Skilled guides will teach you to track the animals by identifying paw prints and movements in the foliage. There's also an option to do walking tours in the bush, a nice reprieve from sitting in the back of a Land Rover. Now, about that safari.The secret USP: its proximity to the Mara Triangle-one of the more people-empty, game-dense parts of the entire Maasai Mara National reserve. Sundowners are served during game drives with &Beyond's signature elevated Boy Scout panache. Food is vegetable-foward and meals are served in a restaurant-style dining room.
Let’s talk about the food.Much of the common area surrounds the vast kitchen garden, which the kitchen staff tends to and uses for meals. Generously sized tan canvas tents on stilts each have vast, screened-in porches with deep wraparound cushioned benches. The tents themselves, which blend modern utility with just enough understated colonial luxe, are ideal for families. What are the rooms like?There are 12 classic tents, 20 superior tents, and 8 superior view tents including three family suites. Christmas is also high season, mostly because of people's vacation schedules.įirst impression?At first glance, Kichwa Tembo feels more like a hotel you might find in Palm Springs than a safari lodge, with its sexy lounge area, open-air restaurant, and luxurious swimming pool-save for the warthogs that roam the property and expansive views of the Mara plains. What's the season?Animal concentration is relatively high year round, though it peaks from July through November during the Great Migration.
What was the transfer experience like?There are two flights daily to Kichwa Tembo's private airstrip from Mombasa.
State-of-the-art wastewater and sewer treatment systems enable all wastewater to be effectively recycled for irrigation.Where is it?In a private concession bordering the Maasai Mara National reserve. Heat pumps have been used to heat the pools, with gas used for water heating to greatly reduce the carbon footprint. Minimal foundations and excavations are achieved using steel frame structures atop the designated areas of construction, minimising the imprint on the immediate environment.Įnergy efficiency is maintained through the architectural use of very wide eaves, covered external terraces, cross ventilation and maximised insulation. The implementation of repurposed and recycled construction materials greatly benefits the ecology of the land, negating the need to source and haul industrial quantities of lumber and other construction materials across vast distances through otherwise undisturbed ecosystems. For instance, careful site selection ensures that the areas chosen for the construction of all andBeyond properties are compatible with the surrounding landscapes, ecosystems and wildlife. In line with andBeyond’s stance on ecological sustainability and streamlined efficiency mandate, there currently exists a wealth of initiatives and protocols designed to mediate the ecological impact on areas built upon and utilised for means of ecotourism.
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