Ineos Expedition South Africa

[Fab]

We have been selected for the tour, which I hope doesn't turn out to be some sort of golf tour.
I'm afraid there is not a lot of off road driving on this tour.

But maybe they will give me a technical manual?

I'll post some pictures if something interesting happens, Fabio

 

[Jean Mercier]

We have been selected for the tour, which I hope doesn't turn out to be some sort of golf tour.
I'm afraid there is not a lot of off road driving on this tour.

But maybe they will give me a technical manual?

I'll post some pictures if something interesting happens, Fabio

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Never smoke Marlboro while driving

 

[Fab]

For all these years I have been wondering what happened.

 

[TanisIndependentTraders]

So… is anyone going?

sadly today INEOS informed me I'm not worthy but to "stay on the look out for more events"

 

[Shaky]

Yep, think they must have read my post moaning that there has been no communication, less than 24hrs after my post and they send an email out about the avalanche of interest they had and to keep a look out for the next trip.

Based on what they charge for a week, I would think a trip like @Logsplitter did would be about a quarter of a million quid !!

 

[DeepH20]

I'm in! Hopefully, South Africa accepts Texas passports. I expect the offroad driving part will be light, but the timing worked out... and I'm guessing the company will be great!

 

[Fab]

I'm in! Hopefully, South Africa accepts Texas passports. I expect the offroad driving part will be light, but the timing worked out... and I'm guessing the company will be great!

Makes 2 from the forum, see you on Saturday.

 

[DeepH20]

I'm in! Hopefully, South Africa accepts Texas passports. I expect the offroad driving part will be light, but the timing worked out... and I'm guessing the company will be great!

Makes 2 from the forum, see you on Saturday.

Right on!

 

[JonSutton]

As this adventure of a lifetime kicks off in a week and a half, can I have a show of hands who has been selected to go on the trip.

In fact could I have a show of hands from anyone on here who has been contacted by IA over and above the email saying thanks for your interest we will be in touch soon !! It’s a certain fact I haven’t.

I think this must have been organised by the same department who are responsible for the online technical manuals.

Approached, I didn’t reply. IA don’t know I’ve a Grenadier as my wife bought it and it had to be registered in her name per contract.

 

[Old Hokie]

I received a ‘thank you for your interest’ email on Friday,April 26.saying I was not selected. But I am on the list for the next excursion

 

[Shaky]

I am glad to hear that two from our fold have had the call to go. If you haven’t been before you will love the country and the terrain.

It’s certainly an eye opener seeing the culture

Good luck and plenty of photos please.

Not sure if it will help, but Melville & Moon and Tougher are both in Cape Town if you need to get anything and save money. Leave some room in your suitcase though.

@Fab i hope you are not flying with your local airline Lufthansa, they are a complete shower of sh1te !!

 

[[ Adam ]]

If anyone from the US finds themselves at the M&M store in Cape town and is feeling generous - I'm looking to get one of their bedrolls, I can PayPal and arrange shipping once you get back to the US

 

[Fab]

I am glad to hear that two from our fold have had the call to go. If you haven’t been before you will love the country and the terrain.

It’s certainly an eye opener seeing the culture

Good luck and plenty of photos please.

Not sure if it will help, but Melville & Moon and Tougher are both in Cape Town if you need to get anything and save money. Leave some room in your suitcase though.

@Fab i hope you are not flying with your local airline Lufthansa, they are a complete shower of sh1te !!

Tougher had shipped just before I wanted to call them.

We haven’t been in South Africa yet. A lot in north, east (Tanzania is our favourite) and west Africa.
Botswana is nice too.
Namibia is good for self driving. But the influence of white people makes it far less African than other African countries.

We fly KLM.

Fabio

 

[Shaky]

Good luck Fabio, it’s a shame you just missed the parcel dispatch

I don’t mind KLM at all just not Lufthansa, bloody awful company.

You will find it a lot less African than you are probably used to then if you have done those countries, but it is still a great place, with some fantastic people And like anywhere else on earth some not so great people (who need a wide berth).

 

[Jean Mercier]

In fact I also got the invitation to go. I hesitated to apply, but I am rather a lonely traveler, and my feeling it is only a commercial offer, and quite expensive.

And my partner - who lived some years in South Africa with her former husband - would surely not join me, because her mother is very old and needs a lot of attention and care., and she became a Grand Mother some two weeks ago for the first time

I had also already plans to visit my youngest son (again) in Hungary in June and continue (again but longer) to Romania, on my own.

I am also not interested to hire a Grenadier in South Africa, I want to drive MY car, therefore I would have to ship my car, and it is my only car.

I didn't apply.

Anyway, good luck to the lucky ones who are interested and got selected!

 

[Logsplitter]

In fact I also got the invitation to go. I hesitated to apply, but I am rather a lonely traveler, and my feeling it is only a commercial offer, and quite expensive.

And my partner - who lived some years in South Africa with her former husband - would surely not join me, because her mother is very old and needs a lot of attention and care., and she became a Grand Mother some two weeks ago for the first time

I had also already plans to visit my youngest son (again) in Hungary in June and continue (again but longer) to Romania, on my own.

I am also not interested to hire a Grenadier in South Africa, I want to drive MY car, therefore I would have to ship my car, and it is my only car.

I didn't apply.

Anyway, good luck to the lucky ones who are interested and got selected!

Like you Jean I got the invite just after my African travels were finished but I must say group travel with a tour leader isn’t my thing. I much prefer independent travel.

 

[Jean Mercier]

Like you Jean I got the invite just after my African travels were finished ...

In your case it is evident that you don't apply, you will learn nothing and see nothing new, or almost

 

[Fab]

It is going to be the first group travel ever for us.
We have always been traveling on our own with 2 dogs.
This year we actually guided 3 other trucks out of a sandstorm, but went back the day after.
Because we don’t find the time to ship our car to south Africa we thought… what the heck, it’s only ten days, what can go wrong. If we don’t like it we’ll find our own way. Off course we are lucky that we have the money to spend, otherwise we wouldn’t have considered.

We will keep you updated.

Fabio

 

[Shaky]

In fact I also got the invitation to go. I hesitated to apply, but I am rather a lonely traveler, and my feeling it is only a commercial offer, and quite expensive.

And my partner - who lived some years in South Africa with her former husband - would surely not join me, because her mother is very old and needs a lot of attention and care., and she became a Grand Mother some two weeks ago for the first time

I had also already plans to visit my youngest son (again) in Hungary in June and continue (again but longer) to Romania, on my own.

I am also not interested to hire a Grenadier in South Africa, I want to drive MY car, therefore I would have to ship my car, and it is my only car.

I didn't apply.

Anyway, good luck to the lucky ones who are interested and got selected!

From what Logsplitter has told me about shipping costs, you could actually ship yours there and back and still have just under £10000 to play with, comparing it to what the price of this particular trip for two costs.