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Faru Faru is a resting place, but also a viewpoint. A vantage from which to watch wildlife at the watering hole or river nearby. Sheltered like a sort of bird hide from which to appreciate the coming and going of resident creatures. Returning here after a day out in the bush doesn’t feel like leaving the wild but rather remaining in its embrace. The first time I came to Faru Faru, I was struck by its duality. Open, yet cocooning. Welcoming, yet wild. Hard to define, yet deeply African. Calm and still dynamic. Coming back for a second time feels like continuation. A lovely feeling of returning to a place you loved, an equally strong wave of comfort and home, with
a sense of awe in no way reduced. This duality remains in the fact that it is familiar but still elicits wonder. Faru Faru is held by the landscape that grows around it, each space tucked into the foliage. Trees brush against the sides of the lodge, complementary in colour, both a source of shelter. For us, and for the monkeys who scramble up into branches and watch you from the roof. Walking along gravel, through the stone entrance and onto the threshold of the lodge, it’s much as it was the last time I was here, but small details look renewed; updates keeping it effortlessly crisp yet seamlessly familiar.
Previous spread Not merely in, but part of nature, the lodge feels as if is one with the trees surrounding it. Left Perching places for birds, monkeys, and butterflies — a safe space for all species.
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