4x4 World Explorer, have been Veterans in organizing long distance 4x4 Overland Adventure Expeditions since 1992 and have covered the continents of Asia, Europe, Middle East, West Asia, The Indian Sub Continent, Africa and South America. Since 1992, 35 Overland Adventure 4x4 Expeditions have been completed successfully.
The 2009 & 2010 4x4 World Explorer Series will be covering The Americas, starting from Central America and Mexico from April to June 2009, starting from Costa Rica via Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico to end at Los Angeles, California, USA.
In October 2009, the World Explorer Series will continue its Overland Adventure Expedition in the United States of America, starting from Los Angeles to New York, via Nevada, Colorado, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland. This 4x4 Expedition will end in New York on the end of November 2009.
Our 4x4 Adventure Overland Expedition will then return to New York in the Spring of 2010, to continue the World Explorer Series across Canada, via Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, before re-entering The United States of Alaska. The Overland Expedition will then proceed back to Washington State, Oregon and finish at San Francisco.
The 4x4 World Explorer Series trucks will then be shipped out from USA late Summer 2010 across the Pacific Ocean, to Tianjin, China, to start the Asia Series of the 4x4 World Explorer Overland Adventure Expeditions.
The Asia Series will commence from Spring 2011, Beijing, China, heading into Siberia, Russia to enter Outer Mongolia before re-entering China at Inner Mongolia to proceed to Central China leading to Tibet via the Ridge of the Himalayas, before crossing into Central Asia at Kazakhtan and then to Europe and ending this part of the Asia Series in Paris, France.
The European Series of the 4x4 World Explorer Overland Adventure Expedition will start from the Autumn of 2011, crossing Spain, before ferrying across to North Africa, landing in Morocco. From Tangiers, the convoy will traverse through Western Sahara, Mauritania and end in Dakar, Senegal.
The vehicles will be shipped from Dakar, Senegal to Cape Town, South Africa to start the 4x4 World Explorer series of Overland Adventure Expedition in the Winter of 2011 to Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and ending in Mombasa, Kenya.
At the end of the 4x4 World Explorer Overland Adventure Expedition Series, by the end of 2011, all vehicles will be shipped back to Port Klang, Malaysia to prepare for our next series of 4x4 World Explorer Overland Adventure Expeditions.
Long Live Adventure.
Thomas Foo
Event Director
Friday, January 30, 2009
World Explorer South America 1 Report
WILDERNESS EXPLORER 2 – SOUTH AMERICA 1 (2006)
BACKGROUND
SOUTH AMERICA, discovered by the modern world in the late 14th century by the Spanish and Portuguese, is truly a melting pot of cultures, colours, ethnic native groups, immigrants, sights and sounds all rolled into this very vast, beautiful and contrasting continent. This vast landmass houses the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Surinam and Venezuela.
Situated mostly in the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, north and east by the Atlantic Ocean and North America and northwest by the Caribbean Sea, South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometres and home to more than 380 million people.
In 1494, Portugal and Spain, the two great maritime powers of that time, signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, by which they agreed that all the land outside Europe should be an exclusively ruled by the two countries. Thus, the Spanish language is spoken in all countries of South America, except Brazil who speaks Portuguese. Besides the two main languages, Quechua, Aymara and Guarani are the main Indigenous languages spoken mainly in Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay respectively.
THE EXPEDITION
On 13th October, 2006 a group of 40 adventurers made up of mostly Malaysians, Dutch, Norwegian, Argentinians and a Paraguayan in a convoy of 13 units Expedition modified 4x4s and 4 units Dual Purpose motorcycles, was flagged off from Buenos Aires, by Her Excellency Dato’ Rohana Ramli, the Malaysian Ambassador to Argentina, to embark on a 2-month expedition of Peace, Goodwill and Friendship to 7 countries in South America.
The route covered 22,700 kilometers through Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Chile.
THE ATLANTIC COAST
The Expedition headed north-east from the capital of Argentina, crossing the River Plate delta to Uruguay along the Atlantic Ocean coast to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay and on to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
From Rio, the convoy went westwards inland towards the Parana River bordering Brazil and Paraguay, visiting the UN Heritage site of the mighty Iguazu Falls shared by Brazil and Argentina. On entering Paraguay, the adventurers visited the 2nd largest engineering project in the world at Itaipu Dam spanning across the Parana River, which generates 12.6 million kilowatts of electricity for Brazil and Paraguay.
From Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, the friendship expedition crossed northwards to the Chaco Desert, which only receives a few inches of rain a year, to enter Bolivia, following the Che Guevara route passing through the Indigenious Regions of Sucre, Potosi and Oruro on the way to 4000 metres highland plateau of the Altiplano city of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.
MACHU PICCHU
Taking a ferry across Lake Titicaca, the highest navigatable fresh water lake at 3,812 metres above sea level, the expedition arrived into Peru, heading towards the Sacred Valley of Cusco, the gateway to the world famous UN World Heritage site of Machu Picchu complex of the Incas, which was lost for more than 500 years, only to be re-discovered in 1911 by the American Explorer, Mr Hiram Bingham.
The legendary 'Lost City of Machu Picchu’, built more than 500 years ago is the most important tourist attraction in Peru and one of the world's most impressive archaeological sites drawing some 500,000 foreign visitors a year.
Built by the Incas on the summit of "Machu Picchu" (Old Peak), the whole archaeological complex covers approximately 5 square km overlooking the deep canyon of the Urubamba river’s dense jungle, 120 kilometres from the city of Cusco and at 7,000 feet above sea level.
Machu Picchu, which is the Inca's best kept secret, was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height, with its giant walls, terraces and ramps, which appear as though they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The building style is "late imperial Inca" thought to have been a sanctuary or temple inhabited by high priests and the "Virgins of the Sun" (chosen women). Excavations revealed that of the 135 skeletons found, 109 were women. No signs of post Conquest occupation were unearthed.
Traversing further west, the Wilderness Explorer 2 - South America Expedition, organized by Asia Offroad Centre led by Thomas Foo and Steven Ng, both veterans in numerous expeditions over the last 15 years around the world, headed towards the mega metropolitan city of Lima, the capital of Peru, situated along the Pacific Ocean coast.
THE NAZCA LINES
Going 400 kilometres south to the Nazca Desert, the Nazca plains like a giant map or blueprint left by ancient astronauts, lie the famous Nazca Lines of Peru, associated with the Inca Civilization who many link with alien visitors who still interact with local people to this day.
The high arid plateau covering an area of approximately 450 square kilometres, of sandy desert as well as the slopes of the contours of the Andes has about 300 figures made of straight lines, geometric shapes most clearly visible from the air.
No one has proof on who built them or why. Since their discovery, the Nazca Lines have inspired fantastic explanations from ancient gods, a landing strip for returning aliens, a celestial calendar created by the ancient Nazca civilization -- putting the creation of the lines between 200 BC and 600 AD, used for rituals probably related to astronomy, to confirm the ayllus or clans who made up the population and to determine through ritual their economic functions held up by reciprocity and redistribution, or a map of underground water supplies.
Some of the more clearly visible geometric shapes are a Killer Whale, Wing, Baby Condor, Bird, Spiral, Lizard, Tree, Hands, Spider, Flower, Dog, Astronaut, Triangle, Star, Pelican, Hummingbird, Monkey, Llama and Trapezoids.
THE ANDES
From The Nazca Desert, the expedition crossed the Andes Mountains the 3rd time at the Sajama Volcano mountain pass back into Bolivia.
The Andes run the entire length of South America, from the humid tropics of the Caribbean to the ice fields of Patagonia. The longest north-south mountain range in the world, the Andes encompass a tremendous range of ecosystems and are home to a rich variety of plant and animal species and human communities.
This rugged chain of volcanoes, grasslands, deserts, high altitude lakes and lush forests are home to some of the most diverse habitats on earth. More than 30 spectacular volcanoes occur in the Andes Mountain range with heights ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 feet.
THE UYUNI SALT FLATS OF BOLIVIA
After a grueling 20 hours ascending and descending the Central Andes, the expedition reached Uyuni, the gateway into Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni Salt Flats.
The Salar de Uyuni, a sea of salt, a salt desert, in southwestern Bolivia, was once an inland sea, but the water vanished into the thin dry air of Andean altitude. All that remains is the salt, tens of meters thick, forming the biggest mirror in the world; where the earth blends with the sky.
The 4,085 square miles of salt flats, at 3650 meters high contains 10 billion tons of salt of which less than 25,000 tons is extracted annually. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of South American flamingos - Chilean, James's and Andean.
ATACAMA DESERT
Further south, the salt flats gradually gave way to the Atacama Desert, where the convoy crossed into Chile, at the Andean border post of San Pedro de Atacama, the luanch pad town to the Atacama Desert.
This Desert extending from the Andes mountains to the Pacific Ocean is 15 million years old covering a total area of 180,000 square kilometers.
The Atacama Desert is the driest desert on Earth and is virtually sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes mountains and by coastal mountains. Some weather stations in the Atacama have never received rain. Evidence suggests that the Atacama may not have had any significant rainfall for the past 400 years.
Heading south for 1500 kilometers along the Pan Americana Highway along the Pacific Ocean Coast, we reached Santiago, the capital of Chile.
PATAGONIA
From Santiago, the expedition cut east to cross back to Argentina to begin its journey into the Patagonia, through the picturesque Region of Argentina’s Lake District.
