Two boutique luxury lodges in East Africa have joined a global selection of 30 tourism establishments under the Regenerative Travel brand that adhere to the highest standards in social and environmental impact.
Emboo River in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Nimali Tarangire in Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park have joined the collective, thanks to their dedication to eco-friendly operations.
Emboo River boasts a fleet of entirely electric safari vehicles and has also partnered with the Kenyan Government to ensure the Maasai Mara achieves its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The camp is entirely solar-powered and converts food waste into biogas used for cooking and fertiliser.
Nimali Tarangire also operates solely on solar power and a no-plastic policy has been enforced.
The lodges join Cherero Camp in Serengeti National Park and Manta Resort on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania, as part of the collective. In Southern Africa, the collective is represented by three South African properties (Samara Karoo; Bliss & Stars in the Cederberg region; and Future Found Sanctuary in Cape Town); African Bush Camps’ Khwai Leadwood in Botswana’s Okavango Delta; and Matetsi Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
The criterion for Regenerative Travel members is an “ethos of inclusivity over exclusivity and creating a standard that is measurable and rigorous but also considers value and intent”.
Outside Africa, member properties spread across the Caribbean, North America, Europe, Asia and South America.
