Just read this thread. Let me clarify.

Eugene the luggage you are mentioning is the luggage Ken and I use all the time. I LOVE this bag and will never change BUT I think that is too big for what we are doing on safari. I will be taking that to Cape Town but leaving it at Johannesburg airport for the safari portion of the trip. Although it says duffle it is pretty rigid on that back side and the ends and is not a really flexible bag. I would buy that though and bet you never use anything else once you have it.

For South Africa -- a rolling TRUE duffle bag, light weight and totally flexible except for the area with wheels will work for Singita. On Marc's post the travelpro Walkabout would not work - non flexible sides, but the Travelpro Extreme duffel would work. I just checked this out with Ker & Downey.

For Botswana - NO wheels at all is the way it will have to be. Totally flexible duffle.

My suggestion is one of the following options.

(a) buy a rolling duffle to take to Singita and as a second bag for the whole trip. (probably best for TUSK as we change parks from Kings Camp to Leopard Hills and have one extra day on safari)

(b) buy a very lightweight but strong totally collapsable duffle you take with you with no wheels of course. It could even be empty and just stuffed in your regular bag. Use this for the Singita time period only.

(c) use Ker & Downey duffle, pack it for safari check the duffle as luggage so you dont have to deal with it. (too big for carry on anyway) You could even leave it in Johannesburg if you stop there on the way to Cape Town and pick it up when everyone drops off all their Cape Town luggage.

If you use the Ker & Downey duffle it has no wheels is NOT a carry on and gets heavy to carry around.

There is a lot of walking in airports with bags and so the wheeled bags truly are so much easier.

Instead of the Ker and Downey duffle bag we can also get you a free back pack that is nice. It is a choice of duffle bag or back pack. I took both things to MINT If you can remember them. I plan on getting everyones wishes on this closer to the time of ticketing.

Hope that helps