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Eco-Accommodations

These special lodges and camps are committed to conservation and respecting cultural interactions with tourism. They are designed to work with their surroundings offering a high level of comfort with low impact activities. Most lodges will preserve the native vegetation and work buildings to compliment the natural terrain. Some of the below lodges can be featured in your itinerary. As property owners become more aware, we will add to our list of favorites.

Kenya Eco-Lodges | Tanzania Eco-Lodges | Dubai Eco-Lodge | Southern Africa Eco-Lodges

KENYA ECO-LODGES:
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Amboseli-Tsavo Area:	Camp Ya Kanzi
Northern Kenya Frontier:	Lewa Downs, Il Ngwesi, Tassia, Sarara
Mara - Amboseli - Highlands:	Porini Camps
Mara - Reserve & Concession Area:	Leleshwa Camp, Rekero Lodge

Featured Accommodation:
SARARA LUXURY TENTED CAMP - Northern Kenya

Namunyak (meaning 'a place of peace') is a vast tribal community wilderness area administered by the recently formed Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust, in close conjunction with Piers and Hilary Bastard and the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The camp is situated to the north of Ol Donyo Sabache (Ol Lolokwe), just below Warges peak, in the fabled Mathews Mountains of Northern Kenya.

Sarara tented camp has five luxury sleeping tents, each with its own flush loo and open-air bush shower. Comfortable beds, plus quality bed linen, bathrobes, towels and other essentials are provided. The camp can accommodate a total of 10 people in the five double tents. Namunyak is a truly un-spoilt wilderness conservation area with few roads. The emphasis here is mainly on walking excursions, with local Namunyak community game scouts as guides.

Sarara is a dry season refuge for several hundred elephant and numbers increase dramatically during the rainy seasons. Lion and leopard are resident and there are two separate groups of the endangered African Wild Dog, with one pack numbering at least thirty individuals. Other wildlife species of particular interest include kudu, Grevy's zebra, striped hyena and gerenuk. There are black and white colobus monkeys in the forest.

TANZANIA ECO-LODGES:
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Serengeti National Park:	Nomad Camps
Zanzibar:	Chumbe Island Lodge
Mafia Island:	Pole Pole Lodge

Featured Accommodation:
CHUMBE ISLAND LODGE - Zanzibar

The Chumbe Island Coral Park a unique privately managed nature reserve developed and managed by the Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd. which also manages the lodge. It is a rare example of a still pristine coral island ecosystem in an otherwise heavily over fished and over-exploited area. The reserve includes a reef sanctuary, which has become the first marine park in Tanzania, and a forest reserve.

After the discovery of Chumbe's incredibly bio-diverse reef eco-system several years of campaigning by CHICOP succeeded in officially closing the fringing reef West of Chumbe Island in October 1992. With Chumbe being located upstream of the most important fishing grounds opposite Zanzibar's capital, Stonetown, the Chumbe reef provides a protected breeding ground for fish, corals and other species which can then spread out to recolonise nearby overfished and degraded areas. This makes Chumbe's protection of vital importance to both the preservation of bio-diversity and the fisheries economy in the region. On the 24th of December 1994 the Zanzibar Government officially gazetted the reef as the "Chumbe Reef Sanctuary".

Accommodation on Chumbe Island is really special. It's what Robinson Crusoe could only have dreamt about! The bungalows themselves are so brilliantly designed that they provide both privacy and a sense of freedom of living in the open (see "Eco-bungalows" for more information). Travellers find bungalows exceptionally romantic (honeymooners love them), but any individual with a passion for natural beauty will find these bungalows captivating beyond measure. However, they are more on the rustic side then deluxe... consider a Robinson Carusoe adventure with more comfort. All bungalows overlook the sea and it takes just 30 seconds to stroll from the comforts of your bungalow hammock to feeling the warm tropical ocean lapping at your feet. All bungalows are equipped with: double or twin beds in the sleeping area under the palm thatched roof, self-contained bathrooms with hot & cold shower, large living rooms, equipped with handmade furniture and decorated with African art and colorful fabrics... (and very comfortable hammocks).

Since there are only seven bungalows, the island never gets crowded, even when we are fully booked.

Tariff includes everything except alcoholic drinks. All the food, soft drinks, snacks, park fees, park ranger services like forest walks, guided snorkeling on the reef (with all equipment provided), scheduled boat transfers back and forth to the island, etc. And, if you're not quite sure about your snorkeling skills: our experienced rangers provide excellent tuition.

DUBAI ECO-LODGE:
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Featured Accommodation:
AL MAHA DESERT RESORT - United Arab Emirates

Dubai makes an exciting stopover when flying to East Africa and Southern Africa.

Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, one of Dubai's most celebrated luxury resorts and its flagship environmental project, has been named as "one of the world's best ecotourism models" by National Geographic. Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, nestles within the 225-square-kilometre Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, was one of just 12 locations named by the magazine from a list of the - world's unique destinations. It is set in pristine desert landscape just 45 minutes from the city of Dubai. It is an oasis of luxury within an area that visitors can experience the true beauty of the desert and observe the indigenous wildlife... yet in a high degree of comfort.

BOSTWANA - NAMIBIA - ZAMBIA ECO-LODGES:
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Born Free works has worked closely with suppliers and lodges in Southern Africa that support various wildlife projects through tourism One of our favorites is Wilderness Safaris that operates throughout the Southern Africa region. Environment is the heartbeat of the organization. Booking with Born Free and Wilderness supports wildlife and/or community related projects. The Wilderness' Wildlife Trust, supports a wide variety of projects in southern Africa, within the categories of wildlife management, research and education. These projects address the needs of existing wildlife populations, seek solutions to save endangered species and provide education and training for local people and their communities.

The goal of the Trust is to make a difference to Africa, her wildlife and her people. Some of Wilderness' ongoing and upcoming projects - Botswana Rhino Ecology Project, Brown Hyena Research Project, Ecology of Buffalo in the Okavango, GLTCA Wild Dog Project, Human-Elephant Conflict in the Okavango Delta, Namibian Elephant and Giraffe Project.