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Tam McTavish
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Arriving by Cesna Caravan.
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The plain and airstrip.
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One of the outbuildings containing the rooms.
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The larger room as seen from afar.
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Walking toward the lodge.
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The entrance to Ol Donyo Lodge.
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Walking into the lodge feels like stepping into another world.
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The main lodge sitting space.
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The patio is spectacular with plenty of room for the small number of guests.
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The main pool is lovely and refreshing after a hot day.
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Lunch seating by the pool patio.
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The dining room.
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Approaching one of the lodge outbuildings with the rooms.
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Looking out from the sitting room of one room to the bedroom and the nearby infinity pool.
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The wide seating looking out toward Mount Kilimanjaro.
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The sitting room.
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Most rooms have beds on top of the rooms for sleeping under the stars. The dry air means there are few bugs.
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The pool and an elephant at a watering hole in the background. Few places would ever offer such breathtaking scenery.
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Hanging out at the private pools.
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Looking out to Kilimanjaro.
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A common tradition in lodges is the "sundowner," an arrangement of cocktails as the evening comes.
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Land Cruisers are available for each group with a individual Masai guide to show you the environs. Each group is coordinated to ensure that there is little cross over.
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The waterhole beneath the lodge is easily one of the busiest spots for wildlife in the area.
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Approaching a fully arranged white-linen breakfast by horseback after an early morning safari.
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The lodge scene from the watering hole.
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A nearby rock outcropping makes for an excellent bike ride and location for a sundowner.

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