Here is a typical day on safari..............
There are 9 staff who look after you, the camp supervisor, 2 tent stewards, 2 mess waiters, the cook, 1 kitchen staff, a driver, & the night guard (to scare away the animals). We are up before first light and meet at the mess tent for tea/coffee before going out on a game drive leaving camp just as the dawn is breaking, a really lovely time of the day, a good time to catch the game before the sun rises too high, an ideal time to take photographs. The game drive goes on until about 8am. There is no set time to return, it is usually because we are hungry! Breakfast is waiting for us, all five courses of it.
After breakfast and sorting out laundry (which is returned beautifully ironed in the evening), we leave camp for a further game drive possibly to watch the Samburu cattle crossing the river, with the villagers herding them or collecting water, there is so much to see or do. It is amazing where the time goes, before you know where you are it is time for lunch, and depending on the morning activities we take time off to rest, read, catch up and get ready for the evening game drive which normally leaves camp after tea about 4pm. This drive lasts until last light, as so much happens in that last hour or so.
An exciting time of the day, good for photographs until the light fades. We head back to camp for a hot shower before gathering around the camp fire with a drink.
Dinner is served about 8pm and is the main meal of the day with all the trimmings and wine, what a way to end the day. Coffee is set up by the fire and by 9.30pm you sneak off to bed, bushed and ready for a good nights sleep if the roaring lions don’t wake you!
