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We are full-time travelers exploring the outdoors overland-style. Ever since buying the Defender back in 2015 we have been sharing stories online. We started out on Facebook, but soon Instagram and the website came to life as well. Our mission is to inspire others to explore the outdoors and travel the world overland. 

Check out our latest blogs below

Liberpee Review

Liberpee Review

With this Liberpee review it is time to address the taboo of peeing in the wild. Imagine yourself in the desert of Namibia, in search of a toilet because you need to go.

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Travel Essentials

We love to share and inspire! So let’s get going with our lists of Travel Essentials; everything you need or need to know before you set of on your overland expedition.

Rafiki on Tour Backpack Packing List

Rafiki on Tour Backpack Packing List

We are extreme outdoor lovers. It’s as simple as that. Being both overlanders and outdoor geeks at heart, we like to combine both during our travels. To make things as easy (and fun!) for you as they are for us, we compiled a list of things that we always take with us while trekking with our backpacks. We will tell you all about it on this page and if you want to take a closer look, feel free to download the complete list!

Rafiki on Tour Overland Travel Packing List

Rafiki on Tour Overland Travel Packing List

The Rafiki on Tour Overland Travel Packing list contains everything we bring on our travels, from pots and pans to food, from tools to oil and from pencils to items you usually find in your shed.

Gear reviews

We have been traveling overland for over 10 years now; first as parttimers, now as fulltimers. During these years we’ve undertaken dozens of smaller trips and we are currently on our third big expedition. In this time we’ve used a lot of gear in varying quality. Let’s dive in and make sure you spend your money wisely. 

Liberpee Review

Liberpee Review

With this Liberpee review it is time to address the taboo of peeing in the wild. Imagine yourself in the desert of Namibia, in search of a toilet because you need to go.

Aluminum interior build

Aluminum interior build

This is how we went from a 9-person Station Wagon to an off-the-grid overland vehicle. Back in 2015, when we bought the Defender, it was an all-original Land Rover Defender 110 County with space for nine. It was a super cool vehicle to transport a bunch of friends,...

Bambulah Mosquito Net review

Bambulah Mosquito Net review

The people at Bambulah know what they are talking about. With more than 40 different mosquito nets in their collection, which are both functional and decorative, any bed or canopy is now safe from bugs. With the Kasih 4D they have created an item not only useful for...

Travel updates

Our goal is to keep traveling the world, discovering nature and enjoying the beauty of living outdoors. We love to keep you up-to-date.

Five months descending southwards

Five months descending southwards

It’s been five months since we left our homebases, seven month since we said ‘Let’s do this!’ to each other and a mere three and a half months since we actually crossed from Spain to Morocco into another continent. With approximately 15.000 kilometers driven from The...

Africa 2022 – turning a dream into reality

Africa 2022 – turning a dream into reality

Rafiki on Tour is Africa bound! We, Manon and Tobias, will head for Africa with our Land Rover Defender 110 Rafiki! A total of 66 countries are waiting for us! We are turning our dreams into reality and will be exploring the remote corners of the continent! It will be...