As the Great Migration gets underway once again, Africa's safari experiences get ever more thrilling. Laura Griffith-Jones tracks down the best bush holidays of the season and finds exciting new ways to see the Big Five, rare wildlife walks through unexplored territory, and super-stylish lodges with unparalleled views. TANZANIA Shu'Mata Camp Deep in the land of the Maasais, on the edge of the Amboseli National Park, lies Shu'Mata Camp (pictured). Opened in August 2012, on a hill at the foot of the awe-inspiring Mount Kilimanjaro, it has to be in one of the most magnificent locations on earth. In every direction, undulating plains stretch away towards the horizon; from the camp, elephants, eland, oryx, giraffes and gazelle appear as tiny dots on a vast landscape, while out on game-drives, night drives or walking safaris, you can get up close. Shu'Mata has five spacious tents, decorated in classic-Hemingway style, with plain canvas roofs, huge gauze windows for game-viewing from your bed, and private terraces. The rust-coloured walls are brought to life by Maasai works of art and the bedspreads are handmade locally with natural fabrics. After dark, you can sit by an open fire, cocktail in hand, in the shadow of that majestic snow-capped mountain, either reflecting on the day's sightings or simply listening to the chorus of crickets or the cackling of hyenas.
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