The Camp
The whole camp has been centred around Tembo House (elephant house, so named because
of a log which resembles the shape of an elephant trunk). This is where you will
enjoy your Italian meals, read a book from the library, play backgammon, or simply
enjoy music, and be taken away by the note of Mozart with the immensity of the
African savannah in front of you.
This is the house of Luca and Antonella, who share it with their guests.
Accommodation
There are six tented cottages and the Hemingway tented suite, named after Ernest
Hemingway who was thinking of the Chyulu when he wrote his famous “Green
Hills of Africa”. They all enjoy different views, they have a wooden floor
ending with a veranda, ensuite concrete elegant bathroom, with brass taps, bidet,
basin, shower and flush toilet and hot and cold running water. Each cottage
has a large log bed, a table, a colonial trunk, shelves and hangers for your
clothes. The linen and the bath clothes have been specially made in Italy.
The cottages are far enough from each other to assure maximum privacy. They
are named after the view they face, from the Chyulu Hills to Kilimanjaro. Each
tent has a different animal engraved in the galana rocks with which the bathroom
is built.
Activities
The advantage of being outside of National Parks consists in the total freedom
to walk. An early morning walk with a Maasai tracker, looking for the cheetahs
or the leopard that are found near the camp is an unforgettable experience.
The most enjoyable safaris are a combination of easy walks and game drives,
with totally open Land Rover. For the most active ones we may concentrate in
beautiful walks, from the Chyulu forest to the savannah plains, along rivers
and through lava flows. Being out on foot in the African Wilderness with you
professional guide and your Maasai tracker is a very special experience.
The biodiversity of the area needs 4 or 5 days to be really enjoyed and fully
explored. The record of animals seen on one day was achieved going to our lake,
Arpakai: 73 different birds were counted and 23 species of mammals. A total
of about 1,800 animals were seen in the same day!
The Maasai are showing you their home and they are very proud of it. A visit
to one of the local village with your Maasai tracker will introduce you to their
cultural heritage in a very natural and enjoyable way.
If you like you could enjoy an air safari: Andrew, our commercial pilot, will
be happy to fly you over the Chyulu Hills or around Kilimanjaro.
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