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Mantis Opens Mobile Camp in Tanzania’s Serengeti​

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Aug 16, 2021

(Siringit Migration Camp by Mantis)

Mantis, a conservation-focused hotel group with luxury hotels, eco-lodges, waterways and impact experiences located across the globe, has opened a new property in Tanzania: the Siringit Migration Camp by Mantis. The camp moves every few months to follow the wildebeest herds, zebra, Thomson's gazelles and the predators that the Great Migration attracts within the Serengeti National Park.

The Siringit Migration Camp by Mantis opens in Kogatende region (northern Serengeti) in September this year, where it will remain until November 2021. The camp will then move to the Ndutu region (southern Serengeti) reopening on December 15, 2021, where it will remain until March 31, 2022 when the herds start their migration toward the north again.

Good to know: Both locations have an airstrip. There are daily scheduled flights from Arusha or Seronera to Kogatende, and the airstrip is only a 10-minute game drive direct to the camp.

The bedouin-style camp has eight luxury tents, positioned on a raised platform to provide guests with views of the Serengeti wilderness. Each tent can accommodate up to two guests, while two can be interlinked to form a family tent, which can accommodate up to four guests (two adults and two children). All tents have en-suite bathrooms with double vanity. The camp also has a separate dining tent and lounge tent, which includes a selection of coffee table books and board games.

The stay (game package) at Siringit Migration Camp by Mantis is inclusive of accommodation, all meals and local beverages; morning and evening game drives; picnic breakfast, lunches and dinners (for full-day game drives); sundowners; return road transfers to the closest Serengeti airstrip to the camp and shared use of a 4 x 4 safari vehicle; and complimentary Wi-Fi.

For more details, visit www.siringit.co.tz/collection/siringit-migration-camp or email at reservations@mantiscollection.com.

Mantis Opens Mobile Camp in Tanzania’s Serengeti

Mantis, a conservation-focused hotel group with luxury hotels, eco-lodges, waterways and impact experiences located across the globe, has opened a new property in Tanzania: | The Siringit Migration Camp will move every few months, following the migration route of wildlife within Serengeti...

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WILD LIFE AND PURE NATURE: KEMPINSKI EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO WITH TWO SAFARI LODGES AND A LUXURIOUS TENTED CAMP IN TANZANIA​

Geneva, 15 February 2020 – Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire are only a few highlights attracting travellers to visit the African country of Tanzania, where more than a third of the landscape is under conservation protection. With its 22 national parks, this year-round destination guarantees wilderness seekers a stay in harmony with nature and the world’s most diverse safari experiences. Amidst the well-known „Northern Circuit“, Kempinski Hotels has now signed management contracts for three outstanding luxurious properties, two elegant lodges and a high-end tented camp, which will be open to wildlife lovers and guests as of 2023.

"We are delighted to be extending our international Kempinski portfolio in such an incredible country," said Bernold Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer ad interim and Chairman of the Executive Board of Kempinski Hotels at the signing of the management agreement with the owners. "In line with our brand promise of highest quality standards and to cater to our guests with outstanding destinations, we are continuing our selective expansion by adding high-class hotels in exciting parts of the world. While we are happy to be currently extending long term contracts within Europe in partnership with our highly respected owners, we are at the same time moving forward with our expansion around the globe."

Lachezar Todorov, CEO of Helios Lodges Company, comments on the agreement: "With Kempinski Hotels we found a highly reliable and experienced partner, who since many decades delivers luxury experiences to guests around the globe. Their commitment and expertise in the hotel industry meets our vision of a long-term partnership for our new projects in Africa, which we hope to become a market leader and a trendsetter in this evergrowing market."

Set in extraordinary wilderness sites, the three new Tanzanian Kempinski properties will be ideal to be combined in a roundtrip and offer a luxurious stay in close vicinity to the most demanded attractions in the country. Inspired by the natural elements of surroundings and with a focus on sustainability, each lodge has its own expressive architectural language and distinctive character that is unique to its particular, protected environment. With reference to the remarkable tree canopies of Africa, the architecture is dominated by expansive roof structures and projecting shade canopies which provide shelter from the African sun. Spacious terraces and magical outdoor living areas allow the guest to immerse themselves in nature.

19 tents with terrace and outdoor showers, two junior suite tents with an outside pool as well as two family tents with two rooms with more than 200 sq m await guests in the high-end Kempinski Msasa Lodge Lake Manyara. Placed on a ridge overlooking the lake and deep gorges, this luxurious tented camp offers access to world-class game viewing and an exceptional birdlife variety.

