What to Bring

What you should bring with you

On ALL Tours:

• Sturdy walking shoes (closed toe and preferably with good ankle support) and good thick socks
• Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
• Insect repellent
• Swimming gear and towel
• Water bottle
• Camera, film and spare batteries
• Money and/or credit/debit cards for optional personal purchases
• Weatherproof jacket
• Personal medications
  

On Short Breaks (In addition to the above):

• Sufficient clothing for three days
• Warmer clothing in case of cool evenings
• Appropriate footwear/clothing for tennis, canoeing, etc (optional)
• Toiletries
• Chargers (12v lighter socket type and/or 240v) for phones/personal electronic equipment

On Extended Tours (In addition to the above):

• Torch
• Sufficient clothing for up to six days (washing/drying facilities will be available at certain points along the route)
• Fly net to cover your head if you are bothered by flies

You may also choose to bring binoculars, mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, handheld game consoles, reading matter and other personal items. Please keep in mind the limit of 15kg on your luggage, and avoid bringing delicate or breakable items. We would remind you that we do not accept responsibility for loss or damage to personal belongings and recommend you take out travel insurance to cover such matters. We would prefer that you do not bring laptop computers and would remind you that on extended tours we provide you with a Netbook computer with internet access for the duration of the trip.

We keep a full passenger manifest on all tours including personal contact details, but we also recommend that you keep in your wallet or purse a card or piece of paper with contact details in case of emergency.