Friends of Overlanding West Africa

Infinite Adventures

‘Infinite Adventures specialise in ‘The Last Frontier’ – Alaskan overland expeditions that maximize your adventure for your investment.

We know you’ve got many companies to choose from but with our experience throughout North America, the Middle East, Africa and South America, we’re certain that we know the sights and experiences you’re looking forward to; as well as the ones that haven’t even crossed your mind’

Bespoke Brazil

‘We create tailor-made holidays to Brazil for individual travellers, couples or groups ranging from luxury holidays to adventure tours. We are Rio Carnival specialists so get in touch to let us plan your perfect holiday to Brazil’

South America Travel

‘Viva Expeditions specialise in small group expeditions and tailor made itineraries in South America’

Go In Italy

‘The best private and small group tours in Southern Italy. Visit hidden places where few tourists go. Experience local life, culture and food via trekking itineraries, one day tours, Italian language and cooking classes’

Gap Year Travel Store

‘Established in 2006, the Gap Year Travel Store specialise in lightweight and compact travel gear, perfect for backpacking and overland adventures. Their online store supplies durable and high quality gear for adventure travel, including sleeping bags, first aid kits, backpacks and mosquito repellent products’

Tour De Force UK

‘Tour De Force are the experts in adventure logistics. You give us the adventure, we’ll supply the expertise and experience to make it happen. The more outlandish and challenging the project – the more we can offer’

Organisations We Support

Centre de Reinsertion et Education pour les Enfants de la Rue (CREER)

In Ivory Coast we are supporting the C.R.E.E.R project, an organisation set up to provide a safe house and rehabilitation centre for trafficked children forced to work in the cocoa plantations, gold mines and domestic servitude. We are liasing with them to bring out supplies from the UK, lend a hand when we visit and provide some financial help

Legs 4 Africa

Legs4Africa (L4A) are the Bristol based charity that gets people walking again in Africa. Through recycling prosthetic legs that would otherwise end up in landfill and setting up amputee support groups L4A is helping thousands of people a year to get back on their feet

West Africa Discovery

‘West Africa is a rich and diverse region, full of surprises and life changing experiences just waiting to be discovered. Our wide selection of tours respect the environment and support the economies of local communities. By choosing from our range of sustainably managed responsible tours, accommodation and volunteer projects you can discover the beauty of West Africa safe in the knowledge that your trip is making a difference’

Conakry Refugee School

In Guinea we support Conakry Refugee School where 26 staff offer an education to 500 students, provide them with a meal each day, and help with safe housing for the vulnerable. Many of the children are orphans from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire and can not afford to go to school. The school is setting up small business initiatives such as catering and soap making and running IT and English classes for the local community so it can subside the education of the poorest. We visit the school on our trips, bring out supplies from the UK and make a financial donation to the project

World Bicycle Relief

‘World Bicycle Relief is a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming individuals and communities through the power of bicycles. They have trained more than 850 field mechanics and provided over 125,000 locally assembled bicycles to disaster survivors, healthcare workers, and students across rural Africa’

Brand Sierra Leone

‘Brand Sierra Leone is a global initiative launched by a group made up of diaspora, media experts and friends of Sierra Leone around the world, who want to promote a more accurate media image of Sierra Leone and the potential of its people, beauty and natural resources’

Nima Tours Ghana

‘Charles Sablah has been working as a tour guide for the past few years and has built up a reputation for offering an experience that many big tour companies would probably not consider. The impoverished suburb of Nima in Accra is where he started his walking tours. Charles is now fortunate enough to be able to extend his tours to the entire city of Accra as well as in-country to show you the best Ghana has to offer. He works to your requirements to offer a tailor-made service, including a variety of transport and accommodation options to suit your pocket’

Blogs We Love To Follow

The Big Cycle

An incredible travel blog, superbly written and full of detail with wonderful photographs. Peter Gostelow cycled much of the route we travel with Aminah in order to raise money for Malaria prevention. Great work Peter!

Sahel Sounds

Exploration of sound and music in west africa, particularly in the sahel region of Mali, Mauritania, and Niger

Useful Travel Related Websites

The Travel Foundation

The Travel Foundation works to help the UK outbound tourism industry become more sustainable

Nomad Travel Store

Take the hassle out of kitting out and start your journey here. Clothing, equipment, vaccinations, and medical supplies

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Lots of good information on all aspects of travel abroad

Tourism Concern

Useful information on the impact that tourism can have on local communities & the environment and what we can all do to make our visits have a positive effect

The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)

Useful information and advice for travellers about vaccinations and general health related issues when travelling abroad. Information from The Hospital for Tropical Diseases