I first came across the term ‘glamping’ – short for glamorous camping – in 2014. A friend of mine …
Category: Camping

New Guidebook to The Mau Eburu Forest
I came to work a few weeks ago and found a large brown envelope on my desk. Inside was …

Camping in the Tea Fields of Kericho
Last Saturday, like many other Nairobians, we packed our bags and headed upcountry. We’d been invited to spend a …

Camping with Elephants in Mwea
My process for finding new weekend ventures is pretty simple. I’ll search for ‘Kenya’ in Google Maps and zoom …

Camping with Buffaloes in Lake Nakuru
Last week’s Going Places on Tsavo East documented just a fragment of our recent 2,000km trip round some of …

Up in the Trees of the Ngare Ndare Forest
As a keen runner, I was disappointed to find out that registration for this year’s Safaricom Lewa Marathon had …

Easter on the Swara Plains
Having recently camped at Naivasha’s perennial favourite Carnelley’s, I felt that we should search for an alternative camping spot …

A Recommended Retreat by Lake Naivasha
If I want to get away for a few days to concentrate on a writing job, I know a …

At Acacia Camp on the Swara Plains
Any place that displays lines of the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wins my favour. The place is the …