Two very different flight types are in play on a multi-country trip, and confusing them causes most of the packing and timing mistakes we see. International sectors (Nairobi-Entebbe, Nairobi-Zanzibar, Nairobi-Seychelles) run on standard commercial aircraft with normal checked-baggage allowances. Domestic and inter-camp sectors — the light aircraft connecting a Mara airstrip to a Serengeti airstrip, for instance — operate on small Cessna Caravan-style planes with a strict, enforced luggage limit, typically 15kg total per person in a soft-sided duffel bag only, no hard-shell suitcases, since there is no cargo hold to fit them. Pack a soft bag for the whole trip if any leg includes a bush-flight sector, and consider leaving a hard suitcase with excess items at a hotel in your international gateway city rather than trying to bring it on every leg. Bush flights also frequently route via one or more intermediate airstrips to pick up and drop off other travelers, meaning your 'one-hour flight' can involve two or three short stops — normal, not a delay, but worth expecting rather than being surprised by. We build realistic connection buffers and correct baggage guidance into every multi-leg itinerary rather than assuming clients already know this.