FEATURE KENYA
transport, guide, porters, a cook and all meals, but excludes international flights.
BRIDGE & WICKERS - 020 7483 6555
www.bridgeandwickers.co.uk The nine-day Ultimate Kenya Safari is from £3,845pp, including three nights’ full board at Ol Donyo Lodge in a pool suite and game activities; four nights’ full board at Mara Plains and game activities; one night’s full board in Jock’s Room at Giraffe Manor including local activities; Kenya Airways return flights from London to Nairobi and scheduled light aircraft flights; transfers and half-day Nairobi tour.
Room Report SAROVA HOTELS sarova hotels, resorts and Game Lodges (
www.sarovahotels. com), whose portfolio includes city hotels, game lodges and beach resorts, has been busy upgrading various facilities and enhancing the guest experience. For example, visitors at Sarova
Mara Game Camp and Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge now benefit from new ultra-modern restaurants with temperature-controlled counters, a larger menu choice, covered food stations and live cooking areas that allow guests to participate in the preparation of their own food. At Sarova Taita Hills Game
Lodge new Tulia Taita Wellness treatments are based on indigenous African remedies and ingredients, while
providing a nod to ancient African traditions. The lodge is located in the heart of the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, a private conservancy of 28,000 acres located at the foot of the Taita Hills and adjacent to Tsavo West National Park, one of the world's largest game reserves. In Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, the arrival experience at the sarova stanley, the city’s oldest luxury hotel, has been enhanced with the reconstruction of the porte-cochere and a new separate covered path for pedestrians. Sarova Panafric, located minutes
from Nairobi’s central business district, has completed a major product upgrade. Guests can now book into a newly refurbished executive room. The hotel’s entry foyer, lobby and reception are all themed with ‘neo- African décor and tone’. The hotel has also installed a state-of-the-art security system new gatehouse. One property popular with UK operators, Turtle Beach (www.
turtlebay.co.ke) is wining plaudits for its eco-awards and various community projects. Located directly on Watamu Beach
and the only silver eco-rated hotel on the Kenyan coast, Turtle Beach encourages guests to get involved in various conservation and community projects (see top picture). For example, guests can visit
Above: Sanctuary Olonano with perhaps the most appealing of all Kenya's wildlife, giraffes
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84