Vintage aeroplanes mostly dating from the 1920s and 1930s are shortly due to finish a 13,000km (8,000 miles) rally flying from the Greek island of Crete to Cape Town in South Africa.
The rally began in November and pilots have had adventure-filled journeys. The planes have mostly open cockpits and are equipped with only rudimentary navigation and safety equipment. They landed beside the Egyptian pyramids and flew over Mount Kilimanjaro on the way.
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The rally began in November and pilots have had adventure-filled journeys. The planes have mostly open cockpits and are equipped with only rudimentary navigation and safety equipment. They landed beside the Egyptian pyramids and flew over Mount Kilimanjaro on the way.
Africa travel guide
Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé & Príncipe, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Understand and Survival chapters.
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Driving the Trans-Siberian: The Ultimate Road Trip Across Russia
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Black Sea Circuit: An Adventure Through the Caucasus
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