On the sandy banks of the lower Zambezi, you’ll find Chiawa, the tented holy grail of modern-day explorers. Camouflaged by a riverine canopy of ebony and fig trees, just nine sprawling “tents” and about nine thousand hippos – await you. With their indoor-outdoor flow, canopied decks overlooking the river, and outside rain showers you’ll remain cucumber cool even in the heat of the moment. Track buffalo, lions, leopards and elephants in the expert hands of your guide, cast a rod into the deep waters, or simply wallow, G&T in hand, in your own sunken half lounge, half plunge pool – altogether the most marvellous invention this side of the equator.
