Tarangire Treetops is part of the Elewana Group which has lodges in Kenya & Tanzania.The rooms are around treetops and therefore quite unique and unusual.You have to climb a staircase to enter your room which is built around Boabab or other trees.If you are particular you can request for a room around a BOABAB tree.Babob trees are a speciality at Tangarine National Park and are stark bare for nearly 6 months in the year.A Golf cart is provided to move too and fro from your room to the reception area.The Elewana Group has certain basic features across all its lodges and camps,like for example a personal butler and sherry in a decanter!John,my butler was very good as was my guide Elly.Elly,provided me with information about the local customs and was a tremendous help in enabling me to sight and photograph birds and animals.Elly was superb in placing the vehicle so as to enable me to take the best angle shot,a must for a Wildlife Photographer,like me.He kept trying numerous times to position the vehicle for my flying shot of the Lilac-breasted Roller, until I succeeded.I liked his tenacity and perseverance.The access road from the main road from Arusha to the Lodge is poor.Also,the lodge is located in a Conservancy and is about 60 minutes drive from the National Park.To access the prime areas of the Park,like the Silale Swamp which has water all the year round or the River takes...Tarangire Treetops is part of the Elewana Group which has lodges in Kenya & Tanzania.The rooms are around treetops and therefore quite unique and unusual.You have to climb a staircase to enter your room which is built around Boabab or other trees.If you are particular you can request for a room around a BOABAB tree.Babob trees are a speciality at Tangarine National Park and are stark bare for nearly 6 months in the year.A Golf cart is provided to move too and fro from your room to the reception area.The Elewana Group has certain basic features across all its lodges and camps,like for example a personal butler and sherry in a decanter!John,my butler was very good as was my guide Elly.Elly,provided me with information about the local customs and was a tremendous help in enabling me to sight and photograph birds and animals.Elly was superb in placing the vehicle so as to enable me to take the best angle shot,a must for a Wildlife Photographer,like me.He kept trying numerous times to position the vehicle for my flying shot of the Lilac-breasted Roller, until I succeeded.I liked his tenacity and perseverance.The access road from the main road from Arusha to the Lodge is poor.Also,the lodge is located in a Conservancy and is about 60 minutes drive from the National Park.To access the prime areas of the Park,like the Silale Swamp which has water all the year round or the River takes time and the resorts located inside the Park or near the periphery of the park have that advantage.It is worth noting that the route to the local Kuro air strip, is through the National Park and is in fact a game drive.As my flight to Lobo air strip was at 1120,I checked out of Treetops at 0630 for a leisurely morning game drive so as to arrive at the Kuro airstrip in time for my flight.This area is particularly notorious for blood sucking Tsetse flies so take adequate precaution.More
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