Patagonia is the portion of South America in Argentina and part of Chile made up of the Andes mountains to the west and south and plateaus and low plains to the east.
Most of the region is a vast steppe-like plains, rising in a succession of abrupt terraces about 100 meters (330 feet) at a time, and covered with an enormous bed of shingle almost bare of vegetation. In the hollows of the plains are ponds or lakes of brackish and fresh water. The high rainfall against the western Andes and the low sea surface temperatures offshore give rise to cold and humid air masses, contributing to the ice-fields and glaciers, the largest ice-fields in the Southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica. The most famous and visited Glacier is found at Perito Moreno, about 80 kilometers from the beautiful mountain resort of El Calafate.
The main economic activities are sheep farming, oil extraction and tourism. This region is also home to the one of the world's spectacular adventure races. The southernmost state of Argentina, Tierra del Fuego has the touristic city of Ushuaia, the southern most city in the world. Here, tourists from around the world come by the thousands to enjoy the paradise like scenery of ice-capped mountains, lakes, estuaries and is also the gateway for visits to the Antartica Continent. Truly the entire region of Patagonia can be considered as Paradise on Earth.
THE LAST LEG
From the beautiful resort city of Ushuaia, which was founded as a prison outpost some 300 years ago, the expedition returned to Buenos Aires along the Atlantic Coast, passing through Rio Grande, the Valdes Peninsula, famous for its Whales and Sea Lions, the seaside resort city of Mar del Plata after traversing about 22,700 kilometers in 61 days to the very successful completion of the Widerness Explorer 2 – South America Expedition.
EXPEDITION OFFICIALS
Organizing Chairman : HJ MOHD ISA BIN MOHD SALLEH
Expedition Leader : THOMAS FOO
Expedition Manager : STEVEN NG
Expedition Logistics : MOHAMED ASSIR BIN A. MOHAMED ARIFF
Official Doctor : DR. SHARANJIT SINGH KULDEEP SINGH
Documentary Producer : HASSHIM ABU HANIFAH
Official Photographer : YUSUF BIN MOHAMED HASHIM
Mechanical Chief : NG KEEM CHUAN
BACKGROUND
SOUTH AMERICA, discovered by the modern world in the late 14th century by the Spanish and Portuguese, is truly a melting pot of cultures, colours, ethnic native groups, immigrants, sights and sounds all rolled into this very vast, beautiful and contrasting continent. This vast landmass houses the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Surinam and Venezuela.
Situated mostly in the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, north and east by the Atlantic Ocean and North America and northwest by the Caribbean Sea, South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometres and home to more than 380 million people.
In 1494, Portugal and Spain, the two great maritime powers of that time, signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, by which they agreed that all the land outside Europe should be an exclusively ruled by the two countries. Thus, the Spanish language is spoken in all countries of South America, except Brazil who speaks Portuguese. Besides the two main languages, Quechua, Aymara and Guarani are the main Indigenous languages spoken mainly in Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay respectively.
THE EXPEDITION
On 13th October, 2006 a group of 40 adventurers made up of mostly Malaysians, Dutch, Norwegian, Argentinians and a Paraguayan in a convoy of 13 units Expedition modified 4x4s and 4 units Dual Purpose motorcycles, was flagged off from Buenos Aires, by Her Excellency Dato’ Rohana Ramli, the Malaysian Ambassador to Argentina, to embark on a 2-month expedition of Peace, Goodwill and Friendship to 7 countries in South America.
The route covered 22,700 kilometers through Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Chile.
THE ATLANTIC COAST
The Expedition headed north-east from the capital of Argentina, crossing the River Plate delta to Uruguay along the Atlantic Ocean coast to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay and on to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
From Rio, the convoy went westwards inland towards the Parana River bordering Brazil and Paraguay, visiting the UN Heritage site of the mighty Iguazu Falls shared by Brazil and Argentina. On entering Paraguay, the adventurers visited the 2nd largest engineering project in the world at Itaipu Dam spanning across the Parana River, which generates 12.6 million kilowatts of electricity for Brazil and Paraguay.
From Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, the friendship expedition crossed northwards to the Chaco Desert, which only receives a few inches of rain a year, to enter Bolivia, following the Che Guevara route passing through the Indigenious Regions of Sucre, Potosi and Oruro on the way to 4000 metres highland plateau of the Altiplano city of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.
MACHU PICCHU
Taking a ferry across Lake Titicaca, the highest navigatable fresh water lake at 3,812 metres above sea level, the expedition arrived into Peru, heading towards the Sacred Valley of Cusco, the gateway to the world famous UN World Heritage site of Machu Picchu complex of the Incas, which was lost for more than 500 years, only to be re-discovered in 1911 by the American Explorer, Mr Hiram Bingham.
The legendary 'Lost City of Machu Picchu’, built more than 500 years ago is the most important tourist attraction in Peru and one of the world's most impressive archaeological sites drawing some 500,000 foreign visitors a year.
Built by the Incas on the summit of "Machu Picchu" (Old Peak), the whole archaeological complex covers approximately 5 square km overlooking the deep canyon of the Urubamba river’s dense jungle, 120 kilometres from the city of Cusco and at 7,000 feet above sea level.
Machu Picchu, which is the Inca's best kept secret, was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height, with its giant walls, terraces and ramps, which appear as though they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The building style is "late imperial Inca" thought to have been a sanctuary or temple inhabited by high priests and the "Virgins of the Sun" (chosen women). Excavations revealed that of the 135 skeletons found, 109 were women. No signs of post Conquest occupation were unearthed.
Traversing further west, the Wilderness Explorer 2 - South America Expedition, organized by Asia Offroad Centre led by Thomas Foo and Steven Ng, both veterans in numerous expeditions over the last 15 years around the world, headed towards the mega metropolitan city of Lima, the capital of Peru, situated along the Pacific Ocean coast.
THE NAZCA LINES
Going 400 kilometres south to the Nazca Desert, the Nazca plains like a giant map or blueprint left by ancient astronauts, lie the famous Nazca Lines of Peru, associated with the Inca Civilization who many link with alien visitors who still interact with local people to this day.
The high arid plateau covering an area of approximately 450 square kilometres, of sandy desert as well as the slopes of the contours of the Andes has about 300 figures made of straight lines, geometric shapes most clearly visible from the air.
No one has proof on who built them or why. Since their discovery, the Nazca Lines have inspired fantastic explanations from ancient gods, a landing strip for returning aliens, a celestial calendar created by the ancient Nazca civilization -- putting the creation of the lines between 200 BC and 600 AD, used for rituals probably related to astronomy, to confirm the ayllus or clans who made up the population and to determine through ritual their economic functions held up by reciprocity and redistribution, or a map of underground water supplies.
Some of the more clearly visible geometric shapes are a Killer Whale, Wing, Baby Condor, Bird, Spiral, Lizard, Tree, Hands, Spider, Flower, Dog, Astronaut, Triangle, Star, Pelican, Hummingbird, Monkey, Llama and Trapezoids.
THE ANDES
From The Nazca Desert, the expedition crossed the Andes Mountains the 3rd time at the Sajama Volcano mountain pass back into Bolivia.
The Andes run the entire length of South America, from the humid tropics of the Caribbean to the ice fields of Patagonia. The longest north-south mountain range in the world, the Andes encompass a tremendous range of ecosystems and are home to a rich variety of plant and animal species and human communities.
This rugged chain of volcanoes, grasslands, deserts, high altitude lakes and lush forests are home to some of the most diverse habitats on earth. More than 30 spectacular volcanoes occur in the Andes Mountain range with heights ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 feet.
THE UYUNI SALT FLATS OF BOLIVIA
After a grueling 20 hours ascending and descending the Central Andes, the expedition reached Uyuni, the gateway into Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni Salt Flats.
The Salar de Uyuni, a sea of salt, a salt desert, in southwestern Bolivia, was once an inland sea, but the water vanished into the thin dry air of Andean altitude. All that remains is the salt, tens of meters thick, forming the biggest mirror in the world; where the earth blends with the sky.
The 4,085 square miles of salt flats, at 3650 meters high contains 10 billion tons of salt of which less than 25,000 tons is extracted annually. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of South American flamingos - Chilean, James's and Andean.
ATACAMA DESERT
Further south, the salt flats gradually gave way to the Atacama Desert, where the convoy crossed into Chile, at the Andean border post of San Pedro de Atacama, the luanch pad town to the Atacama Desert.
This Desert extending from the Andes mountains to the Pacific Ocean is 15 million years old covering a total area of 180,000 square kilometers.
The Atacama Desert is the driest desert on Earth and is virtually sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes mountains and by coastal mountains. Some weather stations in the Atacama have never received rain. Evidence suggests that the Atacama may not have had any significant rainfall for the past 400 years.
Heading south for 1500 kilometers along the Pan Americana Highway along the Pacific Ocean Coast, we reached Santiago, the capital of Chile.
PATAGONIA
From Santiago, the expedition cut east to cross back to Argentina to begin its journey into the Patagonia, through the picturesque Region of Argentina’s Lake District.
Patagonia is the portion of South America in Argentina and part of Chile made up of the Andes mountains to the west and south and plateaus and low plains to the east.
Most of the region is a vast steppe-like plains, rising in a succession of abrupt terraces about 100 meters (330 feet) at a time, and covered with an enormous bed of shingle almost bare of vegetation. In the hollows of the plains are ponds or lakes of brackish and fresh water. The high rainfall against the western Andes and the low sea surface temperatures offshore give rise to cold and humid air masses, contributing to the ice-fields and glaciers, the largest ice-fields in the Southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica. The most famous and visited Glacier is found at Perito Moreno, about 80 kilometers from the beautiful mountain resort of El Calafate.
