The allure of safari tents can never be underestimated

Imagine laying back in a luxurious bed, snuggling down under impossibly soft and fragrant cotton linen and drifting off to sleep accompanied by the sounds of the African night... Hearing the heartbeat of the wilderness around you - a soft breeze blowing through the grasses of the savannah, the chirping of a myriad insects... Ancient rhythms that seep into your soul... This is the magic of a tented safari.

The idea of staying in remote wilderness areas in a tent is often perturbing if you've not experienced it before. Indeed, the word "tent" can trigger all sorts of concerns and anxiety, conjuring images of an impossibly small and somewhat insubstantial dome-shaped creation that looks as if the slightest puff of wind could end it.

Thankfully, the reality of the modern safari tent is about as far removed from this as it's possible to get. At Nimali we've gone to great lengths to create exceptional tented suites that redefine what's possible with canvas - a material that heightens both the safari experience and the senses of those who sleep surrounded by it.

Nimali Tarangire's tented suites offer a more traditional safari tent experience while Nimali Mara and Nimali Serengeti's suites have fixed ceilings and glass fronts, but retain their safari tent origins with canvas walls.

A sensory extravaganza

The true magic of a tented safari lies in its ability to effortlessly connect you and your senses to the wilderness around you. You hear everything, and pick up the faintest of scents, breathing in the very essence of Africa. Your senses become elevated, tuning in to everything that's going on - things usually beyond the limit of your awareness... The haunting call of a hyena slicing through the still night air; the soft sawing of a leopard as it patrols its territory; the distant roar of a lion that seems to vibrate the very air around you; the soft hum of cicadas and low rumbles of elephants passing close to the lodge...

Sleeping in a tent reboots your primal instincts, amplifying them and sharpening them. Suddenly you're experiencing the world in a different way - a way that's been long forgotten and that harkens back to the time when humanity was still part of the natural environment and not separated from it.

Life's little luxuries

Today's safari tents are the stuff of legend and have inspired a renaissance in the love of the great outdoors without compromising on the levels of comfort and life's little luxuries. Call it "glamping" if you like, a modern take on combining camping and glamour, but whatever you call it, the safari industry was doing it long before it became de rigeur!

Our tented suites are designed to make life in the wilderness effortless while at the same time stimulating a sense of adventure and fun. Understated, warm, welcoming and impossibly gorgeous to behold, they offer all the mod cons you'd expect from a luxury hotel room, from sumptuous en-suite bathrooms and plush soft furnishings to sensational décor and all the facilities and amenities you could wish for.

Sustainability a forethought

The most important element of a tented safari with Nimali is that our suites touch the earth lightly, and have been created to become part of the environment around them, blending in effortlessly with the African wilderness and minimising the impact we have on sensitive ecosystems. If we wanted to move our camps and lodges we could do so, dismantling them so that we leave no trace of them behind.

We also allow nature to inspire and influence our design elements, incorporating natural features like rock formations and trees and making them a part of both our ethos and our brand. Nimali's tented suites are an homage to wild Africa and embody the spirit and unending beauty of the landscapes around us.