The German Catholic missionary and missionary bishop of Central Africa, Franz Xaver Geyer, describes his travels in Africa in this work. In addition to impressive travel accounts, he recounts his encounters with the people as well as experiences with nature and wildlife. Geyer takes the reader on an exciting journey into his missionary activities at the beginning of the 20th century. His descriptions are accompanied by numerous illustrations. This book is a reprint of the long out-of-print original edition from 1914.