{"id":36,"date":"2013-10-27T07:33:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T07:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2013-10-27T07:33:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-27T07:33:28","slug":"plans-christmas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/plans-christmas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans for Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We at Audi think that Christmas in the African bush is just as Christmassy as you can get. I suppose the fact that we have grown up on the southern side of the equator and have always spent Christmas in 30 + heat helps. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-027-250x166.jpg\" alt=\"Our staff will be ready and happy to help set up your home for the next few days!\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-027-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-027-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-027-120x79.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had just the best Christmas ever one year doing a mobile safari in Moremi Game Reserve. We set up in the most wonderful wilderness site and stayed there for six nights. We did all the Christmas things of presents, crackers, too much food and champagne. However, what was different was that we didn\u2019t vegetate in front of the TV once we\u2019d eaten ourselves stupid, we didn\u2019t have to deal with crowds or traffic or obnoxious drunks. Instead we dealt with a few hyenas, some leopards and a couple of arguing hippos that came wandering through the camp\u2026 much more fun than the typical \u201cChristmas in the City\u201d option. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8-250x166.jpg\" alt=\"Nothing quite like a shower under a century old Baobab\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8-120x79.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Therefore it can be said: we would definitely recommend &#8211; if you were looking at the option of spending Christmas in Africa &#8211; do it on a Mobile Safari in Botswana!  <\/p>\n<p>Just saying<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-016-250x166.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect place to settle in and read up about the wildlife surrounding you!\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-016-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-016-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/audisafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ashby-botswana-016-120x79.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We at Audi think that Christmas in the African bush is just as Christmassy as you can get. 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