The main economic activities are sheep farming, oil extraction and tourism. This region is also home to the one of the world's spectacular adventure races. The southernmost state of Argentina, Tierra del Fuego has the touristic city of Ushuaia, the southern most city in the world. Here, tourists from around the world come by the thousands to enjoy the paradise like scenery of ice-capped mountains, lakes, estuaries and is also the gateway for visits to the Antartica Continent. Truly the entire region of Patagonia can be considered as Paradise on Earth.
THE LAST LEG
From the beautiful resort city of Ushuaia, which was founded as a prison outpost some 300 years ago, the expedition returned to Buenos Aires along the Atlantic Coast, passing through Rio Grande, the Valdes Peninsula, famous for its Whales and Sea Lions, the seaside resort city of Mar del Plata after traversing about 22,700 kilometers in 61 days to the very successful completion of the Widerness Explorer 2 – South America Expedition.
EXPEDITION OFFICIALS
Organizing Chairman : HJ MOHD ISA BIN MOHD SALLEH
Expedition Leader : THOMAS FOO
Expedition Manager : STEVEN NG
Expedition Logistics : MOHAMED ASSIR BIN A. MOHAMED ARIFF
Official Doctor : DR. SHARANJIT SINGH KULDEEP SINGH
Documentary Producer : HASSHIM ABU HANIFAH
Official Photographer : YUSUF BIN MOHAMED HASHIM
Mechanical Chief : NG KEEM CHUAN
Welcome to The 4x4 World Explorer Series
Welcome to 4x4 World Explorer Expeditions
SOUTH AMERICA (Video) New*- a 7 part series, (each part is about 10 mins) watch the video at www.world-explorer.net if you have some time.
TRANS AFRICA (Video) Hot* - (5 mins) a photo montage presentation of the TransAfrica Expedition at www.world-explorer.net
World-Explorer track record (3 1/2 mins) - watch the video at www.world-explorer.net
Television News - (about 1 min) Short clips of our Event Launches
World-Explorer (Asia Offroad Centre) as organisers of long distance 4x4 and motorcycle adventure expeditions, provides the unique opportunity to explore other countries, on a once in a life time experience, that can change your view of the world. Veterans of Overland Expeditions, rallies, competitions and training with over 15 years experience. Asia Offroad Centre also organises shorter trips around Asia for those with busier schedules.Please explore our site to find out how our expedition team can take you on a journey into some of the most incredible places in the world
SOUTH AMERICA (Video) New*- a 7 part series, (each part is about 10 mins) watch the video at www.world-explorer.net if you have some time.
TRANS AFRICA (Video) Hot* - (5 mins) a photo montage presentation of the TransAfrica Expedition at www.world-explorer.net
World-Explorer track record (3 1/2 mins) - watch the video at www.world-explorer.net
Television News - (about 1 min) Short clips of our Event Launches
World-Explorer (Asia Offroad Centre) as organisers of long distance 4x4 and motorcycle adventure expeditions, provides the unique opportunity to explore other countries, on a once in a life time experience, that can change your view of the world. Veterans of Overland Expeditions, rallies, competitions and training with over 15 years experience. Asia Offroad Centre also organises shorter trips around Asia for those with busier schedules.Please explore our site to find out how our expedition team can take you on a journey into some of the most incredible places in the world
World Explorer South America 2 Report
4 x 4 WORLD EXPLORER – SOUTH AMERICA 2 www.world-explorer.net
Tapirs are interesting-looking animals found uniquely in both Malaysia and South America. The South America 2 expedition by 4x4 World Explorer Snd Bhd uniquely brought interested Malaysians to explore South America!
The World Explorer – South America 2 is the second part of a series of 4x4 expeditions attempting to circumnavigate the world in 4x4 vehicles suitably modified for differing terrain conditions with long-range fuel tank capabilities. Starting with South America 1 in 2006 we visited Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Chile.
The recent South America 2 expedition began in Lima, the capital of Peru where our vehicles arrived by ship from Port Klang, Malaysia. As it turned out, APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) was on at that same time, attended by a strong political presence from Malaysia. This resulted in us being formally invited to attend Malaysian-hosted functions, which also included a flag off from Lima by the Malaysia Ambassador and the Mayor of Lima on 28th November 2008.
From there we headed north along the Pan Americana Highway hugging the coast of the Pacific Ocean passing mainly desert and arid terrain to Ecuador, which turned into a contrasting green haven with fascinating people, if some what shorter in height, and found ourselves winding up the Andean range mountain roads.
Travelling Northwards, after donating medical supplies from Malaysia to a village school near Otavalo (along with kilos of Christmas sweet treats for the children), we then entered the unexpected gem of a country, Columbia which resulted in us traversing the Andean range which forked into three veins, a thrilling drive giving us jungle terrain to snow-capped, active volcanic surroundings which at 4300m above sea level was breathtaking in more ways than one! From there we navigated our way down into the lowlands via the capital Bogotá, home of the famous Gold Museum which contains some of the most beautiful and largest collections of South American gold artifacts and treasures of old. The lowlands then led us into Venezuela with a chaotic border crossing resulting in an immigration, traffic and vehicle inspection experience never to be forgotten! Once finally in Venezuela we were happy and equally amazed to discover that it was cheaper to fill up a 100 litre tank of fuel than to buy a US$2 bottle of water.
After reaching the capital, Caracas, we headed westwards back into Columbia hugging the Caribbean coast, which led us to Cartagena a magical city with great historical significance for the South Americas. This is where our 35 day expedition ended and a few days resting ourselves gave us time to digest the amazing expedition that provided an invaluable insight into this vast, ancient and progressive continent. Our vehicles are now stored there and we are in preparation for part 3 of our next adventure to Central America which will be the first time to this region in our 15 year history of organising expeditions.
Central America, commencing end of April to mid June 2009, will visit the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico and ending at Los Angeles in USA.
Part 4 of World Explorer will start from Los Angeles in October 2009, heading eastwards along the southern states towards New York City and then northwards crossing into Toronto, Canada ending around mid November 2009.
The final part of the World Explorer Americas Series will begin from Toronto and head to Vancouver in April 2010 then going northwards through beautiful British Columbia to Yukon and Alaska (USA), before returning along the Pacific Coast to USA, Washington State, Oregon and California to end this expedition in San Francisco.
From the United States, the expedition vehicles will be shipped across the Pacific Ocean to Tianjin, Northern China to continue into Russia heading towards Europe, Africa and Asia before returning after a 3 year programme back to Malaysia. An adventurous undertaking for people with adventurous spirits.
For those like-minded adventurous spirited people interested in any of our future expeditions then please contact us at:4 x 4 World Explorer, 242-C Jalan Ampang 50450, Kuala Lumpur. Tel +603 4251 2423
Tapirs are interesting-looking animals found uniquely in both Malaysia and South America. The South America 2 expedition by 4x4 World Explorer Snd Bhd uniquely brought interested Malaysians to explore South America!
The World Explorer – South America 2 is the second part of a series of 4x4 expeditions attempting to circumnavigate the world in 4x4 vehicles suitably modified for differing terrain conditions with long-range fuel tank capabilities. Starting with South America 1 in 2006 we visited Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Chile.
The recent South America 2 expedition began in Lima, the capital of Peru where our vehicles arrived by ship from Port Klang, Malaysia. As it turned out, APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) was on at that same time, attended by a strong political presence from Malaysia. This resulted in us being formally invited to attend Malaysian-hosted functions, which also included a flag off from Lima by the Malaysia Ambassador and the Mayor of Lima on 28th November 2008.
From there we headed north along the Pan Americana Highway hugging the coast of the Pacific Ocean passing mainly desert and arid terrain to Ecuador, which turned into a contrasting green haven with fascinating people, if some what shorter in height, and found ourselves winding up the Andean range mountain roads.
Travelling Northwards, after donating medical supplies from Malaysia to a village school near Otavalo (along with kilos of Christmas sweet treats for the children), we then entered the unexpected gem of a country, Columbia which resulted in us traversing the Andean range which forked into three veins, a thrilling drive giving us jungle terrain to snow-capped, active volcanic surroundings which at 4300m above sea level was breathtaking in more ways than one! From there we navigated our way down into the lowlands via the capital Bogotá, home of the famous Gold Museum which contains some of the most beautiful and largest collections of South American gold artifacts and treasures of old. The lowlands then led us into Venezuela with a chaotic border crossing resulting in an immigration, traffic and vehicle inspection experience never to be forgotten! Once finally in Venezuela we were happy and equally amazed to discover that it was cheaper to fill up a 100 litre tank of fuel than to buy a US$2 bottle of water.
After reaching the capital, Caracas, we headed westwards back into Columbia hugging the Caribbean coast, which led us to Cartagena a magical city with great historical significance for the South Americas. This is where our 35 day expedition ended and a few days resting ourselves gave us time to digest the amazing expedition that provided an invaluable insight into this vast, ancient and progressive continent. Our vehicles are now stored there and we are in preparation for part 3 of our next adventure to Central America which will be the first time to this region in our 15 year history of organising expeditions.
Central America, commencing end of April to mid June 2009, will visit the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico and ending at Los Angeles in USA.
