Voi Safari Lodge - Tsavo East National Park

Location & Description

Voi Safari Lodge is perched on the top of a cliff-faced hill, Voi Safari Lodge is uniquely designed to be a hinge like structure overlooking the Tsavo east plains extending as far as the undulating terrain of the Yatta plateaus. This vantage positioning of the lodge has made it a stop over for many safari adventures, nature lovers and holiday makers who are assured of sampling Kenya's wildlife attractions that continuously beat a track to the three water holes sunk by the lodge below the cliff. During the dry season the waterholes are the convergence of a lot of wild animals moving almost in a radial flies as if urged on by some kind of telepathic communication, the sight is just fantastic. The location evokes a romantic inspiration that once moved a visiting British poet who now incorporated his experience at the lodge in most of his poems, to describe it as sample of wonder that is better than a dream. Located in what is believed to be the biggest wildlife sanctuary – Tsavo National Park is also home to many a foster parents who unlike other safari makers come to Voi to meet their fostered elephants under the umbrella of The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The lodge is 340 kilometers from Nairobi, the authentic safari capital of Africa. The visitors to the lodge have the rare chance of coming as close as a breath away from the wild animals in a specially designed tunnel with protective barricades that has proved popular for Post Card quality close-ups of Kenya's wildlife.

Accommodation

The 52-roomed lodge is designed to blend with the rocky surroundings and boats of a unique dug up rock swimming pool with the surroundings dotted by wild flora planted around the lodge. The lodge is also proving popular with the travelers along the Mombasa - Nairobi highway, located 165 kilometers from Mombasa and has the advantage of being within a park that is served with a good infrastructure.

Activities

¨ Game drives

¨ Bird watching safaris

¨ Game viewing terrace and tunnel

¨ Swimming pool