Luggage allowance for safari planes
Luggage is limited on light aircraft, so safari goers generally need to pack light. However different African countries, and internal airlines, have difference weight allowances. While you will need to check your particular safari holiday, we’ve listed the main ones here as a general guide.
| Botswana: | Mack Air Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 30cm wide, 42cm high and 70cm long. Soft–sided luggage is strongly recommended to fit in smaller luggage compartments.
Moremi Air: Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Soft–sided luggage is mandatory, hard case bags will not be accepted. Maximum dimensions of 30cm high, 35cm wide and 70cm long. Soft–sided luggage is strongly recommended to fit in smaller luggage compartments. Helicopter Horizons: Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Soft–sided luggage only, hard cases will not be accepted. (only for transfers, ask your tour operator for restrictions on scenic flights) Wilderness Air Botswana Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 30cm wide, 35cm high and 70cm long. Soft bags with a rigid base will be accepted but soft–sided luggage is strongly recommended to fit in small luggage compartments. |
| Kenya: | SafariLink Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 15 kg/33 lbs per person (20kg to beach destinations Zanzibar‚ Kisumu‚ Diani‚ Lamu‚ Malindi‚ Entebbe and Mombasa). Maximum dimensions of 60cm wide, long, 30cm high and 45cm wide. Soft–sided luggage only so it fits in small luggage compartments.
Mombasa Air Safari Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 15 kg/33 lbs per person. Soft–sided luggage only so it fits in small luggage compartments. Air Kenya Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 15 kg/33 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions for checked luggage 33cm wide, 60cm high and 45cm long. Maximum dimensions for hand luggage 23cm wide, 30cm high and 53cm long. Soft–sided luggage only so it fits in small luggage compartments. |
| Malawi: | Ulendo Airlink Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 15 kg / 33 lbs per person. Soft–sided luggage only so it fits in small luggage compartments. |
| Maldives: | Trans Maldivan Airways Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, on sea-plane flights is 25 kg/55 lbs per person, which includes 20kg for checked-in luggage and 5kg for hand luggage. |
| Mozambique:
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Luggage, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg / 44 lbs per person on helicopter flights to Benguerra Island. |
| Namibia
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Wilderness Air Namibia: Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 30cm wide, 35cm high and 70cm long. Only soft bags will be accepted, no frames or rigid structures may be transported. Wheels on a bag are only permissible if they are not part of a solid frame or rigid structure.Skeleton Coast Fly-In safari Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 10 kg / 22 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 40cm wide, 40cm high and 60cm long. Soft–sided luggage only, hard cases will not be accepted. |
| Rwanda: | Internal transfers are typically done by road. Ask your tour operator if your itinerary includes a helicopter flight. |
| Seychelles: | Air Seychelles Luggage allowance on international flights is 30kg/66 lbs per person plus 7kg hand luggage, and 23kg checked and 5kg hand luggage on domestic flights. |
| South Africa:
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Fedair Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 40cm wide, 30cm high and 60cm long. Soft–sided luggage is strongly recommended to fit in smaller luggage compartments. |
| Tanzania: | Coastal Aviation Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 15 kg/33 lbs per person. An XL seat class is available which allows 30kg/66lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 29cm wide, 48cm high and 76cm long. Soft–sided luggage only so it fits in small luggage compartments.
Auric Air Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg / 44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 65cm wide, 35cm high and 90cm long. Soft–sided bags only so it fits in small luggage compartments. |
| Uganda
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AeroLink Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 15 kg/33 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions for checked luggage 33cm wide, 60cm high and 45cm long. Maximum dimensions for hand luggage 23cm wide, 30cm high and 53cm long. Soft–sided luggage only so it fits in small luggage compartments. |
| Zambia:
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Proflight: Flights from Lusaka to Livingstone or Mfuwe allow each passenger one piece of luggage weighing up to 23 kg/50 lbs. The total dimension of each checked bag must not exceed 157cm (add the length, width and height of the bag).
Some routes with small aircraft and private chargers allow each passenger one piece of luggage, weighing no more than 15 kg/33 lbs, and 1 carry on item (such as a laptop or purse), weighing up to 5 kg/11 lbs. Soft–sided luggage only, to fit in small luggage compartments. Nyasa Air Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 15 kg/33 lbs per person.(12kg checked luggage and 3 kg hand luggage ). Maximum dimensions of 30cm heigh, 25cm wide and 62cm long. Soft–sided luggage only, hard cases will not be accepted. |
| Zimbabwe: | Wilderness Air Zimbabwe Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 30cm wide, 35cm high and 70cm long. Soft bags with a rigid base will be accepted but soft–sided luggage is strongly recommended to fit in small luggage compartments.
Safari Logistics Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 25cm wide, 30cm high and 62cm long. Soft–sided luggage is mandatory, hard case bags will not be accepted. Mack Air Luggage allowance, including camera equipment and hand luggage, is 20 kg/44 lbs per person. Maximum dimensions of 30cm wide, 42cm height and 70cm long. Soft–sided luggage is strongly recommended to fit in smaller luggage compartments. |
To help with packing for a safari please see our other articles:
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- What Luggage For Safari – bag weights, sizes and suggestions
- What to pack for an African Safari – bags, boots, clothes, toiletries
- Interactive Safari Packing List – Three questions and get a personal packing list
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