Across the Sahara by Land Rover to West and Central Africa (Part 1)

Part 1 of 3 - Morocco, Algeria, and the Sahara desert ....... three friends confronting middle age decide to see the world and the great sweep of people that inhabit it.
An ebook account of the highlights of these journeys ("What the Hell Are We Doing Here!" - narrative and 180 photos) is available from Amazon (www.amazon.com/...) and other ebookstores.
A 4-part video series "Morocco to Mongolia" with highlights from all of the group's eleven journeys - from one end of Africa to the other and back, and then through the Middle East and Central Asia to India, China, Mongolia, and Siberia - is also available on KZbin.

[@xtr717346]

Anyone can do the journey - just takes a bit of determination! But thanks for your comment, and glad you have enjoyed our videos.

[@MrSilverfish12]

Oh man I want to do this one day. If only they built Land Rovers like this still! Thank you guys for showing us the way and what's possible!

[@bigglesflysagain1749]

...yep...you lads DID IT...this is the way to see a lot of the Sahara. I did IT in a VW '73 camper ,staying to the hard tops and hard gravel..tho we did get stuck but with no sand ladders we had English lads pull us out. We came in from Tunisia...down thru Ghardaia, Quaglia, El Golea and out thru Bechar to Morocco. We spent the entire winter in those 3 countries in '75. Loved Algeria.... Best experience of my life ! Wife and I ...alone................................

[@madraschap]

What an awesome experience it must have been. Even to put together a group of six people with the same goals and spirit of adventure is quite rare. On top of it, they show incredible driving and sustenance skills. The narrator's matter-of-fact storytelling is quite enjoyable as well.

[@juansage2124]

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[@keithabel6962]

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[@gopherholehotel]

A fantastic video. Thanks for posting. I done a similar trip in 1993 down from London to Dar-Es -Salaam.Down the west coast to Nouakchott and then across the centre of Africa. Your video brings back memories.

[@xtr717346]

The Land Rovers were 1993 2.5 litre diesel turbo tdi models. Our first journey was in 1993, followed by ten further journeys through to 2002. The vehicles were eventually sold to an adventure tourism company in Ulan Bator, Mongolia - where they may well still be operating..

[@ricoman7981]

Watching in November, 2022. I did more or less the same trip in 1988. I got a bit of dysentery and spent a night in hospital in Tamanrasset, quite the experience and the story still gets told to this day. Great to see the footage, brings back lots of memories.

[@xtr717346]

We were all lucky - we were there in 1993/4, not long after you. An unforgettable adventure, but almost certainly too dangerous now with ISIS and others taking control after Algeria.

[@alanfrankel]

Enjoyed watching your 3 part videos..... from someone who has also made a similar journey. In 1975, myself, my wife, and 7 year old son hitchhiked across Africa. we started on a freighter in NY bound for Casablanca and traveled through Algeria, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Bangui into Zaire, 3 days on the riverboat from Lisla, then from Kisangani to Goma, Rwanda, Tanzania, to Nairobi. We took rides where we could find them. The crossing of log bridges made me remember the travels across Zaire. We settled and got jobs in Nairobi and stayed for 20 months. I am working currently on a coffee table book of this family affair across the beautiful continent of Africa.

[@xtr717346]

What a wonderful experience - particularly for a 7 year old. No question Africa gets into your blood! My wife and I still go back every two or three years (but rather more sedately, 80 is now closer than 70). Best of luck with completing your book - if you haven't seen it you might be interested in a quick peek at ours at www.amazon.com/Doing-Sahara-Central-Africa-Rover-ebook/dp/B0049H93OY/ .

[@Romulus_Maximus]

As the millenials will say #Respect bro/ Sir 👍🙏

[@JinxanatorF22]

Mate.... Paradise defined is taking a landrover exactly where they're supposed to go. Good work, and you've made me insanely jealous.

[@yehudiadelphos1]

Thanks very much for these excellent presentations, as they are certainly a wonderful experience being shared by you guys. Furthermore you certainly are making others very green with envy and jealousy. Thanks very much

[@overnighter]

Great journey and beautiful presentation 👍

[@JulianShagworthy]

Fantastic stuff. I'm taking my BMW M2 from the UK to Pretoria, SA next April. Google Maps found a route straight through the Sahara and it looks like a decent road now so should be a lot of fun 😊

[@xtr717346]

Our journey was 30 years ago and no through-road then. The best bits were off-road ...... so encourage you to explore.

[@rolandsauter6778]

Awesome adventure!

[@markwinter7511]

Thanks mate truly awesome journey and inspiring. I've just taken the first step purchasing a cruiser 105 series to kit out and hopefully oneday find your tracks....

