The Lodge | Lorexsafaris

The house

Six thatched cottages stand beneath the fever trees, far enough apart that you hear the bush before you hear your neighbours.

There is a pool, a fire, a long table, and a small team who will remember how you take your coffee. Guests come for a few nights at the end of a journey, or stay a week and never leave the house at all.

Cottages: Six
Guests: Twelve at most
Open: All year

The pool terrace with loungers looking out over the bush — The pool, where most afternoons end

An open-air shower walled in woven branches — Every cottage has a shower open to the sky

An aerial view of a walkway threading through the forest canopy — The canopy walk, seen from above

Trackers and their dog walking beneath an acacia

Days at the house

Nothing to keep but the light

Walking with the trackersMornings begin on foot with our trackers and their dogs, reading spoor in the dew before the heat comes.

The canopy walkA walkway through the crowns of the forest, best at dusk when the colobus monkeys settle for the night.

Long afternoonsThe pool, a book from the library, a massage on your own veranda. The guides will find you if something is moving.

Evenings by the fireDinner at one long table or alone under the stars, and a guide to tell you what the night sounds are.

Lorex House, a quiet place to come home to.

Nothing to keep but the light