Travel stories

The Viafro journal.

Long-form stories: a place, its history, how to get there and what it feels like. Every notebook links to the country guide and its sources.

Road trips · Egypt · 2 min

Egypt in 7 days: Cairo, Luxor, Aswan

A day-by-day route from the pyramids of Giza to the temples of Abu Simbel, with an activity sheet, official opening hours and prices for every stage.

Road trips · Kenya · 2 min

Kenya in 10 days: the Maasai Mara, then the coast

A day-by-day route from Nairobi National Park to the plains of the Maasai Mara, then Mombasa and Diani Beach, with an activity sheet and its sources for every stage.

Road trips · South Africa · 2 min

South Africa in 14 days: Cape Town, the Garden Route, Kruger

A day-by-day route from Table Mountain to Kruger National Park by way of the Garden Route, with an activity sheet and its sources for every stage.

Road trips · Senegal · 2 min

Senegal in 7 days: Dakar, the Saloum, Saint-Louis

A day-by-day route from Gorée Island to the Saloum mangroves and the birds of Djoudj, with an activity sheet and its sources for every stage.

Road trips · Tanzania · 2 min

Tanzania and Zanzibar in 10 days

A day-by-day route from the baobabs of Tarangire to the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, then Stone Town and the beaches of Zanzibar, with an activity sheet and its sources for every stage.

Road trips · Tunisia · 2 min

Tunisia in 7 days, from Tunis to Djerba

A day-by-day route from the Medina of Tunis to the troglodyte homes of Matmata and Djerba island, with an activity sheet and its sources for every stage.

Road trips · Mauritius · 2 min

Mauritius in 7 days, beyond the beaches

A day-by-day route from Port Louis to Le Morne Brabant by way of the sacred lake of Grand Bassin and the Seven Coloured Earths, with an activity sheet and its sources for every stage.

Road trips · Namibia · 2 min

Namibia road trip, 14 days

Two weeks from south to north: the Fish River Canyon, Kolmanskop, the dunes of Sossusvlei, the Skeleton Coast, Twyfelfontein and Etosha, with an activity sheet and its sources for every stage.

Road trips · Madagascar · 2 min

Madagascar, the RN7

From the capital to the south-west coast, National Road 7 crosses the highlands, the forests of Ranomafana and the canyons of Isalo. The road’s story, stage by stage, from the sources.

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