Kenya – Two Reserves, no reservations!
Visiting Kenya? Samburu and Buffalo Springs Game Reserves offer you a diversity and variety of landscape that you’ll miss if you restrict yourself to the Masai Mara. These relatively small but vital conservation areas host all of the big five animals together with a wide spectrum of other wildlife in surroundings that aren’t always overrun by the intrusion of tourists with little regard for conservation. Set either side of the Isiolo...
Nairobi Nights – our three luxury choices
Take a look at our choice of three wonderful exclusive hotels in Nairobi’s leafy suburbs, with wildlife on the doorstep and you won’t be in such a hurry to set out on safari. An East African safari, for many, doesn’t start until leaving Nairobi and heading out into the open countryside with its rural villages – but we think that you’ll be missing a trick. Let us show you our choice of three wonderful hotels, in green...
Silence Will Speak – a visit to Karen
‘Silence Will Speak’ is the biographical study of Denys Finch Hatton, the big game hunter who became intimately associated with Karen von Blixen – bettter known for her part in ‘Out of Africa’. Von Blixen’s farm in the affluent Nairobi suburb, now known as ‘Karen’, endures as silent testimony to the remarkable life she led. As we drive into the driveway of Karen’s coffee farm on a...
Ngorongoro Crater Part 2 – Where to rest your head
Time in the Ngorongoro Crater is unforgettable in itself but staying in one of our selection of luxury lodges can turn your visit into a wonderfully rounded experience that will stay with you forever. Our last review dealt with the magnificent crater itself and the sights you can expect to see. This article deals with your accommodation options. Once you’ve decided that you’re going to visit the Ngorongoro Crater it pays...
Ngorongoro Crater Part 1 – A world of wildlife
The Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania must surely vye to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World with its unparalleled vistas and wildlife – a stunning and truly remarkable experience for any lover of nature. This, our first review, deals with the natural wonders of the crater, whilst our second part suggests some fascinating places to stay nearby. Our first sight of the Ngorongoro Crater follows a dark and cloudy night on its rim, with...
The true Zest of Zanzibar
This ancient spice route island now holds a much more fragrant appeal to travellers with its exceptional accommodation for sun seekers. We take a look at the Zanzibar Collection. Getting to Zanzibar had been fraught. Precision Air, our airline, had failed at every turn – we’d seen more precision in a game of ‘Pin the tail on the donkey’. Shambolic check-in, numerous unannounced hours of delays, offloaded in Dar es Salaam, routed...
