Africa 4x4
Cafe: overland expedition vehicles for sale and hire |
AFRICA 4X4 CAFE:
expedition and overland 4x4s for sale in Southern and
Eastern Africa.
The 4x4 Cafe offers overlanders and
visitors to Africa: 4x4 rental and purchase; safari
& overland expedition planning, booking and provisioning;
tyre & vehicle repairs and vehicle mod'ing. Click
on the image above to visit the Africa 4x4 Cafe.
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E36.76140
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African Links:
The Africa Road Atlas - Mapstudio
A
brilliant set of paper maps that can be used for route planning
and for day to day driving.
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Northern
Rhodesia (Zambia) maps.
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(UK edition)
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Enthokozweni
Safaris, Zimbabwe
This
richly historical 4000 acre conservation area, close to Bulawayo,
is set in has unspoilt indigenous wilderness with panoramic views
- the sunsets here are quite simply "breathtaking"!
There is an abundance of wildlife - Leopard, Giraffe, Wildebeast,
Zebra, Sable and other plainsgame.
Numerous species of bird are common due to a wide varirty of habitat
types and a variety r of activities are offered to suit all tastes:
guided game drives; hiking trails; pony trails; fishing and bird
watching.
Booking
enquiries.
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CHIPATA, Zambia:
Dean's Hilltop Lodge: a great place to stop in Chipata, Zambia.
Close to South Luangwa National Park and the Malawi border.
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For
all your health enquiries.
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Africa
4x4
Info: Overland Expedition Vehicle Preparation & Safaris
in East & Southern Africa
Bundubasher at home in Kenya.
NB: The Elphick-Pooley domain is currently under attack
by spammers. I would like to apologise to anyone who has received
this type of email and has come here looking for someone to shout
at...it wasn't me!
This
site contains lots of vehicle specific information on 4x4 preparation
for overland expeditions in East African and Southern African environments.
Currently I drive a modified UK spec
Toyota 4Runner (also known as the Toyota
Hilux Surf) with the 3 litre Turbo Diesel engine (1KZ-T / 1KZ-TE).
A few bolt-on mods will turn this into a vehicle fit for any overland
adventure! Most of the mods (and any problems I experienced or could
have experienced) are descibed in the following pages. If you
have any questions please do not hesitate to email
me.
Bundubasher on the road in Tanzania.
My
trips (available under Expeditions)
have taken me from Isiolo in Kenya through to the Aberdares;
Amboseli; Bagamoyo; Chobe; Dar es Salaam; Ngorongoro; Maasai Mara;
Mombasa; Serengeti; Zanzibar; Stewart Gore-Brown's "Shiwa N'gandu";
Kapishya Hot Springs; Kruger; the magnificent Victoria Falls and
Hwange National Park before arriving at our own "Africa House"
in Bulawayo close to the Matopas.
Hamba
Kahle, Famba Zvakanaka, Safari Njema, Go Well,
©
Enzo & Thoko Elphick-Pooley, MMIX
Self-Drive Safaris in East and Southern Africa
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Toyota Workshop Manuals
A collection of body, engine and transmission
manuals in PDF form.
The Overland Forum
The website of the bulletin board. If there
is anything you need to learn about Overlanding then these are the
chaps to ask. Featuring travel news, travellers' reports, country
information and other resources, this is where your adventure starts.
Luangwablondes
A comprehensive collection of information
and resources for the visitors to Zambia. Includes a self-drive
safaris.
Horizons Unlimited
The HUBB is a bulletin board devoted to adventure
travel and focuses primarily on the North African deserts. Primarily
for bikes, there are two 4x4 sections plus plenty of travel related
discussions on kit, vehicles, navigation etc. A brilliant site for
truly up to date info on the Sahara and it's surrounds.
Africa Overland Network
A superb collection of past, current and future
overland trips. Great sources of inspiration.
Explore Oz Forum
An
Australian 4x4 forum that is full of fantastic advice and very experienced
4x4 drivers and outdoor enthusiasts.
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Jungle Junction
Amboselli
Lane, Lavington, Nairobi
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17.325 E36 45.635
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NGORONGORO,
Tanzania: Traffic jam in the Crater. The road from
Arusha to the NCA is pretty damned good - however as soon as
you get into the NCA the roads fall apart. The crater is great
but very expensive: 50USDpp plus a 200USD crater entry fee.
Click on the picture to enlarge.
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MALAWI: Bridge crossing. Note
the solar panel on the roof for running the cooler and charging
a camp light. IPF lights on the roof for night driving (not particularly
recomended, night driving that is) and a full length roof rack
perfect for a roof tent and all the assorted crap that my wife
refused to leave home without!
Click on the picture to enlarge.
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NANYUKI, Kenya:
Crossing the Equator going north
at Nanyuki. The spare was off being repaired and since then I've
bought another two: they usually live on the roofrack. Check the
British and Zimbabwean number plates.
The
corrugations shook loose the pins from two bow shackles (one fore
and one aft), a retaining bolt on the hi-lift, broke the drop
arm on the rear sway bar and caused my only flat tyre of the journey.
Although you can't really see it, I've extended the front skid
plate all the way from the bullbar back to the back end of the
sump. Plus I've emoved both anti-sway bars - can't tell the difference
myself!
Click on the picture to enlarge.
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| FREE: 4x4 Desert
Driving Manual |
| Desert Expeditions:
Oldie
but a goodie. Planning criteria, equipment, vehicles
for desert terrain, fuel, food and water, personnel
and training, driving and vehicle recovery, photography,
vehicle maintenance, modification and tyres, medical
and desert survivial, navigation, maps and rescue aids.
Written by Tom Sheppard, for the Royal
Geographical Society, GB.
This
book is now out of print but a PDF file can be downloaded
free of charge.
or
from my server here. |
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