Do you get a tracking number as soon as you place your order?
Depends on the carrier, destination and delivery service which can be purchased on checkout.
For EU,UK, USA and Brazil all orders are tracked. For Africa is a bit complicated as the carriers do not track all orders. This is valid for standard service.
If you get premium service at checkout - the order will be dispatched with Fedex, UPS or DHL, so although expensive will be tracked.