 Their exploits on the African continent are typical for the upper class of the Victorian era, filled with safaris and extensive hunting of exotic species.The Ghicas sailed from Europe on the "Imperatrix" to Aden, then crossed into Africa at the port of Berbera, at the time the capital of British Somaliland, and on 22 October 1894 a massive caravan of over seventy luggage camels, four horses, two mules and three donkeys serving as lion bait, not counting hordes of sheep and goats for food, parted on a journey that will last almost a half year in the interior of the continent.The caravan crew consisted of 53 porters, few scouts from local tribes, four "shikari" hunting guides, two valets and the two Ghicas.