- Hunting hours : Early
morning and afternoon departures, depending on hunters.
- Radio links : Our
lodges are connected to the outside world by phone (Mako lodge) and
satellite phone (Faleme lodge). International phone calls, fax.
- Safety : Our lodges
have medicines and first aid facilities.
Our lodge managers are skilled and can face most incidents.
Near the lodges are medical practices, hospitals and chemistry ...
- ID's : Valid passport
- contact the nearest Senegalese embassy or consulate to inquire about
the visa need.
- Health : No compulsory
vaccination - Yellow fever vaccination recommended - Anti-malaria treatment
recommended.
- Time : GMT.
- Language : French
is widely spoken ; also, local languages (especially Wolof).
Arabic (taught in coranic schools).
- Art & traditions
: sculpture, leathers, materials, musical instruments.
- Currency & change
: The local currency is the CFA Franc : 1 € = 656 CFA
French banknotes, cheques and credit cards accepted in most cities.
In savanna areas,
only French or CFA Francs are accepted, and you won't find any banks
or change facilities.
- Banks, hotels, shops,
lodges, asdministration charge a 5 % commission on change operations.
- Hunting taxes are
to be paid directly to the "Eaux et Forêts et Chasse"
services. This administration does not accept cheques but cash.
- Clothing :
For hunting :
- Dark cotton clothes (green, camuflage, brown),
- 2 long-sleeved shirts with pockets,
- 2 pairs of cotton pants + belt,
- 1 hunt waistcoat,
- hat or cap recommended,
- fine wool socks (no cotton or man-made material),
- Ranger boots.
For the lodge :
- Shorts, swimming
costumes, tee-shirt, shirt, pants, light shoes,
- For the evening and night : jumper, sweat-shirt, sports outfit.
- Your equipment :
- Binoculars,
- Sun-glasses (spare glasses if you wear any), glass-chain.
- Camping knife,
- Torch,
- Leather Water cask,
- Camera, films, U.V. filtre.
- Pharmacy :
- Adhesive bandages,
- Watezr tablets,
- First Aisd box,
- Sun cream, mosquito repellant,
- Anti-malaria treatment (Nivaquine, Flavoquine, Alphan, Fansidar...)
- Your usual medicines.
ONLY DRINK FILTERED OR BOTTLED WATER
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