Part 4 of World Explorer will start from Los Angeles in October 2009, heading eastwards along the southern states towards New York City and then northwards crossing into Toronto, Canada ending around mid November 2009.
The final part of the World Explorer Americas Series will begin from Toronto and head to Vancouver in April 2010 then going northwards through beautiful British Columbia to Yukon and Alaska (USA), before returning along the Pacific Coast to USA, Washington State, Oregon and California to end this expedition in San Francisco.
From the United States, the expedition vehicles will be shipped across the Pacific Ocean to Tianjin, Northern China to continue into Russia heading towards Europe, Africa and Asia before returning after a 3 year programme back to Malaysia. An adventurous undertaking for people with adventurous spirits.
For those like-minded adventurous spirited people interested in any of our future expeditions then please contact us at:4 x 4 World Explorer, 242-C Jalan Ampang 50450, Kuala Lumpur. Tel +603 4251 2423
Thursday, January 29, 2009
2009 Events
All event details, entry fees, entry forms, etc click www.world-explorer.net
29 APR 2009 - 13 JUN 2009 - Central America Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Baja, USA.
18 OCT 2009 - 2 DEC 2009 - North America Part 1California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, N.Carolina, Virginia, New York, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Colombia
17 MAY 2009 - 11 JUNE 2009 - Biking USACalifornia, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, N. Carolina, Virginia, New York
9 JUNE 2009 - 30 JUNE 2009 - Biking CanadaNew York, Buffalo, Totonto, Sudbury, Sault STE Marie, Thunder Bay, Kenora, Winnepeg, Yorkton, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Kamloops, Vancouver
1 MAY 2010- 15 JUN 2010 - North America Part 2British Colombia, Yukon Territory, Alaska USA, Canada, Washington State, USA, Oregon, California
All event details, entry fees, entry forms, etc click www.world-explorer.net
29 APR 2009 - 13 JUN 2009 - Central America Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Baja, USA.
18 OCT 2009 - 2 DEC 2009 - North America Part 1California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, N.Carolina, Virginia, New York, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Colombia
17 MAY 2009 - 11 JUNE 2009 - Biking USACalifornia, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, N. Carolina, Virginia, New York
9 JUNE 2009 - 30 JUNE 2009 - Biking CanadaNew York, Buffalo, Totonto, Sudbury, Sault STE Marie, Thunder Bay, Kenora, Winnepeg, Yorkton, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Kamloops, Vancouver
1 MAY 2010- 15 JUN 2010 - North America Part 2British Colombia, Yukon Territory, Alaska USA, Canada, Washington State, USA, Oregon, California
Past World Explorer Expeditions
Event #
Year
Name
Event
1
1992
TPM '92
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '92
2
1993
TPM '93
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '93
3
KEMBARA 1
KUALA LUMPUR - VIENTIANE
4
1994
TPM '94
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '94
5
KEMBARA 2
KUALA LUMPUR - KUNMING
6
1995
TPM '95
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '95
7
KEMBARA 3
KUALA LUMPUR - BEIJING
8
SINGHA RALLY
SINGHA SOUTH EAST ASIA RALLY
9
1996
SIME
SILVERSTONE INNER MONGOLIA EXPEDITION
10
SCCAR '96
SILVERSTONE CROSS COUNTRY ASIAN RALLY '96
11
1997
TA 1
SILVERSTONE TRANSAFRICA - CAPE TOWN - CAIRO
12
SCCAR '97
SILVERSTONE CROSS COUNTRY ASIAN RALLY '97
13
HRIE '97
HI-REV INTERNATIONAL 3-DAY ENDURO '97
14
1998
SBR '98
SILVERSTONE BORNEO RALLY '98
15
SCCAR '98
SILVERSTONE CROSS COUNTRY ASIAN RALLY '98
16
HRIE '98
HI-REV INTERNATIONAL 3-DAY ENDURO '98
17
STAT '98
SILVERSTONE TRANS ASIA TROPHY '98
18
1999
CD 1 - YUNNAN
CHINA DISCOVERY 1 - YUNNAN
19
PATI
PASSAGE TO TIBET
20
2000
CD 2 - MONGOLIA
CHINA DISCOVERY 2 - MONGOLIA
21
TRAS 1
TRANS ASIA 1 - INDO CHINA, CHINA
22
SMJ '2000
SILVERSTONE MALAYSIA 4X4 JAMBOREE '2000
23
2001
CD 3 - BEIJING
CHINA DISCOVERY 3 - BEIJING
24
TRAS 2
TRANS ASIA 2 - INDO CHINA, CHINA
25
BIYU '01
BIKING YUNNAN '01
26
2002
MTI
MISSION TO INDIA
27
BIMO '02
BIKING MONGOLIA '02
28
2003
BICHI '03
BIKING CHINA '03
29
TRAS 3
TRANS ASIA 3 - MONGOLIA
30
2004
WE 1
WORLD EXPLORER 1 - XINJIANG, TIBET
31
2005
MIE 1
LONDON - MOSCOW - KUALA LUMPUR
32
BILO '05
BIKING LONDON - KUALA LUMPUR
33
2006
WE 2
WORLD EXPLORER 2 - SOUTH AMERICA
34
BISA '06
BIKING SOUTH AMERICA
35
2007
MIE 2
LONDON - IRAN - KUALA LUMPUR
36
TRAS 4
TRANS ASIA 4 - INDO CHINA, CHINA
37
2008
TA 2
TRANSAFRICA 2 - CAPE TOWN - MOMBASA
Year
Name
Event
1
1992
TPM '92
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '92
2
1993
TPM '93
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '93
3
KEMBARA 1
KUALA LUMPUR - VIENTIANE
4
1994
TPM '94
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '94
5
KEMBARA 2
KUALA LUMPUR - KUNMING
6
1995
TPM '95
TRANS-PEN MALAYSIA '95
7
KEMBARA 3
KUALA LUMPUR - BEIJING
8
SINGHA RALLY
SINGHA SOUTH EAST ASIA RALLY
9
1996
SIME
SILVERSTONE INNER MONGOLIA EXPEDITION
10
SCCAR '96
SILVERSTONE CROSS COUNTRY ASIAN RALLY '96
11
1997
TA 1
SILVERSTONE TRANSAFRICA - CAPE TOWN - CAIRO
12
SCCAR '97
SILVERSTONE CROSS COUNTRY ASIAN RALLY '97
13
HRIE '97
HI-REV INTERNATIONAL 3-DAY ENDURO '97
14
1998
SBR '98
SILVERSTONE BORNEO RALLY '98
15
SCCAR '98
SILVERSTONE CROSS COUNTRY ASIAN RALLY '98
16
HRIE '98
HI-REV INTERNATIONAL 3-DAY ENDURO '98
17
STAT '98
SILVERSTONE TRANS ASIA TROPHY '98
18
1999
CD 1 - YUNNAN
CHINA DISCOVERY 1 - YUNNAN
19
PATI
PASSAGE TO TIBET
20
2000
CD 2 - MONGOLIA
CHINA DISCOVERY 2 - MONGOLIA
21
TRAS 1
TRANS ASIA 1 - INDO CHINA, CHINA
22
SMJ '2000
SILVERSTONE MALAYSIA 4X4 JAMBOREE '2000
23
2001
CD 3 - BEIJING
CHINA DISCOVERY 3 - BEIJING
24
TRAS 2
TRANS ASIA 2 - INDO CHINA, CHINA
25
BIYU '01
BIKING YUNNAN '01
26
2002
MTI
MISSION TO INDIA
27
BIMO '02
BIKING MONGOLIA '02
28
2003
BICHI '03
BIKING CHINA '03
29
TRAS 3
TRANS ASIA 3 - MONGOLIA
30
2004
WE 1
WORLD EXPLORER 1 - XINJIANG, TIBET
31
2005
MIE 1
LONDON - MOSCOW - KUALA LUMPUR
32
BILO '05
BIKING LONDON - KUALA LUMPUR
33
2006
WE 2
WORLD EXPLORER 2 - SOUTH AMERICA
34
BISA '06
BIKING SOUTH AMERICA
35
2007
MIE 2
LONDON - IRAN - KUALA LUMPUR
36
TRAS 4
TRANS ASIA 4 - INDO CHINA, CHINA
37
2008
TA 2
TRANSAFRICA 2 - CAPE TOWN - MOMBASA
World Explorer Central America & Mexico
ITINERARY
29 Apr : KLIA – Los Angeles
30 Apr : LA – San Jose, Costa Rica
30 Apr – 2 May : San Jose
3 May : Penas Blancas
4~5 May : Managua, Nicaragua
6~7 May : Tegucigalpa, Honduras
8 May : Santa Rosa Copan
9~10 May : Guatemala City, Guatemala
11~12 May : Antigua
13~14 May : Lago Atitlan
15 May : Coban
16 May : Santa Elena
17 May : Belize City, Belize
18 May : Tulum, Mexico
19 May : Cancun
20~21 May : Chichen Itza
22 May : Merida, Mexico
23 May : Campeche
24~25 May : Palenque
26 May : San Cristobal Las Casas
27~28 May : Oaxaca
29 May : Acapulco
30 May ~ 1 Jun : Mexico City
2 Jun : Guadalajara
3 Jun : Mazatlan, SL
4 Jun : Los Mochis
5~6 Jun : La Paz, Baja
7 Jun : Loreto
8 Jun : Guerrero Negero
9 Jun : El Rosario
10 Jun : Tijuana
11~13 Jun : Los Angeles
13 Jun : Los Angeles - KLIA
Organized by Asia Offroad Centre
The Route
CENTRAL AMERIICA…..
