The Bathroom stop :((
Hello.
Now the moment of truth.. the question that nobody wants to ask... the subject no one mentions...
How are we (ladies) going to deal with the infamous bathroom stops?
It's bad enough that you need to let the driver and the rest of the fellows know... that you need to check the spare tire
Or check The open back door, to empty out the bucket and last to water the bush etc...
What do the experts recommend?
Today , I heard the ultimate: wear Diapers!
Diapers! This sounds gross , but maybe is not a bad idea... although , I would not want to walk like a pingüin ..)
But when you think that the animals are the last thing to worry about .. but worst! The jungle of tourist in their jeeps all with binoculars and behind you.... Oh gosh!
Should I really consider the diapers? What Brand? Do the come in earth colors?)
Now the moment of truth.. the question that nobody wants to ask... the subject no one mentions...
How are we (ladies) going to deal with the infamous bathroom stops?
It's bad enough that you need to let the driver and the rest of the fellows know... that you need to check the spare tire
Or check The open back door, to empty out the bucket and last to water the bush etc...
What do the experts recommend?
Today , I heard the ultimate: wear Diapers!
Diapers! This sounds gross , but maybe is not a bad idea... although , I would not want to walk like a pingüin ..
)But when you think that the animals are the last thing to worry about .. but worst! The jungle of tourist in their jeeps all with binoculars and behind you.... Oh gosh!
Should I really consider the diapers? What Brand? Do the come in earth colors?
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I'm not worry and I'm sure it will be an aventure...To go in the bush , but It was so funny when this person ( the pharmacist) mention the D word.. that I had to ask , if this was a common practice.
Uff !, what a relieve, it has to be so uncomfortable.. .
Thanks.
There are only a few places where it might be over an hour between "rest" stops.
There is a rest stop at the entrance (Ranger station?) to Lake Manyara Park, one at the Lake Manyara Serena Hotel (lunch stop). There is a restroom at the entrance to the Ngorongoro Conservation area and a restroom on the caldera floor near a small lake in Ngorongoro crater, they set up a tent style porta-john at the BBQ site in the crater, there is a restroom at Olduvai Gorge, you make a picnic stop at the eastern entrance to the Serengeti Park there are restrooms there, you make a stop somewhere in the central Serengeti (lots of Hyrax there!) before you head to the Four Seasons. There are restrooms at the Arusha airport and the Tanzanian Cultural Center. There is a "restroom" at the Tanzania/Kenya border (if the attendant directs you to one with a "high drop" or "long drop" ask for one with a toilet
Just plan ahead, go easy on the morning coffee, and maybe suffer a bit while your eyeballs float a few times! : ) You can plot the locations I gave on a map for comfort and assurance! : ) Remember, keep your bladder empty- you bounce a lot in the safari vehicles!!!
This is hilarious... it almost sounds like a potty safari
Well , I guess .. the ladies and I do get the idea and thank you for the info.
Have a great week u'all .
Have a great trip.
That will tell you the ‘where’ of the pit-stop, but not necessarily the ‘when’. Once on our Botswana trip we followed the same female lion for about two hours. The timing of your arrival will often depend on what you encounter along the way. We once arrived back at our lodge long after dark, but this was not supposed to be a ‘night’ safari.
Would also like to assure that the potty stops are really not a problem for ladies or gents! I thought they would be for me, but on the Botswana/Zambia trip, the drivers would indeed check to find a spot (separate spots for ladies and guys, and often behind an inactive termite mound, where the cervids also find it safe to go---there were usually piles of their scat to watch out for). When someone announces they need to 'check the tires', usually another person decides they have should also take a prophylactic pee, so the ladies would take turns. We quickly learned to carry one of the extra rolls of toilet paper from the safari camps in our back backs, and would share TP (as well as handiwipes) when needed. One does not litter in the bush!, so you then you need to wad up your TP and deposit it in the garbage bag that all the drivers would keep in the safari vehicle. On my upcoming Kenya/Tanzania trip, I'll just remember to carry that extra roll of TP in my backpack at all times!
I'm not recommending restricting fluid intake- just avoid diuretics like coffee and coke if you can, though, and stay hydrated.
Now, as to my list above- Except for one instance of the big D in Amboseli brought on by "something I ate" (?), I did not use all of those facilities, so can't vouch for cleanliness, operation, equipment, or presence of TP (carry your own!!). I will say, of the non-hotel facilities I used, the one at the Tanzania/Kenya border was the worst and the one at "Observation Hill" (Noomotio Observation Point) in Amboseli National Park was the best.
The restroom is about halfway up the hill. At the top is a shelter and a number interpretive signs. I got my "shot" of Mt. Kilimanjaro there- it was overcast the whole time we were there and so we never saw Mt. Kili. So, I took a photo of the photo on the sign! : )