Tucked away in between the slopes of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Mountains, Solio Lodge offers the exclusivity of a private ranch and an unrivalled wildlife experience. This stylish lodge is located on the Solio Game Reserve, home to the endangered black and white rhino, which live in harmony alongside other African wildlife such as leopards, lions and a wide variety of birds. The ranch spreads over 45,000 acres with a 17,000 acre game conservancy, and with just six cottages at Solio Lodge, guests enjoy a very private and exclusive safari experience, where they can get up close with the wildlife without hoards of other tourists. Activities include horseback riding, walking, mountain biking, night and day game drives and fishing trips to Mount Kenya.
Giraffe Manor, Nairobi’s most iconic boutique hotel, has just completed an expansion, to increase the number of rooms while preserving the unique ability for guests to interact with the resident Rothschild giraffes.The Garden Manor houses four additional rooms, two of which are connected as a family suite and has been constructed of sourced materials to match the original 1930s structure
Giraffe Manor – somewhere between Tuscan villa and Highland shooting lodge – was built in 1932 by Scottish toffee tycoon, David Duncan. It’s now a small hotel with six airy bedrooms, extensive grounds and resident giraffes, who wander the gardens all day before withdrawing at sunset to the forest of their neighbouring sanctuary
'Grab a chartered flight to Solio Lodge's private airfield, just 20minutes away from the Lodge and make yourselves at home in one of six standalone cottages.'
'I arrive at a theatrical spectacle: nine enormous villas' of thatch and white canvas, perched at different levels and wide intervals on a bluff above the Ewaso Nyiro river; with views reaching to the Mathews Range. They are pale, airy fantasy versions of the ultimate tent, with huge terraces, plunge pools and interiors designed for dreaming.'
Explore East Africa and visit Giraffe Manor, Nairobi’s most iconic historical building, dating back to the 1930s.While the building itself resonates with the past, very much present is the herd of nine giraffe who visit the manor to greet guests and sniff out snacks, before venturing back into their 140-acre sanctuary.
"...the spa at Kenyan eco-lodge Sasaab turns to nature for its skincare as well as the outdoor entertainment."
"On a game drive, we spot the 'Samburu Big Five' - rare breeds indigenous to northern Kenya, including...grevvy zebra...and gerenuk, the only gazelle that can stand upright on its legs to eat leaves."
"...the six-cottage lodge is a joy to behold, with organically inspired, made-in-Kenya, boldly contemporary interiors that are spacious and comfortable..."
"Three treatment rooms are due to open at this lodge in Samburu country in summer."
"Synonymous with safaris, Kenya is a fantastic honeymoon destination."
"In the depths of Africa are some of the continent's finest treasures - game reserves that also house luxury spas."
