Clothes to wear on excursions

Rain forest excursion at st lucia can anybody tell me if shorts are fine to wear or is it better to wear long trousers thinking about the creepy crawlies

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Rain forest excursion at st lucia can anybody tell me if shorts are fine to wear or is it better to wear long trousers thinking about the creepy crawlies

 

 

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Shorts definitely. Easier to get rid of the leeches. :'):')

Shorts - but use Deet!

Some operators of zip-line through tree top canopies insist that yo do dot wear open toed sandals. Not sure of the type of movement around the jungle you are signing up to do.

Regards John

Thanks for your replies whats the mossys like anybody got bit wearing shorts and teeshirts

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Mossies mainly operate around twilight onwards. If you take Quinine it modifies your natural scent and makes you less attractive to them. It is contained in Indian Tonic Water but not Tonic Water and Irn Bru. Small Schweppes Indian Tonic Water cans are sold at on board bars for £1. It also helps with night cramps by the way.

Regards John

On these excursions I think full-length trousers are better (insects and brushing against plants etc) and always wear closed in shoes.

I use Avon Skin so Soft spray which combats the bugs when away. It's not marketed as a bug spray but it's effective. It also makes you skin nice and soft and smell nice.

Enjoy your trip.

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Mossies mainly operate around twilight onwards. If you take Quinine it modifies your natural scent and makes you less attractive to them. It is contained in Indian Tonic Water but not Tonic Water and Irn Bru. Small Schweppes Indian Tonic Water cans are sold at on board bars for £1. It also helps with night cramps by the way.

 

Regards John

And gives you an excuse for a gin or two! :D

We found Incognito spray to be brilliant. My children might as well have signs on them saying "Eat me!" Smells nice, no nasty chemicals, easy to apply, long lasting.

If mozzies love you (and they lurve me!), I would definitely recommend wearing long trousers and maybe trainers. Once on a river excursion, I received 43 bites on both legs from the knee down. They were hideous especially when they 'broke open' (sorry!). I had to wear black linen trousers during the next week of the holiday as they looked really unsightly. Have learnt not to risk it.

Thanks thats what i thought wife says we will look daft in long trousers but i really want to go on a rain forest trip i would say most people will dress sensible

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When we did the rain forest in Costa Rica I wore really lightweight white loose trousers, and covered my self in anti mozzie spray. I usually get bitten so didn't want to take the risk, I didn't feel out of place or silly, better than spending the rest of the cruise hiding bites under long dresses, or trousers in your case Dave

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Rain forest excursion at st lucia can anybody tell me if shorts are fine to wear or is it better to wear long trousers thinking about the creepy crawlies

 

 

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plus plenty of high power mossie spray

We werent bothered by mozzies in the rain forest (although for the whole 2 week holiday i was eaten alive ) .One point , its not called a rain forest for nothing , you might find you need a poncho in case of sudden downpours , and downpour is an understatement

Thanks thats what i thought wife says we will look daft in long trousers but i really want to go on a rain forest trip i would say most people will dress sensible

 

 

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Firstly - who cares what you look like and it won't be daft anyway. Secondly I'm not so sure about most people dressing sensibly. I recently went on a short ranger-led bush walk in Australia to see wild kangaroos and emus - I was in trousers and walking shoes, some ladies were in skirts and flipflops!!