Versatile outdoor & safari trousers, shorts, & zip-offs

Warm outdoor & safari clothing is vital for just about all northern hemisphere outdoor adventures - and on safaris & travels to Africa, India and beyond where dawn & evening game drives, bush walks, & time spent outside can get chilly. It can get very hot - even in Africa - but it can get very cold too. Prepare by packing a snug outdoor & safari warm layer.

Safari Trousers & Shorts Read our Safari Trousers & Shorts Advice Guide

  • Pack safari trousers and safari shorts which are made in safari-suitable colours such as shades of khaki, brown, and green.
  • Safari zip-off/convertible trousers are often the safari trousers of choice simply due to their versatility - no matter how hot or cold it is on safari: use them as trousers when cool, shorts when hot - and they save on valuable packing space by being two garments in one. The legs on safari convertible pants also give added protection from the sun and defence from most biting insects, especially when treated with built-in SPF and anti-insect finish. For walking safaris, having separate leg sections which provide insect defence and are waterproof work well given the morning dew on early morning walks - ensuring your legs stay drier and reducing bites (although you should always apply insect repellent for ticks and other insects).
  • If you prefer to wear stand-alone safari trousers and safari shorts, then make sure you work out the duration of the activity you are going on and wear either trousers or the shorts depending on the weather. There is no use starting off warm when its cold in the morning only to sweat in the heat later on in the day. Another option if you prefer separate safari trousers and safari shorts would be to take shorts or trousers with you on each safari activity in a satchel or daypack and change while on the activity.
  • The ideal safari trousers and shorts should offer you a good level of safari style with built in functionality. They should also be lightweight, strong, provide a high level of sun protection (SPF50+ is best), and have an anti-insect finish. Wicking is less important from a sweat point of view as your legs don't sweat as much as your upper body, but still consider wicking as an important feature to ensure that, should your trousers get wet from the rain or a water-based activity - or even just the morning dew while walking - that they dry very quickly.
  • While your lower body does not feel the heat as much as your upper body, always consider safari trousers which are made from man-made fibres (such as polyamide) over those made from natural fibres (such as cotton). Safari trousers and safari shorts made from man-made fibres will also crease less and dry faster when you wash them on your safari and travels.

    Number of men's, women's, and kid's safari trousers and safari shorts to pack for your safari:
    Up to 4-day safari: x 2 (1+1); Up to 8-day safari: x 3 (2+1); Up to 12-day safari: x 4 (2+2)
    We have shown the number of safari trouser zip-offs/convertibles as the first number - "x 3"- and the safari trousers plus safari shorts combination in brackets - e.g. (2+1). Always make sure that you pack the total number whether you opt for safari zip-offs, safari trousers, or safari shorts, but always have a combination of safari shorts and trousers. As an example, for an 8-day safari, you could take one pair of zip-offs, one pair of trousers, and one pair of shorts - or 3 pairs of zip-offs, or two pairs of safari shorts and one pair of safari trousers - or vice versa.

Safari Trousers & Shorts - Boys' & Girls' BUGTech Zip-Off Safari Trousers

Boys' & Girls' BUGTech Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Baobab

£42.00
Boys' & Girls' BUGTech Zip-Off Safari Trousers in colour Willow

Boys' & Girls' BUGTech Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Willow

£42.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers

Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Katavi Khaki (32-inch leg)

£54.00
Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers in colour Khaki Olive (32-inch leg)

Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Khaki Olive (32-inch leg)

£54.00
Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers in colour Katavi Khaki (34-inch leg)

Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Katavi Khaki (34-inch leg)

£54.00
Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers in colour Katavi Khaki (30-inch leg)

Men’s Explorer BUGTech Anti-insect Cargo Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Katavi Khaki (30-inch leg)

£54.00
New In Safari Trousers & Shorts - Men's Adventurer All-Day-Longs, BUGTech Cargo Trousers

Men's Adventurer All-Day-Longs, BUGTech Cargo Trousers in Katavi Khaki (32-inch leg)

£54.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers

Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers in Khaki Olive (29-inch leg)

£57.00
Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers in colour Katavi Khaki (New Fit. 29-inch leg)

Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers in Katavi Khaki (New Fit. 29-inch leg)

£57.00
Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers in colour Khaki Olive (New Fit. 29-inch leg)

Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers in Khaki Olive (New Fit. 29-inch leg)

£57.00
Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers in colour Katavi Khaki (New Fit. 32-inch leg)

Women’s Pioneer BUGTech Anti-insect Zip-Off Cargo Outdoor & Safari Trousers in Katavi Khaki (New Fit. 32-inch leg)

£57.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Women’s Serengeti Safari Shorts with Stretch

Women’s Serengeti Safari Shorts with Stretch in Forest

£39.00
Women’s Serengeti Safari Shorts with Stretch in colour Savannah

Women’s Serengeti Safari Shorts with Stretch in Savannah

£39.00
Women’s Serengeti Safari Shorts with Stretch in colour Savannah (New Fit)

Women’s Serengeti Safari Shorts with Stretch in Savannah (New Fit)

£39.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Trousers with Stretch

Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Trousers with Stretch in Forest

£48.00
Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Trousers with Stretch in colour Kalahari

Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Trousers with Stretch in Kalahari

£48.00
Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Trousers with Stretch in colour Forest (32-inch)

Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Trousers with Stretch in Forest (32-inch)

£48.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Shorts with Stretch

Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Shorts with Stretch in Kalahari

£49.00
Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Shorts with Stretch in colour Forest

Men’s Savute Safari Cargo Shorts with Stretch in Forest

£49.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch

Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch in Savannah

£39.00
Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch in colour Forest

Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch in Forest

£39.00
Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch in colour Savannah (New Fit)

Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch in Savannah (New Fit)

£39.00
Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch in colour Forest (New Fit)

Women's Serengeti II Jogger Pants with Stretch in Forest (New Fit)

£39.00
New In Safari Trousers & Shorts - Women's Serengeti Leggings

Women's Serengeti Leggings in Batoka Brown

£45.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Men's NosiLife Anti-Insect Zip-Off Safari Trousers

Men's NosiLife Anti-Insect Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Safari Pebble (31 inch leg)

£70.00
Men's NosiLife Anti-Insect Zip-Off Safari Trousers  in colour Safari Pebble (33 inch leg)

Men's NosiLife Anti-Insect Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Safari Pebble (33 inch leg)

£70.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Women's NosiLife Zip-Off Safari Trousers

Women's NosiLife Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Moss

£70.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Boys' & Girls' MaraTech™ Zip-Off Safari Trousers

Boys' & Girls' MaraTech™ Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Serengeti Stone

£39.00
Boys' & Girls' MaraTech™ Zip-Off Safari Trousers in colour Okavango Olive

Boys' & Girls' MaraTech™ Zip-Off Safari Trousers in Okavango Olive

£39.00
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Leg section only for Women's Rufiji™ Zip-off trousers (Water-repellent BUGTech+™ fabric)

Leg section only for Women's Rufiji™ Zip-off trousers (Water-repellent BUGTech+™ fabric) in Serengeti Stone

£24.00
On Sale Safari Trousers & Shorts - Men's Birdseye Safari Shorts

Men's Birdseye Safari Shorts in Safari Bark

£40.00 £25.00 Save 38%
Safari Trousers & Shorts - Boys' & Girls' Kiwi II Trousers

Boys' & Girls' Kiwi II Trousers in Desert Sand

£30.00
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