Zambia flights and luggage
Apr 18, 2017, 4:14 pm
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Zambia flights and luggage
Is anyone familiar with flying between lodges in Zambia? My travel agent is telling me that the aircraft are smaller and require soft sided luggage. I am curious of others experience in this area.
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Apr 18, 2017, 4:34 pm
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I was in Botswana in December and expect requirements are similar. We were restricted to soft sided luggage, no frames, no wheels, also a weight limit. The company used by our lodges had varying size planes. They each had varied places to stick luggage, and really needed to cram it in at times.
Our safari was part of a longer trip where I couldn't imagine getting by without my roller. We each took a soft sided case and packed it into a wheeler. We flew in and out of Maun in Botswana. This allowed the flight company to store our suitcase and return it to us when we came back from the game lodges.
Our safari lodges offered daily laundry so we really didn't need much while in camp.
Our safari was part of a longer trip where I couldn't imagine getting by without my roller. We each took a soft sided case and packed it into a wheeler. We flew in and out of Maun in Botswana. This allowed the flight company to store our suitcase and return it to us when we came back from the game lodges.
Our safari lodges offered daily laundry so we really didn't need much while in camp.
Apr 21, 2017, 12:42 am
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As a general rule of thumb, I'd think along the lines of (slightly) oversized carry-on baggage, e.g. 22" soft shell suitcases or a carry-on sized duffel bag.
Alternatively, it may be helpful to have a look at the type of aircraft used. I'd be surprised if you'd be flying anything larger than a Cessna 208 Caravan.