With the success of conquering South
America TWICE !!!, in the year 2006 and again
in 2008... Central America is the only logical
next destination.
Part 2 of the 4 part series, Central America will
start where South America 2 finished in 2008.
29th April 2009, participants fly to San Jose,
Capital of Costa Rica, kicking off 46 Days of
amazing Adventure. Drive north through
exotic Central America, Mexico, Baja and
onwards to the west coast city of Los Angeles,
USA most prominent center of culture,
technology, and international trade.
The final 2 parts of North America series will be Los
Angeles – Vancouver followed by Vancouver - Alaska
- Los Angeles. Scheduled for middle thru end of 2009.
Participants can opt for either whole / part / sector
that best suit his / her interest. Whatever the choice....
Set your mind free for an experience beyond your
dreams......
The Ultimate
Journey of
Adventure,
Discovery
and Friendship.
ORGANIZER
ASIA OFFROAD CENTRE SDN. BHD.
242-C Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03 – 4251 2423
Fax : 03 – 4251 2878
www.world-explorer.net
LOS ANGELES
Tulum
Acapulco
La Paz,
Baja
San
Diego
Mexico City
Sector #3 Sector #2 Sector #1
29 Apr : KLIA – Los Angeles
30 Apr : LA – San Jose, Costa Rica
30 Apr – 2 May : San Jose
3 May : Penas Blancas
4~5 May : Managua, Nicaragua
6~7 May : Tegucigalpa, Honduras
8 May : Santa Rosa Copan
9~10 May : Guatemala City, Guatemala
11~12 May : Antigua
13~14 May : Lago Atitlan
15 May : Coban
16 May : Santa Elena
17 May : Belize City, Belize
18 May : Tulum, Mexico
19 May : Cancun
20~21 May : Chichen Itza
22 May : Merida, Mexico
23 May : Campeche
24~25 May : Palenque
26 May : San Cristobal Las Casas
27~28 May : Oaxaca
29 May : Acapulco
30 May ~ 1 Jun : Mexico City
2 Jun : Guadalajara
3 Jun : Mazatlan, SL
4 Jun : Los Mochis
5~6 Jun : La Paz, Baja
7 Jun : Loreto
8 Jun : Guerrero Negero
9 Jun : El Rosario
10 Jun : Tijuana
11~13 Jun : Los Angeles
13 Jun : Los Angeles - KLIA
Organized by Asia Offroad Centre
The Route
CENTRAL AMERIICA…..
With the success of conquering South
America TWICE !!!, in the year 2006 and again
in 2008... Central America is the only logical
next destination.
Part 2 of the 4 part series, Central America will
start where South America 2 finished in 2008.
29th April 2009, participants fly to San Jose,
Capital of Costa Rica, kicking off 46 Days of
amazing Adventure. Drive north through
exotic Central America, Mexico, Baja and
onwards to the west coast city of Los Angeles,
USA most prominent center of culture,
technology, and international trade.
The final 2 parts of North America series will be Los
Angeles – Vancouver followed by Vancouver - Alaska
- Los Angeles. Scheduled for middle thru end of 2009.
Participants can opt for either whole / part / sector
that best suit his / her interest. Whatever the choice....
Set your mind free for an experience beyond your
dreams......
The Ultimate
Journey of
Adventure,
Discovery
and Friendship.
ORGANIZER
ASIA OFFROAD CENTRE SDN. BHD.
242-C Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03 – 4251 2423
Fax : 03 – 4251 2878
www.world-explorer.net
LOS ANGELES
Tulum
Acapulco
La Paz,
Baja
San
Diego
Mexico City
Sector #3 Sector #2 Sector #1
Personal Packing Checklist
WORLD EXPLORER EXPEDITIONS
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY OK NOTES
A) BAG & BACK-PACKS
1 Day Pack with shoulder straps, multi pockets 1 Sponsored
2 Strong Bag with Rollers, Carrying handles 1
B) HEAD, BODY & FEET
1 Baseball Cap 1 Sponsored
2 Bandana 1 Sponsored
3 Round Neck T-shirt 8 Sponsored
4 Polo Collar T-shirt 3 Sponsored
5 Short sleeve Adventure Shirt with 2 pockets 2 Sponsored
6 Long sleeve Adventure Shirt with 2 pockets 1 Sponsored
7 Light Jacket 1 Sponsored
8 Winter Jacket ( water repelling ) 1 With Lining
9 Vest with multi pockets 1 Light weight
10 Cotton Short Adventure Pants with side pockets 1
11 Cotton Long Adventure Pants with side pockets 3
12 1 1/2" width solid leather belt (strong buckle) 1
13 Thermal Underwear (top & bottom) 2
14 Driving Gloves (finger feel) 1 Thin, soft leather
15 Cold Winter Gloves 1
16 Thick cotton socks (shin height) 10
17 Sun Glasses 1
18 Spare Spectacles (if applicable) 1
19 Sandals with strong ankle straps 1 Anti slip sole
20 Light leather/canvas shoes, ankle height 1 Mud Terrain Sole
21 High leather boots, shin height 1 Mud Terrain Sole
C) EQUIPMENT
1 Spare Car Keys 3
2 Waterproof watch with temperature, altimeter, compass 1 Suunto or Casio
3 Multi purpose tool 1 Leatherman Or Gerber
4 Hand torch / Head lamp with spare batteries 1 AA Batteries
5 Hand held CB Radio (UHF 477 MHz - 16 channels) 1 AOC Loan
6 GSM Hand phone 1 012 / 019
7 Strong garbage bag for water proofing, laundry 1 Thicker type
D) MEDICINES to be easily accessible
1 Personal medicines & Toiletries 1
2 Lip gloss & Sun Black Lotion 1 UV protection
3 Insect Repellant 1 Sponsored
4 Antiseptic Cream or Spray for bites, burns, cuts 1 Stingose, Burnol
5 Medicated plasters 1
6 Dehydration salts with Vitamin C 1
7 Anti Malaria tablets (to be taken before event) 1 Check with Doctor
8 Stomach upset tablets 1
9 Multi Vitamins e.g. Pharmaton 1
PERSONAL PACKING CHECKLIST - RECOMMENDED
THE
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY OK NOTES
A) BAG & BACK-PACKS
1 Day Pack with shoulder straps, multi pockets 1 Sponsored
2 Strong Bag with Rollers, Carrying handles 1
B) HEAD, BODY & FEET
1 Baseball Cap 1 Sponsored
2 Bandana 1 Sponsored
3 Round Neck T-shirt 8 Sponsored
4 Polo Collar T-shirt 3 Sponsored
5 Short sleeve Adventure Shirt with 2 pockets 2 Sponsored
6 Long sleeve Adventure Shirt with 2 pockets 1 Sponsored
7 Light Jacket 1 Sponsored
8 Winter Jacket ( water repelling ) 1 With Lining
9 Vest with multi pockets 1 Light weight
10 Cotton Short Adventure Pants with side pockets 1
11 Cotton Long Adventure Pants with side pockets 3
12 1 1/2" width solid leather belt (strong buckle) 1
13 Thermal Underwear (top & bottom) 2
14 Driving Gloves (finger feel) 1 Thin, soft leather
15 Cold Winter Gloves 1
16 Thick cotton socks (shin height) 10
17 Sun Glasses 1
18 Spare Spectacles (if applicable) 1
19 Sandals with strong ankle straps 1 Anti slip sole
20 Light leather/canvas shoes, ankle height 1 Mud Terrain Sole
21 High leather boots, shin height 1 Mud Terrain Sole
C) EQUIPMENT
1 Spare Car Keys 3
2 Waterproof watch with temperature, altimeter, compass 1 Suunto or Casio
3 Multi purpose tool 1 Leatherman Or Gerber
4 Hand torch / Head lamp with spare batteries 1 AA Batteries
5 Hand held CB Radio (UHF 477 MHz - 16 channels) 1 AOC Loan
6 GSM Hand phone 1 012 / 019
7 Strong garbage bag for water proofing, laundry 1 Thicker type
D) MEDICINES to be easily accessible
1 Personal medicines & Toiletries 1
2 Lip gloss & Sun Black Lotion 1 UV protection
3 Insect Repellant 1 Sponsored
4 Antiseptic Cream or Spray for bites, burns, cuts 1 Stingose, Burnol
5 Medicated plasters 1
6 Dehydration salts with Vitamin C 1
7 Anti Malaria tablets (to be taken before event) 1 Check with Doctor
8 Stomach upset tablets 1
9 Multi Vitamins e.g. Pharmaton 1
PERSONAL PACKING CHECKLIST - RECOMMENDED
THE
Camping Checklist
WORLD EXPLORER EXPEDITIONS
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY OK NOTES
A) SLEEPING
1 Dome Tent with Full flysheet 1 4 - man capacity
2 Sleeping Bag for 0 deg Celsius 2 Hollow fiber, Duck feather
3 Waterproof Bed-roll and Air Pillow 1 8-10 mm thick
4 Ground sheet 1 9' x 12'
B) LIGHTING
1 Lantern with batteries 1 Spare Batteries
2 Head Lamp with batteries 1 Spare Batteries
C) COOKING
1 Tag box for cooking equipment 1 Strong walls, clips
2 Gas stove 1 Camping gaz
3 Water container ( 20 Liters ) 1 Jerry can
4 Pot, Frying pan, Kettle 1 Non stick, lightweight
5 Plates, Bowls, Mugs 3
6 Utensils, Cutleries & Knives 1 Stainless steel, wooden
7 Heavy duty paper towels for cleaning 2 Kitchen towels
8 Heavy duty rubbish bag 10
D) FURNITURE ( OPTIONAL )
1 Folding Table & Chairs 1 Aluminum
E) SUGGESTED CAMPING FOOD
1 Strong Tag boxes (Clearly marked contents) 2 Strong walls, clips
FLUIDS & VITAMINS
2 Drinking water ( 1.5 liter ) 12
3 Fruit juice ( 1 litre ) 3
4 Tea, Milo, Beverage 30 Sachets
