Andersson’s at Ongava

With clean lines, broad windows and open-plan spaces, the main area combines chic contemporary styling with textures and materials drawn from outdoors. Views always take centre stage, whether from the dining areas, the cushioned lounge or the sunken observation deck. The open fireplace invites guests to gather to compare sightings. Guests can also review and edit images in the photographic nook.

Eight guest tents (including a family suite) are slightly elevated on wooden platforms, each with a broad L-shaped deck out front. Sliding glass doors open to that huge landscape. The double rooms offer twin-bed arrangements (one has a king-sized bed), all draped with mosquito nets. En-suite bathrooms feature a double basin, a double-headed shower and an additional external shower that is, frankly, glorious. The family suite consists of two rooms, each with a king-sized bed, private bathroom and separate entrance.

This region is one of the best for viewing big mammals. Due to the landscapes and select availability of water, they, quite literally, come to you. Explore Ongava's 30,000 hectares of plains and mopane woodland by vehicle or on foot to see lion and black and white rhino (both especially prolific), and most of the other usual suspects too. Drives into Etosha (some 30 minutes away) are exceptional, with haunting vistas, well-spaced water sources, and superb wildlife.