I'm glad you are finding some gear to help you with your proposed trip. Not sure what time of year you will be travelling, but I would recommend a good camera bag. I personally carry my gear in Tenba Messenger bags that store my camera bodies, lenses, accessories and important documents when I travel. There have been times when I have used them as pillows when I want to be extra secure - not that I think this will be an issue for you.
When the camera is out, you can get special plastic bags to put around the body and lens, but honestly any plastic bag will work. You put the camera in back to the bottom of the bag so the lens has an unobstructed view. You can then use a rubber band around the lens hood (I always get lens hoods for my lenses).
As to tripods, since you are travelling with a lightweight kit, you don't necessarily need a heavy tripod. You if you are concerned, you could try one of several brands. I personally like the IFOOTAGE COBRA 2. It's a light monopod with a tripod foot that can be used as a super compact tripod, monopod or small tripod. Get a cheap ball head for it - I use the SmallRig Aluminium Panoramic Ball Head 3034 - it also works for my larger cameras too.
cheers, TREVOR
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