Each tent is equipped with a mesh-enclosed extension that’s perfect if you enjoy counting stars as you fall asleep. However, the bird chorus at dawn will wake you which might not suit everyone.
The six tents set on platforms are simply but beautifully appointed. They’re undeniably classic in design, with smart updates such as netted gazebo extensions for sleeping beneath the stars. Inside each, the main room has a double bed with luscious bedding. There’s a small dressing area with cupboards to keep you organised. The attached bathroom has a basin, flush toilet and a bucket shower that can be filled with hot water on request.

The camp pivots around two long tents, where eating, relaxing and socialising are warm and hearty occasions. Stretched canvas, anchored by ropes, covers the open-sided lounge, with its sofas lined with colourful pillows, bookshelves and interesting bush artefacts. The dining room’s long wooden table is surrounded by a modern take on camp chairs, and lit by unusual low-hanging light fittings. Outside, the campfire is surrounded by canvas chairs from which to gaze across the landscape to the horizon.

Action in these parts can be dramatic, especially with such a healthy population of wild dogs, whose frenzied yet organised hunting style makes for riveting game viewing. Watch elephants bathe and play in the river, and cross deeper channels with their trunks held aloft. Day or night game drives and mokoro cruises are magnificent, but we recommend guided walking safaris for some thrilling bush sightings. Game is good year-round; best elephant and zebra sightings occur in the dry season (May–October).