MOST AUTHENTIC - Lemarti’s Camp, Kenya

A special place to go to really get under the skin of Africa. There’s something charmingly nostalgic and old-fashioned about Lemarti’s. The five Bedouin tents sit on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro river, shaded by palms and acacias. The camp is small but has been perfectly formed by owner Anna Trzebinski and her Samburu husband, Loyaban Lemarti. Anna has personally designed every detail, from the huge swings hanging from the boughs of the enormous, ancient fig trees, to the tribal-print floor cushions and woven rugs in the mess tent as well as the totally open-air bathrooms, with tin bathtubs, and twinkling paraffin lamps dangling from overhanging branches. It’s simple, but it’s glamorous; no electricity, no signal on Blackberry, no one else for miles and miles. The host Boniface will take you on trips to the market and local school, on bush walks and mountainbike rides. You may not tick off masses of game but you’ll get a real insider’s view into the Samburu way of life.

Original Travel (tel: 020 7978 7333; originaltravel.co.uk) offers four nights from £2,980 a person, fully inclusive, with flights and transfers.