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Please remember that I am an African wildlife photographer and not a tour or ground operator. However my extensive experience in these regions enables me to advise you on the best tour and ground operators - those who live in the area, who will take care of you best and for the best prices.
Safaris are very expensive! This is why I recommend directly contacting local tour operators who live on site in Africa; they alone know the tours really well (they are at home).
The best option
Using my advice you choose a local tour operator, a professional (who speak and write English) who lives on site in Africa, a member of the association that monitors tours operators , i.e. TATO (Tanzania association of tour operators) for Tanzania and KATO (Kenya association of tour operators) for Kenya. These agencies that I recommend have vast safari experience, climbed Kilimanjaro, Masai etc. - sometimes for 30 years. Feel free to ask me about my ground operators !PRECAUTIONS TO GO TO TANZANIA, ZANZIBAR
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My personal Travel advice for Tanzania and Kenya
Travel advice for tanzania afrika
How do you effectively protect against malaria or trypanosomiasis?
Personally, I favour passive prevention and I do not take medication (since 1985) to Tanzania or Kenya, because all nature reserves are on a plateau at an altitude of 1200 m to 3000 m, but note
that you must take passive prevention seriously, otherwise you are in danger! See below.
There are very few flies and mosquitoes on the Kenyan plateaus and in northern Tanzania, so I take the following precautions: These rules apply between 5.30pm and 8am (Long-sleeved shirts and long pants) because during this time the mosquitoes are virulents. Outside
of these hours, remember to put on a T-shirt and shorts.
Rules for passive prevention: between 5.30pm and 8am
- I wear long sleeved shirts and long trousers
- I spray the tent or room with a "RAID" type spray that kills everything
- I spray a fabric repellent onto fabrics and my clothing
- in the pharmacy, ask for a product for tropical mosquitoes
- I spray my hands and the visible parts of my skin with a skin repellent.
Ask your pharmacist for a product for tropical mosquitoes. For coastal areas, where the risks are higher
due to the humidity combined with the heat, it is in your best interests to follow this passive prevention but also to follow your doctor's advice, as he will tell you to take anti-malaria drugs.
Above all, do not panic but be careful and take precautions, because a mosquito that stings does not transmit disease if it is not itself infected!
Also beware of the tse-tse fly that stings during the day, it is very painful! Wear light-coloured clothing (avoid blue as it attracts them), put repellent on your clothing and any uncovered
skin and your face.
Vaccination against yellow fever is strongly recommended, and anti-malaria treatment is also recommended. Check with your GP, in case of contra- indications!
Travellers’ diarrhoea. Who has never had travellers’ diarrhoea? Mild travellers’ diarrhoea is due to tiredness or stress as much as to the change in food. Avoid tap water and uncooked
food, or check if it has been washed in boiled water. Bring an antidiarrhoeal like ERCEFURYL and IMODIUM, disinfectant and antibiotics.
Above all be careful with water, ice cubes and raw vegetables, as they
are the source of intestinal problems.
Do not drink bottled water if the cap cracks on opening, or water that has boiled for at least a few minutes (for ice and raw vegetables). If you are going on an adventure trip, bring water
purification tablets such as MICROPUR so that you can drink the water safely a few hours later.
This is the mosquito, carrier of malaria.
Also bring "tropical" insect repellent (it is important to specify tropical mosquitos). You can also buy repellent to put on your skin and another type for the fabric of your clothing. Also
bring sun protection lotion (the sun is 8 times stronger than in northern Europe) and to reduce possible burns, the miracle product "Biafine" to be applied in a thick layer without rubbing in! For other information on
safety, attitude, photos and so on, click here.
My personal Travel advice for tanzania and Kenya