Suggested packing list
Always try and pack as lightly as possible as weight is limited. Ideally you should not have more than 20kg of luggage and should be able to fit everything into a backpack plus one small day pack. Specific regulations apply with regards to packing fluids in hand language, so please acquaint yourself with regard to specific airline and customs regulations, prior to packing.
Essential | |
Copies of essential documents | |
Passport | |
Money (credit card, debit card and or cash) & flight ticket | |
Personal medication – including prescription drug/inhalers etc. | |
Travel insurance | |
Clothing | |
Casual clothes for the weekends | |
Clothes for field work, including shorts (not too short) | |
Comfortable walking shoes and outdoor heavy duty boots for wildlife projects | |
Flip flops / sandals | |
Light waterproof jacket | |
Lightweight fleece or jumper | |
Long trousers (light cotton) | |
Outdoor loose fitting cotton clothing with full arm and leg cover for cooler evenings | |
Swimwear & cover up | |
Underwear | |
Warm light clothes for winter and early mornings | |
Useful (These items can often be obtained in South Africa) | |
Anti-malarial tablets (if you plan to travel to malaria areas) | |
Camera and case | |
Daypack / rucksack | |
Diary & pen | |
Hand sanitizer and wet wipes as well as face masks (COVID 19 protocols) | |
Insect repellent | |
Ipod | |
Mobile phone (local sim cards are purchased for you) | |
Travel First Aid Kit – including painkillers, plasters, lip balm, ear plugs, | |
Pajamas/nightwear | |
Reading book/Kindle | |
Sleeping bag & pillow | |
Small torch (head torch works well) | |
Sun cream (a range of factors) | |
Sun hat & Sunglasses | |
Towel | |
Toiletries (toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deo, personal hygiene products for women etc) |