Satao Tented Camp

At the heart of the main complex is a raised bar leading to the communal campfire area. Surrounding it is a large indoor/outdoor lounge and dining area, its roof a combination of high ceilings and an enormous 200-year-old tamarind tree, under which lunch is often served. Dinner is usually a buffet affair. Watch the waterhole from the veranda or, for a closer view, from a director's chair on the elevated viewing deck known as The Lookout. Good wi-fi connectivity throughout.

Twenty tents are arranged in a semi-circle around the waterhole, so each has a front-row view. All are built of locally sourced materials – makuti-thatch roofs and slate stone floors. The decor is simple, rustic and comfortable. Fifteen are family tents (one bedroom with additional beds) with a veranda, and there are five suites. The suites have double beds (rather than joined twins), antique desks, armchairs, minibars, recliners on the veranda and some even have bathtubs in the en-suite bathrooms.

Activities at Satao are limited to early morning and late afternoon game drives (both at additional cost). Tsavo has huge elephant herds that provide hours of entertainment, and plenty of lion, buffalo, cheetah, zebra and giraffe. Antelope are everywhere – look out for kudu, oryx, klipspringer, impala and Grant's gazelle. Ask your guide to drive you about an hour north of camp to the Galana River, which teems with life in both its waters and along the lush banks.