The things you should not wear on an African safari
Camo or military style clothing.
Expensive Jewellery.
White Clothes.
Dark blue or black clothes.
Bright colors like Yellow, and Red.
Very warm underclothes.
Heels.
Non absorbent clothing.
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What NOT to Wear on Safari. Dark colours attract Tsetse flies, so stay away from dark blue or black clothing – they have a painful bite! Now that you know what to wear, make sure you know how to pack. Most safari operators will ask that you only bring one suitcase, one overnight duffle bag, and one day pack.
Shorts and shirts are quite comfortable on a safari especially during the day, but sometimes during the game drives and short walks in the bushes you might wish you had covered up a little more. So light weight pants in light colors like cream,khaki and Chinos or grey are good for the game drives and walks.
Shorts and shirts are quite comfortable on a safari especially during the day, but sometimes during the game drives and short walks in the bushes you might wish you had covered up a little more. So light weight pants in light colors like cream,khaki and Chinos or grey are good for the game drives and walks.
Black clothes attract mosquitos and other insects. Additionally, trekking around the jungle under the Amazonian sun, wearing black clothes, will leave you tired and exhausted.
Main bags for safariThe key restriction is that, on safari, bags must be strictly soft sided bags only, no wheels or frames (don't worry about not having wheels as there are trolleys at airports and someone to carry your bag to your room or tent in the safari camp).