Tent

The 9 tents at Sayari are all very well spaced out and all have good views of the surrounding bush. Just outside the tents but still under canvas, is a small seating area - on our last visit here, (September 07), this was a wonderful spot to enjoy a sundowner and watch the grazing herds of wildebeest.

The tents are spacious and simply furnished. In our tent there was a solid, wooden chest with a padlock, ideal for locking away valuables and a white, wooden dressing table and stool. There was quite a modern light and a couple of contemporary, white bedside lamps. There were two single beds and a couple of round wooden bedside tables. Each tent has a whistle and a torch for using at night.

At night the sides of the tent can be rolled up or down depending on what you prefer – if you keep them rolled up, there are wonderful views of the bush through the insect-proof gauze windows. Rolled down and they blackout the light very well.

There are striped white and fawn coloured curtains along the sides of the tent and draped white curtains at the main doorway. There are a couple of green straw mats on the floor by the beds. Not much of the furniture seems to match here, but that adds some charm to the tents!

The bathrooms in the tents are all en-suite and are separated from the main bedroom by a canvas curtain. Like the bedrooms, they're simple yet have everything the traveller needs.

There is a flush toilet, a hot water (20 litre) bucket shower – the camp will ask you when you would like your hot water, and will then rig up the one bucket for you to shower in. A double sink area, made of wood, stands below two large mirrors, and beside a supply towels and complementary toiletries.

A cream, canvas laundry basket sits on a mat on the floor; it's contents are usually collected in the morning and delivered back the next day, depending on the weather.