LUXURY IN THE WILDERNESS

COMO’S BUMDRA MONASTERY CAMP, BHUTAN

Bookended with stays at COMO’s luxurious lodges – one in the pine forests of the Paro Valley and the other overlooking Punakha

Valley – guests spend a night camping out in the foothills of the Himalayas beneath Bumdra Monastery at nearly 12,500ft. Abercrombie & Kent (01242 386 500; abercrombiekent. co.uk) offers a six-night trip from £5,399 per person, with a single night at the camp, including all international flights and an overnight stay in Delhi

CAMP SARIKA BY AMANGIRI, USA

In Utah’s canyon landscape, this camp is a 30-minute hike from the Aman hotel, offering a quieter retreat with fewer rooms, yet guests can still tap into the facilities at the main hotel. The design focuses on natural furnishings, such as canvas wall coverings that suggest a tented experience.

Red Savannah (01242 787800; redsavannah.com) offers a three-night stay at Camp Sarika by Amangiri in Utah from £5,779 per person, full board, based on two sharing, including activities and airport transfers

SALALAH MOBILE CAMP, OMAN

Guests based at Al

Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara can explore the southernmost reaches of Oman on camel treks into the foothills of the Dhofar Mountains, before camping in the dunes or on deserted beaches between rocky headlands overlooking the Arabian Sea.

Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara (00 968 2322 8222; salalah.anantara. com) offers a four-night trip, split between the hotel

(half board) and this all-inclusive mobile camp, from £4,150 for two people sharing

CAMP NOMADE, ZAKOUMA, CHAD

Stay in the heart of this legendary swathe of wilderness managed by African Parks, a non-profit organisation with a reputation for powerful conservation success stories. The trip incorporates five nights at Camp Nomade, and two nights fly-camping by the Salamat River. Anderson Expeditions (00 27 83 632 2893; anderson expeditions.com) offers a seven-night stay from £11,195 per person, full board, including one night in the capital N’Djamena, return charter flights to Zakouma and specialist guiding. The next departure is in February 2022

BLINK CAMPS

Black Tomato created Blink camps for guests who wanted to design their own off-grid trip anywhere in the world, such as pop-up camps in Mexico, one beside a cenote and another within an abandoned hacienda. In Iceland, they can set up an igloo-style camp in Hornstrandir, the northernmost part of the Westfjords, where tents are only reachable by kayak.

Blink camps with Black Tomato (020 7426 9888; blacktomato.com) cost from £12,875 per person based on six people in a group, excluding international flights