For the winter months, pack warm clothing. Internet facilities available with Cyber Cafes in most larger centres. Not all electric shavers will fit hotel and game-park plug points, visitors should seek advice about adaptors from a local electrical supplier. Generally the 110V video chargers work safely on the 220V supply. Television is on the PAL system.
Bottled water is readily available in shops, lodges and hotels.
Water in streams and rivers could be polluted and Bilharzia is commonly found in rivers and streams on the northern and eastern regions of the country.