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What to Pack for an Overland Trip in Africa

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In case you aren’t familiar with the concept of “overlanding,” it’s basically traveling through an area over land, usually in a large purpose-built vehicle. In Africa, overlanding is one of the best ways to truly experience the continent’s incredible cultures and wildlife, since it means you’re on the ground actually seeing everything.

I did a 3-week overland trip in 2016 with Acacia Africa, traveling in an overland truck from Cape Town to Victoria Falls through the countries of Namibia and Botswana. (And some people I was traveling with were continuing on to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda – you can actually overland the length of Africa all the way up to Egypt!)

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