PACKING AND REMINDER LIST
THESE ARE RECOMMENDED ITEMS, NOT ALL NEEDED AND
SOME ITEMS ARE SEASONAL REQUIREMENTS
 TORCH/HEADLIGHT AND FRESH BATTERIES
 BINOCULARS – LIGHTWEIGHT AND STRONG
 CAMERA AND BATTERIES/FLASH CARDS
 SARONG/SHORTS
 RIDING BOOTS – good if can be used for walking in
i.e. Ariat multi-purpose.
 WALKING SHOES AND SANDALS
 JODPHURS AND/OR RIDING JEANS
 HALF OR FULL RIDING CHAPS
 RIDING HARD HAT – RECOMMENDED
 LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS – for bush riding shirts can get
torn so bring suitable old shirts!
 SUN HAT OR CAP – Broad brim hat ideal
 SUNBLOCK
 MOSQUITO REPELLENT
 SWIM SUIT / COSTUME / BATHERS
 BOOKS/MAGAZINES
 PERSONAL TOILETRIES
 SMALL BACKPACK OR SUITABLE BAG FOR CARRYING
CAMERAS ETC
 SUNGLASSES WITH STRING ATTACHED
 FROM MAY TO AUGUST WARM CLOTHES FOR
EVENINGS/BEANIE – ALWAYS HAVE A
JACKET/FLEECE ON HAND ANYTIME OF YEAR IN
AFRICA
 BUSH COLOURED CLOTHES, NOT BRIGHT COLOURED
 RIDING GLOVES (OPTIONAL)
 LAUNDRY CAN BE DONE IN CAMP
 PHONES AND GADGETS – mains electricity is not
available everywhere so advisable to bring battery
backup or solar chargers. All power here is 220 –
240 Volts with most places using square 3 pin UK
13Amp plugs, and around Bulawayo it is mostly 3 pin
round 16Amp plugs.
THREE SEASONS IN ZIMBABWE –
Mid-November through April is HOT WET,
May through to end August is COLD DRY – Hwange / Umguza
often go well below O Celsius / 32F in these months.
September through to mid-November is HOT DRY – often can
go into the 40’s C / 104++F.