This list is for guidance purposes only, and each traveller may require different items depending on their unique needs.
Luggage
- Bag or soft suitcase of middle size
- Small backpack
Accessories
- Binoculars
- Camera, charger, spare batteries, and memory card
- Book and something to write
- Guide book
- Travel documents including itinerary
- Clock
- Sunglasses
- Pocket knife (but please not in the hand luggage)
- Drinking bottle
Documents and payment
- Travel passport
- Cash in Euros or Dollars
- Visa Credit Card (please be aware that this might not yet be accepted everywhere in Uganda)
- Flight tickets (ETIX)
- Copy of all documents (or back up in an email)
- International plan of injections
- Travel insurance documents
Clothes
- Comfortable, fast drying trousers
- Comfortable cotton clothes
- Warm pullover and/or sweater jacket
- Light jacket without arms with many pockets with zips
- Sun hat with protection for the neck
- Bathing suit/swimming trunks/shorts
- Soft shoes or jogging shoes
Toiletries
- Soap, shampoo
- Comb
- Shaver
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Sun protection with high factor (SPF 50) and lip balm
- Mosquito repellent
- Personal medicine and small travel first aid kit (Ohropax)
Specifically for the Gorilla and Chimp Trekking
- Travel passport (necessary for registration)
- Small backpack
- Torch and batteries
- Strong, if possible ankle high trekking shoes
- Clothes for all weathers and warm (leather gloves, wool hat, jacket for rain, rain trouser, hat and sunglasses)
- 2 litres of water, like 3 to 4 small bottles of small water
