Hi overlanding and Africa lovers, my name is Mark and I want to take the time to introduce you to Routes Rediscovered. Whilst much of the story of how Routes Rediscovered ‘took roots’ can be found in our ‘ábout’ section of our website I still wanted to take a little time to introduce you to [...]
Most of you follow our posts and journeys are likely already familiar with two wonderful people that we work with, Jo and Paul Marsh. We therefore thought it would be remiss to not formally introduce their incredible YouTube channel, The Essence of Overlanding, brainchild of Jo. Paul is arguably the worlds leading expert in 4x4 [...]
KRUGER TO OKAVANGO DELTA - SEPTEMBER 2025 A 22 day luxury 4x4 guided tour through some of Africa's best wilderness destinations. Embarking on an overlanding journey in Africa is more than just a road trip; it’s a passage into the heart of the continent’s culture, history, and landscapes. Our Gateway to Africa 4x4 Adventure was [...]
On the first leg for 2023 we decided to tackle the rest of what South Africa had to offer. Our route took us through some of the most diverse and varying terrain to date. Seeking out as many backroads as we possibly could from our base in Kruger we headed south to Sir Rider Haggards [...]
How do you know what to expect when you get a brief for 5 people wanting to travel in three nearly hundred year old Bentley's' and a Land Cruiser for an expedition through western South Africa and Namibia? The one thing you can be certain of is a lot of Namibian dust. The rest was [...]
Our introduction to Zambia started with the usual border crossing bureaucracy! To be fair, it was nothing we were not expecting. However after 2 hours and being the only humans there other than the multitude of officials, my patience was slowly waning, along with the daylight hours left to make our way to Sioma. A [...]
After a little over a week spent in Etosha National Park, we both knew it was time to head north to unchartered territory for us both and to what can only be described as literal greener pastures. The last time I was this far north in Namibia, the Caprivi Strip, as it was known then, [...]
Lesson number one of Namibia desert exploring: always wear shoes! Lesson number two of Namibia desert exploring: beer, no matter how cold or how good, is not considered adequate hydration! En route to Swakopmund we decided to take a quick turn in at Walvis Bay. I fondly remembered Dune 7, the sand dune situated just [...]
