Packing suggestions for travel in Swaziland
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Basic items
- Large suitcase
- Shoulder bag / daypack
- Luggage ID tags
- ATM card: call your bank to let them know the dates and places where you will be traveling.
- Wallet and cash
- Traveler's checks
- Passport
- Money belt and passport carrier
- Credit card: call your credit card company and let them know the dates and places where you will be traveling.
- Health insurance card
- Emergency contact information and address book
- Phrase books and maps
- Cell phone
- Tickets
- Sanitation wipes
- Toilet paper (for use while working in the village)
- Medicines and prescriptions
- Vitamins
- Shampoo
- Comb and brush
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss
- Lip balm and sunscreen
- Small towel and washcloth
- Premoistened towelettes
- Deodorant
- Earplugs
- Rubbing alcohol
- Hair spray / mousse
- Saline solution for contacts
- Extra glasses / contacts and prescription
- Sunglasses
- Feminine hygiene products
- Make up
- Razor and blades
- Shaving cream
- Aftershave
- Insect repellant with DEET
- Jacket
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Belt
- Work shoes or hiking boots
- Sandals
- Rubber thong shoes / slaps
- Sweatshirt, sweater
- Shirts / blouses
- T-shirts, especially long-sleeved
- Jeans
- Long skirt for women
- Capri pants. Shorts not recommended for women.
- Underwear
- Socks
- Sun hat
- Pajamas
- Work gloves
- One modest dressy outfit for church
- Slip (women)
- Dried fruit and healthful snacks
- Books and magazines for the plane
- Playing cards
- Notebook and pen
- Stationery, envelopes, and stamps
- Business cards
- Inflatable neck pillow for flights
- Small flashlight
- Watch and battery alarm clock
- Video camera, camera, and film
- Nylon cord, clothes line
- Laundry soap
- Sewing kit with safety pins
- Voltage adapter and plug adapters
- Batteries
- Binoculars
- Bible
- Devotional book
- Prayer journal
- Travel journal
- Sealable plastic bags
- Combination lock
- Nylon duffel bag (folded)
- Small nylon bags
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