Located hundreds of miles from any supermarket or farm you may think safari food wont be any good, you'd be surprised to see what they have waiting for you in the wilderness.
Jao Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana (cred: Wilderness Safari)
Clouded in terms like Boma, sundowner, bite and other safari jargon, you may wonder what bush dining is all about, here I cover the very basics. Lets talk safari food,..........
Quality : Almost every camp in the bush has a fully equipped kitchen and headed by a qualified chef, they serve the highest quality of meals, using fresh ingredients. Up class camps (read: almost every Botswana bush camps) go further to offer a variety of specialty chefs and a dietician. The standards of many a safari camp easily surpasses anything you may have seen mainland in the countries, even the top hotels don't come close to these camps.
Variety on menus: Most camps will offer a standardized international menu, this means you will find the meals you are already accustomed to as in anywhere else in the world. A few of the camps will throw in a few of the local cuisines for you to try.
Dry wors in Xaranna
Drinks: As with the meals, the bars are world class, only a tad smaller, they offer a variety of international spirits, beers, wines and soft drinks. A local beer is always present in case you want to give it a try.
Specialty meals and diet: Vegans and vegetarians will be right at home, just notify the stuff when you arrive in camp and they will take full care of you. As for special meals and exotic cuisine, ask your agent about the capabilities of your desired camp, chances are they should be able to provide what you ask for. Calorie watchers shouldn't worry as the meals are some of the healthiest you can imagine.
Taste: Exceptional, from desserts to main courses the meals are prepared in small kitchens by excellent chefs and again, they may just be the best meals on this parts of the world.
Cost: The high prices of safari include meals, if your camps asks you to pay for a meal or drink then you haven't chosen wisely. With prices starting at over $500 a night you have an open bar and an open kitchen. Maybe an expensive bottle of champagne will be an extra cost but that should be FULLY explained to you before they open it. A lot of these camps have good customer service so you wont be hit with a suprising check at the end of your stay. Do take caution and ask your agent the limits of your "inclusive package" though.
Boma? Sundowner?
Jao Camp (cred: Wilderness Safari)
Fancy safari words, a boma is basically a restaurant and bar, its translates to "place of eating"!!!
A sundowner on the other hand means eating whilst watching the sun set, usually somewhere outside the camp in the wild, the setup is nice and it sure is memorable to eat dinner in the middle of nowhere.
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