Complete AFRICAN SAFARI PLANNING
HOW TO PLAN YOUR AFRICAN SAFARI
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We customized all of our African Safaris to Kenya, South Africa,
(Kruger), Zimbabwe (including Victoria Falls), Zambia, Botswana
and Nambia.
First, we found a safari, in each of the countries in which we wanted
to go on safaris, from a company that had good references and costs,
and whose itinerary was fairly desirable.
We spent DAYS on the research.
Then we:
1] Substituted more desirable lodges
2] Extended the overall length of the safari
3] Added more game drives and lodges
4] Added more side trips (visits to villages, wildlife
rehabilitation centers, elephant-back game drives,
hand feeding vultures, kissing and feeding giraffes,
walking with, and petting Lions, petting lots of young
cats (Cheetahs, Leopards, Lions,...).
In the Process of planning our month of African safaris, we discovered
many other things very important to a well-run, fun and safe trip:
While not needed, I always take my watch with a built-in digital compass.
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FILLED IN, SOON...:
WHAT TO PACK / TAKE ON AN AFRICAN SAFARI
first aid
handi-wipes
insect bite
toilet paper
precautionary prescriptions to take
Binoculars - Safari
CAMERAS ???
ELECTRICITY
If you make arrangements well in advance, most lodges can put
you in rooms that have 24/7 electrical power, BUT remember, that
most of these sites use a smaller generator at night, so they typically
swap generators twice a day (often, about 5 AM and 5 PM), so there will
be a few minutes without any electrical power.
Remember, that most of the world runs on 220 to 260 volts, AC (VAC), rather
than the 120 VAC that we use in the USA. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
Therefore, if you wish to use your USA personal appliances in Africa, you
will need to check on several things:
1) US electrical plugs will not FIT in outlets used in African countries.
There are SIX (6) electrical outlet shapes used in Botswana, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
In our travels, we actually only needed TWO different outlet type adapters:
the Old British Type D and another, old British type,
Type G
I PREFER THE ADAPTERS FROM ADAPTELEC.COM
2) If you want to use your USA "appliance", you need to see if it says it runs
on 120-240 VAC (called a dual-voltage device), in which case, all you need
is a shape adapter, so that the plug will fit into the African electrical outlet.
If it only lists 110-120 VAC (NOT up to 220 or 240 VAC), then you will need
either a 240-to-120 volt Converter OR a 240 to 120 volt step-down transformer.
Most converters will only handle up to 40 or 60 watts (what does it say on
your appliance?). Beyond 60 watts, you will probably need a heavier, more
expensive device, called a step-down transformer.
International Drivers Permits (Licenses)
We (the five of us) all took Malarone to prevent malaria - we had
NO problems.
Sleep Apnea - including portable, battery models
TSA Locks
LOCK GARD (strap)
"SAFE"
"bicycle lock cables"
TSA luggage straps - open indicator
Money Pouches / Safes (on your person)
Skeleton keys
Travel INSURANCE
vonage
Vulture REPELLANT
TRAVEL WARNINGS - US Dept of Transporation
Warnings
government
medical
weather - African
WOLVERINE - BACKUP your Flash Cards withOUT a computer
SUNSCREEN - Complete Ingredients, Products & Recommendations
SUNGLASSES - How they work, what to look for
BLUE LIGHT (HEV) May help Cause Macular Degeneration
PASSPORTS
Passports with RFID
Permethrin is an insecticide often used to treat safari clothes
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OTHER RELATED INFORMATION
AFRICA
African CELL Phones
Africa - Traveler's Health Information
AIRLINES / AIRWAYS to/from AFRICA
Airlines (not A.A.)
