Expedition Africa is an eight-part reality television miniseries that originally aired from May 31, 2009 to July 12, 2009 on History. Produced by Mark Burnett, the program follows four modern day explorers—a navigator, a wildlife expert, a survivalist, and a journalist—as they substantially retrace H.M. Stanley's famed expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone. Their route deviates somewhat from Stanley's in that it includes a treacherous crossing of the Uluguru Mountains, which Stanley circumvented. Additionally, whereas Stanley took roughly 8 months to find Livingstone, the explorers on the show have 30 days to complete the 970-mile journey deep into the interior of Tanzania.

Cast

So far, the cast consisted of four members (listed in alphabetical order below).

Episodes

Episode 1: Lost in Africa Episode 2: First Victim Episode 3: Hunters Become The Hunted Episode 4: African Monsoon Episode 5: Danger In the Desert Episode 6: Malaria Claims an Explorer Episode 7: Heart of Darkness Episode 8: The Final Chapter