Pack for warm days, cool mornings and small aircraft. Less is more on safari, and almost everything can be washed at your lodge.
Clothes
- Neutral colours such as khaki, olive and sand. Dark blue and black attract tsetse flies.
- Layers: a warm fleece for early game drives, light long sleeves for the sun.
- A waterproof jacket, especially for gorilla and chimpanzee treks.
- Leave camouflage at home: some East African countries do not allow it for civilians.
For the forest
- Broken-in walking boots with grip.
- Gardening gloves for grabbing branches and nettles.
- Long trousers you can tuck into your socks.
- A small daypack with water and snacks.
The small things people forget
- Binoculars, one pair each if you can.
- A power bank and the right plug adapter for each country.
- A soft bag: light aircraft usually limit you to about 15 kg in soft luggage.
- Your yellow fever certificate and any medication. Ask a travel clinic about malaria advice for your route.
When you book with us we send a packing list for your exact route and season.
Plan a trip around this
Tell us your dates and what you want to see. We will build the route.
