Zulu Warriors - South Africa Family Safari
South Africa, Family, 13 days - from $2,595 (land only)
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. The packed weight of each family member’s trek bag during the trip should be no more than 15 kgs.
You must bring the following items:
2 season sleeping bag*
Comfortable hiking shoes or boots
Trainers / sneakers or sandals for camp
Trekking trousers (trekking pants)
Socks
Spare laces
Underwear
Shorts
Thermal base layer shirts
T-shirts
Loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirt with collar (for sun protection)
Fleece jacket
Lightweight waterproof jacket
Swimwear
Sunhat with wide brim
Warm hat
Eyewear - Sunglasses
Daypack c.20 to 30 litres (depending on how much of the kids' stuff you need to carry)
Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
Water bottles 1 Litre (2 pint) x2
Several strong plastic bags to keep items separate and dry
Washbag and toiletries
Antibacterial handwash
Small padlock (to lock your KE trek bag)
Headtorch / headlamp with spare batteries
Basic First Aid Kit – Antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Immodium), painkillers, plasters (band-aids), and blister treatment, Insect repellent (DEET), antihistamine cream and tablets, and re-hydration salts (Dioralite). Glucose tablets and multi-vitamin tablets are a good idea.
The following items are optional:
Travel clothes
Sleeping bag liner
Pocket-knife (note: always pack sharp objects in hold baggage)
Repair kit – (eg. needle, thread, duct tape)
Camera, media, spare batteries
Notes
*A foam camping mattress is provided for the six camping nights. You will need to bring a sleeping bag rated comfortable down to 5°C
