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"Lodges are also more apt to have swimming pools and set on a larger compound. Most offer all the things you would find in a typical hotel. The accommodations can come in different forms such as individual bungalows, while others are all within a main building"

Tented Camps

Usually located in the numerous game parks around Kenya, tented camps are permanent (see Tented Safaris below) in that the tents are set on cement plinths and almost always have proper electricity, flush toilets, running water, etc. The rooms though, are large canvas tents that hold two beds comfortably. The tent part reminds you that you are in Africa after all, but it is not what I would call roughing it. Mara River, Siana Springs, Sekenani, Larsens, Laroi (at Lewa Downs) and Lake Boringo Island Camp are all good examples. The prices vary from one to the next but you will find that the service and attendance on a higher level then other options. They are also usually smaller than lodges, meaning less people and less vehicles to contend with. And there really is nothing to compare to sleeping in a tent when "on safari" in Kenya.

Lodges

Staying in a lodge is another option when visiting the game parks. More like hotels, they offer real rooms as we all have come to know them, with bathrooms ensuite. Some lodges get very fancy with marble bathrooms and ceiling fans and many have incorporated delightful architectural details. With tress growing through the dining room ceiling and thatched roofs there can be great ambiance. Lodges are also more apt to have swimming pools and set on a larger compound. Most offer all the things you would find in a typical hotel. The accommodations can come in different forms such as individual bungalows, while others are all within a main building. Lodges are generally much larger then tented camps and are often not as "personal" but may have more amenities. Either way you will have sun birds on your breakfast table and monkeys swinging though the trees overhead. Mara Simba Lodge,Keekorok, Outspan, Mara Serena, Samburu Intrepids, and Shaba Lodge are all examples.

Tented Safaris

Also known as Luxury Tented Safaris. These are fully equipped tented camps that move with you from one game park to another. Its a mobile miniature city that gives you the feel of the old time tented safaris from Teddy Roosevelt's era offering a very high level of both "real Africa" ambiance to say nothing of comfort, staff to client ratio and luxuries. You are in the bush and can enjoy all that but you will never be uncomfortable. It is, without a doubt, the best way to go on safari in Kenya, albeit the most expensive. Check out Bill Winter Safaris.