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an� �nan�ia��y ����ort�� th� conservancy for a whole year . His initiative was hailed as the right way to develop conserved land by establishing an understanding between local communities and tourism partners . He also revolutionised eco tents , teetered hi� �am� hi�h� off�rin� ��n�ationa� views from straddling terraces which �a�ai �taff �an ����ry a hi���� �ion seemingly 5000 light-years away ! They ’ ve on-arrival champagne and a champagne-stocked open bar , which guests adore . They ’ ve also cereals at breakfast from a box , which I spurn . Therefore , my obliging Aussie chef rises early to homeroast granola exclusively for me , to have over breakfast on the loftiest terraces . This , after he had arranged for me a seven-course menu degustation the previous evening an� �nt�rtain�� my �him� to �oat from one outdoors dining option to another during the course of , well , seven courses – from the pool deck all glitzily set , to the expansive �inin� ����� �h�r� a �on�r� roar� and a super-stylish dining space cleverly amalgamates city chic and the best views in the Masai Mara .
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For those not on a charitable diet , Stephen , the butler , spoils you silly , whilst chef lunches you in the library ( where John ’ s personal collection mercifully attests to intellectual rigour ). That alluring Sultan ’ s Room , from which tree trunks fountain out , projects over a valley suddenly assailed by a hundred elephants trumpeting at dawn . What better wake-up call for the morning game-drive , before which you can ha�� �off�� on mattr����� ��t �ith Moroccan tables , unless you prefer �off�� on a �o�r��o�t�r ���� R�t�rn from the game-drive to breakfast on balconies hovering over the plunging valley . All this eating around the bush still leaves the heart beating about conservation / community . Food for thought , indeed .
Mahali Mzuri
Before I reached , vivid tales reached me that Sir Richard Branson ’ s new ��a����hi���i�� �am� ���t� �ar�� not the Mara ; it ’ s “ ground-breaking ” literally , because the hillside was �ynamit��� �t�� �at�ra��y� ��r��yor� ( read competitors ) of these intriguing descriptions hadn ’ t entered Mahali Mzuri , because non-resident guests aren ’ t allowed in ! What I wasn ’ t told was that Branson admirably invested US $ 1 million in pre-opening conservation ,
Mahali Mzuri
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