JAMBO! The UN-official AKL Thread ~ UPDATED(short film/pg 8 & slideshow/pg 12)

[wendypooh]

Hi Everybody, just thought I'd come out and play. It's so nice to come here after a looooong day at work. I'm trying really hard to make it here more often.

wendypooh Thanks so much for the georgous pics. I have one with the sun coming over the Lodge facing it from Arusha Rock. When I have enough posts, I'll put it up. Love the pic of the headboard!!! I take pictures of things like that too. When I went in September, I took 350 pictures a day. I'm convinced I don't have one of everything yet. It's why I go back.

Kitka I love your pics too! Thanks to everyone who have posted them. I can't get enough.

I only booked a standard room because I never spend much time (ha! any time) in it. I really don't want to spend the extra bucks now, but next time I'll have to try it. I'm definitely spending my first day at the Lodge and not going to any of the parks. I want to do the culinary tour...for sure.

I'm with ya on the zebra dome addiction. I've eaten at Boma twice now and the first thing I do is head for them on the buffet. I swear. Everytime I go to that restaurant, I end up waddling back to my hotel room. Those things are mmmmmmmmgood!!!!

YEP ~~~ Sounds like another ZDA member to me!!!!!!!!! LOL


**** I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but, it has to be said........... that headboard only wishes it had seen this much attention!!!! LOL


Hope everyone likes the pics........... I love looking at them over and over!!!!

 

[IMN2DSNY]

I'm gonna try this post-a-picture thang.

Yipppeee!!! It worked!!! I feel like I'm 21 again and am allowed to booze it up!!

 

[luvfigment]

**** I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but, it has to be said........... that headboard only wishes it had seen this much attention!!!! LOL

Very funny Wendypooh!

 

[dm220]

great pictures.. the more the better i love em, they feed the excitment, tx again

 

[IMN2DSNY]

YEP ~~~ Sounds like another ZDA member to me!!!!!!!!! LOL


Absolutely!!

 

[campinggal]

OK you picture lovin' 'Wild Bunch'...here's another of the amazing lobby...

 

[Viki]

OK you picture lovin' 'Wild Bunch'...here's another of the amazing lobby...

WOWSER!!!

 

[ktink]

**** I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but, it has to be said........... that headboard only wishes it had seen this much attention!!!! LOL

 

[fancythemouse]

Our family wanted to stay @ the WL for our first trip this june but if we did we would definitely break the bank.

 

[VAgal76]

**** I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but, it has to be said........... that headboard only wishes it had seen this much attention!!!! LOL

Deluxe Room @ AKL - King

Pool

Back of the Lobby from Arusha Rock

 

[scoutsmom99]

Kitka-
Awesome pictures thanks for sharing with us. Pictures always help me get excited for my trip to AKL

 

[pigletforever]

After seeing all the pics I don't know how i am going to make it 5 more months. I want to go NOW!!!!!!!



Just call me Veruca Salt.

 

[scoutsmom99]

Wendypooh,
Thanks for sharing your pics. Your DS is so cute. I love the safari guide outfit as well (who would have thought they would have affordable outfits like that!!).

 

[#1hockeymom]

OMG I've been gone from this thread for way too long! What fantastic pictures! I'm so homesick right now! I don't think I can wait for July to get here!

 

[dm220]

all the great info makes me come back every day, one of the things i would like to hear about that i have not heard much about from the akl vets is the zahanati health club and massages, we have adr massages for our upcoming trip, and would like to hear reports from past trips on this and the health club, and we do love the pics, keep on posting em, tx

 

[campinggal]

all the great info makes me come back every day, one of the things i would like to hear about that i have not heard much about from the akl vets is the zahanati health club and massages, we have adr massages for our upcoming trip, and would like to hear reports from past trips on this and the health club, and we do love the pics, keep on posting em, tx

Although my recent stay was very short and I would hardly qualify for 'vet' status- I'll chime in here as I did treat myself to a massage just last Friday (4/28).

I planned it for the end of the day- 5:30 which worked great. I spent the day at the Animal Kingdom then returned to the Lodge and went down to the Zahanati Health Club at 5 to use the steam room before my massage. There is a good size steam room and sauna in each locker room. I'd recommend using one before your massage so your muscles are on their way to being relaxed and the actually massage just really works out the really tough spots.

Anyway, the Health Club portion has many cardio machines and TVs. Looked like a decent place to get a work out. However, after spending all day walking around the AK- I didn't have ANY interested in more cardio work!

I had a 50 minute aromatherapy massage and it was wonderful! Locker rooms and treatment rooms were very clean. The woman that gave me my massage was very friendly and it was a good massage. My only slight complait was that the room was a tad, just a tad on the cool side and there was a constant blowing noise- I couldn't decide it was 'white noise' by design or we just happened to be in the treatment room under the air conditioner unit.

I'd recommend the facility and massages! Of course if you top your massage off with a pack of Zebra Domes that you can pick up from Mara- you'll totally be in heaven after your massage!

Enjoy!

 

[wendypooh]

OK you picture lovin' 'Wild Bunch'...here's another of the amazing lobby...

WOW ~~~ I LOVE that!!!!

 

[wendypooh]

Wendypooh,
Thanks for sharing your pics. Your DS is so cute. I love the safari guide outfit as well (who would have thought they would have affordable outfits like that!!).

Thanks............ he saw the outfit and wanted it, ( of course). I was cringing cause I just knew it was gonna be a fortune, then we I saw that it was marked down from $45.00 I almost fainted!!!! I said earlier that it was $19.99 ............ well DH just informed me that it wasn't, it was $14.99!!!! I guess I was in such shock at the price, I'm still not over it!!! LOL

Anyway.......... it was a great deal............ so see, everyone needs to go look around at the Zawadi Marketplace!!!

( I sound like a brochure)

 

[wendypooh]

Although my recent stay was very short and I would hardly qualify for 'vet' status- I'll chime in here as I did treat myself to a massage just last Friday (4/28).

I planned it for the end of the day- 5:30 which worked great. I spent the day at the Animal Kingdom then returned to the Lodge and went down to the Zahanati Health Club at 5 to use the steam room before my massage. There is a good size steam room and sauna in each locker room. I'd recommend using one before your massage so your muscles are on their way to being relaxed and the actually massage just really works out the really tough spots.

Anyway, the Health Club portion has many cardio machines and TVs. Looked like a decent place to get a work out. However, after spending all day walking around the AK- I didn't have ANY interested in more cardio work!

I had a 50 minute aromatherapy massage and it was wonderful! Locker rooms and treatment rooms were very clean. The woman that gave me my massage was very friendly and it was a good massage. My only slight complait was that the room was a tad, just a tad on the cool side and there was a constant blowing noise- I couldn't decide it was 'white noise' by design or we just happened to be in the treatment room under the air conditioner unit.

I'd recommend the facility and massages! Of course if you top your massage off with a pack of Zebra Domes that you can pick up from Mara- you'll totally be in heaven after your massage!

Enjoy!

Sounds good to me ............ If you don't mind, what is the cost of this massage?? Thanks

 

[Syrreal]

You guys are all making me so excited. We did get a Savannah room so that should be really fun. Last time we ate at BOMA we walked outside on the grounds... this was in march and everything was in bloom...beautiful! We even have nightvision pics of a giraffe