Lobo is ideally set on the migratory route of over one million wildebeest in their desperate struggle for survival. It is the first lodge on the way from Kenya to Tanzania, only 28 km from the Maasai Mara. Lobo Wildlife Lodge invites you to an unforgettable safari experience from its privileged location, unrivalled by any other both for game viewing and scenery.
Rooms
The Rooms
NUMBER OF ROOMS: The Lobo Wildlife Lodge overlooks one of the most picturesque plains in the Serengeti and features 75 rooms with private bathrooms, (one presidential suite and two junior suites. 58 twin rooms, 18 double rooms (King-size bed), 18 communicating rooms) Room Amenities: accommodation beds are quite comfortable and there are large windows looking out on to a very pretty area of bush. There are perfectly functional ensuite bathrooms which have amazingly good water pressure and hot (almost superheated) water. The rooms are small and furnished with just a nightstand, chair and bed.There are views from most of the rooms looking out to the Lobo Valley or the area behind the lodge; however, there is no balcony but just a window to observe from.
Room Dcor: The rooms at Lobo Wildlife Lodge are built at the base of the kopje in two motel style wings with each wing diverging from the main reception and dinning area.Each wing is 3-stories high and your room is accessed via an internal motel style hallway.As mentioned, the rooms are very basic but clean and comfortable.Buffalo are frequent visitors to the grazing area beneath the rooms and can be regularly spotted from your room.This is certainly not the lodge to pick based upon relaxing in your room.Rather, a stay at Lobo Wildlife Lodge is best enjoyed out game viewing the surrounding valley or enjoying the views and wildlife from the main lodge areas.
Special Feature: Lobo is an ideal location to witness the woodland ecosystem.
Food & Drink
The ‘Fig Tree’ restaurant for 150 dinners, For early risers, coffee and biscuits are served at the front desk from 6 am. Lunch box available on request, before 8 pm the previous evening. The meals at Lobo Wildlife Lodge are surprisingly good. Meals are either served buffet style of fixed course depending upon the number of guests. Over 50 guests on any one night and buffets will be served for each meal. Regardless of the style, the food is excellent and on par with most of the more expensive lodges in the park.
Breakfast boxes can be arranged for early morning game drives or you can enjoy breakfast on the outside patio next to the dinning tent.Breakfast consists of eggs, breads, fruit, mixed nuts, yogurt and pancakes. Similarly to breakfast, you have your choice of dinning in for lunch or enjoying a lunch box if you plan a full day adventure game drive.Dinner is also very good and is served with 4 courses.A typical arrangement would include greens or corn fritters, soup, rice, potatoes and your choice of chicken, pasta or beef plus fresh fruit skewers or chocolate cake. There is a good variety of beer, wine, soft drinks and spirits available at an additional charge at Lobo Wildlife Lodge.
General Facilities
Credit cards accepted 240v electricity outlets
Recreational Facilities
The swimming pool and bar, both dug into the rock, afford breathtaking views over the bushy plains and savanna dotted with herds of buffalo and elephant. Climb atop the kopje to the hotel’s sundowner deck, and watch the horizon ablaze with the setting African sun. At Lobo, a variety of wildlife can be easily viewed from the bedroom window, the swimming pool and the rock top. A short drive away leads one into the heart of the Serengeti Plains teeming with wildlife. It is ideal to stay at this lodge during the periods end of May to end of June as the Lobo area is abundant with wildlife.
Lobo Wildlife Lodge is a dream of romanticism in its remote location, strategically built into an enormous volcanic rocky outcrop. It is the largest lodge on the migration route where it’s elevated position means that the migration can be viewed from the comfort of a sun lounger. You can watch and witness the migration even from the pool. Artistically made of stone and local timber around clusters of large boulders, harmoniously merging with its surroundings, the Lodge affords from its raised location stunning views of the most amazing natural spectacle to be seen on Earth.
Lobo is ideally set on the migratory route of over one million wildebeest in their desperate struggle for survival. It is the first lodge on the way from Kenya to Tanzania, only 28 km from the Maasai Mara. Lobo Wildlife Lodge invites you to an unforgettable safari experience from its privileged location, unrivalled by any other both for game viewing and scenery.
A waterhole below the Lodge attracts a variety of wildlife during the day and is lit each evening, revealing an interesting array of nocturnal animals, providing a close encounter with the very authentic wildlife. All the Lodge’s 75 elegant guestrooms afford superb views of this unbelievable natural phenomenon, and the sumptuous swimming pool is situated on the very edge of the rock, offering uninterrupted views of the horizon.
Check In | 12:00 pm |
---|---|
Check Out | 12:00 pm |
Leave a reply