Tawi Lodge – Amboseli Hotels
TAWI LODGE is located on a private conservancy of 6,000 acres just five minutes from Kimana Gate, the eastern entrance to Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,963m) – the world’s largest free-standing mountain. TAWI LODGE offers stylish accommodation while visiting Amboseli and also contributes in the promotion of a harmonious development for the wildlife and the Maasai people along the corridor between Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills.
TAWI LODGE is located on a private conservancy of 6,000 acres just five minutes from Kimana Gate, the eastern entrance to Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,963m) – the world’slargest free-standing mountain.
The community-run conservancy, together with African WildlifeFoundation, promotes and maintains a harmonious development for the wildlife and the Maasai people along the corridor between Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills.
The lodge is an eco-friendly operation, which takes maximum care ofthe environment and its people. It consists of 12 cottages ideallylocated on bush land facing Kilimanjaro.
Each cottage has its own wooden-deck veranda and a fabulous view ofthe highest mountain in Africa, even from the comfort of your bed oryour bathtub. Double or twin cottages, all have en suite bathroomsfitted with both a bath and shower. Each cottage has its own fireplaceand a mini bar for those very special sundowners. Lighting and watersystems are solar powered. A charging facility for cell phones andcamera batteries is available. A butler service is provided for maximumprivacy and comfort.
The style of the lodge is a harmonious combination of modern (for your comfort) and traditional (to remind you that you are in Africa).
The bar and dining area is the central point of Tawi Lodge. Fromthere, under the shade of enormous trees, you have an extensive view ofKilimanjaro and the wetlands where the animals come to drink and play.It is such a fantastic experience to enjoy your favorite drink whilewitnessing the life of the big elephants playing in the mud just a fewmeters in front of you.
The attention to details and the excellent and friendly service isparticularly noticed while dining. Fine cuisine with selected producegrown in the wetlands of Amboseli where water from the Kilimanjarosurfaces through volcanic rocks and creates a very fertile soil. Yoursenses will be delighted by a blend of spices from the Swahili Coast.
Before and after dinner, relax by the campfire, or at our veryspecial bush bar, and listen to the magical sounds of the African bush- all this under the spectacular African sky where the stars seembrighter than anywhere else.
At Tawi Lodge, when not on game drives, you will enjoy the swimming pool and massage area: all types of massages and beauty treatments available, hot bath at sunset in front of the wildlife drinking from the waterhole a few meters away.
Game drives in open 4×4 vehicles, night game drives, bird watching are some of the activities offered at the lodge.
It is also a great opportunity to climb the highest peak of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. 6 days, from USD $ 1500 per person.
Amazing helicopter flights possible with www.change-in-the-air.com