Night Game Drive Essay

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NIGHT GAME DRIVE
A Night game drive is a unique activity that is usually conducted under the powerful beam of a red-filtered UV light and spotlight. This is a great time to support a range of nocturnal wildlife that is generally unseen during the daylight hours like Aardvarks, cape hares and bush babies. The thrill of catching the glinting white reflection of a predator's eye will most likely send shivers up the back of your neck.
While on a night game drive, the feelings and the smells of the savanna become completely different compared to day time. The savanna becomes quieter with all plain game being more alert and watchful as the big cat predators prepare themselves for the night hunt.
Guests going on night game drives usually leave late in the afternoon and return to camp no later than 10pm for a late dinner. Draped in a warm Masaai blanket and on board the open game-drive vehicle guests
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Your vehicle will be equipped with spotlights, which can be used to illumine the bush for likely sightings. After driving for about an hour and a half, your guide drops you back to the camp for dinner and overnight stay
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The sunset drive departs at 5:00pm and lasts at least 3-4 hours. Guests leave the camp to enjoy an evening game drive coupled with a classic Basecamp sundowner of carefully selected drinks, enjoyed under an acacia tree as the sun sets over the savanna. As night falls, your vehicle will be fitted with Red filters may be used for close up viewing of game. Our Maasai guides are well trained to use the spotlight in a responsible manner, the aim being to minimise disturbance to animals during these safaris.
Being in the wild at night is so exciting for even the most frequently seen animals can take on an entirely new shape or appearance. After driving for about two hours, your guide drops you back to the camp where a delicious 3 course meal dinner awaits