REVIEWS


SARARA TREEHOUSES Namunyak Conservancy, Kenya


In the shadow of the Mathews Range, eight tented suites are suspended in the tree canopy, connected by wooden walkways above thickets of foliage frequented by elephants and giraffes. Each of the en suite tents has an outdoor shower and balcony with sofas for relaxing while listening to birds chirp and baboons chatter. /hi VommÕn>l >Ài> Vom«ÀiÃià >n inwniÌÞ «ool oÛiÀlookin} > Ü>ÌiÀin} holi] >n` an open-air living and dining space, just steps away from a small clearing in the wilderness that’s perfectly positioned to gaze at the nearby peaks – a dreamy ëoÌ voÀ ÃÕn`oÜniÀà LÞ Ìhi V>m«wÀi° Ƃll }ÕiÃÌà `ini Ìo}iÌhiÀ] >n` Üi injoÞ > memorable evening of good food and conversation, interrupted only when we are informed that elephants are gathering at the watering hole. We abandon our plates Ìo Ü>ÌVh ii}hÌ ov Ìhi m>}niwVinÌ >nim>là `Àink] L>Ìhi >n` «l>Þ q ÌÀÕlÞ inVÀi`iLli°


BOOK IT: All-inclusive nightly rates start from $1,295 per person, including a $185 nightly conservancy fee.


SARARA.CO Isobel Turner


SARARA WILDERNESS Samburu National Reserve, Kenya


Ƃ ÃÌ>Þ >Ì ->À>À> 7il`iÀniÃà «iÀÃoniwià V>m«in} in ÃÌÞli° /hià iÝVlÕÃiÛi-ÕÃi moLili camp is slightly removed from the other Sarara properties, set in the Samburu National Reserve on one of the last-remaining community-owned pieces of land within a government-owned area. Up to six en suite tents can be erected, with all the creature comforts clients could need, from indoor heated bucket showers to «oÜiÀ oÕÌliÌà >n`] in Ãomi ÌinÌÃ] iÛin 7i- i° Ƃ ÌinÌ Ìh>Ì >VÌà >à > liÛin} >n` `inin} area serves as the centrepiece of the camp, opening onto a barren riverbed that now hosts a mobile pool, cold plunge and the perfect spot for a bush dinner, where Üi `ini Lini>Ìh Ìhi ÃÌ>ÀÃ] oÕÀ Ì>Lli liÌ LÞ > yiVkiÀin} lo} wÀi° /hi V>m«½Ã ÀimoÌi location lends itself to a truly raw safari experience, which is perfectly encapsulated by the night-time visit we receive from a herd of elephants, who weave their way through oÕÀ ÌinÌà >à Üi `ÀivÌ ovv Ìo Ãlii«° ¼ƂÌ oni ÜiÌh n>ÌÕÀi½ h>à niÛiÀ ÀÕn} moÀi ÌÀÕi°


BOOK IT: All-inclusive nightly rates start from $4,800 for one to four guests and $7,200 for five to six guests. Each additional adult then incurs a nightly rate of $1,120. All prices exclude a $185 per person per night conservancy fee.


SARARA.CO Isobel Turner


aspiretravelclub.co.uk JANUARY 2026 ASPIRE 117


CREDITS: Stevie Mann; Thige Njuguna


CREDITS: Stevie Mann; Thige Njuguna; BCK Photography


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