East Africa Explorer

14 days, 13 nights

 

East Africa Explorer – 14 days, 13 nights

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+ - Nairobi Serena Hotel

LOCATION - Considered by many to be Nairobi’s finest hotel, the Serena stands amidst lush tropical gardens with panoramic views over Nairobi’s Central Park and the glittering downtown skyline. Despite its pivotal central location, the Serena also remains true to its title and offers an oasis of serenity amidst the bustle of one of Africa’s most vibrant capital cities.

The décor is warm and inviting, reflecting the richness of the African continent. All rooms are air-conditioned and are tastefully appointed with handcrafted furniture, marble bathrooms, satellite TV, mini-bar, electronic safe, and IDD telephones. A nonsmoking floor is available. The Mandhari is one of Kenya’s finest restaurants, where unobtrusive service is complemented with sophisticated international cuisine. The more informal Café Maghreb provides all-day dining with tantalizing theme buffets. Light snacks are served at the Pool Bar and afternoon tea in the Bambara residents’ lounge. The Maisha Health Club redefines the art of healthy living with an ultramodern gym, aerobics studio, steam rooms, saunas, Jacuzzis, two beauty therapy rooms, a relaxation lounge, and a swimming pool. Golf facilities are just minutes away. There is also a business centre, conference and banquet facilities for 10 to 250 people, express laundry, valet service, gift boutiques, hair salon, concierge, airport transfer service and 24-hour room service.

+ - Samburu Simba Lodge

Location:  Samburu Simba lodge is overlooking the Buffalo springs and the Uaso Nyiro River, 300 km north of Nairobi, in Buffalo Springs Game reserve, within Isiolo District.

Overview:  There are 7 villas with 10 rooms in each villa, of those rooms 6 are on the ground floor and 4 are on the 2nd floor of which two rooms are interconnected. The rooms are spacious and offer en-suite bathrooms with showers. The Lodge is equipped with many facilities which include 2 swimming pools, pool side bar, health club and conference room.

+ - Serena Mountain Lodge

LOCATION – Located at 7,200 feet on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya, 193km northeast of Nairobi and 480km from the Kenyan Coast.  The Lodge is ideally situated as a base for guests who want to climb Mount Kenya

The Serena Mountain Lodge is surrounded by a dense rainforest that comes alive at dusk while the rock peaks of Mount Kenya overlook its abundant game.  The Serena Mountain Lodge offers 42 rooms that all provide a large watering hole that attracts wildlife which can be viewed from each guests more than comfortable rooms.  The bedrooms are furnished with African art, each with a private en suite bathroom. 

+ - Sarova Lion Hill Lodge

LOCATION – Situated in the Rift Valley of Kenya, among the various Nakuru lodges and set on a plateau in an elevation above Lake Nakuru, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge has 67 chalets all overlooking the lake, within the Lake Nakuru National Park in Nakuru town. It is the perfect place to experience one of the world’s largest ornithological spectacles, The Pink Flamingo, or a rich concentration of wildlife including black and white colobus monkey and is also a famed Rhino Sanctuary.

Lion Hill Lodge features 67 chalets. Each chalet has its own private shower, as well as mosquito nets for each bed. There are also verandahs with views of Lake Nakuru for each chalet. The Lodge also offers a swimming pool and spa service.

+ - Mara Serena Lodge

LOCATION – Secreted deep within the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Mara Serena Safari Lodge is the ultimate safari destination. Set high on a bush-cloaked hill, embraced by arcing vistas and washed by a sea of richly rolling grasslands, it stands centre-stage to one of Africa’s most dramatic wildlife arenas and has a ringside seat for the greatest wildlife show on Earth, the legendary migration of the wildebeest.

Styled to mirror the circular motif of a traditional Maasai “Manyatta”, the lodge has been designed to blend international sophistication with raw African beauty. The wide-spaced and secluded rooms have been sensitively designed so as to blend seamlessly into the landscape whilst offering magnificent Mara-vistas from their private verandas. As for the interiors, individually styled in exuberant bush colours they feature spacious bathrooms and the calm sophistication of a world-class hotel. The traditional safari-styled dining room overlooks the Lodge’s action-packed water hole and features a vibrant bar area, a relaxed candlelit atmosphere and menu choices that include a broad selection of imaginative and traditional safari favourites. Guest services and amenities include the all-time favourite, Breakfast by the Hippo Pool, a range of bush dinners, sundowners at one of the Mara’s many vantage points, private picnics, lunch boxes and specialist cultural entertainment. There is also a swimming pool, full housekeeping service, gift shop and spa service.

+ - Speke Bay Lodge

LOCATION – Speke Bay Lodge is located on the south-eastern shore of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, East Africa. It is 15 km from the Serengeti National Park, and 125 km north of Mwanza. Speke Bay is part of Speke Gulf, named after the famous explorer John Hanning Speke, who, in 1858, discovered Lake Victoria to be the source of the Nile.

All eight bungalows are situated along the shore of the lake. Each bungalow is a separate structure designed to ensure your privacy. The roofs are thatched with a thick layer of grass, providing excellent insulation. The custom-made furniture in solid Mkola wood adds to the warm and elegant atmosphere. An entrance hall gives access to a bathroom and a spacious main room. This room has a sleeping area with a large lockable cupboard (for your clothes and valuables) and a writing table. The sitting area has a huge French window opening on to a bougainvillage-shaded veranda where your breakfast can be served. Each bungalow has a loft with two twin beds, making them suitable for families with children. The bathroom has a large table with a build-in basin, a spacious shower with hot water and a hygienic wall mounted toilet. All the appliances and fittings are the best on the market. The water system is state of the art, with a large sand filter, UV-treatment, and Ozone-injection. Bottled drinking water is available. The tented camp consists of twelve tents, each covered by a thatched roof, which also creates a private and shady sitting area. The tents are fully furnished and contain two beds; hot showers and toilets are close-by.