CARBOHYDRATE & PROTEIN
5 Instant Cup / Bowl noodles 20
6 Rice ( 2 kg ) 1
7 Baked Beans ( 500 gms ) 3 Cans
8 Vegetable, Mushroom soup 6 Sachets
9 Sausage ( 500 gms ) 3 Vacum pack
10 Corned beef or Dried meat ( 500 gms ) 3 Cans
11 Sardines, Black beans fish ( 500 gms ) 3 Cans
12 Curry Chicken / Beef 3 Cans
SNACKS
13 Dried fruit (raisins) ( 2 kg ) 2
14 Cheese & Biscuits ( 500 gms ) 3 Sachets
15 Salted peanuts or cashew nuts ( 100 - 200 gms ) 20
16 Sweet biscuits, Muesli / Uncle Toby's Bars, Power Bars ( 2 kg ) 3 Different variety
17 Potato Crisp 10
CAMPING EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY OK NOTES
A) SLEEPING
1 Dome Tent with Full flysheet 1 4 - man capacity
2 Sleeping Bag for 0 deg Celsius 2 Hollow fiber, Duck feather
3 Waterproof Bed-roll and Air Pillow 1 8-10 mm thick
4 Ground sheet 1 9' x 12'
B) LIGHTING
1 Lantern with batteries 1 Spare Batteries
2 Head Lamp with batteries 1 Spare Batteries
C) COOKING
1 Tag box for cooking equipment 1 Strong walls, clips
2 Gas stove 1 Camping gaz
3 Water container ( 20 Liters ) 1 Jerry can
4 Pot, Frying pan, Kettle 1 Non stick, lightweight
5 Plates, Bowls, Mugs 3
6 Utensils, Cutleries & Knives 1 Stainless steel, wooden
7 Heavy duty paper towels for cleaning 2 Kitchen towels
8 Heavy duty rubbish bag 10
D) FURNITURE ( OPTIONAL )
1 Folding Table & Chairs 1 Aluminum
E) SUGGESTED CAMPING FOOD
1 Strong Tag boxes (Clearly marked contents) 2 Strong walls, clips
FLUIDS & VITAMINS
2 Drinking water ( 1.5 liter ) 12
3 Fruit juice ( 1 litre ) 3
4 Tea, Milo, Beverage 30 Sachets
CARBOHYDRATE & PROTEIN
5 Instant Cup / Bowl noodles 20
6 Rice ( 2 kg ) 1
7 Baked Beans ( 500 gms ) 3 Cans
8 Vegetable, Mushroom soup 6 Sachets
9 Sausage ( 500 gms ) 3 Vacum pack
10 Corned beef or Dried meat ( 500 gms ) 3 Cans
11 Sardines, Black beans fish ( 500 gms ) 3 Cans
12 Curry Chicken / Beef 3 Cans
SNACKS
13 Dried fruit (raisins) ( 2 kg ) 2
14 Cheese & Biscuits ( 500 gms ) 3 Sachets
15 Salted peanuts or cashew nuts ( 100 - 200 gms ) 20
16 Sweet biscuits, Muesli / Uncle Toby's Bars, Power Bars ( 2 kg ) 3 Different variety
17 Potato Crisp 10
CAMPING EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST
Personal Preparation
WORLD EXPLORER EXPEDITIONS
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY OK NOTES
A) Personal
1 Completed Application Forms Original 1 1 set per participant
2 Photographs - Passport size Color Original 10
3 Int. Passport Color Scan 6
> Photo, Number & Expiry Page
4 1 page - Color Scan Color Scan 6
> Business Card
> MyKad - 2 sides For Malaysians Only
> National Driving Licence - 2 sides
5 International Driving Permit Photocopy 1
6 Medical Check-up Report Photocopy 1
7 Vaccination Booklet Photocopy 1
8 PA Insurance Policy Photocopy 1 for Reports Submission
9 Completed Indemnity Agreement Original 1 1 set per participant
B) VEHICLE
1 FIA AIT CARNET de PASSAGE Original 1 for Entry Permits
2 Vehicle Registration - 2 sides Color Scan 6 for Entry Permits
3 Authorisation Letter to use Vehicle Original 6 for Entry Permits
4 Insurance Policy or Cover Note Photocopy 6 for Entry Permits
5 Vehicle Photograph - front angle view 4R size 6 for Entry Permits
6 Equipment List - Computer, VCD, GPS Original 6 for Customs Declaration
C) VACCINATION
1 Hepatitis A Injection 1
2 Hepatitis B Injection 1
3 Yellow Fever Injection 1
4 Meningitis Injection 1
5 Tetanus Injection 1
6 Typhoid Injection 1
7 Malaria Oral Tablets 1
DOCUMENTS & VACCINATION CHECKLIST
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY OK NOTES
A) Personal
1 Completed Application Forms Original 1 1 set per participant
2 Photographs - Passport size Color Original 10
3 Int. Passport Color Scan 6
> Photo, Number & Expiry Page
4 1 page - Color Scan Color Scan 6
> Business Card
> MyKad - 2 sides For Malaysians Only
> National Driving Licence - 2 sides
5 International Driving Permit Photocopy 1
6 Medical Check-up Report Photocopy 1
7 Vaccination Booklet Photocopy 1
8 PA Insurance Policy Photocopy 1 for Reports Submission
9 Completed Indemnity Agreement Original 1 1 set per participant
B) VEHICLE
1 FIA AIT CARNET de PASSAGE Original 1 for Entry Permits
2 Vehicle Registration - 2 sides Color Scan 6 for Entry Permits
3 Authorisation Letter to use Vehicle Original 6 for Entry Permits
4 Insurance Policy or Cover Note Photocopy 6 for Entry Permits
5 Vehicle Photograph - front angle view 4R size 6 for Entry Permits
6 Equipment List - Computer, VCD, GPS Original 6 for Customs Declaration
C) VACCINATION
1 Hepatitis A Injection 1
2 Hepatitis B Injection 1
3 Yellow Fever Injection 1
4 Meningitis Injection 1
5 Tetanus Injection 1
6 Typhoid Injection 1
7 Malaria Oral Tablets 1
DOCUMENTS & VACCINATION CHECKLIST
Vehicle Preparation
WORLD EXPLORER EXPEDITIONS
THE AMERICAS
4 x 4 VEHICLE : MINIMUM 2400 CC DIESEL / PETROL ENGINES.
VEHICLE PREPARATIONS : R = Recommended, O = Optional
A) FRONT END R / O Notes
1 1 pc Windscreen R Laminated MSG
2 1 unit Bull/Winch Bar R Steel/ Alloy c/w 2 Tow-eyes, 2 Jacking points
3 2 pcs Fog Spot Lights R 100 Watts Halogen (Spread beam)
4 1 unit Electric Winch O Minimum 8000 ibs
B) BODY SIDE
1. L & R Side-step Bars O Chassis Frame mounted c/w 2 Jacking points
C) BACK END
1 1 pc Can
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS ……cont'd R / O Notes
I) CABIN
1 1 set ICOM VHF Radio R On-Board, 144 - 148 Mhz, 50 Watts minimum
2 1 set HYT / MOTOROLA UHF Radio O On-Board, 477 Mhz, 25 Watts minimum
2 1 set GARMIN GPS O Route Maps downloaded
3 1 unit Map Light O 5 Watts c/w on/off Switch
4 1 set First Aid Kit R Refer to separate cover
5 2 pcs Fire Extinguisher R Clip-on, 1.5 kg ABC Dry Powder
7 1 unit Cargo Barrier R Steel netting (for Wagons)
6 1 pc Small Hammer O Clip-on, Emergency Hammer painted in Bright Orange
8 2 units Hand Torch O Clip-on, Minimum 3-C cell size c/w spare batteries
9 1 unit Power Socket O 3-way Cigarette Lighter Power Outlet
10 1 pc Storage Net O Expanded Nylon Mesh on inside roof panel
11 4 pcs Storage Boxes O Waterproof
12 1 pc Bottle Tray O Wire Mesh to hold 3 x 1.5 liter Water Bottles
13 1pc Rubbish Bin O S-hooks to hold Rubbish Bag
14 1pc Note Pad O Plastic Sheet for Writing Pad & Pen
J) RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
1 1 set Recovery Kit O Chain, Trunk Strap, Snatch Block, Shackles, Gloves
2 1 pc Snatch Strap O 3" x 30' x 33,000 Ibs rated
3 1 pc Hi-Lift Jack O 1.0 m length and 6" x 12" Base Plate
K) SPARE PARTS
1 3 sets Spare Keys R 1 set for each member in vehicle
2 3 sets All Filters R Fuel, Air & Engine Oil
3 1 set All Tensioner Bearings R Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
4 1 set Radiator Hoses R Top & Bottom
5 1 set All Fuses and Bulbs R
6 1 set Brake and Clutch Repair Kit R
7 1 set Radiator Repair Kit R
8 1 set Power Steering Pump R
9 1 set Centre Bolts for Leaf Springs R if applicable
10 6 sets Wheel Studs and Wheel Nuts R Front & Back wheels
11 2 pcs Steering Tie-rod Ends R
12 2 sets Wiper Blades R
13 1 set Tire Wrench and Tool Kit R
14 1 set Fuel Booster O Sufficient for 23,000 Kilometers
15 1 pc Fuel & Water Separator O
16 1 set All Belts O Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
17 1 set All Brake Pads O Front & Back wheels
18 1 set Brake Cylinders O Front & Back wheels
19 1 liter Brake and ATF Fluids O
20 5 liters Engine Oil O
21 4 liters Gearbox Oil O
22 2 liters Axle/LSD Oil O
23 1 pack Anti Freeze Coolant O
24 1 set Shock Absorbers and Bushes O
25 1 set Radiator, Fuel, Engine Oil Cap O
26 1 pc Emergency Windscreen Film O
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND REQUIRED PREPARATION, SERVICING WILL BE RECOMMENDED
BY THE EXPEDITION'S OFFICIAL MECHANIC PRIOR TO SHIPMENT.opy O Reinforced Fiberglass c/w Lock (Pick-up trucks)
2 1 pc Bumper Bar O Steel c/w 2 Tow-eyes, 2 hi-lift jack points
3 1 pc Jerry Can Carrier R Swing Arm & Lock
4 1 pc Jerry Can R 20 liters, Non-Static, Polyurethane
5 1 pc Pintle Hook or Tow Eye R Forged Steel, Top Open
D) ROOF
1 1 pc Roof Rack O 3/4 length of roof, steel or aluminum
2 1 pc Spider Bungee Net O 3/8" diameter
3 1 pc Canvas Cover O Waterproof Canvas
4 2 pcs Front Spot Lights O 55 Watts (Pencil Beam) Normal Spec.
