Note for the Trans Africa Expedition:
Important note on booking
Please note that this journey is an expedition. The description above is not a classic travel description, but a rough route overview 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 special expedition terms and conditions and after official participation confirmation.
No package tour offer
We explicitly point out that this 4x4 expedition is neither a package tour nor a classic off-road vehicle tour.
The price quoted is to be understood solely as a starting price.
According to § 651 of the German Civil Code (BGB), this is not a package tour offer.
Every participant is aware that there are travel warnings or partial travel warnings from the Federal Foreign Office for all countries to be crossed. These notices must be read before booking and are expressly accepted upon participation in the expedition.
Flexible route and destination
The exact course of the expedition - including the kilometers to be traveled and the countries to be crossed - will be individually adjusted to the actual conditions during the trip.
While South Africa is the intended destination, there is no guarantee that it will be reached.
The organizer reserves the right to change or shorten the expedition course in the event of unforeseeable occurrences such as force majeure, political developments, or time constraints.
Adventure instead of fixed route
The starting point is Southern Europe, the intended destination is South Africa - everything in between is part of the adventure.
The entire travel itinerary will be continuously adapted to the local conditions.
Since 2016, we have been conducting Trans Africa expeditions. In accordance with German travel law, we explicitly point out:
This journey is the intention to reach a specific destination - not a guarantee.
Transparency through pre-meeting
All participants will receive the actually planned route as well as all relevant information and insights we have gathered over the last ten years of expedition experience at the pre-meeting of the Trans Africa expedition.
Community and responsibility
One for all, all for one” - that is the motto of this extraordinary adventure journey through Africa.
Team spirit, flexibility, and personal responsibility are essential prerequisites for participation in this expedition.
For a personal conversation, you are also welcome to visit us at the office in the Old Town of Tübingen ,
because HERE is the adventure ;-)
Travel law and the German § bureaucracy:
Due to the German "legal red tape" bureaucracy and regulations, we hereby explicitly point out that traveling is dangerous and this event takes place 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 BGB!
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 accommodation services, transport services, catering services, or any other travel law relevant individual services are provided by OVERCROSS in the sense of a total package! All logistical services such as accommodation, transport, catering, vehicle provision, flights, hotel or lodge bookings, etc. are not part of the expedition and are provided by external providers or borne by the participants themselves.
Thus, there is no package consisting 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, the progress of the trip, the places of overnight stay, and the daily schedules are integral to the character of the expedition and do not constitute a defect.
