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Travel Tips for Uganda 

Where do you start in order to get ready for such a great trip? This page has suggestions on what to pack, how to take the best pictures with your camera or smart phone, and identification apps. These are all just suggestions. We encourage you to do your own research as well.

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What to Pack
  • Please try to bring soft ‘hold-all’ type luggage or rucksacks as suitcases and hard luggage are more difficult to pack into charter planes, trailers and safari vehicles.

 

  • Comfortable neutral clothing, avoiding white and bright colors. Expect hot days and cooler mornings/evenings. A mixture of summer and winter clothing is ideal and a warm hat, jacket and gloves will keep you warm on night game drives when the wind chill factor in a moving open vehicle can make life a little chilly! 

 

  • Other essentials include comfortable, durable walking shoes, hat and sunscreen camera and binoculars, toiletries, insect repellant, hand sanitizer, etc. 

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Medical Tools Overview
Be Aware that East Africa is a Malaria Zone, pleas consult you your doctor or travel clinic. 
  • Don’t forget to bring any prescription medication along with a broad-spectrum antibiotic, medication for nausea and stomach problems and anti-histamine cream for insect bites and scratches.

 

Please provide details of any allergies and specific dietary requirements or preferences e.g. vegetarian.

What to Pack on Safari
  • ​​Small day backpack to take on the safari vehicle

  • Binoculars to spot wildlife while we are in the vehicle

  • Camera

  • Sun screen

  • Hat 

  • Toiletries 

  • Hand sanitizer 

  • Insect repellent

  • Comfortable, durable walking shoes

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Taking pictures with your Smart Phone
iPhone or Android 

Here are some pointers on how to use your own smart phone. The cameras on our smart phones have gotten incredibly sophisticated and have replaced the small point and shoot camera on our hips. Below are some links to some easy 101 tutorials that we find super helpful. 

Photography Pointers

There are many way to take a picture and whatever you are taking it with, your smart phone, small or large camera, here are some tips on how to compose the picture for the best image success.

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Apps or Books

When you think of packing light, you don't usually think of packing books. Your guides are a wealth of knowledge about the local wildlife, and most lodges have a great library of identification books too. But if you'd like an app as well, below are some great ones!

Recommended Fights

* These flights are only a recommendation and are not required. Flights are at your own discretion as long as you arrive and depart on the scheduled dates. 

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