Sunday, 28 June 2015

Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Taita Hills Sanctuary is a private wildlife conservancy of 28,000 acres at the foot of the Taita Hills bordering Tsavo West National Park, one of the world's largest game reserves.The Sanctuary is a success story in sustainable conservation where wildlife - including elephant, lion, buffalo and giraffe - thrive. Game drives are tightly controlled to ensure that animals are not harassed and some areas are completely closed to vehicles. This commitment to responsible ecotourism, which has been so well supported by visitors, ensures that the Sanctuary and all its wildlife will continue to prosper. the landscape is dramatic and all the plains wildlife is here in abundance. The landscape provides a dramatic beautiful scenery with abundance of plain wildlife in the sanctuary as the wildlife roams freely even from the neighbouring Tsavo park.


The sanctuary has two main Lodges, Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge and Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge.
Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge offers unparalleled safari experience. The entire lodge is raised on high stilts above the watering holes therefore its offers a spectacular view of the wildlife from above and with close proximity in their natural habitat. The magnificent Sarova Salt Lick Game lodge is located in the midst of Taita Hills Sanctuary. It is a perfect place in the midst of the wildlife where you explore natural wild environment even at the comfort of your balcony.

Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge.
This game lodge offers a truly exclusive bush experience. It is situated within the wildlife sanctuary at the foot Taita Hills and adjacent to Tsavo West National Park. The lodge similary provides a rare experience of close proximity to the wildlife and a viewing gallery from comfort of your room balcony.


Friday, 26 June 2015

Soysambu Conservancy

Soysambu conservancy is substantial part of Lake Elementaita which is a UNSECO World Heritage site and a Ramsar site. The conservancy nestle between Lake Elementaita and Lake Nakuru, the ancestral home of thousands of flamingos both the Greater and Lesser which feed on the lake’s crustacean and insect larvae and on its suspended blue-green algae and their attendant cast of pelicans who nest here, cormorants, waders and storks. Within the shelter of the crater, wander large herds of buffalo, within the acacia thickets graze the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, and across the plains bound an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of plain’s game. This conservancy promotes sustainable coexistence of wildlife with livestock.

The Conservancy also protects over 450 bird species and 15,000 wild animals.  The endangered Rothschild giraffes have found a safe haven for breeding here, while a diverse variety of terrain shelters many species - from herds of giant elands to tiny dik-diks and cliff-dwelling klipspringers. Night game-drives offer a unique opportunity to spot nocturnal creatures including the curious-looking aardvark and elusive leopard.  Walking is also allowed, with chances to experience the miracles of the bush close-up.
With the wide varieties of birds, this has turned to be a birding site as well.


Privacy for Honeymooners is guaranteed as there are no people close to the conservancy.


Thursday, 18 June 2015

Mumbo Island Malawi

Mumbo Island is a pristine and deserted tropical floating on the expansive waters of the Lake Malawi National Park. With a maze of massive underwater boulders, innumerable species of colourful cichlid fish and calm, clear waters. The National Park offers what many consider the best freshwater snorkeling and scuba diving in the world.
 The Island is only 1 Km in diameter and has never been populated thus it remains natural, unspoilt and perfect for a holiday vacation.

Mumbo camp has 14 furnished tents thatched and canvas, perched on high rocks overlooking the water, blending with the lush foliage to create a rustic charm.

The Island camp is set within an exclusive area guaranteeing privacy in the tropical Island paradise

Lake Turkana Hidden Gem


The lunar landscape around Lake Turkana, a northern Rift Valley lake in Kenya, is a true spectacle. Lake Turkana is the largest permanent desert lake in the world and it is jam packed with large Nile crocodiles. The desert landscape is a paleontologists dream come true, as early hominid remains continue to be unearthed by the Leakey family around Koobi Fora. The Lake itself is a shimmering entity that changes color with the wind. The area is home to various unique tribes and one of the main attractions for visitors. Turkana is off the beaten track.

Sibiloi National Park
The track passes Loiyangalani and leads to the headquarters of Kenya's most remote national park, Sibiloi, at Alia Bay. Though extremely windblown and arid, the Park has a surprising variety of wildlife including Grevy's zebra, ostrich, gerenuk, oryx and a unique sub-race of topi called the Tiang.

The park boundaries extend a kilometer into the lake so encompassing many of Turkana's huge population of Nile crocodile. Turkana's crocodile population, which numbers around 12,000 is the largest single surviving community. Within the park is a petrified forest, surviving to tell the tale that 7 million years ago this area was lush and densely forested. A little further north is Koobi Fora, a sand spit and the headquarters, since 1969, of a small fossil hunting group started by Dr. Richard Leakey. There is a small museum here dedicated to the finds of this team and especially to Bernard Ngeneo whose discovery of a fragment of a fossilised skull led to '1470' (its laboratory catalogue number) being labeled as belonging to the genus Homo a member of our direct ancestors who lived and died close to the lake shore about two million years ago. Koobi Fora is, of course, more easily reached by light aircraft, which can land at a nearby strip.

