K&T Evening Attire for Women
Hello - for those of you who have been on this trip, what is the evening attire for Women. It says the entire trip is very casual, but do people wear their 'convertible pants' or bring capris for dinners? thanks! We are on the August 27 trip and I'm starting to pack 
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Mary stressed about the evening attire too, but as you will see it is pretty much up to each guest what they wish to wear, be it a little "casual-fancy" or extremely casual. And you are really limited on what you can pack to some of the lodgings because of the weight restrictions and having to divide up your clothing into the duffels for part of the journey. (BTW, all the lodges offer cleaning at ridiculously reasonable rates so you don't need to bring a different outfit for everyday.) If you pay attention you will see everyone in the same outfits a couple of times, but no one really notices or cares. We had one couple who packed everything for the entire trip - three outfits, meds and toiletries - in two large backpacks. No other luggage. Amazing!)
Some ladies came "as is" from the game drives, most others, like my wife, "freshened up" and changed into cleaner pants and blouses/shirts with some type of coat or sweater and accessories. For my wife, earrings made the safari attire "evening fancy." Don't really remember anyone in a dress except a young bride on her honeymoon - they ate separately from the group at a special dinner at the Four Seasons - but, then again, I really don't notice such things anyway so I might be mistaken. Be forewarned, the temperature can vary greatly and for us it was extremely cold up on the Ngorongoro rim (low 40s f, as I remember) and most ladies were bundled up for the two nights in layers of fleece overshirts, coats and pants until the fireplace heated up the restaurant area. Both the Four seasons and the Mt. Kenya Club had other guests who dressed up for dinner in suits and evening dresses (no one from our group) but there were others, like our Tauck group, who stayed in their "safari duds" and never got a sideways look.
This trip for us was a trip of a lifetime. Hope it is for you also.
When I took the K and T tour about twelve years ago, we did not stay at the fancier Mount Kenya or Four Seasons. We had a wonderful tour in perfectly good other hotels. I guess that's why the price jumped so much when Tauck changed the hotels. We will be taking this tour again next year in a different season and are taking the Rwanda add on, there will not be room for fancy clothing even if I wondered about taking it.
Of all the wonderful trips we have taken with Tauck, this one was by far the most memorable!
Yes, don't worry about fancy clothe it looks like the dust and mud are the plate of the day..... I had to change couple of outfits for something more like shirts ready to be donated... instead of my RL safari clothe... I'm taking 4 nice t-shirts for the hotels and that's it.
Have fun packing, I spray all my clothe yesterday, camera gear is ready, Buffies,hat,snaks for the Jeep and scarfs R ready too.
I have been very interested in your comments, and questions over the past months. Your questions are exactly my questions!! i am going to K&T next July 10th with 4 friends-- I want to hear all the details...I keep looking through my closet and I have nothing suitable to bring (it is either black, black or white!). Thankfully one will not need much. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures! Safe travels ! Nancy
I'm glad all my questions help others. I just like to be prepare and since I'm always adding xtras to the tours , I like to get as much info. as possible. To start get all your meds and immunizations at Costco if you have any around instead of any travel clinic, it is 1/2 price. also the Visas you can either do on your own or buy piece of mind by using Visa central.
The clothes , from what I have gather... is very relax and as you do too... I have lots of blacks & blues so I did end up going to Target & Walmart to buy t-shirts , got 8 total @ $4 ea. and that's what I'm wearing for the game drives... and than I'm taking some nice LR (4) for the rest. & the lodge. I like to dress up a little better @ the hotels and look clean & fresh . Eddie Bauer has great outdoor clothes .. I bough my fleece & jacket there. I compared prices and the Safari stores charge double, and to be honest, unless I go on another Safari which I'm sure I will... My closet is completely the opposite of what a Safari wardrobe would look like.
Spa treatments if interested do book them early, I did all of them about 4 month in advance. The food I heard is delicious ,in some places like in Arusha they use ingredients that are common in the Caribbean islands, Plantains, tropical fruits, rice, beans etc... (sounds like Cuban food. Yumm. )
Nancy be sure I will do a report on my experience. But if you have noticed AlanS, British and Sealord are our Safari goers best friends! they are incredible and love to share info.
Have a lovely day.
Once you get in the safari vehicle, you don’t get in and out, so it’s quite easy to just leave your shoes off all the time on the safari. I wear slip on Merrill’s or equivalent but not the clog type.
Clothing, there is no need to buy safari clothes if you are like me and generally wear earth tones. I look dreadful in black, and I avoid it most of the time, it’s for funerals where I come from and the Queen is the same. Seriously though, other places that have safari type travel pants are also Costco and BJs, last year they began selling the travel pants for about $13 a pair. I got grey and khaki to supplement my aging duds. I always wear long sleeve t shirts, my go to is Uniqlo these days, in the sale the long sleeeves are around $10 instead of $14. Uniqlo and Costco are great for down jackets, very cheap, I prefer these to fleeces,they take up far less room and weigh nothing and are reasonably water repellent. I tend to have a long sleeve one and vest style.
When I go on my next safari vacation (should I say vacation, it’s tiring but exciting), my sixth, I will continue to take just safari style, showering before dinner and putting the next day’s clothing on. I find you need to cover up even more in the evening to avoid bites and the cold, a dress would not work for me. We know we can dress up at home, wear our fancy watches and the like, we are not going to do that in Africa unless we do an add on to Cape Town where it might be appropriate.
Food. Is not Caribbean, in Kenya it tends to have an Asian Indian influence due to the history of the country. There is complete variety. On our first trip around 2006 they also easily catered to the less common gluten free clients, producing gluten free breads etc. at the lodges.