Zebra cooling off in the marshes of Amboseli NP

Self Drive in Kenya – Rhinos and Ranches Safari

If there is one trip you should do in your lifetime to Africa then it is a self drive in Kenya.  Not just any self drive in Kenya but a guided self drive to the best parks and reserves in all of Africa.  Staying in quaint accommodation this is not a rough safari but a blend of...

Hot Air Balloon Safari

Before the sun rises, the vehicle arrives to collect us to go on an amazing adventure, a hot air balloon safari over the African plains. I, myself, am a little nervous, I am not too keen on heights.  But the thought of missing out on a once in a lifetime experience is motivation...

Travelling with food allergies or intolerances in Africa

Travelling with food allergies or intolerances is never an easy task.  With a little know-how and preparation travelling has just become a whole lot easier. Keeping well and healthy while travelling From our experience of catering for everything from Coeliac (Celiac) to Diabetes...

Do you know these facts about Namibia?

Namibia is a country in Southern Africa. Namibia is well known for it’s desert, dramatic coastline and diamonds. But did you know these facts about Namibia? Namibia is committed to protecting the environment Namibia was the first country in the world to include...

A visit to Cape Town … Must Do’s

Cape Town in South Africa is one of our favourite destinations to visit especially when starting and finishing our self drive safari tours.  So put a visit to Cape Town on your bucket list and experience our top 6 Must Do’s. 1. Catch the rotating cable car up to Table...

Pulling the string to a new life

Installing the actual solar panels was a skill the ARCC Gap group learned quickly. We began by assessing each house, which inevitably gave us all a very harsh but needed wake-up call as to what living in the dark is like – we began to feel immense pride in the work we would be...

Life without light – Napenda Solar Community

This blog entry was written by Sam Cary who is on the Adventures Cross Country Africa Gap year program. Before we arrived at the locals’ houses we were told how poor their living conditions were, but nothing could have prepared us for the reality of their situations. On the first...

Cory Harris Jnr talks about his experience with Napenda Solar Community in Kenya

Cory Harris Jnr talks about his experience with Napenda Solar Community.  The benefits of Solar Energy are astounding. Taking the first couple of days of this project to learn how Solar Power works and why it is so beneficial to the people of East Africa – and the world – really...

Africa Expedition Support off-roading into making a real difference

Lee Erickson is one of the leaders of Adventures Cross Country Gap group currently in Kenya working with Napenda Solar Community. Here is a blog entry from Lee “The Adventures Cross-Country (ARCC) Africa Gap crew is currently 30 miles outside of Nairobi, in Kajiado County,...

Why I love travelling and working in Africa

Amanda, one of our tour leaders talks about why she loves Africa and her job with Africa Expedition Support. A cheese platter and sundowners looking out over the beautiful scenic view of the Great Rift Valley with a spectacular sunset on the horizon… what more can one ask for? I...