Sabyinyo Silverback lodge is nestled into the slopes of the Virunga Mountains – home of the rare Mountain gorilla. Built of local stone with Rwandese terracotta tile roofs, the lodge only has five double cottages, two suites and one family suite, all tucked into the hillside with beautiful views of ...
Oliver’s Camp is situated in the far south of Tarangire National Park, overlooking the Minyonyo Floodplain. This is a remote part of the park, allowing more freedom for activities, such as driving off-road for sightings, night drives, walking safaris, and it is possible to “fly camp” from here. There are ...
Olakira, Kimondo and Ubuntu camps follow the seasonal Serengeti migration. Like the herds of wildebeest and zebra they move between the southern Serengeti Plains in the green season, the central or western Serengeti in June and July, and the northern Mara River area of the Serengeti in the dry season. ...
This seasonal tented camp is known for its remote and wild locations, miles from civilization. It has a separate dining and lounge “yurt” style tents, and only six large Meru accommodation tents, each with its own en-suite shower and loo. This camp is based in Maasai-lands, just outside the Serengeti ...
A luxury mobile tented camp was a self-sufficient luxury unit transported in a custom designed camp truck which was popular until the end of the 1990s. Mobile camp Then tourism and human population pressures were considerably less and it was possible to place a camp almost anywhere. The ...
Mnemba must be the nearest one can get to paradise! The island is completely private and once there, all you need do is relax. Mnemba Island could easily feature in our Luxury section, as the service and attention to detail if first class. However since there is no pool (although ...
Mana Tented Camp situated on a bend in the Zambezi River in Mana Pools National Park, is the creation and home of legendary tracker and bushman “Stretch” Ferreira. This is probably A Step Ahead guide Dave Christensen’s favorite camp, and this is only partly because Stretch is a great friend ...
The exclusive Kiba Point lodge is nestled amongst shady trees near the banks of the Rufiji River in Nyerere National Park (before late 2019 this was in the Selous Game Reserve). From the campfire there are superb views across the Rufiji River. The lodge has four en-suite rooms, each with ...
Kaingo & Mwamba Camps were built by Derek Shenton, son of a game warden, and are both situated in the northern end of South Luangwa National. The main camp, Kaingo, is situated in a grove of trees overlooking the Luangwa River. This well-established, 5 room, brick and thatch camp opens ...
Jack’s Camp was built by Ralph Bousfield and his wife Catherine, and named Jack’s Camp in homage to Ralph’s father, who first camped at the site in the 1960s. This may well be one of the most romantic camps in Africa. Here, on an island oasis of palms and acacias ...
This camp is situated on the million acre, private Palmwag Reserve in the heart of the dramatic mountainous and stony desert known as Damaraland, The camp is simply laid out. It has central dining and lounge tents, beside an open fireplace and a small plunge pool. The eight Meru-style accommodation ...
Chada is in one of the most remote parts of Tanzania – Katavi National Park, renowned for its enormous pods of hippos, its huge herds of buffalo and its wildness. This is also home to the rare puku, sable and roan antelopes. Elephants are often feeding near camp. The camp ...
