South Africa instead of Australia
This is what jungle campers can expect in the African jungle
The jungle camp is an adventure in green wilderness.
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For the first time, RTL jungle campers are going to the African jungle instead of Australia. What can the candidates expect there?
After there was “only” one jungle show in the TV studio this year due to the pandemic, it’s back to the great outdoors in 2022: The 15th season of “I’m a star – get me out of here!” (from January 21, 2022) will not take place in the Australian state of New South Wales as usual, but will relocate to the northeast of South Africa, more precisely near the Kruger National Park, the largest game reserve in the country. What will the prominent campers expect there?
Such is the climate
“The climate is mega, the people are great and there are a lot of exciting animals,” said presenter Sonja Zietlow in the RTL interview, already raving about the new location. The heat in South Africa is “drier and more dusty” than in Australia, which is known for its high humidity and humidity. “You just sweat a little and don’t drip like that.”
Summers in Kruger National Park are described as hot and rainy and winters as warm and dry. Summer time is between November and March, winter between May and August, because South Africa is in the southern hemisphere and the seasons are opposite to those in Europe. The first rains usually start in September or October. The largest amount usually falls between November and March – a few days with heavy downpours and hot temperatures could therefore await the campers.
Time difference as good as nonexistent
Another big innovation will keep the production busy: While there was still a time difference of ten hours to Germany in Australia, which is why the live broadcast was produced in the early morning and seen in Germany in the late evening, production in South Africa is only one hour apart homeland. During the Central European summer time there is no time difference, in the winter time South Africa is one hour ahead of Germany.
Zietlow, who is again to analyze the events in the camp from a tree house high above the jungle with Daniel Hartwich (43), is excited to see how this will affect the work of the jungle camp managers: “For us personally, it may not be bad, to work with the day rhythm, but it will be a change. ” So you will do the jungle tests during the day and go on the air in the evening – “in the dark. You won’t be able to see the green behind us on the show. That’s a bit of a shame”.
These animals live in the national park
RTL has already announced an animal change in a message: “Lion and leopard instead of koala and kangaroo!” In addition to the big cats mentioned, the wildlife sanctuary in the north-east of the country is also home to hyenas, wild dogs, cheetahs, impalas, elephants and giraffes. Shows exactly which “intruders” the camp must be protected from a report from the Australian news website “news.com.au”. Since 2015 the Australian jungle camp counterpart “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” took place in the location and a special team protected the celebrities from, among other things, “leopards, hyenas, hippos, several deadly species of snakes, scorpions and spiders”.
Dr. Bob (71) in Africa to be there. The Australian and popular camp doctor on the RTL show has to leave his home this time to be on site for the production. “In Africa there are a lot of things that can scratch, bite or stink … But I take care of the celebrities,” he announced in a video message on.