All for Africa joins Voyages Verts as they take a road trip around the African Continent. Join them as they discover the continent and visit our Beneficiaries and other organizations working on the ground.
The European portion of the rally was originally slated for a day of driving through Hungary, Slovenia, and Italy, and then a 48-hour ferry from Genoa, Italy to Nador, Morocco. However, because of the unpredictable nature of ferries from Europe to Africa, and also because the “Bamako,” as it’s colloquially referred to in Hungary, is [...]
We arrived at the start of 2012 Budapest to Bamako Rally and were lucky to even be allowed into the entrance area. We were late. Over an hour late. We had a sleep problem because part of the Voyages Verts team was still carrying out what was perhaps, in hindsight, not the best plan—Nate and [...]
After the Great Transcontinental Gear Run (more on that later), and sorting out the Cruiser in Peterborough, England, home of Footloose 4×4, Justin and Lee began the drive to Budapest, where the start line of the Budapest to Bamako Rally awaited. The trip over to Budapest was basically a straight shot: we headed down to [...]
Three friends and seasoned travelers, Nathan Riggs, Lee Gordon, and Justin Ledden are planning on participating in the “touring edition” of the Budapest to Bamako Rally, a two-week off road sojourn in which anyone, by any means, navigates over land and the Mediterranean Sea from Budapest, Hungary to Bissau, Guinea Bissau in West Africa. The [...]
The Budapest to Bamako Rally was started as a cheaper, less serious alternative to the Paris to Dakar rally. With a motto of “Anyone – By anything – By any means”, it beckons the curious and aspiring Africa overland traveler. It entails 17 days of challenging off-road paths in Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal and Guinea Bissau. [...]
