011 in Egypt and Sudan have made the traditional Cape-to-Cairo less accessible and an Ethiopia-to-Cape Town trip more appealing hence Overland Ruth being sold in Addis Ababa - just fly into Addis Ababa and drive south.
If you want to follow our adventure please see our blogs:
Postcards from East Africa
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If you are considering doing a trip then please contact us and we can work out if Overland Ruth is right for you.
