Overlander's Handbook
Trip Reports
Cape Town to Europe - Land Cruiser 80 4.5
| Who | Tom and Janet ~ email ~ website |
| Profession | Geologist |
| Born 1950 | Nationality Canadian |
| Previous travel experience | - |
| This trip | Cape Town to Cairo then onto Europe via Jordan and Israel |
| Departure date | Sept 2005 |
| Number in group | 2 |
| Trip duration | 8 months |
| Distance covered | 27,000km |
| Cost of trip (not incl. vehicle) | have no idea |
| Best day | day with the gorillas in Rwanda, Day with the elephants on Chobe river Botswana. Scuba diving in Lake Malawi. Scuba diving in Red Sea: approximately 130 good days!!! |
| Worst/ hardest day | Car accident in Ethiopia |
| Favourite place | all the wildlife game parks |
| Biggest headache | crossing into Egypt from Sudan |
| Wish I hadn't | brought so much stuff with me |
| Most pleasant surprise | friendly and kind people everywhere with no hassles problems everywhere |
| Any illness | - |
| Other trips planned | next trip south america |
| One overlanding tip | go with a land cruiser, take a good camera and map |
| Type of Vehicle | Land Cruiser GX80 4.5 petrol |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 1997 115000 km |
| Modifications | extra fuel tank, water tank, fridge, roof tent, compressor, diff lock, emu suspension, dual battery system etc etc |
| Most useful accessory | used all accesories used roof tent the most |
| Mods you wish you'd done | electrical outlet and tap on outside of car |
| Tyres used | - |
| Number of punctures |
| Vehicle's weak point | on a land cruiser??? no such thing |
| Vehicle's strong point | everything |
| Vehicle problems | none |
| Same vehicle again? | absolutely |
| One driving tip | drive slowly and enjoy the scenery |