Written by kirsty on 11/11/06, filed under News | No Comments
The eco-friendly camp has no permanent construction and is situated along the Ntiakatiak River, a permanent river with pools frequented by hippos. With 6 luxury guest tents (increasing to 12 by Jan 2007) the camp is very exclusive and giving you a real in the bush experience. The tents are very spacious and have private verandahs along the length of the tent, providing a secluded and private ‘space’ for you to relax and enjoy the beauty of this African wilderness. Each tent has en-suite bathrooms with flush toilets and hot showers. Food is excellent with fresh baked bread and high quality meals prepared by the camp Chef.
Qualified safari guides enhance the experience by educating the guests about the flora, fauna and people of the surrounding areas.
Guests are taken on day and night game drives in our custom built open-sided 4×4’s. In the evening they are taken to a scenic spot, to enjoy a drink while watching the sun go down. A night game drive is taken on the way back to camp, giving guests the opportunity to see many of the elusive nocturnal animals. Maasai warriors escort guests on a walk in the conservancy where they can learn about how the various indigenous animals and plants are used by the community and how their way of life is intertwined with their surroundings.
Local Maasai community members own the
Olare Orok Conservancy and are receiving a direct benefit from wildlife, seeing wildlife as a valuable resource which belongs to them. They earn a direct income from each guest in the conservancy and also much needed employment for their members.
Other than the head chef, camp manager and head guide all the other camp staff are from the surrounding communities.
Acacia Lion Camp is run and maintained with the conservation of the environment at the forefront. The numbers of tourist visitors in the conservancy are being limited to retain the wild and unspoilt nature of the area and to minimise the impact on the environment. During their stay our guests have various opportunities to learn about the local Maasai people and how the Olare Orok Conservancy and Acacia Lion Camps’ goals are aligned with theirs.
Visit Acacia Lion Camp or call us to tailor make an itinerary
Written by kirsty on 03/11/06, filed under News | No Comments
The wildebeest have made a really dramatic come back. We are now experiencing a ‘second migration’. Herds in the plains south of
Maasai Mara have swelled enormously, the herds have been split into two groups, one heading north into the Mara Triangle, and the other southwards to the northern Serengeti before crossing the Sand River Gate, back into the
Maasai Mara.
There is a lot of predation activities, the lions have started to adopt lean period hunting tactics, with the return of the herds so has the season of plenty. The lion ridge pride has been sited, two males with a group of females. Leopard sightings have also increased over the past week, with a young waterbuck kill right in front of
Mara Explorer in full view of all the guests! Cheetah sightings have also been good as well.
See our prices for late minute migration bookings by visiting our
Maasai Mara section or call us for a tailor made quote
Written by kirsty on 01/11/06, filed under News | No Comments
Just two hours drive from the capital of Namibia along a straight tarmac road you begin to enter the desert and out of nowhere the town of Swakopmund suddenly appears.
This small, German town is the gateway to the sand dunes sits right on the Atlantic coast. Swakopmund is an experience, where you can easily forget that you are actually in Africa. The main reason for visiting this unusual town is to experience the activities on offer – of which there are many.
For the adrenaline junkie, the opportunity to sky dive from 10,000 ft over the dunes is a must! The experience is over in a few minutes but one that will stay with you for ever – how better to view the sand dunes and desert than by free falling at 220mph and to then glide, silently taking it all in until you land safely on solid ground!
For the energetic, try sand boarding down the dunes. The guides will take you into the heart of the dunes and provide the ‘sand boards’ – either stand up (sand version of the snow board) or a flat lye down version (a well waxed wooden tray). The walk up the dunes is hard work in the heat but is well worth it for the couple of minutes speed boarding back down to the bottom. Certainly not for the faint hearted or the unfit!
Try a few hours quad biking in the dunes – depending on your experience you can choose an automatic of manual bike and then head off into the dunes with a guide. The scenery is spectacular and powering up & down the dunes is great fun!
The above activities have been tested recently by our commercial manager and we can personally recommend them. We can book all of the above activities before you travel so please do call for a tailor made quote or click here to see a selection of our available hotels to stay at in of Swakopmund
