Small Lodges
Treetops
Location
Treetops is located in the salient area in Aberdare National Park. It lies in the path of an ancient Elephant migratory route between the Aberdare Mountains and Mt Kenya National park, and is strategically sited right in front of a watering hole and a natural salt lick. The animal’s it attracts among others includes Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Bushbuck, Waterbuck and many other bird species.
Saruni Samburu
Location
Saruni Samburu is a small ‘design’ lodge located 7km away from the border with north of Samburu National Reserve, in Kenya’s wild north. With 16 beds in 5 large villas, the lodge is located on the top of a mountain inside Kalama Wildlife Conservancy, in the middle of a 220,000 acres conservancy.
Sasaab Lodge, Samburu
Location
Sasaab is located in the Westgate Community land, west of Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves in Kenya’s Northern Frontier District.
The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille
Location
Situated in the far North of Laikipia with far-reaching views to Mt Kenya and the great northern deserts, amid grassy hills and deep valleys, wooded with acacia and olives. The sandy laghas are bordered by great fig and fever trees. It is named after Ol Lentille - the 1977 meter hill, from the top of which an astonishing panorama unfolds.
Tassia Lodge
Location
Looking out over the Northern Frontier District towards Samburu, Shaba and the sacred Lolokwe Mountain, Tassia sprawls gently over a rocky bluff, which protrudes from the Mukogodo escarpment. In the valley below, the Loimugi trees, a favourite food for the elephant, grow in abundance.
Sosian, Laikipia
Location
Sosian is 24,000 acres of wild bush in the vast Laikipia plateau; it supports a wide diversity of wildlife and birds, and is home to four of the ‘Big Five’, as well as a host of other large mammals, including cheetah and the rare wild dog.
Solio Lodge
Location
Solio Lodge is nestled between Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Mountains on Solio Game Conservancy. The ranch spreads over 45,000 acres with a 17,000 acre game conservancy.
Sirikoi
Location
Sirikoi is a spectacular game lodge situated on private land surrounded by the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, on the northern slopes of Mount Kenya. Set in a shady acacia grove and overlooking a natural waterhole fed from a mountain spring, Sirikoi offers some of the best game viewing in East Africa.
Sabuk lodge, Laikipia
Location
Sabuk Lodge is perched high on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river, in the Northern Frontier District, overlooking the Laikipia Plateau and Samburu land.
Rutundu log Cabins
Location
Rutundu Log Cabins are situated on the northern slopes of Mount Kenya, at 10,200 feet, just above the forest line. In total privacy, these log cabins are positioned overlooking Lake Rutundu, surrounded by alpine country, a home for unique bird life and vegetation.
Ngobit River Lodge
Location
Situated on 50 acres along the Ngobit River with a 1 km frontage, surrounded by dry olive and cedar forest and relics of riverine forest trees with views of Mt. Kenya and the Aberdares.
Ol Malo
Location
Situated on the northern edge of the Laikipia plateau nestled into a rugged escarpment looking out across the time-honoured lands of Kenya’s Northern Frontier District. An ancient land inhabited by wildlife and peoples of long ago, undisturbed and living by the rhythm of nature, there, as part of this untamed and beautiful landscape is Ol Malo – Place of the Greater Kudu.
Ol Gaboli Community Lodge
Location
'Ol Gaboli' meaning fig tree in Maasai is exactly where the Ol Gaboli Community Lodge is situated - nestled under the enormous spreading branches of the largest and oldest fig tree in the area on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, on the 15,000 acre Il Motiok Group Ranch. Located 40 miles from Nanyuki, Il Motiok is surrounded by private and community group ranches that are home to a huge variety of wildlife including elephant, rhino, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, and zebra.
Mukutan Retreat
Laikipia Nature Conservancy
Location
A unique refuge overlooking the spectacular Mukutan Gorge on the edge of the Great Rift Valley. The Retreat is situated on the extreme west of Laikipia on the 100,000 acre Laikipia Nature Conservancy, home to conservationist and author Kuki Gallmann. Mukutan means ‘the meeting’ and it is here that the fingers of surrounding hills meet.
Loisaba Wilderness
Location
Situated 70 kms north of Mount Kenya, on the edge of the Laikipia plateau. Loisaba Wilderness is a 61,000 acre working ranch and private wildlife conservancy.
Lewa Wilderness
Location
Situated on the northern slopes of Mt Kenya, within the 62,000 acre Lewa Wildlife Conservancy on Lewa Downs. The conservancy is committed to the conservation of wildlife and diverse habitats found in the area. The savannah grassland provides great game viewing opportunities - as good as anywhere in Africa, including endangered species – Rhino, Grevys Zebra, Sitatunga.
Koija Starbeds
Location
Situated adjacent to the Loisaba Wilderness’ 60,000 acre private wildlife conservancy, on the edge of the Laikipia plateau, on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river.
Kalacha Camp, North Horr
Location
Situated in the Chalbi Desert, North Eastern Kenya, Kalacha Camp sits on the edge of a permanent oasis, fed by a natural artesian well. The Gabbra people of this area are a hardy race, and adaptation to a nomadic way of life ensures their survival. The Kalacha oasis is an assured watering point - several days’ walk from suitable grazing areas, and camels, cattle, donkeys and goats gather here en-masse.
IL N'gwesi
Location
Il N’gwesi Lodge is situated adjacent to the Ngare Ndare River on the edge of the Mukogodo Hills and boasts commanding panoramic views across Northern Kenya.
El Karama Ranch Bandas
El Karama Eco Lodge
An intimate Eco Lodge located in the heart of 15,000 acres of private land.
El Karama Lodge is the nearest eco lodge located on private wildlife property to Nairobi. It is the ideal safari destination for those wanting to lose the crowds and to explore the freedom and beauty of Laikipia.
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Laikipia, lying on the thresholds of Kenya’s wild Northern rangelands stretches from the slopes of Mt Kenya to the rim of the Great Rift Valley and is larger than all of Kenya’s national parks and reserves except Tsavo. Its magnificent escarpments descend into the arid lands and semi deserts of Northern Kenya. A sanctuary for over 80 mammal species including black rhino, elephant, lion, leopard, Grevy Zebra, reticulated giraffe, aardwolf, wild dog and a wealth of African game, Laikipia biodiversity is globally unique.
