Kruger National Park Travel Forum

Hi we are off to Kruger in 5weeks for the very 1st time, cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my question is we live in England and can ssomeone tell me what travel adaptor do we need to be able to charge up our camer batteries etc
and will our uk equipment be able to be charged in the Kruger

hope to hear from someone, this is also the first time I have ever used a forum

regards

Nikon Dave

You have chosen the right forum for your first time......you won't find a friendlier or more helpful site than VT!

You will need an adaptor. You can buy them online if you want. Just google for them on www.google.co.uk (better than google.com, as it cuts down the results). Search for 'uk south africa adaptor'.

Otherwise go somewhere like Dixons and ask them. Supermarkets may not stock the right ones (they tend to just have the Europe and USA ones).

Hi

thanks for your help and the warm welcome to the best site

regards

Dave

Enjoy your trip!

As Leics says you do need a specific South African power adaptor although some hotels do either provide them or have either European or UK sockets it is better to be safe than sorry. Note the ones sold as "univesal" adaptors will NOT work in SA.

Good luck and enjoy Kruger I trust you'll be putting your Nikon to good use. I plan to go there next year for the first time (which will be my 4th trip to the country).

Regards

John

I bought the world traveller pack from Apple and used it with my Mac in Kruger with no problems. (it comes with a variety of plugs for various countries.) We also used a universal adapter (one of those ones with weird toggle switches that make it right for whatever country you are). No worries. You are going to LOVE the area (and hopefully come to love this forum...the advice is incredible...specific and reliable!) Enjoy!

have a look here:
http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm
You'll probably need two adaptors as the Type M is standard but most chargers etc is a European 2-pin or Type C which is normally not found in SA (except for some upmarket hotels) so you'll need an adaptor which fits the Type M but takes a 2-pin plug, they are available everywhere and not expensive (ca GBP 1)

Hi.

You can buy SA-compatible adaptors at several outlets at Heathrow (flight-side) such as Dixons Travel, Boots etc. You can also buy in SA and most good lodges will have adaptors you can use anyway.

Just check your lodge has plug points / doesn't run off a generator! Some of the more rustic ones don't have any mains electricity at all. But if you are staying in a more expensive / bigger one, you'll be fine.

Enjoy - you'll love it.

Rob. Satpack Travel.