5 1 pc Left Spot Light O 55 Watts (Spread Beam) "
6 1 pc Right Spot Light O 55 Watts (Spread Beam) "
7 1 pc Back Sport Light O 55 Watts (Spread Beam) "
E) SUSPENSION SYSTEM
1 1 set Upgraded System O Springs & Shock Absorbers
2 1 set Upgraded Bushing O Springs & Shock Absorbers
3 Check King Pins & Ball Joints R
F) TYRES
1 1 set New Wheel Bearings R Front and Rear Wheels
2 1 set New Brake Pads & Calipers R Front and Rear Wheels
3 6 pcs All Terrain or Mud Terrain R 31 - 33" diameter
G) ENGINE COMPARTMENT
1 1 set Serviced Alternator R New Carbon Brushes
2 1 set Serviced Starter Motor R New Carbon Brushes
3 1 set New Battery R N 70 Z
4 1 set New Belts R Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
5 1 set New Bearings R Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
6 1 set New Oils R Engine, Transmission, Axle
7 1 set New Fluids R Brake, Clutch, Power Steering
8 1 set New Filters R Fuel, Air and Engine Oil
9 Check Wiring R Electrical System
10 Check all Rubber Mountings R Engine, Gearbox, Exhaust
H) UNDER CARRIAGE
1 1 set New Oil Seals R Axles, Gear Box, Propellor Shaft
2 1 set New Universal Joints R
3 Check Drive Shaft Dust Covers R
4 Check Tie-Rod Ends R Steering Columns
THE AMERICAS
4 x 4 VEHICLE : MINIMUM 2400 CC DIESEL / PETROL ENGINES.
VEHICLE PREPARATIONS : R = Recommended, O = Optional
A) FRONT END R / O Notes
1 1 pc Windscreen R Laminated MSG
2 1 unit Bull/Winch Bar R Steel/ Alloy c/w 2 Tow-eyes, 2 Jacking points
3 2 pcs Fog Spot Lights R 100 Watts Halogen (Spread beam)
4 1 unit Electric Winch O Minimum 8000 ibs
B) BODY SIDE
1. L & R Side-step Bars O Chassis Frame mounted c/w 2 Jacking points
C) BACK END
1 1 pc Can
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS ……cont'd R / O Notes
I) CABIN
1 1 set ICOM VHF Radio R On-Board, 144 - 148 Mhz, 50 Watts minimum
2 1 set HYT / MOTOROLA UHF Radio O On-Board, 477 Mhz, 25 Watts minimum
2 1 set GARMIN GPS O Route Maps downloaded
3 1 unit Map Light O 5 Watts c/w on/off Switch
4 1 set First Aid Kit R Refer to separate cover
5 2 pcs Fire Extinguisher R Clip-on, 1.5 kg ABC Dry Powder
7 1 unit Cargo Barrier R Steel netting (for Wagons)
6 1 pc Small Hammer O Clip-on, Emergency Hammer painted in Bright Orange
8 2 units Hand Torch O Clip-on, Minimum 3-C cell size c/w spare batteries
9 1 unit Power Socket O 3-way Cigarette Lighter Power Outlet
10 1 pc Storage Net O Expanded Nylon Mesh on inside roof panel
11 4 pcs Storage Boxes O Waterproof
12 1 pc Bottle Tray O Wire Mesh to hold 3 x 1.5 liter Water Bottles
13 1pc Rubbish Bin O S-hooks to hold Rubbish Bag
14 1pc Note Pad O Plastic Sheet for Writing Pad & Pen
J) RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
1 1 set Recovery Kit O Chain, Trunk Strap, Snatch Block, Shackles, Gloves
2 1 pc Snatch Strap O 3" x 30' x 33,000 Ibs rated
3 1 pc Hi-Lift Jack O 1.0 m length and 6" x 12" Base Plate
K) SPARE PARTS
1 3 sets Spare Keys R 1 set for each member in vehicle
2 3 sets All Filters R Fuel, Air & Engine Oil
3 1 set All Tensioner Bearings R Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
4 1 set Radiator Hoses R Top & Bottom
5 1 set All Fuses and Bulbs R
6 1 set Brake and Clutch Repair Kit R
7 1 set Radiator Repair Kit R
8 1 set Power Steering Pump R
9 1 set Centre Bolts for Leaf Springs R if applicable
10 6 sets Wheel Studs and Wheel Nuts R Front & Back wheels
11 2 pcs Steering Tie-rod Ends R
12 2 sets Wiper Blades R
13 1 set Tire Wrench and Tool Kit R
14 1 set Fuel Booster O Sufficient for 23,000 Kilometers
15 1 pc Fuel & Water Separator O
16 1 set All Belts O Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
17 1 set All Brake Pads O Front & Back wheels
18 1 set Brake Cylinders O Front & Back wheels
19 1 liter Brake and ATF Fluids O
20 5 liters Engine Oil O
21 4 liters Gearbox Oil O
22 2 liters Axle/LSD Oil O
23 1 pack Anti Freeze Coolant O
24 1 set Shock Absorbers and Bushes O
25 1 set Radiator, Fuel, Engine Oil Cap O
26 1 pc Emergency Windscreen Film O
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND REQUIRED PREPARATION, SERVICING WILL BE RECOMMENDED
BY THE EXPEDITION'S OFFICIAL MECHANIC PRIOR TO SHIPMENT.opy O Reinforced Fiberglass c/w Lock (Pick-up trucks)
2 1 pc Bumper Bar O Steel c/w 2 Tow-eyes, 2 hi-lift jack points
3 1 pc Jerry Can Carrier R Swing Arm & Lock
4 1 pc Jerry Can R 20 liters, Non-Static, Polyurethane
5 1 pc Pintle Hook or Tow Eye R Forged Steel, Top Open
D) ROOF
1 1 pc Roof Rack O 3/4 length of roof, steel or aluminum
2 1 pc Spider Bungee Net O 3/8" diameter
3 1 pc Canvas Cover O Waterproof Canvas
4 2 pcs Front Spot Lights O 55 Watts (Pencil Beam) Normal Spec.
