Africa-in-Focus Expedition Vehicle

Africa-in-Focus has purpose-built its expedition vehicle, a Mercedes 1820 truck to be one of the best in the business, with exceptional reliability and speed. The truck is designed with our clients in mind: as a result, comfort and space are high on our list of priorities. The truck seats only 16 passengers. A smaller group size means that our tours have less impact on local communities and on the environment.

We do not "rack-em, stack-em and pack-em", as some companies do. Reclining coach-style seats, with over 1.3 metres of leg room, give you the space you need on long days of travelling. Our unique drop-down windows afford exceptional viewing. Above each set of seats is a roof hatch to provide an additional all-round viewing option.

There are two storage lockers per set of two seats. One locker is located inside at your feet for your hand luggage/camera gear and contains a box-safe for travel documents, money and other valuables. The other is an outside baggage locker. The truck itself is fully lockable.

The linked cab and passenger compartments allow for optimal communication between passengers and the crew, and includes an intercom system for travel information.

Africa-in-Focus provides those clients with digital cameras the facility to download their images from memory cards to our on-board laptop computer and burn their special moments on to CD for safe storage. You can recharge your video batteries and other electronic equipment via our 12-volt charging system. Please remember to bring your own adaptors for this purpose.

Client Testimonials

“The photographic workshops exceeded my expectations. Having just bought a digital camera, Toby opened up my thinking to settings other than Auto."

Andrew Jackman, DWW tour,
September '04

“Although I am just a "picture taker" who likes to document events, certainly not a "photographer," I could appreciate (& learn from) Toby's photo presentations. They were clear, direct, thought provoking. He graciously helped Harold with his new binocular/camera."

Jennifer Prichard, DWW tour,
September '04