| Before leaving your house to go on your safari | | | | known as traveler's diarrhea. |
| adventure, there are a few things that you must | | | | Chap stick is simple but you will find that it is |
| remember to pack. Some key essentials are your | | | | necessary. The plains are dusty and dry so without it, |
| passport and visas and one other thing you should | | | | your lips can look like and feel like the terrain you will |
| definitely do is check ahead to make sure you have | | | | cross on safari. Vitamin tablets, small first aid kit, |
| all necessary visas. International vaccination cards, | | | | tweezers, headache or allergy medicine for squinting, |
| traveler's checks, two copies of your passport, | | | | sun, and bumpy jeep rides through the plains can all |
| passport photos, visas, and health record, driver's | | | | contribute to a pounding headache. It is best to |
| license and any other ID. | | | | always come prepared. |
| Now I am sure the last thing you would want is to | | | | Some things that you should bring to wear include a |
| get sick on your trip, so prevent that by making sure | | | | wide brim hat or scarf for sun protection, cotton long |
| you take all the necessary precautions. Malaria tablets | | | | sleeved shirts because tsetse flies, mosquitoes, and |
| are something you should bring along however, do | | | | other insects can be brutal in some game parks. Also, |
| remember they are not a preventative, just a pill | | | | temperatures can plummet to very extreme cold at |
| that will suppress the harsh symptoms of malaria, so | | | | night. |
| cover up at night and sleep under your mosquito | | | | Also pack fleece for cool evenings and it is also great |
| netting. | | | | as an extra pillow on planes and a butt cushion on |
| Iodine tablets are another must, contaminated water | | | | safari drives. Urban sandals, that act as shower shoes |
| is your worst enemy in Africa. If you choose to not | | | | are mandatory and cheap. You would be surprised |
| buy the very affordable spring water, you will want | | | | what type of foot diseases are just lurking within |
| to treat your water with iodine. | | | | public showers. That is a very comprehensive |
| Re-hydration salts are something that taste like hell | | | | checklist for packing for an African safari, always be |
| but will make your body feel like a king after an | | | | prepared. |
| inevitable surge of Montezuma's revenge, better | | | | |