I’ve been travelling to Africa for 16 years and I’ve lived in everything from a posh tent with a modern bathroom, to a tiny tent with nothing but a canvas bed, and outside, a hole in the ground for the loo. Rekero camp, in the Maasi Mara, gets it just right.
The tent is basic with zip up sections for privacy. There is no running water but it does have the luxury of a flushing loo. When I want a shower I tell the Maasi guide as we’re approaching the camp. By the time I’ve walked to my tent, hot water has been poured into a bucket outside. On the inside, I pull a chain and have a lovely hot shower.
The food at the camp is fabulous. The guides prepare breakfast out on the open plains or by the river, lunch back at camp under a huge tree and in the evening a superb three course dinner under candle light.
