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Photo Safari Travel Information
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Passports & Visa
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Health
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Travel Insurance
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Money
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Communication while in SA
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What to Pack
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Passport & Visa
Always travel with a valid passport that will not expire within six months of the date you leave the country and very important you must have at least 2 blank pages in your passport for entry stamps.
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Who needs a visa to visit South Africa
Norwegians don't need a tourist visa for South Africa. For more info visit regjeringen.no/
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Zimbabwean Visa is obtained at port of entry $50
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Who don't need a Visa to enter Botswana
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Norwegians don't need a visa for Botswana and here's some info for you in Norwegian on regjeringen.no/
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Health, Malaria, Vaccines requirements...
NB! Check the vaccines and medicines list and visit your doctor (ideally, 4-6 weeks) before your trip to get vaccines or medicines you may need.....
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Water: Yes, water is safe to drink, however, bottled water will always be available.
Malaria: Kruger Park, Zimbabwe and Botswana is located in a Malaria Risk Zone. You should be aware of the risk but it should not stop you from coming to Kruger and enjoying your African safari. There are over a million visitors to the Kruger Park and only a few cases of malaria reported. Malaria high risk is during the wet season between November and May, with the months February to May is the peak risk period. We recommend that you consult your GP for the correct prophylactic to prevent malaria. A course of anti-malarial medication will need to be taken at least a week before travelling – so be sure to consult your GP well before you travel. It’s always a good idea to have some insect repellent, sun block, a hat, a warm jacket and a long sleeve shirt depending on the season of course with you.
Hepatitis A & B: We also recommend you consult with your doctor regarding Hepatitis A & B vaccination is recommended for all traveler's to Zimbabwe, as the virus can be transmitted through contaminated food and water.
Travel Insurance is a part of travelling and is required: You should ensure that your travel insurance covers you for delays & cancellations as well as medical expenses and lost luggage. Because of the way things work in Africa, all of our safari expenses are booked and paid for well in advance, so when the trip approaches it is impossible for us to refund money, this is why travel insurance with a cancellation coverage is really import.
When looking at policies please check cancellation reasons carefully. On occasion, the unexpected happens, and at times like those, it is good to know that you are adequately covered.
Money Matters: The South African local currency is called Rand $1=R20 & kr1=R1,75 Credit cards are accepted at most supermarkets, restaurants and accommodation establishments (Visa and MasterCard are most commonly accepted) but outlets in rural areas are more likely to only accept cash payment.
Gratuities (tipping :) is custom in Southern Africa and the Guiding and Hospitality industry in Africa is based on paying staff a very basic salary R5000/$250/kr3000m but Safari Experiences do not stipulate on what to tip guides as it is up to your own discretion on what you would like to give to your guide, but please tip in the currency that the person live in. As a guideline we normally say R100 ($6/kr65) per person per day so get some local currency at the airport. Don't give a guide in SA $1 as he would have to travel to a city and pay extra fees to get it converted and these places only except new notes and a minimum about so rather don't tip as a $1 is more of an insult.
Communication while in SA: Welcome to Africa as things are happening a lot slower than where you'll be coming from. If you're visiting for a while and are planning to use your phone quite a bite then I would recommend you buy an SA sim card at the airport. Vodacom would be the first choice, but be warned internet in SA is very expensive and don't think you'll be able to rely on free wifi networks they often don't work. You will have to my data and for your personal use yourself.
What to Pack
Hi here are some of the items we feel will make your trip more enjoyable, but pack light you're going on safari and don't have to dress up every day.
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Passport & Visas if needed make colour copies of all your documents and keep in luggage separate from your passport and take photos of them and store it on your phone.
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Travel & Medical insurance
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Appropriate comfortable shoes like trainers and maybe sandals for around the camp/lodge.
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Get some local currency at the airport from the cashpoint.
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Neutral coloured clothes for field trips and a shirt with a collar is best protection from the sun.
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A warm jacket as nights & early mornings can be cold
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Torch/headlight (incl. extra batteries)
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Light raincoat/poncho
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Day backpack
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Alarm clock
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Sunglasses
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An electrical adapter (make sure it's for South Africa as SA has their own system)
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Your personal toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste etc.)
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Insect & tick repellent
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Sunblock (high SPF)
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Wide-rim hat to protect your face & neck from the African sun
Recommended Equipment
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Your camera and all chargers
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Extra batteries
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Enough memory cards and cards is better than 1 big one
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Telephoto lens 400mm minimum or Zoom lens like Sigma 150-600 or 100-400.
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A Good light camera bag, For domestic flights in South Africa max kg8 that complies to hand cabin luggage regulations with rain cover always a bonus but if you're only flying internationally to SA check with your airline.
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Camera sensor cleaning kit
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Any extra camera equipment like external filters...
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Laptop with already installed Adobe Lightroom or my personal favourite On1 and recommended program
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A good tip is to store all existing photos on a drive at home to have more space on your laptop.
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Memory card reader
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External travel Hard Drive 1-2TB + like this LaCie
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Terms & Conditions: Deposit, Payment and Cancelations: A minimum of 70% non refundable deposit are required to reserve your booking with us and the balance of 30% to be paid no later than 90 days before departure date. Should you decide to cancel your trip or could not make it due any unforeseen reason with us our terms and conditions apply in that your deposit is non-refundable and that's why we can't stress enough to ensure that you take out adequate Travel Insurance when you book your photo safari with us to cover you in any and all events and includes your safaris as well as any flight delays.
Once we have committed to any tour we ourselves has to pay deposits to accommodation and tour activity providers and are bind to there non refundable terms as well. If you choose to pay via a Bank transfer you the payee is responsible for all the banking costs and fees.
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Reservation of Right to Amend. We Photo Safari Experiences/Kruger Geo Safaris Pty Ltd reserve the right to amend our Terms & Conditions and any rates or tours including any and all bookings if needed due to any unexpected changes or increases to any activities without prior notice.
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