5 1 pc Left Spot Light O 55 Watts (Spread Beam) "
6 1 pc Right Spot Light O 55 Watts (Spread Beam) "
7 1 pc Back Sport Light O 55 Watts (Spread Beam) "
E) SUSPENSION SYSTEM
1 1 set Upgraded System O Springs & Shock Absorbers
2 1 set Upgraded Bushing O Springs & Shock Absorbers
3 Check King Pins & Ball Joints R
F) TYRES
1 1 set New Wheel Bearings R Front and Rear Wheels
2 1 set New Brake Pads & Calipers R Front and Rear Wheels
3 6 pcs All Terrain or Mud Terrain R 31 - 33" diameter
G) ENGINE COMPARTMENT
1 1 set Serviced Alternator R New Carbon Brushes
2 1 set Serviced Starter Motor R New Carbon Brushes
3 1 set New Battery R N 70 Z
4 1 set New Belts R Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
5 1 set New Bearings R Fan, Air-con, Power Steering
6 1 set New Oils R Engine, Transmission, Axle
7 1 set New Fluids R Brake, Clutch, Power Steering
8 1 set New Filters R Fuel, Air and Engine Oil
9 Check Wiring R Electrical System
10 Check all Rubber Mountings R Engine, Gearbox, Exhaust
H) UNDER CARRIAGE
1 1 set New Oil Seals R Axles, Gear Box, Propellor Shaft
2 1 set New Universal Joints R
3 Check Drive Shaft Dust Covers R
4 Check Tie-Rod Ends R Steering Columns
World Explorer Central America & Mexico
ITINERARY
29 Apr : KLIA – Los Angeles
30 Apr : LA – San Jose, Costa Rica
30 Apr – 2 May : San Jose
3 May : Penas Blancas
4~5 May : Managua, Nicaragua
6~7 May : Tegucigalpa, Honduras
8 May : Santa Rosa Copan
9~10 May : Guatemala City, Guatemala
11~12 May : Antigua
13~14 May : Lago Atitlan
15 May : Coban
16 May : Santa Elena
17 May : Belize City, Belize
18 May : Tulum, Mexico
19 May : Cancun
20~21 May : Chichen Itza
22 May : Merida, Mexico
23 May : Campeche
24~25 May : Palenque
26 May : San Cristobal Las Casas
27~28 May : Oaxaca
29 May : Acapulco
30 May ~ 1 Jun : Mexico City
2 Jun : Guadalajara
3 Jun : Mazatlan, SL
4 Jun : Los Mochis
5~6 Jun : La Paz, Baja
7 Jun : Loreto
8 Jun : Guerrero Negero
9 Jun : El Rosario
10 Jun : Tijuana
11~13 Jun : Los Angeles
13 Jun : Los Angeles - KLIA
29 Apr : KLIA – Los Angeles
30 Apr : LA – San Jose, Costa Rica
30 Apr – 2 May : San Jose
3 May : Penas Blancas
4~5 May : Managua, Nicaragua
6~7 May : Tegucigalpa, Honduras
8 May : Santa Rosa Copan
9~10 May : Guatemala City, Guatemala
11~12 May : Antigua
13~14 May : Lago Atitlan
15 May : Coban
16 May : Santa Elena
17 May : Belize City, Belize
18 May : Tulum, Mexico
19 May : Cancun
20~21 May : Chichen Itza
22 May : Merida, Mexico
23 May : Campeche
24~25 May : Palenque
26 May : San Cristobal Las Casas
27~28 May : Oaxaca
29 May : Acapulco
30 May ~ 1 Jun : Mexico City
2 Jun : Guadalajara
3 Jun : Mazatlan, SL
4 Jun : Los Mochis
5~6 Jun : La Paz, Baja
7 Jun : Loreto
8 Jun : Guerrero Negero
9 Jun : El Rosario
10 Jun : Tijuana
11~13 Jun : Los Angeles
13 Jun : Los Angeles - KLIA
4x4 World Explorer - South America 2 Report
4 x 4 WORLD EXPLORER – SOUTH AMERICA 2
Tapirs are interesting-looking animals found uniquely in both Malaysia and South America. The South America 2 expedition by 4x4 World Explorer Snd Bhd uniquely brought interested Malaysians to explore South America!
The World Explorer – South America 2 is the second part of a series of 4x4 expeditions attempting to circumnavigate the world in 4x4 vehicles suitably modified for differing terrain conditions with long-range fuel tank capabilities. Starting with South America 1 in 2006 we visited Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Chile.
The recent South America 2 expedition began in Lima, the capital of Peru where our vehicles arrived by ship from Port Klang, Malaysia. As it turned out, APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) was on at that same time, attended by a strong political presence from Malaysia. This resulted in us being formally invited to attend Malaysian-hosted functions, which also included a flag off from Lima by the Malaysia Ambassador and the Mayor of Lima on 28th November 2008.
From there we headed north along the Pan Americana Highway hugging the coast of the Pacific Ocean passing mainly desert and arid terrain to Ecuador, which turned into a contrasting green haven with fascinating people, if some what shorter in height, and found ourselves winding up the Andean range mountain roads.
Travelling Northwards, after donating medical supplies from Malaysia to a village school near Otavalo (along with kilos of Christmas sweet treats for the children), we then entered the unexpected gem of a country, Columbia which resulted in us traversing the Andean range which forked into three veins, a thrilling drive giving us jungle terrain to snow-capped, active volcanic surroundings which at 4300m above sea level was breathtaking in more ways than one! From there we navigated our way down into the lowlands via the capital Bogotá, home of the famous Gold Museum which contains some of the most beautiful and largest collections of South American gold artifacts and treasures of old. The lowlands then led us into Venezuela with a chaotic border crossing resulting in an immigration, traffic and vehicle inspection experience never to be forgotten! Once finally in Venezuela we were happy and equally amazed to discover that it was cheaper to fill up a 100 litre tank of fuel than to buy a US$2 bottle of water.
After reaching the capital, Caracas, we headed westwards back into Columbia hugging the Caribbean coast, which led us to Cartagena a magical city with great historical significance for the South Americas. This is where our 35 day expedition ended and a few days resting ourselves gave us time to digest the amazing expedition that provided an invaluable insight into this vast, ancient and progressive continent. Our vehicles are now stored there and we are in preparation for part 3 of our next adventure to Central America which will be the first time to this region in our 15 year history of organising expeditions.
Central America, commencing end of April to mid June 2009, will visit the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico and ending at Los Angeles in USA.
Part 4 of World Explorer will start from Los Angeles in October 2009, heading eastwards along the southern states towards New York City and then northwards crossing into Toronto, Canada ending around mid November 2009.
The final part of the World Explorer Americas Series will begin from Toronto and head to Vancouver in April 2010 then going northwards through beautiful British Columbia to Yukon and Alaska (USA), before returning along the Pacific Coast to USA, Washington State, Oregon and California to end this expedition in San Francisco.
From the United States, the expedition vehicles will be shipped across the Pacific Ocean to Tianjin, Northern China to continue into Russia heading towards Europe, Africa and Asia before returning after a 3 year programme back to Malaysia. An adventurous undertaking for people with adventurous spirits.
For those like-minded adventurous spirited people interested in any of our future expeditions then please contact us at:4 x 4 World Explorer, 242-C Jalan Ampang 50450, Kuala Lumpur. Tel +603 4251 2423
Tapirs are interesting-looking animals found uniquely in both Malaysia and South America. The South America 2 expedition by 4x4 World Explorer Snd Bhd uniquely brought interested Malaysians to explore South America!
The World Explorer – South America 2 is the second part of a series of 4x4 expeditions attempting to circumnavigate the world in 4x4 vehicles suitably modified for differing terrain conditions with long-range fuel tank capabilities. Starting with South America 1 in 2006 we visited Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Chile.
The recent South America 2 expedition began in Lima, the capital of Peru where our vehicles arrived by ship from Port Klang, Malaysia. As it turned out, APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) was on at that same time, attended by a strong political presence from Malaysia. This resulted in us being formally invited to attend Malaysian-hosted functions, which also included a flag off from Lima by the Malaysia Ambassador and the Mayor of Lima on 28th November 2008.
From there we headed north along the Pan Americana Highway hugging the coast of the Pacific Ocean passing mainly desert and arid terrain to Ecuador, which turned into a contrasting green haven with fascinating people, if some what shorter in height, and found ourselves winding up the Andean range mountain roads.
Travelling Northwards, after donating medical supplies from Malaysia to a village school near Otavalo (along with kilos of Christmas sweet treats for the children), we then entered the unexpected gem of a country, Columbia which resulted in us traversing the Andean range which forked into three veins, a thrilling drive giving us jungle terrain to snow-capped, active volcanic surroundings which at 4300m above sea level was breathtaking in more ways than one! From there we navigated our way down into the lowlands via the capital Bogotá, home of the famous Gold Museum which contains some of the most beautiful and largest collections of South American gold artifacts and treasures of old. The lowlands then led us into Venezuela with a chaotic border crossing resulting in an immigration, traffic and vehicle inspection experience never to be forgotten! Once finally in Venezuela we were happy and equally amazed to discover that it was cheaper to fill up a 100 litre tank of fuel than to buy a US$2 bottle of water.
After reaching the capital, Caracas, we headed westwards back into Columbia hugging the Caribbean coast, which led us to Cartagena a magical city with great historical significance for the South Americas. This is where our 35 day expedition ended and a few days resting ourselves gave us time to digest the amazing expedition that provided an invaluable insight into this vast, ancient and progressive continent. Our vehicles are now stored there and we are in preparation for part 3 of our next adventure to Central America which will be the first time to this region in our 15 year history of organising expeditions.
Central America, commencing end of April to mid June 2009, will visit the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico and ending at Los Angeles in USA.
Part 4 of World Explorer will start from Los Angeles in October 2009, heading eastwards along the southern states towards New York City and then northwards crossing into Toronto, Canada ending around mid November 2009.
The final part of the World Explorer Americas Series will begin from Toronto and head to Vancouver in April 2010 then going northwards through beautiful British Columbia to Yukon and Alaska (USA), before returning along the Pacific Coast to USA, Washington State, Oregon and California to end this expedition in San Francisco.
From the United States, the expedition vehicles will be shipped across the Pacific Ocean to Tianjin, Northern China to continue into Russia heading towards Europe, Africa and Asia before returning after a 3 year programme back to Malaysia. An adventurous undertaking for people with adventurous spirits.
For those like-minded adventurous spirited people interested in any of our future expeditions then please contact us at:4 x 4 World Explorer, 242-C Jalan Ampang 50450, Kuala Lumpur. Tel +603 4251 2423
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