We've named our lodge Elsa's Kopje - for Elsa, the orphaned lioness reared by George and Joy Adamson and returned to the wild in Meru, and Kopje (meaning hill in Africaans) for the rocky outcropping it sits on.

• Located within Meru National Park - northeast of Nairobi (7 miles north of the Equator)
• Hot days, pleasant nights
• Access by road or charter flight
• 8 stone and thatched cottages- 2 with twin beds, 6 with king-sized beds
• Swimming pool
• Gift shop
• Airstrip - Mughwango Hill (at camp)

YOUR PRIVATE COTTAGE:

From your cottage, tucked into the rocks and forms of the hill, enjoy a 270 degree view of this beautiful, wild park. The landscape and vegetation is fascinating, tracing the lines of ancient landforms created by the series of lava flows off the Nyambene Hills towards the Tana River many millions of years ago. The different soil ages have created distinct patterns of vegetation from lush thick bush to sparse arid sections, a unique and eyecatching eco-system now crisscrossed by 13 tree lined rivers.

Air Kenya now operates a schedule service to/ex Meru 3 times a week on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, ideal for getting to Elsa's Kopje and connects on to Samburu and the Maasai Mara.

ACTIVITIES AT ELSA'S KOPJE

• Game drives in 4WD open vehicles
• Guided nature walks
• Night game drives
• Fishing
• Bush breakfasts, picnics & sundowners
• Bush dinners
• Camping breaks
• Excursions to Kora National Park

Please note, there may be an additional charge for some of these activities; see the rate information for details.

Meru National Park in the old Northern Frontier District, is wild Africa at its most alluring. The animals are shy, unused to their human counterparts. Here we've established a private hideaway perched on top of Mughwango Hill, site of George Adamson's first camp.

This park is singular in Kenya for being the driest, with little rainfall, and at the same time resplendent with thirteen rivers and numerous streams running off the nearby mountains. The result is a striped landscape with lush green ribbons running through dry brown valleys.

British actress and conservationist Virginia McKenna made an emotional return to the place where she filmed 'Born Free', Joy Adamson's true story of 'Elsa' the lioness returned to the wild here on Mughwango Hill, site of Elsa's Kopje, in Meru National Park.

MUGHWANGO HILL

"My little camp under Mughwango Hill in the Meru National Reserve was built of palm thatch… I felt a surge of elation as I left the artificial world… for the last time and drove north to Meru. Mughwango Hill is covered with green scrub and rusty-cloured rocks."

George Adamson

Cheli & Peacock - Elsa's Kopje Rates 2005

Included Activities:

• 2 Extended Game Drives per day
• Sundowners or Bush Breakfast
• Night Game Drives
• Swimming Pool

Optional Activities:

• Game Walks, Night Game Drives and Fishing
• Guided Walks with trained Ranger / Guide
• Exclusive use of vehicle

These rates are for guidance only. Please contact Choices Wild Limited, who will be pleased to provide you with a full quotation which will take into account factors like the size of your party and your travel requirements.

© Elsa's Kopje / Cheli & Peacock Ltd / Choices Wild Ltd. All Rights Reserved, 2005.