The Lake has three Island, the central being the breeding zone for the Nile Crocodile. Big game fishing is a spectacular sport on the lake and nile perch have been landed exceeding 100 kilos. Sport fishing for the ferocious tiger fish is also available and a quieter time can be had fishing for tilapia, the best fish for eating in Kenya. Turkana is renowned for its impressive variety of birdlife. Ferguson's Gulf is a wonderful place, in March and April, to view the northward flight of European passage migrants. Resident water birds are plentiful and many nest on Central Island. Flamingo can be seen in many parts of the lake.




Monday, 15 June 2015

AZURA BENGUERRA A PERFECT ISLAND ESCAPE...

Imagine an unspoiled island within a pristine Marine National Park. Miles of deserted beaches with soft white sand. Sparkling turquoise seas, crisscrossed by local dhow boats plying their trade. Swaying palms, gentle breezes, sunny days and star studded nights. Azura Benguerra's villas blend modern chic with all that is traditional in Mozambique. The creature comforts you would expect from a luxury boutique retreat are there, set off by beautifully carved furnishings and traditional artwork beneath a local thatched jekka roof. All the villas at Azura are just footsteps away from the beach, yet designed with seclusion in mind. 
Azura is the area’s first luxury eco-boutique retreat. Built entirely by hand in partnership with the local community, it has just 18 villas, each with their own private pool stretching out to the Indian Ocean beyond, and designed for the ultimate undiscovered getaway. 
With wonderful cuisine, friendly Mozambican service and a vast range of activities and experiences, including a unique African spa, it’s the perfect island escape



The Presidential Villa
 is perfect for a family holiday with the villa sleeping 4 adults and 2 children, or for the couple who is looking for the ultimate spoil by staying in the most luxurious villa in the Bazaruto Archipelago. 
Villa Amizade has a wonderful location on the western end of the property with magnificent sea and sunset views. This 2 bedroom en-suite villa is perfect for families, friends or those requiring a little more relaxation space.
A kaleidoscope of colour greets you above and below the ocean. Magnificent reefs for diving and snorkelling, home to the turtles that nest on the island’s outer shores. Migrating whales, dolphins, and the elusive and protected dugong ply these waters, along with marlin, sailfish and tuna to tempt the sportsfishermen.
On land, towering sand dunes give way to indigenous bush abundant with local flora and fauna, an interesting variety of birdlife, as well as the odd crocodile or two at the lakes. The island’s local people make for fascinating cultural encounters, and the starry night sky is quite magnificent to behold.

Honeymoon Heaven

Imagine yourself in a beautiful beachfront villa, with sunset cocktail of the day in hand, before enjoying a candle-lit dinner with your feet in the sand. Hold hands, watch for shooting stars, and make a wish.

Morocco Holiday

Morocco is among the most diverse countries in Africa, with high mountains, sweeping desert, rugged coastline, and the winding alleyways of ancient medina cities and souqs. From Saharan dunes to the peaks of the High Atlas. Lyrical landscapes carpet this sublime slice of North Africa like the richly coloured and patterned rugs you’ll lust after in local cooperatives.
The varied terrain may inform your dreams, but it shapes the very lives of Morocco’s Berbers, Arabs and Saharawi’s. Despite encroaching modernity, with motorways joining mosques and kasbahs as man-made features of the landscape.
Often exotic, sometimes overwhelming and always unexpected, these ancient centres are bursting with Maghrebi mystique and madness: the perfect complement to the serene countryside

Friday, 12 June 2015

Borana Conservancy Laikipia

 Borana provides an idyllic setting for any African experience with the snow-tipped peaks and glaciers of Mount Kenya to the south and a panorama of mountains and desert to the north. Borana Conservancy is a private ranch dedicated in protecting the endangered species, like the Rhinos, elephant and Grevy Zebra just to mention but a few. 
Borana offers some of the most thrilling, authentic and unique ways to encounter Kenya’s wildlife and wilderness .  The conservancy has retained this land as pristine wilderness that guests are able to enjoy first hand, be it walking through the bush, riding on ranch horses or mountain bikes, driving in the open-top safari vehicles, or lounging at the infinity pool and enjoying the view. Borana guarantees exclusivity, making every aspect of the safari experience personal, peaceful and uninterrupted - giving guests the rare opportunity to be totally immersed in nature.