Africa is home to some of the world’s largest population flows. The population is young and inclined to engage in all kinds of activities. Like a journey to another world, traveling there is an authentic, powerful and singular experience. Transport from another century and customs from another time are combined in a fast-changing world to create a unique blend. In the continent of everything possible, travel is like moving to a new planet: distances change, currencies change, events change, the weather changes. Confrontation with the dark continent is like no other. The excitement of the trip, the enthusiasm of the locals, the fervor exuded by fellow travelers are ranked among the best compared to other destinations. Travelling in Africa is a unique experience that we recommend to anyone looking for a real trip.

How do you travel in Africa? Is it better to travel alone, in a group or with friends? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? In this article, we take a look at the different ways to travel in Africa, and tell you all about it!

Travelling alone

Advantages:

Freedom of travel

Travelling alone has many advantages, allowing you to be totally independent when it comes to your travels: to visit little-visited sites, to make long city excursions, to modify your travel schedule at your convenience, to improvise meetings with locals to experience authentic moments, or to try out activities that piqued your interest during your visit.

Traveling alone offers a level of comfort rarely found in other forms of travel. You’ll have a guide at your beck and call, dedicated just to you. You’ll have the freedom to ask any questions you may have, without worrying about etiquette or manners.

In Africa, traveling alone is the best way to bond with the people you meet and to recharge your batteries.

Travel experience

Travelling alone is the most truthful way to experience a trip, with no pretense, no external appraisal, leaving you free to appreciate reality as you see it. With your own eyes and judgement, you’ll be able to form your own opinion of this unique continent. This is a real added value, and will enrich the information you will subsequently have at your disposal.
The solo travel experience offers an exclusive service, as you are the only one traveling. If you’re traveling with a guide or driver, this means that he or she will be entirely at your disposal. If you’re your own driver, which is less common when traveling in Africa, it means that you’ll have all the care and attention of your places of residence.

Authentic encounters and resilience

Because man is a social animal, you’ll certainly have to communicate with unknown individuals during your trip. This will increase your chances of making authentic encounters and developing your social fiber. For the more misanthropic, failing to meet people for socializing or information, you’ll be able to chat with your virtual assistant and experiment with artificial intelligence (AI).
Also, your resilience will develop during your trip – being alone for an expansive period of time is not a normal experience for the body, so your body will emerge stronger and more resilient in the face of midlife.

Disadvantages:

Loneliness

We’re not teaching you anything, traveling alone means having no company, which means you won’t have anyone to chat with, nor will you have anyone to rub balm on you.

Exoticism

During your trip, you’ll be asked to eat in public places, restaurants and hotels, and while eating alone is not forbidden, it will be perceived as strangely exotic. To enjoy your meal, we advise you to eat without fanfare.

Travelling with friends

Advantages:

Holiday parade

On vacation, we like to see and be seen; we like to see new landscapes and be seen to enjoy them. Ostentation is the human act of asserting one’s opulence and advantages, and vacationing is part of this reality.
Whether it’s a skiing vacation, a beach vacation, a visit to a historic monument, a camping vacation or simply a bivouac vacation, being seen to relax is part of being on vacation.
Travelling in Africa is no exception to the rule, so by travelling with friends you’re sure to fill this box and have an excellent vacation. People like to mime what they like, so eating at a restaurant table quickly becomes more than a moment of relaxation, it’s a social initiation for all onlookers.
Shape the world to suit you: travel with friends.

Strengthening friendships

A trip is a moment of pleasure and joy. During a trip, you take part in activities, visit parks or museums, enjoy the scenery and the weather. These are all things that can strengthen friendships, as they are intimate moments shared and create bonds.
In fact, it’s during vacations that we create memories, videos, photos and other types of recordings. Sharing vacations is a privileged moment when we get to know and understand each other better. In Africa, it’s all about discovering and adapting together. Whether you’re visiting a city center using local means of transport, going on safari, or visiting parks or natural sites, you’ll have a great time bonding with your friends. Travelling in Africa with your friends is all the more rewarding because Africa is a place where community identity is strong, and this will be well seen.

Reducing costs

Taking a vacation on a foreign continent involves significant travel costs: plane tickets cost money, and so do tourist products such as rooms, attractions, guides and travel. When traveling with friends, it’s possible to share the cost of travel, accommodation and guiding. The cost of travel includes the cost of fuel and rental, but for a trip with friends, these costs are divided by the number of participants. The price of accommodation can also be divided by the number of participants in the trip, provided they share a room. This is an ingenious way of reducing costs, as the accommodation price is an intermediate budget for the trip. As for guiding fees, this is a small budget to be divided by the number of participants.

Disadvantages :

Vacation planning

Travelling with friends means arranging vacation periods, which isn’t always easy to do and can sometimes feel like a headache.

Intensity of the trip

We’re not going to hide from you the fact that traveling with friends is an intense experience. The African continent is no exception to this rule: more than a vacation, you’re in for a high-intensity experience.

Group travel

Advantages:

Low budget

Group travel follows strict guidelines, so it has low costs. Its entry-level trips depart at any time of year and are designed for small budgets. They follow a set schedule and propose to see the main tourist attractions of a given location. Our group tours are by bus and often include safaris, city tours and discovery of local biodiversity. These are entry-level tours, ideal for those who want to travel on a budget. These 15-day trips start at €5,000, including domestic and long-haul flights. It’s the ideal offer for those who don’t want to worry about organization and want to travel on a budget.

Meet new people

Group trips are filled at random: when you make a single booking on a group trip, you don’t know who you’re going with. For the duration of your stay: you travel with new people, your traveling companions, passing friends who will share your travel adventures.
The company of your traveling companions will be shared during your journeys, meals and travel attractions.
Travelling by bus or 4×4 for the duration of the trip is the best time to chat with your fellow travellers and make new acquaintances.

Trip organization

Group trips are products for those who don’t want to take the headache out of seeing the highlights of a tourist destination. They are organized so that the traveler has as little hassle as possible, visits are planned and you always have a guide to direct your journey.
Each day corresponds to a stage of the journey, and the hotels and lodges work closely with your travel agency to ensure that each tourist lacks nothing. At the end of your stay you could send feedback to your agency to point out what you liked and what went less well with you, this helps to improve the running and organization of future trips and will offer even more organization for your eventual return.

Disadvantages :

Flexibility

Group tours are planned from A to Z, leaving little room for change. Unforeseen events often require new vehicles to be hired, and will be billed to the traveller.

Authenticity

Group tours take the beaten track, allowing tourists to see the most important sites of a destination. In the interests of time, however, they sometimes overlook authentic places and activities.