Africa
ExtremePiste de Djanet — Djanet to Tamanrasset via the Hoggar Trans-Saharan Volcanic Plateau (Piste Directe)
700km of volcanic Sahara between two desert capitals.
Overlanding Trails in Africa
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ExpertPiste de l’Acacus — Ghat to Wadi Teshuinat via the Acacus Rock Art Mountains
Saharan rock art and sand in Libya's lost range.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Tenere — Agadez to Fachi via the Ténéré Desert Core
The Sahara's hardest blank space — no margin for error.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Temet — Agadez to Temet Dunes via the Aïr–Ténéré Corridor
Into the Ténéré — no tracks, no signal, no mercy.
Africa
ExpertHuab River Valley Track — Palmwag to Ganias via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Elephant country. No roads. No margin.
Africa
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Büllsport to Tsauchab River Gorge via Naukluft Plateau
Limestone switchbacks in Namibia's hidden highlands.
Africa
ExpertRichtersveld Lekkersing to Kuboes — Numees Desert Canyon Traverse via Numees Mine Road
Shale canyons, diamond ghosts, the Orange River below.
Africa
ModerateNamib Desert Welwitschia Flats to Conception Bay — Central Namib Desert Track via Moon Landscape
Ancient plants, moon rock, cold Atlantic fog.
Africa
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Wereldsend via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Desert elephants, dry riverbeds, zero margin.
Africa
DifficultMoremi Game Reserve Bush Track — Xakanaxa to Third Bridge via the Okavango Delta Flood Plain
Sand, floods, and elephant right-of-way.