Tree Planting at Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Tree planting ceremony at Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

It was difficult on our final morning at Salt Lick to drag ourselves away from the non-stop animal entertainment we’d been enjoying the last couple of days from the window of our room and the verandas of the game lodge. But Oliver, our guide, was determined to take us to see the lions we’d got … Read more

A Cultural Visit to Msorongo Village, Kenya

A Cultural Visit to Msorongo Village, a half hour drive from Salt Lick, a Sarova game lodge located in Tsavo West, Kenya. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

“This is the graveyard of a young woman, eight months pregnant, who was killed by an elephant,” 55-year old Jane Mwamburi of Msorongo Village, Kenya, tells us through our guide and interpreter, Oliver. There are actually two graveyards, because the Taita people do not believe in burying a pregnant woman with her baby, Oliver reveals, … Read more

Sundowners at Salt Lick

Sundowners at Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge, Tsavo West, Kenya. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Sparkling wine served by a smiling waiter at a silent hilltop location in the middle of nowhere. Three lively musicians making hypnotic music – just for us. A spread of tasty snacks of samosas and other spicy treats. Cool, crisp mountain air. A slight breeze. The outline of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. A sublime … Read more

On Safari at Salt Lick – a Close Encounter with Lions

Safari at Salt Lick. Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge Safari close encounter with lions. Kenya. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

While it might have appeared from our recent stories from the Masai Mara (such as this one), that the animals walk up to a picturesque spot and pose like supermodels, not all game drives will have you filling memory cards on your camera. But this safari at Salt Lick was one to remember… Over the course … Read more

On Safari Again, to Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge, Tsavo West

Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge, Tsavo West, Kenya. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

If our experience at the Masai Mara made us wonder why we’d left it so long to go to Kenya and go on safari, our stay at Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge had us wondering when we’d be able to schedule a trip back. Terence was already planning for us to return to volunteer at the … Read more