Someone had to be the first to travel the length of Africa in an FJ cruiser, and my friend, his wife and Me are currently at it.
Our cars are middle east spec, registered in Saudi Arabia, and we are currently doing the east route via Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. We've spend six months preparing our vehicles in Saudi Arabia and are at the moment in Uganda. Is this the first time an FJ passes the Equator?
Our vehicles (an 2009 Auto & 2011 Manual) both have long range tanks, dual batteries, winches, EMU suspension, rooftent and custom interior for overlanding.
We have 3 months to complete the 12k Kms or so. So far the FJ's have not been trouble free; the Yellow 2009 had a case of bad Ethiopian fuel and stranded in Northern Kenia. I towed it with my FJ over a distance of 150km. Luckily Toyota Nairobi (Kenya) managed to fit a new Fuel pump we DHL'ed from Saudi and we are now back on the road heading south. If all goes to plan, we now expect to reach capetown early May.
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Our cars are middle east spec, registered in Saudi Arabia, and we are currently doing the east route via Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. We've spend six months preparing our vehicles in Saudi Arabia and are at the moment in Uganda. Is this the first time an FJ passes the Equator?
Our vehicles (an 2009 Auto & 2011 Manual) both have long range tanks, dual batteries, winches, EMU suspension, rooftent and custom interior for overlanding.
We have 3 months to complete the 12k Kms or so. So far the FJ's have not been trouble free; the Yellow 2009 had a case of bad Ethiopian fuel and stranded in Northern Kenia. I towed it with my FJ over a distance of 150km. Luckily Toyota Nairobi (Kenya) managed to fit a new Fuel pump we DHL'ed from Saudi and we are now back on the road heading south. If all goes to plan, we now expect to reach capetown early May.
new pictures added in post no.30
new picture added in post no.38
new pictures added in post no.46
new pictures added in post no.54