Category: Kenya

Leleshwa Camp

By on May 29, 2010 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Air Travel, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel

Leleshwa Camp is an intimate tented camp situated on the Siana Community Conservation area on the north-eastern ridge of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Resting along a stream valley, overlooking picturesque hills and rolling plains dotted with resident game, Leleshwa Camp is a peaceful haven. You’ll love the wide range of activities on […]

Campi ya Kanzi, Kenya

Campi ya Kanzi, Kenya

By on May 12, 2010 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel

The only camp in a 280,000 acre Maasai reserve and with room for only 16 guests, Campi ya Kanzi offers true African wilderness in exclusivity. At the foot of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, Campi ya Kanzi is a luxury Maasai community eco-lodge offering a profound engagement with the local community and a timeless safari experience.

New Lake Elementaita Serena Camp

By on Apr 02, 2010 in Accommodation, Africa, Hotels, Kenya, Regions, Resorts

Serena Hotels will commence construction of a new luxury tented camp in Kenya this month.  The New Lake Elementaita Serena Camp, will be located along the shores of the flamingo and pelican fringed Lake Elementaita within the Soysambu Conservancy, which is approximately 120km from Nairobi and 30km from Lake Nakuru National Park.  Offering a blend […]

Luxury yachts offer pirate hunting cruises

By on Jun 26, 2009 in Africa, Cruises & Boat Travel, Kenya, Regions, Somalia, Speciality Travel

I know it’s a little difficult to believe, but  “Luxury yachts offer pirate hunting cruises” is  a headline  currently emanating from  the Ananova news site.  Shiver m’ timbers… is this serious?!   Here’s the full article: Luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast. Wealthy […]

Interview with Suzanne Aaronson of Suzanne's Files

Interview with Suzanne Aaronson of Suzanne’s Files

By on Mar 30, 2009 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, Celebrities, Chile, Croatia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, New York, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, South America, Travel Miscellany, USA

Our latest interview is with Suzanne Aaronson, Editor-in-Chief and Founder  of Suzanne’s Files, a leading quality lifestyle resource. Suzanne’s  Files provides expert picks on under-the-radar getaways, hidden gems, wow services, truly unique gifts, lifetime experiences, and niche experts around the world. What is it that  you do exactly? Everyday is different – that’s for sure! […]

Healthy discounts in Kenya from Bohline Villas

Healthy discounts in Kenya from Bohline Villas

By on Jan 30, 2009 in Accommodation, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Special Offers & Packages, Travel Miscellany

Do you like wild animals and great nature? Then take a look at the dream villas in Kenya for this year, with fantastic rates from Bohline Villas. They are offering a 40% discount from the 4th to any subsequent night on stays in their Kenyan villas. This applies to The Beach Villa, The Cliff Villa […]

The Great Migration is underway

The Great Migration is underway

By on Aug 12, 2008 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel

The renowned stampede of over two million herbivores across the plains of East Africa is one of the most fantastic spectacles of the natural world. At the moment, the massive herds of wildebeest continue to cross the Mara River and are headed towards the Mara Triangle. As the herds continue to move north, Kichwa Tembo […]

Luxury villas on the Kenyan coast

Luxury villas on the Kenyan coast

By on Jul 31, 2008 in Accommodation, Africa, Celebrities, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Travel Miscellany

Alfajiri Villas luxury accommodation  on the Kenyan coast near Mombasa  is perhaps best-known for serving as a getaway for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie back in 2005, shortly after Pitt’s divorce from Jennifer Aniston. Described as “one of the most luxurious villas in the world” by Sarah Miller of Condé Nast Traveller magazine, it actually […]

Travel+Leisure World's Best Awards 2008

Travel+Leisure World’s Best Awards 2008

By on Jul 09, 2008 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, Hotels, India, Kenya, Magazines, Regions, South Africa, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature

It’s that time of year once again when Travel+Leisure releases its World’s Best Awards. I haven’t had time to study them in detail just yet, but have noted that Singita Sabi Sand at Kruger has taken top spot in the World’s Best Hotels section, up one place from last year. Second is Oberoi Rajvilas in […]

See the Masai Mara migration from Olodana

See the Masai Mara migration from Olodana

By on Jun 27, 2008 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel

In the Masai Mara,  the migration is beginning. The first zebras – precursors of two million wildebeest – have started to pick their way across the Mara River, a sign that the 2008 migration will be starting early. Olonana is perhaps the Mara’s leading luxury camp and is ideally positioned on the edge of the […]

It's Valentine's Day!

It’s Valentine’s Day!

By on Feb 14, 2008 in Accommodation, Africa, Events, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Travel Miscellany

Hey, everyone… it’s Valentine’s Day!   Have you been whisked off your feet to some exotic location?   Are you saving your celebrations until the weekend?   If you’re somewhere special, heading somewhere special, or just got back,  we want to hear from you!   Just click on the comments link below.   As for […]

Luxury travel links of the week

Luxury travel links of the week

By on Aug 12, 2007 in Accommodation, Africa, Air Travel, Europe, Going Out, Hotels, Kenya, Netherlands, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spain, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Websites, Western Europe

A weekly pick of luxury travel links for your perusal… Low priced private jet travel from Jump Jet Enjoy the culinary sensation that is Oud Sluis Discover the warmth of Barcelona at Hotel Majestic On an island off Mombasa, The Funzi Keys

Luxury travel links of the week

Luxury travel links of the week

By on Aug 05, 2007 in Accommodation, Africa, Air Travel, Bed & Breakfasts, Belgium, Europe, Going Out, Kenya, Middle East, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spain, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates, Websites, Western Europe

A weekly pick of luxury travel links for your perusal… Helicopter rides in the Canaries from Blue Canarias Cosy Kenyan homestay courtesy of Ngong House Dine at Peter Goossens’ Hof van Cleve  in Belgium Where one great experience leads to another: Dubai

Second luxury camp at Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo, Kenya

Second luxury camp at Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo, Kenya

By on Mar 17, 2007 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel

CC Africa’s award-winning Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo in Kenya now boasts a second exclusive and intimate luxury tented camp. Featuring nine tented suites, spacious guest areas and its own access areas, the camp offers the epitome of tented luxury in the renowned Masai Mara. The camp overlooks the massive Masai Mara plains, where lion, […]

Masai Mara migration

By on Feb 19, 2007 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Inspiring footage of the migration from Kenya’s Masai Mara to the Serengeti, courtesy of CAT Safaris.

Il Ngwesi lawsuit

Il Ngwesi lawsuit

By on Feb 08, 2007 in Accommodation, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Resorts

A luxury lodge in the Lewa Downs Conservancy of Kenya, Il Ngwesi, is today facing an £800,000 lawsuit from a British woman who was  lucky to survive an incident where she was  trampled and gored by an elephant after going for a run with two friends and a local guide. The attack – which happened […]