Blue Bar's Old Fashioned cocktail is excellent, its Manhattans are made with Grand Marnier instead of bitters, and its signature drink, the Algonquin, is arefreshing mix of rye, dry vermouth and pineapple juice.
The next day, I plunged deep into the heart of the park, to Somalisa, a tented camp with relatively luxurious accommodations (tents included ensuite washrooms and comfortable beds) arranged around a central dining tent, fire pit and a watering hole that, while only a few metres across, was deep enough to keep the many elephants that drink its refreshing waters from actually crossing through.