--> Beginning instructions to the Tribes:
1. Make sure that your fence is secure.
2. Keep a fire burning all night.
3. Always keep two people awake to be on the lookout for animals that hunt at night.
4. For water, follow your map to the spring. You must boil it before drinking.

--> What kinds of challenges are there?
There are two kinds. One is a Reward Challenge, in which Survivors compete for luxuries, such as a phone call home or a hot shower. The second is an Immunity Challenge, in which Survivors compete for the most valuable prize: immunity from being voted out of Africa at Tribal Council. The team winning an Immunity Challenge does not have to vote one of its own out at the end of a three-day period, whereas the losing team does. Occasionally, the Reward and Immunity challenges are combined: winners receive both a reward and immunity from having to vote.

--> Will there always be two teams?
No. Beginning in episode seven, the two teams merge. The remaining Survivors, accustomed to thinking of each other as "the enemy" or members of the "other team" will come to live together and compete as individuals. At that point, the challenges become person against person, as opposed to team against team; only the winning individual will receive a reward and/or immunity.

--> Is communication from the outside world allowed?
No. These people are truly stranded in Africa.

--> What will happen to the Survivors once they are voted out?
After being voted out, the Survivor will make one final comment to the television cameras, which airs during the final credits of the show. At that point, the Survivor is no longer part of the show, but he or she is at least able to take a shower and to get a hot meal right away!