We went on our first African safari. Our trip would've been better if we'd known these 5 things before we left.
My first African safari trip would have been better if I had known five things before I traveled.Bringing a day bag with a portable charger and sunscreen would've made our game drives better.I wished I'd packed extra clothes in my carry-on bag and planned my layover better.Each year, my husband and I try to go on a big summer trip.One summer, we headed to the beachy Maldives on a bucket-list vacation. The year after, we booked a 10-day luxury African safari trip, which felt like a cool change of scenery.For the first leg, we visited Arusha, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
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My first African safari trip would have been better if I had known five things before I traveled.Bringing a day bag with a portable charger and sunscreen would've made our game drives better.I wished I'd packed extra clothes in my carry-on bag and planned my layover better.Each year, my husband and I try to go on a big summer trip.One summer, we headed to the beachy Maldives on a bucket-list vacation. The year after, we booked a 10-day luxury African safari trip, which felt like a cool change of scenery.For the first leg, we visited Arusha, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. We then spent three days in Zanzibar for a luxury beach getaway on the Indian Ocean.I can't put into words just how magical Africa was — but I can tell you that our trip would've been better if we'd known five key things before we left.From packing to planning, here's what I'd do differently next time.Luggage delays here are more common than I realized — and I wish I'd been better prepared.After a 14-hour flight from New York City to Nairobi, a 10-hour layover, and a flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport, I found out my luggage was among a number of bags that hadn't made the trip.An airport attendant told me this happens frequently in Mt. Kilimanjaro due to airplane weight limitations.
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- My first African safari trip would have been better if I had known five things before I traveled.Bringing a day bag with a portable charger and sunscreen would've made our game drives better.I wished I'd packed extra clothes in my carry-on bag and planned my layover better.Each year, my husband and I try to go on a big summer trip.One summer, we headed to the beachy Maldives on a bucket-list vacation. The year after, we booked a 10-day luxury African safari trip, which felt like a cool change of scenery.For the first leg, we visited Arusha, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
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