Travel fee changes

Aug 16, 2016

Travel to Tanzania is now subject to an 18% tax on a range of tourism services, including park entry, accommodation, guiding fees and transport. This new charge was introduced on 1 July 2016. Guests and agents who are immediately affected have been contacted. Feel welcome to get in touch with us for more information about how your upcoming bookings might be impacted.

On a more positive financial note for safari guests, the visa fee for visiting Uganda has been reduced from $100 to $50 as of 22 July 2016.

Nature meets nostalgia at Sand River

When we heard last year that a new tented camp was opening in the Masai Mara, we were curious as to what it would be like. When we found out it was a luxury 1920s-inspired camp on the stunning Sand River built by boutique accommodation experts The Elewana Collection, we had to go and see it for ourselves…

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Solio so good

At its finer end, East African tourism has developed a tendency over recent years to deliver something extraordinary – which is to combine world-class accommodation and magnificent settings with a genuine ethical purpose. One leading in this new class of tourist destination is Solio, a lodge and conservancy in Kenya which we were thrilled to visit for ourselves a few weeks ago…

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