Huab Under Canvas

Wooden walkways link the canvas tents to the communal area, where you'll find comfortable sofas and armchairs just waiting to embrace you at the end of a day in the desert. The large deck provides breathtaking views, the perfect place for sundowners and watching the views. The meals are freshly prepared and delicious, and often include local ingredients. Set around a fire pit are sunloungers that are just the ticket for nightcaps and gazing at the gigantic star-studded sky.

Wooden floors, roll-up doorways and a canvas roof make this a true safari experience, albeit a rather comfortable one, with twin beds, bedside tables, an armoire and an en-suite bathroom with fresh towels and toiletries providing the creature comforts. There are eight tents in all, and the camp is booked exclusively. In winter, extra blankets and hot-water bottles keep the cold at bay – grab them and head out to your private patio to snuggle up and enjoy the view.

The number-one activity at Huab Under Canvas is without doubt rhino tracking. Follow the camp's special "Rhino Rangers" as they help to protect and track the elusive beasts. Have cameras at the ready as the creatures can disappear in a flash. Nature walks, game drives in search of intriguing desert elephants, visits to the petroglyphs at Twyfelfontein and to interact with the local Himba people are all on the menu. So order up and enjoy Namibia's unique, and vast, beauty.