Located in the semi-desert Shaba Game Reserve in Central Kenya, the Lodge offers the guests a chance to see the bounty of unique wildlife made famous by the film “Born Free”.

To the north of verdant Mount Kenya lies an austere semi-desert of thorn bush flats, dry grassland, open acacia woodland and rugged ranges that averages only 14″ (350 mm) of rain a year.

At the southern edge of this arid region stands a trio of contiguous national reserves with varied lodging and good access by road from Nairobi, 200 miles (325 kilometers) to the south.

Samburu National Reserve (40,800 acres/16,500 hectares), Shaba National Reserve (59,058 acres/23,910 hectares, and Buffalo Springs National Reserve (32,400 acres/13,100 hectares) line the perennial Uaso Nyiro River, rimmed with towering river acacias and doum palms.

The river and several springs attract much wildlife, especially in dry periods. Mammals restricted to the Somali-Masai arid zone are found here, such as Grevy’s Zebra, the Reticulated Giraffe, the Beisa Oryx, Guenther’s Dik-dik and the Gerenuk.

Also present are lesser Kudus, Elephants, Grant’s Gazelles, Lions, Cheetahs, Leopards and 350 Bird Species, including the blue-flushed Somali Ostrich and the Bristle-crowned Starling.

Set in the heart of the Aberdares National Park, this unique game lodge overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of wildlife – Elephant, Rhino, Leopard, Bushbuck and occasionally an elusive Bongo or Giant Forest Hog.

Where you will see reconstruction of Johannesburg during the Gold Rush era, built around a mine.  Activities include a Victorian Fun Fair, Miners’ Houses, Brewery, Pubs, Restaurants and Stock Exchange.

Masai Mara offers an absolutely unique variety of animals. The reason is that this hilly region is both humid and fertile, and is crossed by the rivers Mara and Talek, full of Crocodiles and Hippos, which carry water the whole year round.

The banks of the rivers are covered in thick forest, which gradually makes way for bush and grassland. The abundance of water and excellent availability of food are the reasons why the Masai Mara, which in fact is a continuance of the Tanzanian Serengeti National Park, has the greatest population of wild animals in the whole of Africa.