Here's How to Camp in Africa

If you have trouble reading this email, go to the online version 04/26/15   Camp of Approval Zulu Kings, Tents and Cigars in Africa Sometimes life gives you a sign that’s so clear, so obvious, so undeniable that you just can’t ignore it. Like when five new, incredibly attractive camps take root at basically the same time in African safari country. The kind with cigar lounges, infinity pools and nighttime game drives.  Time for you to meet some wildebeests...     WHAT’S YOUR GAME Makanyi Private Game Lodge   The digs: A stunning private game lodge smack-dab in the middle of South Africa’s Kruger National Park. The extras: Game drives, bush walks and stargazing, all led by your personal ranger. Locating the Milky Way in the southern hemisphere can be tricky. What you’ll do here: Venture into the Blyde River Canyon, the third-largest canyon in the world, for a day hike.   411: Booking now for June 1 opening, Makanyi Private Game Lodge at the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa, + 27 15 793 2663, more info here     SAFARI SO GOOD Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge   The digs: The first private lodge to open within Africa’s oldest proclaimed game reserve. The extras: An 11-meter infinity lap pool. And every November here, a festival where 30,000 maidens present themselves to the Zulu king. What you’ll do here: Start planning to come back in November.   411: Booking now, Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa, +27 35 474 1473, more info here     TREE TIME Nambwa Lodge   The digs: 10 tented suites built in tree canopies on an animal conservancy in Namibia. The extras: Access to over 74,000 acres of land for canoeing, fishing and the like. Oh, and it’s the area’s only approved lodge for nighttime game drives. What you’ll do here: Everything. Except maybe sleep.   411: Booking now, Nambwa Lodge at Bwabwata National Park, Namibia, +24 61 400510, more info here     GETI ON UP Serengeti Explorer Camp   The digs: A roving camp with house-size tents that move with the game in Tanzania. The extras: A shoe-cleaning service. A personal tent valet. Gravity-fed showers. You know, typical African-national-park stuff. What you’ll do here: Track the wildebeests during their migration season.   411: Booking now, Serengeti Explorer Camp at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, +44 208 423 0220, more info here     FINCH HITTER Finch Hattons   The digs: A newly renovated tent camp located below Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya. It was founded in 1910 by a British aristocrat. The extras: A cigar lounge, a theater, a spa and fitness center, a library, a lookout tower... What you’ll do here: Look out of a tower, presumably.   411: Booking now, Finch Hattons at Tsavo National Park, Kenya, +254 720 444419, more info here UrbanDaddy is pure editorial. You can't buy love from the Daddy. About Us   |    Archives   |    My UD   |    Perks   |    Contact   |    Jobs   |    Advertise   |    Tips Email Issues   |    Privacy Policy   |    User Agreement   |    Unsubscribe   |    Editorial Policy 900 Broadway, Suite 808 New York, NY 10003 © 2015 UrbanDaddy. All Rights Reserved.