Note for the Trans Africa Expedition:
Important note on booking
Please note that this trip is an expedition. The description above is not a classic travel description, but a rough overview of the route based on experiences from past expeditions.
A booking is only possible after a personal conversation and confirmed participation.
The start fee may only be transferred after reading the specific expedition terms and conditions and receiving official confirmation of participation.
No package travel offer
We expressly point out that this 4x4 expedition is neither a package tour nor a classic off-road vehicle tour.
The stated price is to be understood solely as a starting price.
In accordance with § 651 of the German Civil Code, this is not a package travel offer.
Each participant is aware that there are travel warnings or partial travel warnings from the Foreign Office for all countries to be crossed. These warnings must be read before booking and are expressly accepted with participation in the expedition.
Flexible route and destination
The exact course of the expedition - including the kilometers to be covered and the countries to be crossed - will be individually adjusted to the actual conditions during the trip.
While South Africa is the planned destination, there is no guarantee that it will be reached.
The organizer expressly reserves the right to change or shorten the expedition course in the event of unforeseen events such as force majeure, political developments, or time constraints.
Adventure instead of a fixed route
The starting point is Southern Europe, the planned destination is South Africa - everything in between is part of the adventure.
The entire course of the trip will be continuously adapted to local conditions.
Since 2016, we have been conducting Trans Africa expeditions. In accordance with German travel law, we expressly point out:
This trip is about the intention to reach a specific destination - not a guarantee.
Transparency through pre-meetings
All participants will receive the actual planned route and all relevant information and insights we have gathered in the last ten years of expedition experience during the pre-meeting of the Trans Africa expedition.
Community and responsibility
“One for all, all for one” - this is the motto of this extraordinary adventure trip through Africa.
Team spirit, flexibility, and personal responsibility are essential requirements for participation in this expedition.
For a personal conversation, you are also welcome to visit us in the office in the old town of Tübingen ,
because HERE is the adventure ;-)
Travel law and German bureaucracy:
Due to German "legal complexities," bureaucracy and regulations, we expressly point out that travel can be dangerous, and this event leads through crisis areas and dangerous continents such as Africa and Europe!
This "event" is an expedition and not a package tour in the sense of § 651a of the German Civil Code!
For this reason, the start fee exclusively covers organizational services, such as expedition planning, route options, provision of a guide, as well as communication and emergency equipment.
No overnight stays transport services, catering services, or other travel law relevant individual services will be provided by OVERCROSS as part of a package!
All logistical services such as overnight stays, transport, catering, vehicle provision, flights, hotel or lodge bookings, etc. are not part of the expedition and will be provided by external suppliers or borne by the participants themselves.
Thus, there is no package of at least two main travel services that would lead to a package tour (§651a BGB).
The expedition, therefore, does not fall under package travel law.
Changes to the route, travel progress, overnight stays, and daily routines are integral parts of the expedition character and do not constitute a defect.
