In the run up to The Pathfinder Edition of The Africa Rally 2023, the team from Adventure Afrika were kind enough to call out to all adventurous South Africans, and enlighten them on what The Africa Rally is all about. This articles provides background to how the Africa Rally started, and what teams had in sort for the 2023 edition.

This concise article summarises what teams could expect from The Africa Rally 2023, and encourages (as we always do) the use of highly ridiculous often classic vehicles for the trip. It also showcases the proof that you don’t need a 4×4 to see Africa, by talking about our Rally Director’s 1980 Ford Cortina and the trip up Sani Pass to the Highest Pub in Africa.

Avid readers of Getaway Magazine will have seen The Africa Rally featured in both the June 2023, and more notably the July 2023 physical copies of the magazine where they were kind enough to publish a double page spread on the event. It all started back in 2022 though, with this initial digital article just as registration was opened.

Unlikely most charity events, The Africa Rally allows each team to select the charity that they want to fundraise for, rather than having one imposed upon them, and then simply supplies a prize for the team to raise the most. This firstly ensures that each team is passionate about their chosen cause, but also that the rally is able to help as wide a variety of causes as possible. This article released the day before the start of the 2023 event, highlights how teams from all around the world came together to take part.

This article speaks more broadly about overlanding in Africa, answering a few common questions, and using The Africa Rally as an example for how to deal with some common scenarios that you might come across while on the road.

The team from SA4x4 have been following The Africa Rally now for a number of years, and if we’re honest, we think they’re a little bit jealous of our escapades. Of the multiple SA4x4 articles and features, this was the first, and provides a holistic summary on all things Africa Rally.

…and they’re off! Two weeks into The Africa Rally 2023, the guys from SA4x4 caught up with a number of teams, who, at that present moment in time were scattered across Zambia and Malawi. This article showcases some of the stories from the first half of The Africa Rally, and provides an insight into team spirits as they made their way north to Kenya.