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MSNBC.com published the answer to this question that many of us have asked ourselves over the past few years, but perhaps never thought to ask before. Check it out:
Q: How do the contestants on “Survivor” know when to go to the challenges and Tribal Council? Does a cameraman tell them, and isn’t it dangerous finding their way back to camp after Council in the dark with only a flame to light the way? They must have help. — Cathy R., Grand Cayman
A: How exactly contestants travel to and from locations varies from season to season, and contestants I’ve asked haven’t been forthcoming about such behind-the-scenes details. But generally, if they can’t walk or hike to a location, they’re driven or ride on boats.
And they know where to go because, besides being followed by camera crews, cast members on “Survivor” are accompanied by producers, who wrangle the contestants and get them to where they need to go.
When cast members are transported, cameras don’t tape them, so they aren’t permitted to speak to one another (so they can’t strategize at the last minute off-camera). During some seasons, cast members paddle their own boats to Tribal Council or elsewhere, and reports have suggested that they sometimes may have been towed for part of long distance trips.
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