Malindi and Watamu for the holidays will be overflowing with tourists. A full house that will reach its peak on New Year's Eve, where the pleasure of the holiday and a bit of wine and food transgressions and fun will be combined with the desire to celebrate the New Year with friends and acquaintances and, why not, in harmony or in the company of the local population.
But there are also those who, to the crowded clubs, organised parties, dancing galas, fireworks and beach parties until dawn, prefer more intimate situations and that of Africa embrace above all Nature, relaxation and silence, while not renouncing good food and drink and the company of a few but good people.
For that type of tourist and resident, the possibility is the New Year's Eve in the Savannah. Many already organise multi-day safaris each year in which New Year's Eve also falls, often celebrated with difficulty before collapsing happily and absorbed in the environment in their tent.
For many, however, either for reasons of time or decisions in the last few weeks, when everything in the parks and reserves is more or less booked up and what is left has unapproachable prices, they would settle for a ‘hit and run’, just to get away from the holiday resorts that smell of Italian Ferragosto.
The solution this year is the Kiboko River Camp, the renovated and well-maintained camp at the gates of Tsavo East, reachable from Malindi and Watamu a little over an hour's drive on the convenient asphalt road, but immersed in an ecosystem of the African savannah, on the banks of the Galana River and in front of the reserve of the same name, as well as a few kilometres from the entrance to the great park.
At Kiboko River Camp this year, an emotional and exclusive New Year's Eve dinner is being organised, considering the availability of only 6 tents, for a total of 24 beds, and the possibility for as many guests to spend only dinner and the New Year, perhaps starting to enjoy the day in the afternoon with a swim in the panoramic swimming pool at sunset time.
An equally pleasurable option, though different and equally to be considered without an overnight stay, is that of Christmas lunch at Kiboko, with a special menu that can be partially agreed upon with the management and which can enhance a special day ‘out of the ordinary’ and from the albeit pleasant mess of the high seaside tourist season. The swimming pool with its sun loungers, the comfortable sofas for contemplation on the river and finally, if you wish, the large rooms that can accommodate 4 people each, call for a spectacular Christmas, different and just a stone's throw away!
Explore the possibilities offered by Kiboko River Camp by calling 0702010396.