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Solio Lodge
Solio Lodge
Solio Lodge
Solio Lodge

Reviews of Solio Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

5 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Solio Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2018, 4 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Solio Lodge.
Lion

75% success

Leopard

25% success

Cheetah

0% success

Wild dog

0% success

Black Rhino

100% success

Buffalo

100% success

Eland

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

White Rhino

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Elephant

33% success

Striped Hyena

33% success

Aardvark

0% success

Hippo

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

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Arrival date
Mr & Mrs B.
Arizona

"Solio Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Jul 2022
"I am re-repeating myself here, but again EVERYTHING @ Solio was wonderful!

Peter & John (our guide/driver & spotter) were each great, knowledgeable and fun to spend the days with. Ava was warm, informative & caring.

Meals were very good -- even met another couple casually and had a nice dinner with them, learning about them and their backgrounds as well as exchanging stories about our respective game drive experiences. Meals were terrific.

Room accommodations were lovely -- certainly the most lavish lodge room of our stay." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Lancs

"Solio Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 3 Feb 2022
"Beautiful lodge really enjoyed it here specially the fires in the bedroom and bathrooms" See all these reviews: 19n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

4 sightings

Buffalo

10 sightings

Eland

4 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Striped Hyena

2 sightings

White Rhino

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Ms M.
London

"A beautiful place!"

3 nights Arrived 5 Jan 2020
"Solio is a delightful place to spend a few days. The cottages are beautiful, very comfortable and with great views from the floor to ceiling windows. The staff couldn’t have been more warm and welcoming, and quickly established easy, but professional, relationships with guests. The food was delicious and the portions were just the right size. It was so nice to have a buffet lunch, primarily made up of salads!

We were disappointed by the relative scarcity of big cats. Whatever cheetahs used to be there have, accordingly to our guide, all died; there was a leopard but no-one had seen it for ages, and many of the 25 or more lions had left through holes in the fencing which Solio Ranch is responsible for mending but had not done. We were very lucky to see two lionesses and six cubs on one of our days, and then to see a male and a female lion who came back through the fence on another day.

Having said that, we saw fantastic rhinos (white and black), giraffes, zebras and a range of antelopes, even the rogue elephant who had broken in and so, overall, it was a good wildlife experience." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

3 sightings

Buffalo

4 sightings

Eland

3 sightings

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

4 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

White Rhino

10 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Mr & Mrs M
Falmouth

"So many Rhinos!!"

3 nights Arrived 13 Feb 2018
"Huge rooms, excellent food and superb service." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya; 6n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs F
Herts

"Solio Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 28 Jun 2015
"What can I say Ava and her staff where truly lovely.

The food excellent and drinks of course.

Really enjoyed the safaris and guide was great." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
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