Albania - Land of the Eagles Family Adventure
The following checklist should help you with your packing. As a general rule, you should always try to keep the weight of your equipment to a minimum.
You must bring the following items:
Hiking boots
Sandals or shoes that are comfortable when wet (for the tubing)
Socks
Trousers
Shorts
Underwear
Lightweight waterproof overtrousers
Thermal underwear (long-johns) for tubing
T-shirts and/or casual shirts
Loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirt with collar (for sun protection)
Fleece jacket or warm jumper
Lightweight waterproof jacket
Sunhat
Warm hat
Eyewear – Sunglasses
Swimwear
Daypack c.30 to 40 litres / 1800 –2000 cu in (depending on how much of the kids' stuff you want to carry)
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles (approx 1 litre / quart per person)
Washbag and toiletries
Antibacterial handwash
Small towel
Torch/flashlight and batteries
Small padlock (to lock your KE trek bag)
Basic First Aid Kit: Basic First Aid Kit including: Antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Immodium), painkillers, plasters and blister treatment, Insect repellent, antihistamine cream and tablets, and re-hydration salts (Dioralite). Glucose tablets and multi-vitamin tablets are a good idea.
The following items are optional:
Trainers / sneakers
Spare laces
Insect repellant – (DEET)
Wet wipes
Travel clothes
Pocket-knife (note: always pack sharp objects in hold baggage)
Repair kit – (eg. needle, thread, duct tape)
Camera, film / memory cards, batteries
Binoculars
Toys / games / books etc
