Friday, August 26, 2011

KENYA

(does not include Nairobi)

AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
Tortilis Camp – Kitirua Private Conservancy; 011-254-20-600-3090 or 011-254-20-600-3091; chelipeacock.com/camps/tortilis.htm; acacia trees surround this camp on Mount Kilimanjaro; handcrafted tents and veranda views.
Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge – at Mt. Kilimanjaro's foot; 011-254-20-284-2333; serenahotels.com/kenya/amboseli/home.asp; ask for rooms 44, 51, or 53.



CHYULU HILLS
Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
Ol Donyo Wuas Lodge – Chyulu Hills; 011-254-20-600-457; oldonyowuas.com; 8 cottages (ask for Mpya Cottage).



MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
Angama Mara – Maasai Mara National Reserve (Narok, northwestern boundary, 168 miles west of Nairobi); 011-27-10-020-0699; angama.com; on 700 acres.
Olarro – Loita Hills Massif; 011-254-20-388-3312; olarrokenya.com; 8 cottages on 10K acre conservancy outside Masai Mara; absolutely gorgeous in design.
Kichwa Tembo & Bateleur Camps – Kichwa Tembo; 011-27-11-809-4314 (South Africa camp has intermittent cellular reception, at best); kichwatembo.com/; 1920s style safari tents on Kichwa Tembo forest’s edge; on Great Migration route; lap pool; good food.
Mara Intrepids Camp – Talek River; 011-254-727-523-734 (mobile); heritage-eastafrica.com/intrepid_mara.html; classic safari tents on Talek River; renovated in 2007; big cats at night.
Mara Serena Safari Lodge – Masai Triangle; 011-254-20-284-2000; serenahotels.com/kenya/mara/home.asp; domed Masai huts on bluff above watering hole; sparsely appointed; lovely pool.
Masai Mara Sopa Lodge – Narok (Oloolaimutia Gate, Oloongam Hills); 011-254-2-375-0235; sopalodges.com/masai-mara/home.html.
Olonana – Keekorok; 011-254-20-695-000; sanctuaryretreats.com/lodges; tented camp on private Mara River stretch, at Siria Escarpment's foot, close to where last scene from "Out of Africa" filmed; close to Tanzania border, where game concentration high - especially during annual wildebeest migration, action happens right on camp's doorstep; library, pool, organic garden, and mini-spa; 14 canvas tents are extremely comfortable and spacious, all with parquet floors, 4-poster beds, and private verandas overlooking river.
Richard’s River Camp – Mara North Conservancy; 011-254-20-211-5453; richardscamp.com; 6 elegant tents; worth special trip.



NANYUKI
Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
Mount Kenya Safari Club – Mount Kenya; 011-254-20-226-5555; fairmont.com/KenyaSafariClub; equator-straddling property opened in 1959 at Mount Kenya’s base; rooms spread over 100 acres of gardens, lawns, and streams; verandas and wood-burning fireplaces; 2008 renovations.



NGORONGORO CONVERSATION AREA
Hotels
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge – Ngorongoro Crater; 011-254-20-284-2000; serenahotels.com.



NYERI
Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
Treetops – Baden Powell Road (in Aberdare National Park); 011-254-61-203-2425; aberdaresafarihotels.co.ke; in sight of Mount Kenya; 1st opened in 1932 by Eric Sherbrooke Walker; literally built into treetops as treehouse, offering close wildlife view; idea was to provide machan (hunting platform on tree during shikar in India) experience in relative comfort and safety; 50 rooms; original structure burned down by guerrillas during 1954 Mau Mau Uprising, but rebuilt near same waterhole; where Princess Elizabeth acceded to thrones in 1952.



SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
Samburu Serena Safari Lodge – Buffalo Springs Game Reserve; 011-254-20-284-2000; serenahotels.com/kenya/samburu/home.asp; set amid acacia groves on Uaso Nyiro River; thatch-roofed cottages with verandas.



TSAVO NATIONAL PARK WEST
Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
Finch Hattons – Tsavo Safari Camp West; 011-254-20-357-7500; finchhattons.com.

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