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[quote=Anonymous]We did a safari in South Africa in late October and had a bush flight so we were also super restricted on packing. I know SA is different from East Africa but in case helpful --

I wore my sneakers (Asics) for AM drives w long socks to keep my ankles warm from the wind while driving; birk sandals for PM drives that I've owned since being a teen (it was hot); and some flat sandals for around our room/lunches/etc (basically more elevated flip flops). I wore a baseball cap because I didn't want to do the whole "Out of Africa" cosplay look but wish I had a wider brim hat - when the sun get's going it's HOT.

Nobody dressed up or changed for dinner at our lodge (Londolozi) the entire time we were there - everyone went straight from the game drives to dinner - and it was a mix of DINKs in their 30s (us included) and 2 families with young kids.

For tips -- we found the tipping guide given to us by our TA felt stingy so just keep an eye out for that, I've read similar comments on Reddit / Tripadvisor. We ended up 2x most of the tips.

In Cape Town we tipped w/ local currency. At the lodge we tipped via credit card at the end of our stay because we had run out of local currency tipping in Cape Town. Not sure if that's an option for you - maybe check into that w your lodge? [/quote]

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