Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge
The first lodge ever to be built in a Kenyan National Park, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge is superbly situated in the lee of Mount Kilimanjaro, encircled by volcanic splendour, adjacent to a teeming water hole and daily visited by vast herds of elephant, buffalo and plains game.
Inspirationally positioned so that not only all the rooms but also the open-air restaurant, timbered game-viewing decks and rock-built bar enjoy uninterrupted views of the legendary snows of Kilimanjaro, the lodge also stands central to miles of lion-stalked grasslands, elephant-studded plains and wildlife-teeming bush and is ideally placed for visits to all the park's prime attractions. Faced in volcanic stone and utilizing the natural rocky outcrops of a valley known as ‘the place of the young rhino', from which it takes its name, the lodge has been designed to blend chameleon-like into the savannah landscape.
The Finch Hatton's
Finch Hatton's lies at the heart of Tsavo West National park , part of Kenya 's single largest game reserve.
The camp surrounds a natural freshwater spring, flowing through three crystal clear pools, with tents along the water's edge. Yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea trees surround the tents. It is unfenced and wild. A wide variety of game have been sighted on the surrounding plains. The springs are home to a resident pod of hippopotamus, which spend their days wallowing in the ponds and their nights grazing around the camp.
Crocodiles and a healthy population of terrapins and monitor lizards also live here, and are often seen sunning themselves at the waters edge. Bird life at Finch Hatton's is spectacular, with over 200 locally recorded species.
Finch Hatton's is accessible from the Mtito Andei Gate on the Nairobi - Mombasa main road.