What to pack for an Africa Overland?
By admin at April 15, 2008 | 12:45 pm | Print
What to pack for an Africa camping overland?
I hope this gives you a guide on things to bring for your overland. Naturally the less you have the better but there are some crucial things you need. Here is a list to help:
- 3-4 short sleeved shirts or T-shirts
- 2 pairs trousers or 1 pair and 1 skirt – try not jeans as they take forever to dry after washing
- Warm sweater or fleece
- Towel and/or sarong
- 1-2 pairs shorts
- Track pants
- Light sweater or sweatshirt
- Underwear and socks
- Sunglasses
- Hat or cap
- Water/wind proof jacket
- Boots or sturdy trainers
- Swimsuit
- Set of reasonably smart clothes to wear for the odd meal or night out
- Sandals or thongs. Need to be waterproof if you want to go white-water rafting
- Extra memory/film for your camera. Remember to set at the highest resolution as you might want to enlarge the pictures
- Personal toiletries but not make-up and electric shaver
- Head Torch: It is so much easier than a handheld torch.
- Soft sided backpack
- Travel pillow
- Sleeping Bag (it can get cold at nights (shouldn’t be colder than 4 degrees and hotter than 30 degrees in winter)
- Sweater: great for using as an additional pillow
- Water Bottle
- Book (you can swop with the rest of the group)
- Warm Fleece and long trousers
- Anti-histamine cream or tablets
- Antiseptic Cream
- Sunscreen (high factor) and lip balm
- Water Purifying tablets
- Pain Killers
- Anti diarrhoea remedy
- Moisturiser
- Dehydration Salts
- Elastoplasts/band aids
- Insect Repellent (Malaria is a big issue in
- Sterile Dressings
I hope that helps in planning for your Africa overland tour.
Happy travels!
Andrew Walton
Botswana Safaris, 6 months ago
Myself and a group of friends climbed Mount Kilimanjaro earlier year in aid of Asthma UK. It really was the most amazing amazing experience and has certainly given me the taste for Africa. It was the most beautiful mountain and was like hiking through four seasons in a week, from steamy forest, mountain rivers to snow topped summit. I will be returning Africa in the next 12 months, this trip looks perfect.