Pre-departure Information

Encounter Overland provided those inquiring about expeditions and expedition members (EMs) with a range of information to help them prepare for the journey – long or short. This page shows samples of the type of assistance and information provided.

Responses to inquiries, connecting travel, insurance …

India Air/Overland Return £155 (around 1969)	The Overlanders Guide to Connecting Travel (1972)	Expedition Insurance – Brief Encounters (undated)
Response from EO Johannesburg to inquiries by South Africans about Asia overlands with information on connecting travel (1974)	Response from EO San Francisco to inquiries from Americans about EO expeditions (1976)

Encounter Overland – Expedition Member Pre-departure Information booklets

The letters/booklets below were sent to Expedition Members to help them prepare for their trips – with information on visas, vaccinations, recommended reading etc. A list of mailing addresses was also provided where family and friends could send letters along the way – mostly care of the Poste Restante facility in post offices of major cities.

If you have a booklet or other pre-departure / trip information to expand the sample set, please get in touch through the Contact page.

Asia

Kathmandu to London March 1975

Kathmandu to London
April 1979

Backroads of Asia 1999

Africa

London to Joburg September 1971	London to Joburg November 1971	London to Joburg November 1973 (mailing list)
London to Joburg November 1980		London to Joburg October 1984
Africa A-Z – London to Capetown (1995)

Further/General Information Booklets

	Further Information booklets were provided to Expedition Members along with the relevant Project Dossier. This booklet dates from 1992.
	General Information pamphlet. This pamphlet dates from around the late 1990s.