Olonana, Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ****
Posted in Africa, Safari lodge on Aug 11th, 2008
A typical tent at the Olonana. Quite a tent actually. A typical bathroom in a typical tent at the Olonana…
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Elephant Bedroom, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya *****
Posted in Africa, Safari lodge, Top rated, Top rated accommodation on Aug 10th, 2008
Please note: This is a tent. In the middle of a national game reserve in Kenya. Here’s where you sleep. Once again: Here’s where you wash your hands plus more. Two sinks. Running water. Behind the curtain to the right is the shower (yes, it comes with hot water). Not visible in this picture: The [...]
Mfuwe Lodge, South Luangwa National Park. Zambia. *****
Posted in Africa, Safari lodge, Top rated, Top rated accommodation on Mar 12th, 2008
Guide skills: Neil is in the backseat, watching for birds while we’re driving at about 50 km/h on good roads in the South Luangwa National Park. Suddenly he calls out: –Michew! On that side road, what was it? –To the left? Zebra. Female and young, our guide calmly responds without slowing down. –Are you really [...]
Mukambi Lodge, Kafue National Park, Zambia ***
Posted in Africa, Safari lodge on Nov 13th, 2007
OK, try to follow: The tarmac road from Lusaka was built with Japanese aid and it’s straight as an airport runway for 265 km. You drive to westwards, towards Mongu. Well into the national park, you’ll make a left just before the Kafue river and then battle the mud for about 2 km. Not too [...]
Doli Lodge, Bayanga, Central African Republic, ***
Posted in Africa, Safari lodge on Aug 3rd, 2007
Running a lodge here should be impossible. To tell you the truth, staying here means that you won’t get everything you thought you paid for. But you’re not in a country where things work. It’s one of the poorest countries in the world, and somehow they still make things work. Somehow. And even if things [...]