Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge
Description
Sarova Salt Lick is built on high stilts above a water hole and animal feeding pastures where many animals come to feed and drink water giving the guest a chance to see them close.
For decades Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge has been one of Kenya’s flagship lodges, famed for being among the World’s Most Photographed Lodges. A favorite amongst travelers in search of luxury accommodation, Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge is a luxurious safari escape set in the heart of the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking a waterhole and the vast Tsavo plains.
Location
- In the midst of Taita hills sanctuary a private sanctuary of 28,000 acres bordering Tsavo West National Park.
Accommodation
- 96 luxurious oval-shaped rooms
- fully equipped with bathrooms flush toilet
- hot and cold shower
Rooms & Suites
- Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge’s spacious
- Well-appointed double rooms
- All ensuite
- Breath-taking views of wildlife from the comfort of your room
- The soft, fine linen, huge beds, and thick white towels
- All bedrooms have mosquito netting and a ceiling fan
- Each room is equipped with electric current: 220 volts, 50 cycles AC, shaver outlets 110/220 volts, 50 cycles AC
Activities
- Safari Experience
Day and night game drives
Early morning and late afternoon game drives
An ideal opportunity to view and photograph the diverse array of wildlife within the sanctuary
The water holes below provide a wonderful opportunity to view animals at close proximity in their habitat.
- The Lobby And Terraced Bar
Offer excellent views and photographic opportunities
While an underground tunnel and bunker with ground-level windows provide unbelievably close, yet safe access to a variety of animals as they drink water.
- Night game drives
Provide guests with an opportunity of seeing animals not usually encountered on the daytime game drives such as spotted and striped hyena, mongoose, jackal, civet, genet, porcupine and bush baby.
Most predators are active at night, so night game drives also provide the opportunity of experiencing the “circle of life”.
Excursions
- Visit a local and authentic village where you can learn about local cultures.
- Spend a day at Mzima Springs in Tsavo West National Park which is famous for its thriving of hippos and crocodiles.
- Visit Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary and Lake Jipe, both located in Tsavo West.
- Spend the day in Tsavo East National Park, where you can visit popular sites such as Aruba Dam and Lugards Falls.
- Make a trip to the nearby Taita Hills which has spectacular views, indigenous forest, and rural markets.
- The region to the west of the sanctuary is also rich in World War 1 history. There is a crater lake near the Tanzania border approximately 60km away
Nature Walks
- Experience the unique flora, fauna, and culture of this fascinating ecosystem.
- Take a nature walk with a qualified ranger guide, with emphasis on the natural environment you encounter as you stroll through the bush.
- Marvel at the smaller wildlife normally unnoticed during a game drive yet still important for their impact on the ecology of this diverse ecosystem.
