Clothing

• Sun hats with rim all round or peak
• Sun glasses
• Cotton scarf to protect neck from sun burn.
• Light cotton shirts neutral colors – sheet sleeves + long sleeve (avoid blue)
• Medium type fleece for the evenings.
• Light weight rain jacket
• Shorts zip off trousers are very good they are light and dry very quick
• Casual smart clothing for the evenings when staying in lodges/Camp
• Sensible walking shoes or trainers are fine
• Soft sports type bag are handy when on safari (suitcases are large and do not pack well in the vehicles.)
• Torch – head torches are especially handy

Medical

• Headache tablets
• Diarrhea tablets
• Re-hydration salts (e.g. ‘O.R.S.’)
• Stretch bandage x 1
• Band aids /plasters
• 30 + Sun cream and lip protection.
• Moisturizing cream or gel (sun and wind can catch you un aware when game viewing)
• Malaria tablets/ prophylaxis (Consult doctor)
• Yellow fever vaccination (Consult doctor)
• Antihistamine tablets and cream for bites and stings

Personal Equipment

• Light weight day sack – 15 to 25 liter
• Water Bottle with insulation sock to keep water cool during the game drives
• Camera / Films / Memory Cards / spare batteries or charging devices (all 4 x 4 Vehicles have cigarette sockets for charging batteries/phones/music devices.
• Multi plugs for lodges ( charging )
• Internal money belt – for traveler’s cheques/ cards /passports
• Wallet/Purse for carrying day spending money only
• Binoculars
• Wet wipes or Sterilizing hand gel

Money

• Local currency can be pulled from 24hr ATM machines in Arusha, Dar-es-Salaam and Mto-wa-Mbu – most common is Visa. However, it is  best not to completely rely on this since flaky communication means frequent outages. Limits per day ranging from $300 – $800 per 24hr period given in local currency.
• Travelers cheques can take a long time to get your cash with long queue’s and processing, passport, receipts need to be produced and most have a limit of $200 a day which will be given in local currency.
• Bring in large dollar bills for changing into local currency at “bureau de change” and small bills for tipping at lodges. Please note that if you need $ U.S Dollars you will need to buy them back at a poor rate using TZ currency, so best keep some dollars as well.