Historical Trips

Below are three of our favorite Historic Site Trips
Livingstone’s Final Journey in Zambia, Nile River Tour, Sudan-Egypt, Dhow Sailing Route

Livingstone’s final Journey in Zambia

PURPOSE: Retrace Dr. Livingstone’s Final Journey

Dr. David Livingstone was one of the most famous explorers ever to roam the African Continent. His travels in Africa started in the early 1840’s in Cape Town and continued until his death in 1873 near the village of Chitambo in Zambia.

Livingstone explored Africa for over thirty-five years and made several new discoveries including the first sighting of Victoria Falls.

We have decided on his final journey. On this expedition we follow in the footsteps of Livingstone. Most of our days are spent traveling over rugged terrain on foot and via canoe on remote not often traveled waterways. Sometimes on our journey we will be traveling by 4WD vehicle. Passages and maps from Livingstone’s personal journals are given to participants, so you can track our daily progress.
Our Expedition will be lead by local guide, Mark Harvey. Mark is a third generation Zambian and his family property is in an area where Livingstone passed through on one of his journeys. So Mark is very well versed on local Livingstone history. This expedition has only been completed once before as Mark Harvey and Steve Krenzen did it in 1999, so this is the first time it has been attempted since 1999.

Departs May 2009
Pricing based on a minimum of 6 travelers from $6 980 per person

Nile River Tour, Sudan- Egypt

PURPOSE: Follow the Nile River exploring its Ancient History and Sites

Sudan is the large country located just south of Egypt and it also has many historic sites from the same ancient time periods. Sudan gets one-tenth as many travelers as Egypt. Again most folks only see the Egyptian sites and miss the wonder that Sudan has to offer. Our journey will commence in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan.

The Nile River passes right through downtown Khartoum. We will take a great motorboat ride on the River; witnessing the exact spot where the White Nile and Blue Nile meet. Once we depart the Khartoum area we head north following the Nile River. The Sudan portion of our journey will take about nine days. En route our main focus will be the Nile area historic sites, including the Pyramids of Merowe, ancient Temples and Jebel Berka.

Our final destination in Sudan will be Wadi Haifa, which is on the border with Egypt. We will board the ferryboat and cross Lake Nasser. The trip takes about twenty-four hours. We arrive south of the city of Aswan. As we end our boat trip across the lake, we then board a train for the short ride into Aswan. Upon our arrival in Aswan we will board our five-star cruise ship for our journey on the Nile. This will be three days traveling from Aswan to Luxor. Some of the most famous historic sites in all of Egypt are on this route! We then spend the next day visiting the Luxor Temples and the Valley of the Kings. Our trip together will end in Luxor, however we offer several extensions, as there are many options and we realize these choices are your individual preference.

Travel Recap: Day 1 & 2 Day 3-9 Day 10 & 11 Day 12 Day 13 & 14 Day 15 Day 16 Visit Historic Sites in Khartoum Travel along the Nile River visiting Ancient Temples and Sites.   Visit Wadi Halfa and travel on the ferryboat to Egypt Arrive Aswan and board Nile Cruise Ship Boat Cruise on the Nile visiting Ancient Sites Visit Sites in Luxor Onward Travel Highlights HIGHLIGHTS Nile River History Khartoum The taste of the Dates Wadi Halfa Experience Nubian Culture Ferryboat trip on Lake Nasser View Abu Simbel Aswan and Luxor Major Sites in Egypt Extensions Beach Holiday, relaxing at the Red Sea Diving at the Red Sea Visit Cairo and the Pyramids Trips to the White Desert An Expedition to the far remote Western Desert View Itinerary and Map

NOTE: There are many international reports as to ongoing conflict in the Dafur area of Sudan. I have recently traveled to Sudan and can report the area in and around Khartoum and the entire north is safe and fine for travel. The conflict area is several thousand kilometers away from our route. The Sudanese people are some of the friendliest and finest folks I have met in all my travels throughout Africa. This Trip is available  Sept - April Pricing based on a minimum of 8 travelers Contact us for a price quote : explore@theotherafrica.com

Dhow Sailing Route

Purpose: Follow the historic Dhow trading route from Zanzibar to Mombasa

This exciting trip will take us about four days. If you have ever been to Zanzibar or the east coast of Africa you most likely have seen a Dhow Sailing Vessel. They are one of a selected few boats that are still made today in the old traditional way. We will visit one of these Dhow makers while we are in Zanzibar. It is definitely a major undertaking. There are many different sizes of the Dhow Sailing Vessel; the large ones are used for commercial purposes transporting goods from Zanzibar to the mainland and back. We will be traveling on one of these large Dhows as we follow the historic trading route from Zanzibar to Mombasa.

 Upon your arrival a couple of days before we set sail, we will have dinner with our Captain. In addition to enjoying some fantastic local food, our Captain will inform us of some of the goods we will be transporting. If you wish to try your luck at sea trading, you will know what goods to purchase in Zanzibar that have a saleable value in Mombasa.

This Trip is available all year round

Pricing depends on the number of travelers and the size of the boat, Contact us for a price quote : explore@theotherafrica.com

Travel Recap: Day 1&2 Zanzibar Day 3-6 Sailing on Dhow Day 7 Arrive Mombasa Highlights: Retrace historic sailing route Become an active participant in sea trading Live at sea for four days Be part of the crew Enjoy the Indian Ocean scenery Beaches of Zanzibar Historic Stone TownExtensions: Safari in Tanzania and/or Kenya Scuba Diving Kilimanjaro Climb View Itinerary and Map

This Trip is available all year round

Pricing depends on the number of travelers and the size of the boat.

Contact us for a price quote : explore@theotherafrica.com