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Congratulations Markus!

This year we held a big giveaway for florists with the ultimate price beingร‚ย a two-night visit to Kenya worth รขโ€šยฌ5,000. It includes a stay at the Mount Kenya Safari Hotel in Nanyuki, a visit to the Tambuzi farm to see where David Austin cut roses are grown and a safari to meet the Big 5, including all meals and return flights for two people.

A luxurious stay at the Mount Kenya Safari Hotel

รขโ‚ฌล“With magnificent views of majestic Mount Kenya, the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club Resortรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs 120 luxuriously appointed hotel rooms, set in over 100 acres of landscaped gardens, offer a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure.

รขโ‚ฌล“Its no wonder this Nanyuki resort emerged a winner in the 2013 Travellers Choice Awards and that Travel & Leisure Magazine often positions it in the รขโ‚ฌหœWorldรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs Top 50รขโ‚ฌโ„ข List. Originally the retreat of movie star and Club founder, William Holden, the Clubรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs illustrious former members have included Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby. รขโ‚ฌล“

ร‚ย รขโ‚ฌล“Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club is the ideal base for a truly superb holiday in Nanyuki, Kenya. With some of the countryรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs finest attractions on the doorstep, visitors to the resort can enjoy an enormous range of excursions and activities without spending hours and even days traveling between each. Making it one of the most truly best hotels in Kenyaรขโ‚ฌย

A magnificent view to behold, the prestigious main structure reflects the 1950รขโ‚ฌโ„ขs colonial architectural design with a luxury country club feel, complemented with independent quaint cottages.รขโ‚ฌย

A game drive through the Ol Peteja conservancy

รขโ‚ฌล“From a working cattle ranch in colonial Kenya, to a trailblazer of conservation innovation รขโ‚ฌโ€œ the story of Ol Pejeta is as enchanting as it is inspirational.

รขโ‚ฌล“Today, Ol Pejeta is the largest black rhino sanctuary in east Africa, and home to three of the worldรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs last remaining northern white rhino. It is the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, in a Sanctuary established to rehabilitate animals rescued from the black market.รขโ‚ฌย

ร‚ย รขโ‚ฌล“Ol Pejetaร‚ย has some of the highest predator densities in Kenya, and still manages a very successful livestock programme. Ol Pejeta also seeks to support the people living around its borders, to ensure wildlife conservation translates to better education, healthcare and infrastructure for the next generation of wildlife guardians.รขโ‚ฌย

The conservation of the natural habitat, located in Kenyaรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs Laikipia Plateau, ensured the protection of existing rhino, elephant, and other wildlife populations in addition to captive chimpanzees living in a 300-acre sanctuary.รขโ‚ฌย

 

 

And a special visit to the Tambuzi farm

รขโ‚ฌล“Tambuzi isร‚ย an ethically run business with one simple goal รขโ‚ฌโ€œ to produce the very finest garden scented roses that money can buy. Tambuzi hasร‚ย a range of over 50 carefully selected varieties of roses รขโ‚ฌโ€œ each one chosen for their exceptional colour, scent and shape.

รขโ‚ฌล“In the mid 1990s, Tim and Maggie Hobbs รขโ‚ฌโ€œ a young and dynamic couple with Kenyan roots, came across a beautiful, derelict farm on the foot hills of Mount Kenya only miles from the equator. The 64 hectare farm, originally a dairy and beef farm, was up for sale and with its perfect conditions for growing roses the Hobbs bought and developed it into what it is today: a specialist supplier of traditional garden scented roses- the only one in Kenya.รขโ‚ฌย

ร‚ย รขโ‚ฌล“Today, Tambuzi has 25 hectares under horticultural production, with the rest dedicated to sustainable forestry, bee keeping, vegetables and livestock. It is also home to Tim, Maggie and their three young children. Tambuzi is a company driven not just for profit but with the intention of improving the world around it. The companyรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs strapline รขโ‚ฌหœstop and smell the rosesรขโ‚ฌโ„ข sends a simple message รขโ‚ฌโ€œ to slow down, notice and enjoy everything around you. The company strongly believes in the concept of shared values, and it considers the welfare of its employees and the neighbouring communities to be part of its strength.รขโ‚ฌย

Tambuzi uses the best practice methods possible to ensure that there are no negative impacts on the integrity of the environment. Tambuzi isร‚ย proud to be one of only five รขโ‚ฌหœgoldรขโ‚ฌโ„ข certified members of the Kenya Flower Council.รขโ‚ฌย

 

Enjoy your trip to Kenya, Markus!

Golden Ticket winner Parfum Flower Company Markus Bobfinger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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