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Year-end update from Marasa Africa – EAST AFRICA’S FINEST SAFARI LODGES

In this issue we once again invite you to share the updates from our safari lodges, each of which represents the combination of the very best of what is on offer at these destinations.

Marasa Africa is one of the largest providers of high quality, comfortable and charming lodges in East Africa.

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Mara Leisure Camp welcomes Michiel Reinecke

Michiel is a results-oriented hospitality professional with 19 years experience in different 4 to 5 star operations. He was most recently General Manager at a 4 star hotel & resort in Western Uganda. He worked in South Africa from 2003 after returning from the America. He opened and managed several high end operations that included restaurants, casino hotel operations, convention centers, lodges and a 200 year historical hotel. He was promoted to several positions including Operations Manager, Group General Manager and lastly Operations Director before he decided to take up a post in East Africa.

The Aberdare Country Club is now home to Sykes monkeys

There have been new sightings in the private sanctuary at the Aberdare Country Club – The Sykes monkey. It is very dependent on humid, shady areas with plenty of water. It eats mainly fruit and leaves, but will take some slower-moving invertebrates. It prefers to live in tall trees, which provide both food and shelter.

Golf at The Aberdare Country Club

The beauty of playing golf on the course at the Aberdare Country Club is that one can play amongst the animal population within the Club’s private grounds. Tee off with Zebra and Giraffe in the near distance! On the 8th of December there will be a golf tournament to introduce and invite back the old Club members to this beautifully renovated property.

The Solio Game Reserve still strong with Rhinos

Sighted regularly and with increased protection against poaching from the KWS

[ Download the festive season programme for Aberdare Country Club ]

Mweya Safari Lodge under new command

Hennie Carstens has been in the hospitality industry for 20+ years, working in restaurants, lodges, catering companies and hospitality management companies.

After leaving school he did his military service in South Africa, and then went on to study Hotel Management. After qualifying, he worked for a privately owned Hotel/Lodge in Mpumalanga called Casa do Sol, then moving to a group of Hotels called Karos Hotels. From then on his experience grew working for the Kegg Restaurant Franchise Group, as well as Southern Sun. Hennie is passionate about wine and started his own restaurant called The Pinotage Restaurant and Wine Cellar. He then joined Celsius Hospitality as Operations Manager; handling big banquets for clients such as Northwest Premier and President Jacob Zuma. Since then he has worked in Western and Eastern Africa. We welcome Hennie who will no doubt deliver great contributions for the future growth of Mweya Safari Lodge.

Mweya Safari Lodge works with UWA to introduce Night Game Drives,

Our Vehicles using special night lights for viewing game and animal behavior at night

[ Download the festive season programme for Mweya Safari Lodge ]

Murchison Falls National Park attracts hundreds for Solar Eclipse!

(Kim – GM, Chobe Safari Lodge, greets the President on airstrip)

Paraa Safari Lodge Luxury Tents completed

The new luxury tents at Paraa Safari Lodge will have similar amenities that our tents at Chobe

Safari Lodge and Mweya Safari Lodge have. We realize that some of you may prefer to stay in accommodation that is a little more exclusive and away from the main lodge building, giving you a more private and intimate nature experience. All our tents have a fantastic view over the river Nile flowing below.

Premier Safaris has launched Game fishing safaris on the river Nile

Premier Safaris, specialists in adventure/luxury safaris in East Africa, is launching Fishing Safaris in Uganda on the River Nile with professional fishing guides for short trips and specialist guides for longer trips. Rates for a seven day/six night Fishing Safari start at $2806 per person sharing for a group of six and include accommodations, park fees, boat and fishing specialist, and exclude international flights and domestic flights from Entebbe to Murchison Falls National Park and return. Anglers can fish from the banks of the Nile at Chobe Safari Lodge as well as from a boat at Paraa Safari Lodge, near Murchison Falls, where the river gushes through its narrowest point to form a foaming pool below called the Devil’s Cauldron. The park has extraordinary game viewing and birding and the area is internationally famous for its plethora of Nile Perch. The largest game fish in Africa, weighing in at 250 pounds, was caught here.