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We’ve all head the saying “Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.” When enjoying safaris in Africa, loads of tourists around the globe have done their best to conserve nature and celebrate Africa’s beautiful destination.
This family are doing it wrong…
And THATS how you bring safaris in Africa home. I’d just buy a curio.
Experience the Big Five on a safari to Africa!
When on a camping trip, many campers forget how important it is to stay hydrated in an environment that your body is not used to. Here are our top 5 best ways to keep you hydrated on a camping trip.
1. Camel backpack
If you’re going to be hiking, walking, cycling or doing just about anything that involves you exercising outside, the simple way to keep water on you without having to lug a clunky water bottle around with you is to turn yourself into a human camel. Fella’s, I introduce to you, the camel back! Fill the backpack with water, sling it on your back and you’re ready to go. The straw-like tube attached to the back pack means you can sip-sip-sip away whenever your tongue needs a bath.
Photo by Cape Union Mart
2. Eat Your Water
Fruit and veggies are a great source of water, so when you’re on a camping trip pack fruit and vegetables like melon, tomato, cucumber and watermelon. Yes, watermelon is actually a vegetable. Who knew?
Fruit and veg aren’t the only food that supply a good source of water, some meat even contains about 60% water! Chicken is great for a chow-down hydration session.
Photo by Irum Shahid
3. Sunscreen
Keep your skin hydrated and protected from the big ball of fire in the sky. Africa’s sun is a scorcher and if you don’t balance the application of sunscreen with drinking water you’ll wake up with sun stroke and a terrible sunglasses tan/burn.
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4. Frozen Juices
These are fun and great for kids of all ages (aka: adults too). Take six small fruit juiceboxes and freeze them. The sugar content in the juice means that the 250ml of juice doesn’t freeze completely solid but does make for a delicious crunchy ice-lolly that is loaded with vitamins, minerals and hydrating goodness.
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5. Drink. Drink. Drink.
Why wait to hydrate your body only when it really needs it? As they say: prevention is better than cure! Drinking water in the morning will prepare your body for a day of exploring and give you the boost you need at the beginning of that hike.
Water is best. Sodas, iced tea, coffee, and sports drinks that contain caffeine fall short of good old-fashioned water. Sure, drinks which contain caffeine give you an extra boost but they act as diuretics, which means that even though you’re getting water, you’re also pulling a little extra fluid from your body because of the caffeine content.
Photo by Christian Kitazume
Remember, when camping, stay hydrated, and if you experience thirst, loss of appetite, dry skin, skin flushing, dark coloured urine, dry mouth, fatigue or weakness, chills or head rushes you may be experiencing dehydration and need to get give your body the nutrients and hydration it needs to get you back to ‘happy camper’ status.
Now that you know how to keep hydrated on a camping trip, its time to pick your adventure…
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9 South Africans are on a mission to conquer one of the top destinations in Africa, Kilimanjaro, by foot and by flight. Champion paraglider Pierre Carter, and world-class climber Schwan-khart will lead a team, joined by an American and a Namibian paraglider, on their journey to the 3rd peak in their ‘Seven Summits, Seven Flights’ adventure.
It has taken 10 years to acquire the required permit to paraglide off Kilimanjaro’s summit, but at long last the wait is over and 11 paragliders will jump off of 5895m of mountain.
Excited about the experience, Carter said: “Paragliding off Kilimanjaro will be different to the other flights because we will have 11 paragliders in the air simultaneously – it will be fantastic. This is a once-off.”
Seeing as paragliding off Kilimanjaro has been off the menu until now, I’m keen to see which leading travel company offers trips for Joe Soap to do the same…
Photo by Søren Faurby
Thanks to TimesLive for the tip off 