[@xtr717346]

Best of luck! Some info in our book might be helpful - "What the Hell are We Doing Here" , download it from Amazon Kindle.

[@xtr717346]

it wasn't all that safe when we did the trip, but certainly a lot more dangerous in the central Sahara over the last few years. Understand route through Mauritania is still OK though. Such wonderful places to visit, can only hope free travel does become possible again eventually ....

[@xtr717346]

Thanks for the compliment. We're still travelling!

[@greymatters2965]

Keep safe then

[@dennysugardo9398]

Any new video? If it possible. Please add videographer/editing into team. It's amazing project & journey. Best of luck

[@matthewhawkins106]

And still cursing and swearing when being challenged by any difficult terrain. :P :D

[@pauljohnson2634]

Fantastic documentary reminds me of the Leyland Brothers

[@overnighter]

First I thought that's a video of ASPW, as your voice sounds quite similar. But then I saw Landies. So, I'm relaxed and stopped worrying about another Totoya ad 😊

[@xtr717346]

Just wouldn't have felt right in a Toyota!

[@xtr717346]

Not at all. We sold them in Ulan Bataar in Mongolia for a solid roll of US$ notes to be used for Gobi Desert trips! (Just back in New Zealand yesterday from driving the very attractive coast road from San Francisco to LA - we are more sedate in our travelling now!)

[@mikebarton]

What year/years was the Africa trip?

[@Ayrton4everrr]

Great proper offroading adventure

[@timshaw8187]

Excellent, but where’s part 2 and 3

[@hu55a1nm]

I would like to do that journey

[@overnighter]

Subscribed! 👍

[@overnighter]

As 681th

[@azizdjarou8931]

ya rab orzok djarou aziz land rover

[@nike6030]

More like a land cruiser advertising

[@jacquelinmaurice]

une Afrique Qui n'est Peut etre pas Celle Dont Vous Pensiez......Mais Qui Pourrait Très Bien Vous Faire Réver.... Un Jour !

[@davidrandall2742]

I'm enjoying the videos. Did you end up putting limited-slip diffs in the 110s? I've had Land Rovers (discos and a '74 s3 88), and I was always surprised that so many fans of the marque didn't install such valuable tools. Detroit truetracs were my choice -- a gear-driven lsd like a quaife.

[@xtr717346]

No - we were Land Rover users rather than techno wizards - they were simply our means of transport (and served us extremely well). Glad you are enjoying our videos.

[@petermenzies1714]

What a fantastic journey through Africa, taking in the Geography, History & Peoples. etc. I wonder if it’s substantially any different today, plastic , corruption & politics aside?

[@ravisingh-uk6mr]

Great going for kiwis. Why don't you make a trip to India. My second home is Art Deco City Napier. It will be great to host like minded travellers in Incredible India.

[@xtr717346]

All videos are on Channel xtr717346.

[@vagnersansao]

💛💛

[@SteveLee-qf9ed]

Is the car land rover's defender?

[@xtr717346]

Yes, a Defender extended wheelbase - 1993 model.

[@xtr717346]

Thanks for the offer, we were in fact lucky enough to visit your incredible country, video is on KZbin as 'Morocco to Mongolia Part 4' kzbin.info/www/bejne/iavOqZ-Mf9iihpI

[@christophersaul]

How reliable were the Land Rover's?

[@Debsgough184]

+Christopher Saul Very reliable in the early years we kept them for 10 years and finally sold them in Mongolia. Towards the end we had a number of maintenance issues - but they had had a hard life!

[@ivanvalverde1155]

Of couse, its normal to any car. Long life to Land Rovers

[@mikebarton]

What year/years was this?

[@xtr717346]

1993/4 for this trip, then one journey a year through to 2001

[@mikebarton]

@@xtr717346 thanks. Great parts of the world to visit are they not? Algeria rolls on forever. 😉

[@xtr717346]

Would love to revisit, but it looks impossible to travel freely now through the middle of the Sahara. Heading next month for Armenia and Georgia .....

[@mikebarton]

@@xtr717346 indeed. That upcoming trip sounds a positive. Enjoy it.

[@petreelbaqidze9857]

@@xtr717346 welcome to Georgia .

[@phoneone1371]

Next time bring a land CRUISER for fucks sake those land rovers are junk

[@Ahmed.ALZUBAYDI]

There is no such an Islamic terrorists , there is a terrorists , the Islam is the most peaceful religion ever , please choose what you say carefully, thanks

[@Ahmed.ALZUBAYDI]

Loved your video btw

[@greymatters2965]

2020 🔥🔥💉💉

[@manborn4006]

Don’t travel to other country to insult Africa black peoples wtf