Finch Hattons

Finch Hattons is named for Denys Finch Hatton, the aristocratic white hunter of Out of Africa, and the camp leans hard into that period: crystal glasses, gramophone-era styling, silver service under canvas. It is knowingly theatrical, and it works because the setting is so good - the camp is built around a chain of natural spring-fed pools occupied by hippo and crocodile.

Seventeen tented suites are spread along the water, each glass-fronted with a private deck, air conditioning and a generous bathroom. There is a spa, a gym, a pool and a well-regarded kitchen, which is more infrastructure than most camps in this part of Kenya attempt.

Tsavo West is vast and comparatively little visited, which means game drives feel genuinely remote. The landscape is volcanic - lava flows, the Chyulu Hills, the underground Mzima Springs where a submerged viewing chamber lets you watch hippo from below - and the wildlife includes Tsavo's distinctive red-dusted elephant. The Kilimanjaro skyline is visible on clear days.