Game drives with back issues
Do the off-road game drives present any issues for people with bad backs? I’ve read some complaints from NON-TAUCK tour (also different reserves) participants recommending we buy seat cushions.
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Do the off-road game drives present any issues for people with bad backs? I’ve read some complaints from NON-TAUCK tour (also different reserves) participants recommending we buy seat cushions.
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You will bounce off the cushions on some occasions depending on whether rains have caused big potholes especially if roads haven’t been groomed recently. Talk to your doctor and tell him you will be on dirt roads etc and see what he says, whether your back issues will be OK. You can also be thrown around in the vehicle if it takes off suddenly without the driver warning you, I’ve had bad bruising on my back and last year I fell full length down the aisles when a lion was spotted and the driver did not give us warning he was taking off. Having said this, I must have been on about 100 separate game drives and love every minute.
My wife used an inflatable seat cushion that we got from Amazon on our last safari, and she found it helpful. She also used it on the airplane.
Rutty, un-improved dirt ‘roads’ and sometimes you go where there are no roads at all. If you need and have a back brace, bring it and wear it on all game drives.