Overlanding is getting ever more popular by the day, in large part influenced by technology and some innovative gear that now makes it more accessible for everyone. It is now quite common for groups of friends to organise overlanding trips themselves or to join a professional tour operator on an epic adventure into remote areas.
Driving for days
There is a misconception that a lot of overlanding is spent driving, driving, and driving some more! I personally think that if this is your idea of overlanding you are missing the point. It’s never about the kilometres, and far more about what happens between point A and B.
In Africa, kilometres count for nothing because 40km on a map can sometimes take you two days to drive. Let’s take the Kazungula to Sesheke road in Zambia for example. In normal conditions this 130km stretch of road would take you just over an hour. But this is not a normal road. About 60km is so badly corrugated and washed away that just this section takes about seven hours to complete – that’s if you don’t break anything on your vehicle. Add another three hours for the remaining
