Packing list
Written for people the generic list leaves out, starting with the weight limit nobody mentions.
Packing list
Written for travellers the standard list ignores. Weight limits on light aircraft are the constraint that catches people out.
Soft bags only on light aircraft, usually about 15 kg including hand luggage. A rigid suitcase will be refused at the airstrip. Confirm the limit for your specific sector — it varies by airline. (subject to confirmation)
Clothing
Layers. Mornings on the crater rim are near freezing; afternoons on the floor are hot.
Neutral colours for game drives. Not camouflage — it is illegal for civilians in Tanzania.
Something long-sleeved for dusk, for mosquitoes rather than modesty.
Modest cover for Stone Town and Zanzibar villages — shoulders and knees.
Medical and mobility
The part the generic lists leave out.
All medication in hand luggage, in original labelled packaging, with a doctor's letter.
Twice what you need. Pharmacies in Arusha are good; pharmacies in the Serengeti do not exist.
A spare of any part your chair cannot move without — tubes, a tyre, the charger.
Charger plus a 12V adapter. Every vehicle has 12V, but camp mains can be generator-hours only.
Your chair's weight and folded dimensions written down. Airlines will ask.
A written list of your equipment with serial numbers, for insurance and for customs.
Documents
Passport valid six months beyond your return date, with two blank pages.
Visa — check the official Tanzanian immigration service, not a third-party site (subject to confirmation).
Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a country where it is endemic (subject to confirmation).
Travel insurance documents, including the equipment cover schedule.
A copy of your access brief. We send it; bring it.
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