Experience Tusker’s 40 year legacy through a new interactive timeline, moving from Eddie’s first Sahara crossing to Tusker’s latest adventures.
In 40 years of travel across Africa, how has Eddie never failed to cross a border? Put on your game face and dig for your kwachas.
Who says Africa was ruled by African male despots and white European invaders? This badass woman used everything at her disposal to stave off the Portuguese and plant the seed for Angola’s independent future.
At the end of a dotted line on the Kilimanjaro map – at the top of the mountain – is a sign. The newest sign (there have been 3) takes us back to the good old wooden days.
In Part 3 of our series on Kilimanjaro history, we take a look at the role Tusker Trail played in making Kilimanjaro the adventure travel destination it is today.
Carl Akeley’s African expeditions were bloody and brazen, but ironically, aimed at conservation.
This is part 2 of a series of articles on the history and characters that made Kilimanjaro the iconic destination it is today. They were among the first to see the mountain’s majestic complexity, inspiring our quest to walk it and be shaped by it.
Tusker Geografica’s World War II series pays homage to the men whose sacrifice is obscured by time. In part three we revisit the unusual role that Mike Frank played.
The war shaped Mike into a father that would raise two fearless adventures, Tusker founder Eddie Frank and his brother Laurence.