Suitcase size
We are on K&T in December and I was wondering if anyone who did that trip already can recommend what size suitcase to bring. Debating between 26 and 29 inch.
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We are on K&T in December and I was wondering if anyone who did that trip already can recommend what size suitcase to bring. Debating between 26 and 29 inch.
TIA
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For this tour, you can get away with an even smaller bag than those two. See what SeaLard says, he’s taken the tour four times and I think he only takes the duffel. While I’m not that disciplined, we also find that is sufficient but we like to have a bag with wheels. We have taken this tour twice. Also, laundry is extremely reasonable at most locations.
British, thank you. After digging into more posts, I am trying to clarify if we only allowed to bring soft shell luggage with us?
No, you can bring any you like but will only be allowed the supplied duffle on the safari part of the tour. Your other luggage you will see again at the end of the tour.
Have you read this info that Tauck shows on the webpage for your tour….
Special Luggage Restrictions for this Tour
All guests will receive a special medium-sized duffel bag before departing their home (including international guests). In order to provide you with them, Tauck must have your email, contact phone and address for shipping for all guests traveling on the tour.
These journeys include multiple internal flights on smaller planes, so guests (both domestic and international) will be issued a duffel bag for the journey; this duffel will be your only piece of checked luggage used during specific intra-tour flights on your tour.
While larger suitcases are prohibited, each guest is allowed a small carry-on, in addition to their duffel bag. To help with your packing, Tauck will provide you with a duffel bag that has been specially designed to provide more than adequate space for essential items needed while on safari on days 4-8.
Duffel bags will be used on Days 4 - 7 and 11 - 13 of your tour, when your group will be traveling to the Serengeti and Maasai Mara on intra-tour flights via a small to mid-sized aircraft, with limited luggage storage. Please know, casual attire is acceptable on this tour, and all lodges offer laundry service.
Upon receipt of the Tauck duffel bag, PLEASE ENSURE YOU BRING IT WITH YOU ON TOUR. Beyond what is available for guests outside the continental U.S., we do not have a supply of bags available on tour for every guest on tour. If you forget your duffle bag at home, one will not be provided for you on tour.
Your primary luggage will be safely stored in Arusha until your arrival on Day 7 Your primary luggage will be safely stored in Nairobi Serena Hotel until your
arrival on Day 13
In addition, you are limited to one soft-sided, carry-on bag per person not to exceed 11 lbs. (5 kg) that is no larger than an average knapsack.
As British said we have done this trip four times. We take the duffels provided by Tauck as primary luggage. I bring a roll aboard to use as a cart for one duffel and the other duffel we check with the liquids. We wear sarafi clothes on the plane. There is no need for dress up clothes on this trip. You can easily get by with safari clothes for today, safari clothes for tomorrow and one set of safari clothes in the laundry. Anything ese is extra, and we rarely touched it. On our later trips we did carry an extra shirt or two, and you need a puffer jacket, hat and gloves for the cold morning safari drives. You are on the equator but you are mostly above four thousand feet and it is cool at night and in the morning.
Thank you both. I thought we only allowed soft side luggage as our main suitcase, which we will have access to between days 7 and 11. Being a born overpacker (I am working in it 😢), I am trying to minimize the amount of stuff to bring. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Its my first trip to Africa. Does the duffle we get from Tauck have wheels? Can I fit it into the main suitcase for the flight and can it be used as a carryon? Thank you!
No wheels. We always put it in the suitcase. For us, we use a small backpack as carry on, those duffles are tricky to carry
Thank you. I think I got it now🙏