A World Heritage Site and the world’s most well-known wildlife conservation area, Serengeti National Park will be home to the 75 rooms Kempinski Longosa Lodge Serengeti. While the smallest guest rooms start at 71 sq m, the suites start from a size of 98 sqm followed by a three-bedroom villa of 270 sq m and a Presidential Villa of 400 sq m. Bars and lounges, dining area with decks and outdoor cooking, fire pit, outdoor pool, children‘s play corners and wellness area round off the facilities in the middle of an unspoiled setting of the animal migration corridor.

The third of the new Kempinski properties, surrounded by splendid Baobab trees in the heart of Tarangire National Park, is not only a haven for wildlife viewing, but also for bird enthusiasts who will be amazed by more than 550 species. With 75 guest rooms, suites and villas the offer at Kempinski Kitbong Hill Tarangire is similar to one of the lodges at Serengeti allowing guests to stay in highest comfort in a scenically attractive environment and to relax in luxury after an exciting day in the wilderness.

"More than ever travellers are longing to reconnect with the earth and to spend their precious vacation time to immerse themselves in nature", adds Bernold Schroeder. "With these new Kempinski destinations in Tanzania, we are able to offer the best of both worlds to our guests by combining a stay in harmony with nature and the highest quality standards our brand has been known for over the last 125 years."

The main entry point for visitors to the Kempinski Lodges is Kilimanjaro International Airport or the airport of Dar Es Salaam with connections to Arusha or Lobo. Another option would be flights from Zanzibar.

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Kempinski appoints three cluster GMs to lead Middle East and Africa​

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By Josh CorderSeptember 7, 2021

Kempinski Hotels has promoted three of general managers to the position of cluster general manager. The leadership trio will now collectively look after the Middle East and Africa region. They will also retain the existing GM role at the hotels where they are based.

“Given the ever-changing landscape of our industry, this enhanced and very effective new operational structure allows us to be as close as possible to our hotels and owners in the region and gives us the right framework to remain a flexible and agile business partner that adapts and responds effectively and rapidly to the demand“, explained Bernold Schroeder, CEO ad interim and chairman of the Kempinski Hotels Management Board.

Heading up luxury in the Middle East​

Karim Tayach

Karim Tayach has been appointed cluster GM for Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Taybach will remain in Qatar, looking after Marsa Malaz Kempinksi, The Pearl and Kempinski Residences & Suites Doha. His role also has him oversee the Kempinski Al Othman Hotel in Al Khobar in KSA and Kempinski Hotel Muscat in Oman.

Taybach joined Kempinski in 2020 as the cluster GM for both Doha properties. In total he’s been in hospitality for almost 30 years. Much of this has been spent within The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company where he worked for 21 years. Time with Marriott saw him travel the world, holding senior F&B roles across the UAE, Qatar and Indonesia.

Leading the charge in Africa​

Manish Nambiar

Manish Mambiar has been made area GM for the Africa. Apart from his general manager position in Kempinski Gold Coast City, Accra, he now oversees Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi and Olare Mara Kempinski Masai Mara in Kenya, Djibouti Palace Kempinski, Kempinski Seychelles Resort as well as three hotels in Egypt, Kempinski Nile Hotel and Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski in Cairo and Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay.
He has been with the group since 2004, starting out as a chef, later working in Egypt, Tanzania, India, Kenya and Ghana in a range of senior roles.

Kempinski Hotels in Levant​

Sébastien Mariette

Sébastien Mariette is the area GM for the Levant region. He oversees three Kempinski hotels in Jordan, as well as the Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort Beirut, Lebanon.

Especially keen to champion Jordanian culture and hospitality, he previously told Hotelier Middle East the importance of incorporating local culture into your hotel.

He said: “I think the future of luxury hospitality is all about creating moments. People these days have been to all sorts of five-star hotels, so I can’t impress them with the quality of my smoked salmon or my caviar anymore, but now I can make experiences for them. People are in love with those key moments.

“In Jordan, the difference is that I work with 95 percent of people coming from Jordan. What they have is that hospitality is in their blood and they are so proud of their country. They will share that with the guest, if a guest is sitting at a table, the staff can tell them everything about the area.

“There’s so much pride for the country. They are eager to talk about their traditions and how Jordan has evolved over the years.”

 

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