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| Karim Wissanji |
LAIKIPIA COUNTY IN
NORTHERN KENYA, EAST AFRICA -- KENYA Luxury
safari camp and lodge operator Elewana has opened a new luxury tented camp on
the site of the former Loisaba Lodge.
Located on a 600ft escarpment, every room in
Loisaba Tented Camp enjoys spectacular views stretching across the Laikipia
Plains to Mount Kenya.
The 56,000 acre Loisaba
Conservancy spans three eco-systems offering a variety of beautiful landscapes
and incredible game viewing, including the opportunity to see the rare Northern
species including reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra and one of the best
places in East Africa to see wild dog.
Elewana has been chosen by
Loisaba Conservancy, with support from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), to partner
with it in the development and management of its primary tourism assets in this
critically important conservation area that has been recently secured by TNC
for ongoing protection for the foreseeable future.
The new camp is part of
the Elewana Collection – a portfolio of fifteen properties spanning the
highlights of East Africa's safari and beach offerings.
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| Matthew Brown |
Loisaba Tented Camp
comprises six stylish and extremely spacious ensuite tents (three double/three
convertible twin/double), three family combinations each consisting of two
ensuite tents with adjoining walkway.
The Private Residence
houses three ensuite tents (one family combination and one convertible tent)
complemented with a private bar, dining area and infinity pool. Not least of
all, the property will reflect Elewana and TNC’s commitment to the environment
by limiting its ecological footprint wherever possible.
The bar and restaurant
allow guests to absorb the incredible landscape whilst enjoying a sundowner or
choosing from the small à la carte menu where the chef endeavours to source
ingredients from a 50km radius including fresh produce from the camp’s well
stocked gardens.
Typical dishes might include a duo of carrot
and beetroot soup with basil oil and sour cream, or deep fried brie with
cucumber and mango pickle followed by pea and lemon risotto with grilled baby
leeks and poached egg, or crispy pork belly with roasted beets, glazed baby
onions and whole grain mustard sauce.
Aside from game viewing
the Loisaba Tented Camp enjoys two infinity pools (one for guests in the
Private Residence) and a plethora of activities including bush walks, mountain
biking, camel riding, lion tracking, horse riding (for experienced riders),
fishing, local village excursions and the opportunity to spend a morning with
the resident sniffer dogs, Warrior and Machine.
The new Loisaba Conservancy is the result of
substantial support by The Nature Conservancy and the consequential transition
in the ownership of the 56,000-acre wildlife conservancy and wilderness to the
Loisaba Community Trust.
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| Daniel Lentipo |
TNC’s move to help secure
the land ensures that the conservancy delivers vital benefits and support for
neighbouring communities, the wildlife, and all Kenyans for the foreseeable
future.
It also ensures Loisaba’s role as a critical
sanctuary and corridor for elephants and other wildlife long into the future,
as well as providing refuge for one of Kenya’s most stable lion populations and
an abundance of other wildlife including Grevy’s zebra, wild dogs, leopard and cheetah.
Loisaba represents the
single largest conservation investment in East Africa in 2014/15 and was born
from a partnership between The Nature Conservancy, Space for Giants and The
Northern Rangelands Trust. In recognition that responsible tourism is vital to long-term
conservation, a third of the investment will contribute to tourism
infrastructure.
Commenting on the
partnership, Karim Wissanji,
Elewana’s CEO, said, “The partnership with The Nature Conservancy highlights
Elewana's passion and commitment to conservation, one that is reflected in its
support (financial and otherwise) for this exciting new project; a project that
sits at the very heart of TNC's community, wildlife and land conservation
philosophies and their important collaboration with tourism."
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| Kenya Elephant |
Matthew Brown,
Africa Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy remarks, “Tourism support
helps make Loisaba a self-sustaining engine for peace, community development,
and wildlife conservation. This is an innovative example of how Africa can both
preserve its heritage and create economic opportunities for its people. We are
excited to be working with Elewana.”
The Elewana Collection is
also now managing the famous Loisaba Star Beds. June 2015 saw the completion of
a US$150,000 refurbishment of the Star Beds.
The upgraded Star Beds now
consist of four accommodation platforms (previously there were three),
including one family skybed and a new dining area with a stunning stargazing
platform. Guests at the Loisaba Starbeds and Tented Camp have the entire
conservancy to themselves.
The Loisaba Conservancy
provides a critical and secure sanctuary for over 700 elephants (resident and
non-resident) that have been individually identified (and named) by Daniel
Lentipo, the conservancy’s resident researcher provided by Space for Giants,
work that is critically important to the survival of Africa’s elephant
population.
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| Giraffes in Africa |
GPS tracking data has
proven that Loisaba is a key corridor, enabling elephants to migrate from
Laikipia (dry season range) to Samburu (wet season range), helping to maintain
one of the longest elephant migrations recorded in Africa.
Loisaba Tented Camp starts
from US$490 (approx. £340) per person per night sharing a twin/double
accommodation including full board, soft drinks, beer, house wines and selected
spirits, safari activities including day and night game drives, guided bush
walks and fishing (seasonal), mountain biking, airstrip transfers, laundry and
all statutory taxes.
The Loisaba Star Beds
start from US$300 (approx. £210) per person per night sharing a twin/double
accommodation including full board, soft drinks, beer, house wines and selected
spirits, safari activities including day and night game drives, guided bush
walks and fishing (seasonal), mountain biking, airstrip transfers, laundry and
all statutory taxes.
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| Wild Dogs in Africa |
Laikipia County in
northern Kenya is arguably one of the most breathtaking places on Earth.
It is
home to the country’s second largest population of elephants, one of its few
stable lion populations and an abundance of other wildlife.
Yet changing land use
patterns, rapid population growth and a surge in poaching activity threaten the
well-being of the area’s wildlife—and its people.
Laikipia County is also
home to a 56,000-acre private property called Loisaba. For the past 18 years,
Loisaba Ranch has been managed sustainably to conserve wildlife habitat and has
created over 200 jobs, developed schools and healthcare clinics, and provided
managed grazing access for local communities.
Elewana Afrika Ltd,
operating as Elewana Collection, is a Tanzania-based company with offices in
Arusha and Nairobi, Kenya. Currently
with 15 unique properties in some of the world’s most iconic locations in
Tanzania, Zanzibar and Kenya, Elewana Collection is committed to providing the
very best African safari and beach experiences on a continent that has long
been regarded as the ultimate destination.
In 2008 Bangkok-based
Minor Hotel Group (MHG) acquired a 50 percent stake in Elewana Afrika Ltd. MHG is a hotel owner, operator and investor
with a portfolio of 146 properties in 22 countries under the Anantara, AVANI,
PER AQUUM, Elewana, Oaks, Tivoli, Marriott, Four Seasons, St. Regis, Radisson
Blu and Minor International brands.
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