Once seated orders are taken for oatmeal porridge, eggs, bacon and sausage. Peanut butter was a popular breakfast supplement. Sometimes we lingered for breakfast before starting the day and stayed in the field until lunch. Or we would pack a lunch and spend the entire day in the bush enjoying a picnic on the savannah amongst the wildebeast, giraffe, zebra and gazelles. Afternoons were usually free to relax in camp reading, journaling, playing or napping.
Hot showers are available on call.
The staff heats water in a small wood stove behind our tents and fills a bucket of water in shower stalls. On this trip, we had deluxe camps except at Tarangire we set up a luxury camp just to see the difference. Luxury style features double or twin full mattress beds with wooden frames, extra chairs, clothes rack, a table and mirror and also a private toilet and shower attached. A small but noticeable touch with luxury was the fresh juice drink and hot moist towels to wash the dust away the moment you step out of the vehicle upon arrival in camp after a long day on safari. The luxury camp style requires more staff and time to set up and take down, therefore they need a night where guests stay in a lodge between camp relocations.