• Passport
• Visa(s) - if necessary
• Itinerary,
• Air tickets,
• Vouchers for ground arrangements,
• Travel insurance,
• Drivers licence,
• Foreign exchange,
• Photocopies of all important documents/tickets
• Guide book/destination map
• Contact details/ addresses
• Name/destination labels for outside of cases
• Personal medication –
  Prescription medicines, 
  ‘Over- the- counter medicines’ e.g. pain relief, anti- histamines, motion sickness, diarrhoea tablets, oral re-hydration sachets
• First aid/ Sterile Kit/ Dental Kit
• Bottled water/ Water Purification

• If visiting a malaria endemic area - please check with your GP Surgery or Travel Clinic.

• For vaccine requirements please consult your Surgery or Travel Clinic.

Insect repellent -

• Spray/ Lotion/ Wipes
• Mosquito plug- in
• Mosquito net
• After bite

Personal toiletries –

• Including lip salve and sun protection cream,
• Hand sanitizer,

• Cool casual clothes for day wear;
• If on safari avoid white and bright colours - neutral colours are most conductive to good bird watching and game viewing;
• Insect repellent/ Sun protective clothing
• Warm clothing at night - a warm sweater, woollen hat and gloves recommended for early-morning and evening game drives;
• Walking Shoes - should Be comfortable and sturdy
• Swimming costume, Goggles
  Sun hat - a wide brimmed hat preferable to a peak cap in order to protect the sensitive neck area prone to sunburn
• Spectacles/ Sunglasses

Other Essentials

• Camera and film
• Mobile phone/call cards. Phone Charger
• Torch
• Spare batteries
• Iron
• Hair dryer
• Foreign electric adapter plug
• Pen drives/ computer memory stick

• Plastic bags for wrapping creams, leakable/dirty items in cases
• Ear plugs for journey
• Inflatable neck cushion
• Interesting Novel - for lazy lunchtime reading

Journal and Pen - to record the holiday of a lifetime!