Airlines, American [the company]
Airlines - Discounts
AIRLINE FEES (extra / hidden / additional / surcharge)
Airline Flight DELAYS
Airline FLIGHT TRACKING
Airplane Seating Diagrams
AIRPORTS
BINOCULARS - SAFARI
BINOCULARS - RECOMMENDED SAFARI
BLUE LIGHT (HEV) May help Cause Macular Degeneration
BOTSWANA
British Airways
Calculations & Conversion Tools
Car RENTALS
Cell Phones - for use in AFRICA & London
Cell Phones - International
CPAP and Battery powered CPAP/APAP
CURRENCY Converters
Daniel Peel's Excellent Kruger Park Ranger Blog
Date Calculator
Daylight Saving Time
DEET
DEET Sellers of
Digital Photography Information, Tips & Resources
Discount Vacations for Airline Employees
Discount Travel (so they say)
Doxycycline
Electric Outlet Shapes and Adapters - BOTSWANA
Electric Outlet Shapes and Adapters - KENYA
Electric Outlet Shapes and Adapters - NAMIBIA
Electric Outlet Shapes and Adapters - SOUTH AFRICA
Electric Outlet Shapes and Adapters - ZAMBIA
Electric Outlet Shapes and Adapters - ZIMBABWE
Electrical Connections / Plug Types / Voltage
Emergency Flashlights / Radios
Exit Pupil Size (Binoculars)
Eye Relief (Binoculars)
Flight DELAYS
FLIGHT TRACKING
GPS on SAFARI
GPS
Health, Travel
HEV = 400-500 nm (longer than UVA) - may cause Macular Degeneration
HOTEL / MOTEL & Internet Access INFO
Complete Insect Repellents & Insecticides
INSURANCE, TRAVEL
International Drivers Permit (License)
Internet, at Hotels
KENYA
Kenya Airways
LANGUAGE Converters
LUGGAGE RESTRICTIONS
LUGGAGE - UNDER AIRLINE SEAT DIMENSIONS
LYME Disease
LYME DISEASE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Magic Jack
MALARIA
Malarone
MAPS
MEDICAL INFORMATION
Mefloquine
Metofluthrin
MONEY POUCHES / SAFES (to wear)
Mosquitoes
Mosquito BITES - Treating
Mosquito Netting
Mosquito (electrified) Zappers (swatters)
NATRAPEL
NEWS LINKS
NON-USA Citizens (Foreign Visitors) Driving in the U.S.
OFF Clip-on mosquito protection
PASSPORTS
PASSPORTS with RFID
Periprel
Permethrin
PERSONAL: airlines, airports, cars, discount, tires, Movies, ETC **
Phone Books (online)
Photo Info,...
Poisoning by Insecticides
Poisoning by ALLETHRIN
Poisoning by DEET
Poisoning by GERANIOL?
Poisoning by Insecticides
Poisoning by METOFLUTHRIN
Poisoning by PICARIDIN (not very likely)
Poisoning by PYRETHRIN
References, Postage, Converters, Dictionaries, Languages
Rental CARS
RFID
RID insect repellent
SAFETY TIPS for TRAVELERS
Sleep Apnea - including portable, battery models
SOUTH AFRICA
South African Airways
SUNGLASSES
SUNSCREEN - Complete Ingredients, Products & Recommendations
SUNSCREEN - RECOMMENDED |
SWAHILI
Theft from car windows while moving through crowds
TICKS - Complete TICK Information
Tick BITES
Tick DISEASES
TICK REPELLENTS
TIME, TIME ZONE INFO
TRAFFIC **
TRAVEL INFORMATION
TRAVEL INSURANCE
Travel SUPPLIES
Travel WARNINGS (US State Department)
TRAVEL INSURANCE
Travel SUPPLIES
Travel WARNINGS (US State Department)
Tsetse Flies
Twilight Factor (Binoculars)
HEV = 400-500 nm (longer than UVA) - may cause Macular Degeneration
UV400 (blocks UVA, UVB and UVC = 100 nm to 400 nm, but NOT HEC)
UVA
UVB
UVC
VIDEO CAMERAS - Safari
VISAs
VONAGE - Converting to
WEATHER & TIME INFO
West Nile Virus
YELLOW FEVER
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
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