Elsa's Kopje - Meru National Park (Kenya)
    Member of the Classic Safari Camps of Africa  

Location:

Meru National Park in the old Northern Frontier District, is wild Africa at its most alluring. The animals are shy, unused to their human counterparts.

Here we've established a private hideaway perched on top of Mugwongo Hill, site of George Adamson's first camp. We've named our lodge Elsa's Kopje- for Elsa, the orphaned lioness reared by George and Joy Adamson and returned to the wild in Meru, and for the rocky outcropping it sits on.

This park is singular in Kenya for being the driest, with little rainfall, and at the same time resplendent with thirteen rivers and numerous streams running off the nearby mountains. The result is a striped landscape with lush green ribbons running through dry brown valleys.
 
"My little camp under Mugwongo Hill in the Meru National Reserve was built of palm thatch..I felt a surge of elation as I left the artificial worldfor the last time and drove north to Meru. Mugwongo Hill is covered with green scrub and rusty-colored rocks."

- George Adamson

Accommodations:

 From your private cottage, placed well away from your neighbor, you'll enjoy a 270" view of the surrounding park with its scattered kopjes and delightful baobab trees.

We've designed the open planned rooms individually, incorporating the rocks into the structure.

Time spent at Elsa's Kopje is certain to be a unique component of your visit to Kenya.

Game Viewing & Activities:

Located within Meru National Park- northeast of Nairobi (7 miles north of the Equator, Hot days, pleasant nights.

Access by road or charter flight, 8 stone and thatched cottages- 2 with twin beds, 6 with king-sized beds.

Swimming pool, Gift shop, Game drives in 4WD open vehicles, Guided nature walks, Night game drives, Fishing, Rafting on the Tana River.

Bush breakfasts, picnics & sundowners, Camping breaks, Excursions to Kora National Park Airstrip- Mugwongo Hill (at camp). 
   

Rates:

1 July to 30 Sep 2009
21 Dec 09 to 2 Jan 10
1 July to 30 Sep 10
21 Dec 10 to 2 Jan 11

1 Oct to 20 Dec 2009
3 Jan to 14 April 2010
1 June to 30 Jun 2010
1 Oct to 20 Dec 2010

15 April to 31 May 2010

Per Person Sharing

USD 595

USD 495

USD 370

Single Supplement

USD 105

USD 105

USD 30

Child 5-16 yrs sharing

USD 440

USD 365

USD 270

Honeymoon Suite (2 pax)

USD 1,275

USD 1,070

USD 820

Private House (4 pax)

USD 2,640

USD 2,100

USD 1,600

Rates are on full board basis, inclusive of soft drinks, beers, house wines, non-luxury spirits, day and night game drives, bush meals, sundowners, line fishing, local airstrip transfers, and laundry service.
 Excluded: Meru Park tickets are $50 adults, $25 children under 16 (per person, per night), Champagne, luxury spirits & select wines, massages, Tharaka village visit, road transfers (Elsa's-Joy's Camp $330).
Rates based on minimum 2 nights. Children under 5 sharing or in own room are free of charge all year round.  Honeymoon Suite/Private House rates are per house - Additional pax at the adult or child sharing rate. Private House max 6 pax; Honeymoon Suite max 4 pax.

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