The routine here is up to go on the game drive-not safari -at 5:30 then return for breakfast at 11:00 followed by lunch at 2;30 (we actually skipped lunch each day because the breakfast was so big). The game drive starts with "Ruan" the ranger who is an afrikaner farm boy turned naturalist who really has an incedible amount of knowledge about animal life on the reserve. He drives the vehicles that Nguni Lodge orders from a vehicle company that modifies diesel Toyota trucks. These are 9 passenger 4 wheel drive open air vehicles that are covered with a sunscreen above and geared extremely low so that they can crawl along muddy rocky trails. and are strong enough to risist the nudgings of interested larger animals checking out the tourists. Toyota seems to own S Africa more than half the cars and trucks are theirs. (we are driving around SA in a Toyota Corolla.)
In addition to our drive there are many other game drives going on from other tours, lodges and there is a public area where private cars can go and view. After breakfast a nap is in order that ends when it's time to go on the evening game drives. These drives take place in the private reserve areas contolled by Nguni and allow us to see the animals very close while they are feeding. After the drive is over we come in for dinner. The dinners are prepared by two private chefs who compete with each other for best preparations-and the food is very good! The set up at Nguni is really well done and fun.
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