Model Janice Dickinson and sports star Fatima Whitbread think viewers will love the South African version of I'm A Celebrity - and dubbed it "better" than the Australia camp and easier to live in.
The pair were so impressed they think the ITV show could even end up relocating there full time because the trials are more complex and there are new animals to watch out for like vultures and lions as well as new breeds of snakes.
We showed photos yesterday revealing a larger camp with more areas for chats and there are also bigger spaces for more elaborate trials than there are Down Under.
Making it sound like a holiday, Janice, 68, said: "I thought the experience, compared to Australia, was much more pleasant. The camp mates were much more pleasant. The surroundings, there didn't seem to be that many rodents coming into the campsite like there was in Australia. I got bit by a rat in Australia. That was just like, it's still sending me to the moon with bad dreams.
"It was much easier than Australia. I'll be honest. It was easier because the people were much nicer and the setup was easier. The local setup of the camp. I think it's much better in South Africa. It seemed to be cleaner to me."
Fatima, who singed her eyebrows doing lots of the cooking on the fire, agreed but said the new challenges are harder and also warned fans they may not wait long before contestants are evicted on the new All Stars version of the show.
The Olympic athlete, 62, added: "I think the experience, it was easier in some respects as Janice said, because you knew what to expect. You've been in there before and it was the fun side of being with a whole new group of camp mates and getting to know them. But the actual challenges are, I think are much more interesting and much more satisfying for those of us that were in there. You're not hanging around waiting because there's something that you are going to be up to do it, virtually, nearly every day.
"It was tougher in many respects because we don't have public interaction, which means that then there was much more head-to-heads... The challenges were head-to-head and there was eliminations and secret ballots. I think the life in camp was completely different from my experience of the first time round, because you are living on what I call a knife's edge, because you never know when it's your turn to be up and doing a head-to-head challenge. And it could well be that you'd be exiting that program within a few days of your being in there.
"Both experiences were great, but if you asked me about which camp I would prefer, it would be South Africa. I think the Trials are far superior and much more planned out.
"But if you ask me from a perspective of a producer, then I'd throw them all in Australia because they're on top of one another and you're bound to get a bit more fun. People, they get more aggy when they're on top of each other.
"The hardcore camp living environment in Australia doesn't match the challenge of the Trials that we had in South Africa.
Pressed on which was best she added: "For entertainment value, I think for TV's point of view with the public, then it's got to be South Africa."
The show, filmed last year on the edge of Kruger National Park, will kick off next week with nine contestants and around six more expected to enter as late entries a few days into the show.
As well as Janice and Fatima, the opening line up is former Boxing Champion Amir Khan, Diversity Dancer & DJ Jordan Banjo, former Coronation Street Star Helen Flanagan, TV Presenter Carol Vorderman, former Royal Butler Paul Burrell, ex-England Cricketer Phil Tufnell and Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder.
Latecomers will include actor Joe Swash, Corrie star Andy Whyment, Myleene Klass and Georgia Toffolo.
*I’m A Celebrity…South Africa begins on Monday (April 24) at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
