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good binoculars!! I'm guessing they havea good camera?

@winniebee: we went on safari for our honeymoon and they were great to have! they'll have an amazing time

@mrbee: Ooh yeah! I Know our local REI actually teaches weekend workshops on photography for travel (for beginners using a point and shoot, usually). I wonder if there's something like that out there, at an adult ed center or something?

A coupon to make a photo book after it?

Also, I was just telling someone at work to take either nice ear plugs or noise cancelling headphones. My IL's went to Africa 3 years ago and my FIL had the hardest time sleeping because he said the "sounds of the African wilderness at night was traumatizing". Not sure if they are doing the camping thing (or high end camping) but its a thought.

I was going to suggest binoculars as well - they're a must have! You could also get them a guidebook for the countries they're going to that include pictures and information about the different animals they'll be seeing (disclaimer: I'm a pretty big nerd so I loved reading about the history and other things to see there in addition to the animal facts).

You could also make them a 'survival kit' that includes insect repellent with Deet, sunscreen, water purification tablets (or a purifying wand, I think it uses UV light to kill all microorganisms in the water and is very handy to have), mini flashlights, batteries, rain coats (if they don't already have them), quick dry towels if they're going to be camping at all. Hmm, I'm trying to think what else they'll need....

I'd probably go with binoculars though!