“TENT” is Not a Four-letter Word in Africa
When new safari travelers ask me where they will be staying and I reply: “tented camps!” you can see their faces fall. You can tell they see themselves sitting on a bedroll on the hard ground, eating s’mores in the dark with the monkeys and mosquitoes.
I quickly explain that in Africa, “tent” is not a 4-letter word.
On our safaris, tents have comfy beds, hot showers, toilets that flush and wonderful camp staffers who come running with coffee or hot tea to wake you up to the sunrise. These are not the type of tents you crawl into at night when camping in the United States. The word for these tents is true glamping.
Last month I had some wonderful clients go on safari in Kenya. They had grown up camping and were used to old-fashioned tents. When they arrived at their first accommodation and saw what I meant by a tent they were blown away. The emailed me to tell me – “you did not tell us you were going to spoil us this much!”
But best yet, they came up with the perfect name for these tents which I am now adopting… “TINO,” a great four-letter word that stands for Tent In Name Only.
When you are on a safari with Infinite Safari Adventures you never have to worry about your comfort or your safety or anything else for that matter. From the moment you land to the moment we put you on the plane to go home you do not plan anything, worry about anything, or reach into your pocket for anything except maybe some drinks, tips and souvenirs.
Just text your friends and family: “I’m sleeping in the African bush in my TINO! OMG!”
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Photo credit: Karen Blixen Camp, Kenya
