capri by audrey: The Best Vacation Ever (Part 2)

So here is what a typical day at the safari camp in Botswana was like.

530am - Wake up call by the staff. It seems awfully early to be waking up at 530am while on holiday but in fact it was quite alright and we never missed a day (I'll get that why later). The toughest part was the cold because we were there in winter. It was about 2-3 degrees Celsius with no heating apart from the hot water bottles in our beds. Those were good but they just made you want to stay in bed more!

530-630am - Breakfast at the campfire. We had porridge, coffee and breads and cheese. The hot coffee was an excellent antidote to the cold.

630-1030am - Game drive! It was freezing to have the wind in your face in the open-top jeep. I think we had four layers on including my ski jacket but it was still colder than I have ever been while skiing. By 10am though, it was warm enough to be in a single t-shirt.

11am - Lunch followed by afternoon siesta. This is the main reason why we could wake up at 530am every day. You could take a nap, swim in the pool, read in the library, go on a tour of the lodge or perhaps a walking tour of the surrounding area with a guide.

330pm - Afternoon tea followed by the second game drive. At sunset we would stop for sundowners at a good spot to catch the wonderful sunsets.

8pm - Dinner followed by coffee around the campfire exchanging stories of the day's happenings with other guests.

So that's the taste of what a typical day was like. But of course, each game drive was completely unique and you never knew what to expect. The guides would ask you what you'd like to see and try their best to show you what you wanted, especially if they knew what you had already seen.

Here are some of our favourite pics from our game drives.

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