Taking a once in a lifetime safari holiday should be an amazing and exciting adventure so do not let a little thing like a mosquito spoil it for you. As some mosquitos carry malaria it is important that you are prepared and take as much care as possible to avoid getting bitten and making your dream holiday turn into a nightmare.

If you are travelling to parts of Africa that has a mosquito problem you will probably need to get vaccinated and so it is worth checking with travel company and your doctor a few months before you travel. There are however a number of safari camps located in malaria-free zones and if travelling with children, you should definitely select one of these resorts to be safe.

The main pointers to avoid getting bitten are to make sure that you cover up as much of your skin as possible, making it a lot harder for the mosquito to bite you. Mosquito repellent should be worn but be sure to buy one that is a DEET or picaridin based repellent as these will offer the best protection from the awful bites. It is worth asking the locals what they use when you arrive as often from experience they have found something that works.

The holiday accommodation will probably have mosquito nets around the beds for visitors to use and when used with plugin repellents in the room the mosquitos should stay away.