African Travel Experience
Characteristics of our Mercedes 4×4 overland truck PRICE: 35.000€ Model: Mercedes AS 4X4 1928 homologated in Spain as a truck motorhome Year of the truck 1982 – year of the passenger compartment 2015. Year of repairs of engine, gearbox, etc.: 2016 Number of seats in Spanish papers: 2 passengers Number of seats in Gambian or …
One of the main objectives of travel to Chad is to visit the Ennedi Massif, one of the most sublime corners of the African continent.
In the Niergui Wodaabe refugee camp in Chad, more than 200 people survive on charity and NGO projects.
The KinAct Festival is itinerant and takes place in several popular neighbourhoods of Kinshasa. Street performances, arts, social criticism and awareness-raising.
Malebo, bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo With the idea of spotting wild bonobos we travelled to Malebo Site. A unique habitat of savannahs, forests and floodplains in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Malebo is located in the province of Mai Ndombe, in a difficult to reach region 500 kilometres north …
Yangambi, a trip on the Congo River In the province of Tschopo, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the heart of the Congo Basin forest, lies an unexpected treasure: Yangambi. Sailing from Kisangani some 100 kilometres downstream on the Congo River, we reach this immense scientific city. Built by the Belgians …
Continuamos nuestro viaje al sur de Angola (II) Sur de Angola. Conseguimos dejar Oncocua por la misma pista forestal que habíamos llegado, y nos desviamos un poco al sur para visitar la zona de Humbe, donde se encuentra un baobab milenario, algunos dicen que el más antiguo de África. Allí también, cerca de Humbe, en …
We visited a Mundari cattle camp on our trip to South Sudan. For the Mundari, cattle represents much more than a way of life…
On our last trip to Guinea Bissau in February 2018 we were lucky to learn more about this West African country, small in territory, but immense in diversity and cultural richness. One of the most fascinating parts of the trip was the tour among the Bijagos Islands. Discoverong Bijagos Islands This archipelago, declared a Biosphere …
Bijagos Islands in Guinea Bissau, where women rule Read More »
Traveling through the different regions of northern Ivory Coast we find the craft production of traditional materials. Traditional Kita The “kita” or also called “kente” is the traditional material that is worked on the looms. Men are organized in a cooperative called Association of Young Artisans of the Ivory Coast (AJACI). The origin of these …
After years traveling overland in the African continent we are firmly convinced that trucks are the best means of transportation for group travel in Africa. Good reasons to travel overland in Africa with Kumakonda Reliable, hard, robust, safe, load-bearing, capable of passing through really difficult places (4×4) and comfortable for our passengers, these are the …
In northern Ivory Coast, in the heart of the Senufo country, between Boundiali and Korhogo, lies Niofoin, one of the most interesting and picturesque villages in the whole country. Visiting Niofoin Niofoin is a medium-sized town that has grown a lot in the last years. Mainly agricultural and animist, many of the ancient traditions are …
Niofoin and its fetish houses. Visit one of the most peculiar villages of Ivory Coast Read More »
In the last two trips we have run in Senegal in late 2016 and early 2017, we have explored the northern part of Senegal along the river that gives the name the country. Travel to remote nothern Senegal Due to the timely conflict and border closure in Gambia because of the former dictator Yahya Jammeh’s …
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary and Fouta Toro in Northern Senegal Read More »
One of the most surprising places we can visit in West Africa is without a doubt East Nimba Nature Reserve in Liberia. We can enjoy stunning scenery, nature, walking trails on the mountains and visit to surrealistic abandoned places. In addition, Yekepa is an absolutely different city from all the others you have already visited. …
Placed in the remote south-east of Senegal, in the surroundings of the green hills of Fouta Djalon and 20km away from Kedougou you find Iwol, one of the most beautiful and picturesque villages in all Senegal. At Iwol inhabit the Bédik, an ethnic minority with Mandingo origins and coming from Mali that arrived in …
Iwol village in the Bédik Country and the Dindefelo waterfall, Senegal Read More »
We begin our trip in Marrakech, one of the most touristic and interesting cities in Morocco. After going through the lightbulb, the parks and the always busy and striking place of Jemaa el Fna we go towards the south by the mountainous road which takes to Tizi n’Test in the Atlas. The Tinmel mosque is …
Overland Trip from Morocco to Senegal (Marrakech-Dakar) Read More »
The city of Saint Louis in north Senegal (UNESCO) with its nice colonial colorful buildings, relaxed atmosphere, very attractive cultural offer and magnificent natural environment, is one of these places you will never wish to leave. History of Saint Louis Founded in 1659, Saint Louis was named in honor of the king of France Luis …
Saint Louis, Senegal, architectural and cultural patrimony Read More »
Discovering Tamberma valley in Togo Situated at the foot of the Atakora mountain range in north-eastern Togo is the region of Kutammaku, home to the Batammariba, a people of ancient traditions. Kutammaku stretches all the way to Benin, where they are called the Somba. Kutammaku (the men who work the land) was declared a UNESCO …
Discover Tamberma valley in Togo, the Batammariba people Read More »
VISA ATTENTION WARNING This entente visa is no longer issued. The countries that were involved no longer accept it. You have to obtain each visa individually. The Benin consulate in Madrid issues at present the touristic visa “ENTENTE”, which allows tourists to travel freely within Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger and Togo. The last …
The mangrove is both an extremely fragile and an important ecosystem for many human communities around the world. We will visit mangroves during our trips in West Africa. Senegal, Gambia and Ivory Coast are two formidable destinations to make interesting canoeing excursions across the labyrinthine channels in the mangrove, discovering a large number of birds …
Mangroves in West Africa, a very important ecosystem Read More »
This is the most eastern region of Ghana, along the border with Togo, which is mostly mountainous. With an extraordinary scenic beauty, impressive waterfalls, tropical forests, lagoons, magnificent valleys and hills makes of the Volta region one of nature’s most attractive spots of the whole Ghana. In the last years, Ghana has emerged as a …
Hiking in the Volta region, Ghana. Trip Ghana, Togo and Benin Read More »
Widely extended over the African continent, majestic, impressive and monumental, the baobab has earned a level of respect that few species in Africa can match. It is believed that baobabs in the continent have their origin in Madagascar, from where some seeds floated up to Africa, where they gave place to different species that under …
Chimpanzees of West Africa The chimpanzees that live in Western Africa have been waking the scientists’ curiosity up for decades. These chimpanzees 4.300 years ago already were using tools of stone to open the fruits with rind, as the nuts or the almonds. The above mentioned tools “to “crack” nuts are used by three communities …
Coming back to Spain at the end of 2013, after our return form holidays, a trip of more than one year across Africa, he had in mind the idea of creating a small travel agency specialized in overland adventure trips in Western Africa for the reason that is one of our favorite parts of the …
Our overland truck is a 1928 Mercedes AS 4 × 4. With its powerful V8 engine and its all-wheel drive with differential lock, it is the ideal vehicle for the type of roads and trails that we will find in our travels in West Africa. Because of it’s durability, reliability, and the fact of being easy to repair, is …
We know how complicated it is often to match holidays with your friends or partner to make together the trip you had in mind for a long time. Too often we see how the vast majority of agencies penalize people travelling alone with big supplements. At Kumakonda we welcome you to our expeditions with no …
Away from hordes of tourism that runs through other parts of the african continent, unknown and often stigmatized, West Africa remains an ideal destination for curious and adventurous travellers, who want to discover the old flavour of yesteryear travel . Through its paths, you will discover an authentic Africa, unusual most of the time, where …
