Ol-Malo or ‘The Place of the Greater Kudu’ the perfect Luxury African Safari Lodge is set in a 5000 acre ranch and game sanctuary along the Uaso Nyiro River, overlooked by the massive snow covered Mount Kenya in the background, and it overlooks the Mukagodo home of the nomadic Ndorobo people.

It consists of four very luxurious guest cottages built out of natural rock with thatched roofs, and a separate living area and dining room, both with fireplaces, necessary in this part of Kenya.
Each cottage has huge windows to enhance the truly wonderful views, as well as overlooking the water hole and salt lick, and the regular wildlife that comes to visit.

All around is the Bush, and there is a beautiful freeform swimming pool which has incredible views of the valley below.

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The Okavango delta is an awesome spectacle of nature. Here, a river flows through curves and turns and gauges itself in the African wilderness, ending on the sands of Kalahari desert, forming a delta, and giving rise to sprawling life.

Okavango is the biggest wetland in the whole of Africa, and because of this, you’ll find huge concentrations of wildlife here. The aerial view of the delta reveals that it is a network of water bodies, interconnected into each other, with land masses in between them, tangled like a web.

Okavango promised sights of elephants, hippos and rare birds along the river bed, and antelopes, zebras and wildebeests in the thick forest cover. The high concentrations of easy to catch mammals attracts a huge number of predators like the hyenas and the cheetahs, if you are lucky, you might even come across a tiger. The best time to hit the delta is dawn, when the mist un furls itself over the water body and you can spot some really wonderful birds and aquatic antelopes, thrusting with freshness. (more…)

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In keeping with the Serena philosophy of harmony with the environment, each property demonstrates an ethnic design making full use of local materials that blend with the immediate surroundings. The attention to detail and commitment to hygiene, using only the highest standards of produce is legendary across East Africa.

Serena hotels have also been eco-tourism pioneers for many years and have initiated important environmental programmes to protect wildlife, communities and fragile habitats. Their philosophy that tourism should offer a distinctive experience of the country visited rather than simply an experience in a country, is their firm ethos.

The Nairobi Serena Hotel
There are seven Serena properties in Kenya-the first is their city flagship, the Nairobi Serena, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World organisation, located on the edge of the city in a tropical garden setting, but only a few minutes from the town centre.

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As the second largest continent spanning an incredible 11.7 million square miles, Africa has a multitude of resorts, activities and landmarks to visit.

Perhaps one of the most notable of these is the East African Ngorongoro Crater which is home to a stunning nature reserve. It provides a selection of lodges and luxury accommodation along with Safari camps and tours of the conservation efforts.  The NCA (Ngorongoro Conservation Area) covers over 8000 square miles of Eastern Africa’s most beautiful land and located on the edge of the crater is the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge whose structure upholds the distinctive African architectural style.

Another prominent landmark in Africa is located right in the heart of the country of Tanzania. The Serengeti National Park was founded by the British in 1951 with the aim to preserve its exquisite wildlife. In contemporary tourism, the National Park offers a huge range of Safari tours and visits to the Biosphere reserves and World Heritage Sites. Another important event which happens in the Serengeti National Park each year is the annual wildlife migration, where millions of Zebra and Wildebeest move south to find the short rains, then North West after the long rains. All this happens between October and June. Visiting the Serengeti National Park is a great opportunity to discover the wild African plains and observe what has been happening there for millions of years. (more…)

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For every instance, there surely must be some guidelines to further enhance the excitement of the experience or simply to make the most out of any activity. In this article, we have prepared several African safari vacation tips that will let ensure a vacation like nothing else.

Here they are:
The early bird, as the saying goes, catches the worms. This adage seem to apply even for African safari vacations. Even if it implies that you wake up earlier than the rising of the sun, you would be happy that you did since many activities occur during the morning than throughout the day. This is for the reason that most animals are active in the earlier parts of the day and spend the whole light hours sleeping or resting. Nocturnal animals, on the other hand, are only about to rest while the sun rises.

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Africa safari lodges in Kenya: African safari in Kenya is chequered with top standard safari tour lodges mostly located in animal parcs. The African safari lodges have distinctive luxury in the wild feeling. The essence of sleeping in an African wildlife safari park lodge in your next safari holidays is to be close to nature in comfort. Top of the range African lion safari lodges also offer distinct service and other extras.

African safari lodges in Kenya
Africa is dotted with many wilderness parks that host a variety of interesting animals. These parks are located in far flung wild Africa areas with little in terms of infrastructure. Since the primary activity here besides conservation is tourism, these safari parks tend to play host to thousands of tourist every year. These parc safari tourists, in their quest to stay in the wild, need to be accommodated in lodges and hotels. The result is a mix of localized architecture and comfort in Africa safari lodges.

Location of such lodges in parks is important. Most of the africab safari lodges will be located in places that afford the best view on top of a hill or under a canopy of fever trees next to a stream or river. There is some important safari lodges information you need to know when planning your African Kenya safari tour.

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