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JW Marriott Opens Mount Kenya Rhino Reserve Safari Camp in Solio

An all-inclusive luxury outpost linking wellness-focused stays to rhino conservation with a 95% Kenyan workforce.

Overview

  • The camp opened this week and is now accepting guests in the 45,000-acre Solio Game Reserve between Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range.
  • The property has 19 tented suites, including one two-bedroom unit, each with private decks, plunge pools and indoor freestanding baths that face waterholes, savannah or mountains.
  • Guests receive a wellness-forward, all-inclusive program that includes Spa by JW treatments, guided day and night game drives, walking and cycling safaris, Canon photography support, and destination dining.
  • Marriott says the camp operates under Solio’s conservation guidelines, offers educational visits to the Solio Rhino Orphanage, and supports local projects such as a school meal program and a women's craft enterprise.
  • The development emphasizes sustainability and local hiring with solar power, rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling and a 95% Kenyan staff, and rates start at $1,499 per person per night or from roughly 212,000 Marriott Bonvoy points for award nights.