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Documents

Passport (check expiration date!)
Visa
Airline ticket
Boarding pass
International Certificate of vaccinations
Health insurance card/document (check coverage)
Travel insurance document
Itinerary
Copies of passport, visa, ticket, vaccination, Health insurance.
List of medications (has to be in your name) letter prescriber
Bird checklist (for the daily species count)

Financial

Foreign currency
Emergency money
Credit/debit cards (if possible both Visa & MC)
Money belt or extra wallet

Appliances & Birding gear

Universal Travel Adapter / power plugs world wide
Mobile phone + charger
Powerbank (carry-on luggage only!)
Binoculars
Spottingscope
Cleaning cloth, wipes & Anti-Fog wipes
Camera + lenses & shoulder strap
Camera lens cleaning cloth, wipes and sensor cleaner
Camera Flash
Camera & Flash Batteries + chargers (carry-on luggage only!)
Tools - Allen key, multi tool (check-in luggage only!)
Memory cards + card reader
Laptop + charger + mouse + multiport adapter
External SSD
Action camera
External microphone & recorder
Tripod, monopod &/OR groundpod
Power strip (for charging multiple devices)
Flashlight for nightbirding & a headlamp
Headphones (noise cancelling for the airtravel)

Travel apps

Country's gov. travel app (contact numbers, alerts, etc.)
Airline app (for alerts, checkin & boarding pass)
Currency converter (XE)
Weather
Tides (for coastal destinations)
Vaccinations (such as EU-Covid)
Google Maps (offline map) &/OR maps.me
Google Translate (offline language)
Merlin Bird ID (offline birdpack)
Country/region specific bird ID app
eBird
iGoTerra
Sound recorder app (e.g., Zoom)

Health

Medications
Painkillers (in your carry-on as well!)
Anti diarrhea medicine (Ioperamid)
Oral Rehydration Solution (rehydration tablets)
Malaria prophylaxis
Insect repellent
Mosquito net
Vaccines, health/dental checkup
Birth control, condoms
Hand sanatizer/desinfectant
First aid kit (band aid, tape, scissors, tweezers, antiseptic swabs)
Band Aid (keep a couple in your carry-on!)

Toiletries

Toothbrush, paste, dental floss
Soap, shampoo, conditioner (traveller size)
Deodorant
Comb/brush/hairproducts
Deodorant
Shaver
Skin products
Sunscreen
Nailcare (scissors in First aid kit, check-in only!)
Feminine hygiene
Glasses/reading/sun, contact lenses, supplies
Tissues/wet-naps, toilet roll (keep tissues in your carry-on!)

Clothes

Underwear
Socks
Sleepwear
T-Shirts
Quick dry long sleeve shirts
Cargo trousers, hiking pants
Shorts or convertable hiking pants
Rain jacket and pants, rain poncho
Thin down jacket
Birding vest (cargo/photo vest)
Hiking/wind jacket
Hiking boots, walking shoes
Rubber boots
Flipflops or slippers
Swimsuit
Towel
Sun hat, scarves
Belt and gloves

Travel aids

Umbrella
Suitcase, backpack, daypack
Luggage tags & travel locks
Packaging cubes
Travel pillow, sleeping mask, earplugs
Maps, language and travel guide (see Travel apps section!)
Rope, expandable clothesline
Small pocket knife (check-in luggage only!)
Pen and paper
Books, e-books, magazines
Snacks, drinks