Melia Lodge Ngorongoro set to start welcoming guests on 1st July 2023
The management of Melia collection have announced that Ngorongoro Lodge, a new lodge under the Melia collection portfolio will start welcoming guests on 1st July 2023. It is located in the largest volcanic caldera in the world, with views of the Ngorongoro Crater. This will make it the fourth Melia collection property in Tanzania after Melia Zanzibar, Melia Serengeti Lodge and Gran Melia Arusha which have already been operational for a couple of years. Located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the luxury lodge which is perched on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater...
Kenya records an increase in Elephant and Rhino Population in 2021
Between the months of May and July 2021, The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife through the Kenya Wildlife Service embarked on a wildlife census. Under the “Count to Conserve” banner, the exercise resulted in a wildlife census report which was released on 31st August 2021. The great news is that the national Elephant population has increased from 32,214 elephants in 2014 to the current population of 36,169 in 2021. This represents a 12% population increase over seven years, which is testament to the productive anti-poaching efforts by government and conservation partners. Even...