+ - Serengeti Serena Lodge

LOCATION – Set high on the saddle of tree-clad ridge commanding panoramic views over the endlessly rolling reaches and volcanic reefs of the Serengeti, the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge is the ultimate fusion of traditional African architecture and world-class style. Drawing its inspiration from the circular ‘Rondavel’ dwellings and winding paths of a traditional Maasai village, the Lodge features thickly-thatched, stone-built rooms, spaciously set amongst groves of indigenous trees that are cooled by sparkling streams and papyrus-fringed ponds.

Each of the 66 rooms is accommodated in a stone-built, traditionally-thatched ‘Rondavel’, featuring natural stone bathrooms, wildwood balconies, rope-lashed staircases, leopard-print drapes and intricately carved furniture, the overall effect of which is a unique blend of authentic ethnicity and world-class elegance. As for the views, from lilac-streaked sunrise to diamond-domed night, the sensational Serengeti delivers a series of timeless volcanic vistas that are second to none. Linked by shaded walkways and clustered around the roaring furnace of the central barbecue arena, the high-domed halls of the two-tier dining room are supported by massive papyrus-topped pillars and embellished with sumptuous ‘Makonde’ carvings suggesting the audience chamber of a tribal king whilst the cuisine features time-honoured safari favourites, local specialties and internationally themed dishes alike. Services include a range of bush breakfasts, barbeque bush lunches, sundowners and vibrant cultural entertainment. The Lodge also offers balloon safaris along with the excellent game drives. Other facilities include a full housekeeping service, gift shop, swimming pool and spa service.

+ - Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

LOCATION – Perched on the jagged rim of the crater, wreathed in morning mist, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers, the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion. The lodge is sensitively constructed so as to take nothing from its environment whilst affording endless vistas over the heat-shimmering reaches of the crater below. The clustered boulder-built buildings of the Lodge hug the crater rim, linked by rope-lashed timber walkways that skirt the buttressed roots of ancient, liana-hung trees.

Strung around the crater rim, each with its own rock-enclosed balcony, the rooms feature brass lamps, embossed leather headboards, wildwood mirrors, Maasai carvings and flamboyant prehistoric wall motifs depicting fleeing giraffes, stylized gazelle and plunging buffalo. Each room draws on a cave-grey, indigo-blue and jasper-red colour-scheme and enjoys uninterrupted views over the Crater’s unmatched splendour. At the end of an action-packed day, guests can also follow a gentle nature trail that loops around the Lodge through moss-hung glades and plunging ravines, take a guided walk to the Crater’s rim, relax with a herbal massage, or watch as the burning sun sinks behind the mountains from a unique vantage point on the craggy heights of the Crater’s rim. The Maasai-inspired, split-level dining and bar area features a two-tier wall of windows looking down on to the constantly changing vistas of the crater below, a traditional circular fireside meeting area, and a recurrent motif of massive ‘prehistoric’ cave paintings, stone-studded walls, Maasai spears and blazing jewel-hued wall lamps. The atmosphere is relaxed and candle-lit whilst the menu choices include traditional Maasai fare, long-time safari favourites and internationally themed menus alike. Services include an imaginative range of crater breakfasts, barbeque lunches, atmospheric sundowners and vibrant cultural entertainments, and action-packed forays into the wildlife-teeming world of the crater. Other facilities include a full housekeeping service, gift shop, swimming pool and spa service.

+ - Manyara Serena Lodge

LOCATION – Standing high on the bluff of a dramatic ochre and terracotta streaked cliff above the flamingo-frosted expanse of Lake Manyara’s gleaming alkaline waters, the Lodge commands panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley. Designed to reflect the brilliance of Lake Manyara’s unique birdlife, the Lodge draws on an inspirational architectural motif that melds swooping avian curves with the gentle concentric patterns of traditional Maasai ‘Bomas’ (encampments) whilst the vibrantly coloured frescoes lining the walls are designed to depict the colourful intricacy of bird migratory patterns. The ambiance of the Lodge is a fusion of lakeside tranquility, towering volcanic splendour and adventure-packed sporting activity

The circular, closely-thatched rooms echo the traditional Maasai ‘Boma’ style of construction whilst featuring a vibrant interior design concept that reflects the Maasai people’s abiding love of brilliant scarlet-and-indigo checked ‘Shukas’ (cloaks) and bright yellow, white, blue and orange beadwork. Each room has a private veranda and breathtaking views of the shimmering reaches of the flamingo-frosted Lake. Perched high above the Lake with endless views over the floor of the Great Rift Valley, the circular dining room and bright murals of the open-air bar area feature fabulous avian-inspired frescoes, colourful Maasai artifacts and a unique domed basketwork ceiling hung with carved gourds and nest-shaped lanterns. Easily the most dramatic of all the swimming pools in the Serena Group’s stable, the Lake Manyara Pool, which has received significant architectural acclaim, lies below the lodge, on the very edge of the escarpment with mesmeric views across the still waters of the lake and the age-old majesty of the Great Rift Valley. Services include an imaginative range of crater breakfasts, barbeque lunches, atmospheric sundowners and vibrant cultural entertainments, and action-packed forays into the wildlife-teeming world of the crater. There is also a full housekeeping service, gift shop and spa service.

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