What to settle before you book
Health rules, fitness, and the small print move faster than a safari brochure. Confirm them against your own dates.
Health, without pretending to be a clinic
Malaria risk depends on the park, the month, and your own health. This site is not a clinic. A travel clinic should tell you what you need, including whether a malaria-free route is even the right medical choice. The malaria-free safari pages are places people often ask for. They are not a medical clearance.
Yellow fever and other entry rules change. Check the current requirement for the countries on your route, including transit countries, before you pay for flights. Do not rely on a blog, including this one, for the rule on the day you fly.
Travel insurance that covers medical care and evacuation is worth arranging before you are in a remote camp. It is not included in the sample rates.
Fitness, age, and who is coming
A normal game drive asks very little of you physically. A walking safari asks for a few steady hours on foot. Gorilla trekking asks for more: steep, muddy forest, sometimes for hours, at the pace of the animals. If that is on the trip, say so honestly when you enquire. The permit is in the Uganda and Rwanda from-prices. The walk still has to suit the person holding it.
Camps set their own minimum ages. A family quote should name the camp and the ages before you treat the trip as settled. Solo travelers are quoted at the published per-person rate. The rate does not silently add a single supplement.
Questions worth asking
Is the vehicle private? Which park or concession is it? Are park fees, meals, and internal flights in the number? What happens if the light aircraft is delayed? Can the camp take the ages in your party? Is a night drive actually allowed there?
Those answers belong on the quote. A good plan can say “not included” clearly. It should not make you discover the internal flight on the last page.