One of my often used phrases has been “camping, do I hafta?” After seeing these photos and reading about Abercrombie & Kent’s version of camping, called “Glamping”, I’ll rephrase and say “glamping, do I hafta? Yes I do!”
Stylish tents offer a taste of glamorous camping on private tented safaris in Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve, on the Laikipia Plateau and in Samburu National Park. The spacious accommodations offer large arched windows, luxurious bedding and colorful accents of traditional African Kuba cloth.
The tents are huge with verandah fronts and are made of heavy duty canvas. The tents measure 28 feet long by 14 feet wide and 9 feet high, with a sewn-in floor and large windows made from netting. The bedding is 100% Egyptian cotton, 200 thread count, with duvets for cool nights. Each tent is furnished with two full-size single beds, bedside tables, a dressing table with mirror and wash basin and a private en suite shower and toilet. (A&K is one of very few travel companies to offer flush toilets in mobile tented camps in East Africa)
Because the camp is mobile and self-sufficient, you aren’t restricted to locations with game lodges. On private land, game walks, horse and camel back safaris, and night game drives are possible. Other activities may include fishing on Lake Victoria, bird watching and hot air ballooning.
Abercrombie & Kent is regarded as the “World’s Leading Luxury Specialist Tour Operator” by travel professionals from over 80,000 travel agencies in more than two hundred countries. When I take my African Safari, guess who I’ll use?
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