On Safari, a Gin and Tonic Gives Rise to the Perfect African Sundowner

Sundown and a gin and tonic cocktail have always paired wonderfully on an African safari, from early days of British colonization until today. The occasion is called a sundowner, the African version of happy hour, like this one in the Loisaba Conservancy of Kenya. Elewana Collection/TNS

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service

The end of the evening is fast approaching on the African savanna. On safari in Kenya, deep in the heart of Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia County, our late afternoon game drive is chilly, enough to snuggle under a blanket in the open-sided Land Rover. Most safari lodges and camps across Africa provide wool blankets for those cold drives, and Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp in in northern Kenya is no exception.