Safari Packing List
DOCUMENTS
- Passport & correct visas
- Emergency phone numbers
- Africa travel insurance policy
- Extra passport photos
- Copy of your passport, kept in a separate place than your passport
- Medical history
- Copies of prescriptions
- Copy of marriage certificate, if applicable especially if you recently tied the knot
CLOTHING
- Wear neutral colours: khaki, light brown/green, tan. Avoid bright colours and white for improved game viewing
- A safari jackets
- Comfortable short and long-sleeved shirts (2 or 3 of each)
- Comfortable shorts and long trousers (2 or 3 of each) about 5 sets of underwear
- Pyjamas
- Swimming costume
- Flip-flops or sport sandals (public showers, airing feet)
- Comfortable safari hiking/walking shoes (not white)
- About 5 pairs of socks
- Extra shoelaces
EQUIPMENT
- Binoculars
- Flashlight or headlamp
- Camera, memory cards, extra batteries, battery charger and lens cleaner
- Money belt
- Washing powder/travel soap for laundry
- Plug adaptors – generally in Africa it’s 3-prong round or square
- Lighter/waterproof matches
- Travel alarm clock
- Mini combination locks (keys get lost)
- Mini sewing kit
SUPPLIES
- Insect repellent/Mosquito Coil
- Sunblock and after sun lotion
- A travel towels
- Skin cream
- Malaria tablets
- Citronella or other body soap/shower gel
- Sunglasses – make sure they have polarised lenses.
- Wet wipes/hand sanitizer or no-water/antibacterial soap – very handy in the safari vehicle.
- Pocket Knife with scissors
- Toothbrush/toothpaste/dental floss
- 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner
- Tweezers
- Lip balm
- Q-tips & cotton balls
- Razor & shaving cream/gel
- Sanitary requirements (shops are sometimes few and far between, and very basic)
- Band aids
- Painkiller
- Antiseptic cream
- Motion sickness tablets
- Re-hydration salts
- Pen/pencil
- Plastic bags (wet washing/muddy shoes/organize clothes in suitcase)
- Small compass
- String/rope (washing line, tying sleeping bag, etc.)
- Cold/flu tablets
- Allergy remedy
- Some people take a basic antibiotic in case
- Sterile needles (in case you need an injection and don’t trust the hygiene conditions)
- Prescribed medicine