At Encounters Travel our adventure overland tours often travel through several countries to give you a truly in-depth experience - seeing many places off the beaten track as well as the highlights that will leave you speechless.
With an overland tour there is often one main long route that the expedition vehicle will follow - for example, Cape Town to Victoria Falls) - you can either do the full trip or if you have a particular interest in just some of the countries en-route.
Overall, our overland adventure tours offer great value for money whilst giving you the comfort and security of an organised trip.
An overland tour isn't just for the young and intrepid; our accommodated tours have an average age of around 40, and we regularly carry people in their 60s and 70s, as well as 20s and 30s, making for interesting mixed groups - forging life long friendships.
An overland adventure is a perfect opportunity to create lasting memories, which will keep you dreaming of returning for more.
If you're wondering what a solo traveller is, it usually means someone who is venturing out exploring the world on their own.
People often describe their first solo trip as an almost religious experience - to take in new surroundings unfiltered by the prejudices, tastes, or preferences of a travelling companion can be heady stuff.
Solo travel gives you the chance to indulge yourself fully.
Travelling solo may sound daunting if it's your first time thinking about doing it but it's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. Of course, it's fun and exciting travelling with a partner, but everyone should try adventuring solo at least once in their lives!
A whole new world opens up to you when you travel alone. Solo travel allows you to learn so much about yourself, like trusting your instincts. It can be a liberating experience. As you overcome challenges and enjoying personal triumphs.
Comfort zones are dangerous places because we very often go beyond the walls we have built around ourselves.
Travelling solo is a sure way of facing those fears and realising that you are - and were always - capable beyond measure.
You will meet strangers who will soon become life-long friends, and relying on your instinct as you navigate your journey. These experiences offer up invaluable life lessons.
You will gain a new perspective, buckets of self-confidence and steadfast self-trust.
Our Encounters Travel overland adventure tour is ideal for solo travellers who want the comfort and safety of travelling with other like-minded people.
It's an incredible experience to see and meet people from different countries and cultures bond over their shared love of travel, nature and wildlife.
Solo travel allows you to share connections with others in a natural way - usually, when you travel with friends or a partner you are less likely to interact with other travellers.
The most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves - at times we may struggle to separate the thoughts and opinions projected on us from our inner desires.
While trends consume us we often lose sight of who we are and what we value, and that is why travelling solo provides the opportunity to reflect and silence the external world.
Solo travel supports this process of allowing you to build a strong relationship with yourself - breaking routine gives you the chance to be unapologetically you. Which is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.
This 13-day tour explores cosmopolitan Istanbul and the ancient sites of Troy, Pergamum and Ephesus, features a 3-night cruise in the Gulf of Fethiye on board a traditional Turkish gulet and explores the fantastic scenery of Cappadocia.
Type
Days
Price
Shoestring
13
From
£1597
£1699
CAMPING OR ACCOMMODATED. This two week adventure takes you through the magnificent Lakes and Wildlife parks of Kenya, across Uganda and the Equator, and up into the jungle trekking to see chimpanzees & visit the mountain gorillas
Type
Days
Price
Overland
15
From
£2609
£2899
Need some travel inspiration or looking for some handy travel tips? Our blog provides excellent insight into our travel destinations - from tour updates to country guides, packing lists to little known things to do, you'll find it all in our travel blog.