Tag: Serena Hotels
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The sights of Tsavo West
Last month I wrote a feature on the excellent Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge. I’ve been back to Tsavo West since, and I wanted to focus this piece on the park’s incredible geology. The view to the north-west in the ‘developed area’ – a 1,000 square kilometre section of the park that receives the most visitors…
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The magic of the Mara Triangle
Along a steep stretch of the Mara River, a cluster of still wildebeest and zebras gaze down at the shallow water below. Beneath them, a bloat of hippos splash and snort, and enormous crocodiles bask on the surrounding sandbanks. As others begin to lose their nerve and turn away from the river, a brave wildebeest…
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In the land of lava and leopards
As they scouted Tsavo West in the early ‘60s, the developers of Kilaguni would have been spoilt for choice while deliberating the location of Kenya’s first park lodge. 60 years on, and the site they settled on still ranks highly among the country’s top safari destinations. The lodge’s long thatched terrace frames a spectacular panorama:…
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The Best of Times in the Masai Mara
The man said to the waiter at lunch, ‘Can we have some raw meat this evening?’ I was taken aback somewhat because, though the Serena Hotels are well known for the variety of the food they serve – and their willingness to please their guests – I doubt if a request for raw meat comes…
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On the Mountain and Feeling Free
‘Come and touch the sky’ is the invitation on a sign on the way up to the Serena Mountain Lodge after the drive from Karatina and up the forested southern slopes of Mount Kenya. True, you are quite high up there – over 7,000 feet higher than Mombasa and about 1,500 feet higher than Nairobi.…
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