| Loisaba Lodge is a luxury hotel in a private game | | | | outstretched views over the rugged Great Rift |
| ranch in northern Kenya on the edge of the | | | | Valley, catering to mind, body and soul, this Lodge |
| Laikipia Plateau, which borders Kenya's Northern | | | | has something for everyone, guests can simply |
| Frontier District. A true wilderness of remote | | | | relax and soak up the beautiful scenery in this |
| beauty; the Loisaba Wilderness Lodge ranch | | | | oasis of calm. |
| offers total privacy and exclusivity, with an | | | | The luxurious ensuite rooms are spacious and |
| abundance of wildlife. It is luxurious, yet in | | | | comfortable. Loisaba's two celebrated Star Beds |
| harmony with its surroundings; full of adventure | | | | are dramatically designed, wooden sleeping |
| safaris, yet an oasis of calm, Just 70 kilometers | | | | platforms, partially covered with a thatched roof, |
| north of Mount Kenya, this wilderness lodge area | | | | where guests can sleep under the stars. The |
| has 5 (five) superb lodge accommodations, each | | | | lodge was chosen by Prince Bernhard and Princess |
| with its own unique qualities. Oryx Safari Limited, a | | | | Juliana of the Netherlands as the venue to |
| conservation enterprise established in 1997 by | | | | celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary together |
| Peter Sylvester, Tom Sylvester and Giles Davies, | | | | with the entire Dutch royal family |
| run the Loisaba Wilderness Lodge. | | | | Built of cedar, stone, and wood, this lovely lodge |
| All profits generated by tourism activities at | | | | is nestled among gardens of aloes, succulents, and |
| Loisaba Lodge are dedicated to conservation of | | | | flowering trees, from the veranda of your |
| the 150 square kilometer private wilderness area, | | | | en-suite room, gaze out at the dizzying views or |
| in addition to supporting community orientated | | | | just watch the waterhole below with its passing |
| health, education and enterprise programs outside | | | | show of animals. If you fancy something even |
| its boundaries with the neighboring Samburu and | | | | more special, opt for one of the Star Beds which |
| Laikipiak Maasai tribes. Loisaba Wilderness is the | | | | have been created with the local community. |
| same size as the Ngorongoro Crater and larger | | | | Don't expect a meager stretcher under the stars, |
| than many of Kenya's principal National Parks. To | | | | you'll stay in an en-suite room with thatch roof, |
| the north lie the grassy plains of the plateau; to | | | | handcrafted furniture, and wooden floors set |
| the south, the plateau breaks into valleys, cliffs | | | | among big rocks overlooking waterholes. |
| and escarpments that frame stunning views up to | | | | Every evening your friendly and attentive Laikipia |
| the snows of Mount Kenya. At their base lies a | | | | Masai attendants will wheel out your double bed |
| different riverine ecosystem on the banks of two | | | | onto the platform under the star-studded clear |
| major rivers, the Ewaso N'giro and the Engare | | | | night sky, where carefully shrouded under a |
| Narok. | | | | mosquito net, you can watch the world turn. If |
| The wilderness is a haven for more than 250 | | | | you're looking for something even more different, |
| species of birds and 50 species of wildlife. | | | | go for a quad bike ride. It's not only a thrilling |
| Alongside all the more usual types, elephant, | | | | experience but also contributes directly to |
| buffalo, grevy zebra and greater kudu abound; | | | | sponsoring a classroom for the local kids. One of |
| the area is also rapidly gaining a reputation for | | | | the reasons it is a perfect place to visit on any in |
| exceptional big cat sightings. Even wild dog, | | | | Kenya Safari is that most of the land is untamed |
| thought for many years to be extinct in the | | | | African bush, and it has an incredibly diverse |
| region are now appeared to be re-colonizing the | | | | amount of game. |
| area and are closely monitored in the area. | | | | As the land is privately owned there aren't any |
| Situated in the very heartland of the nomadic | | | | game park rules to conform to, which mean you |
| Samburu and Laikipiak Maasai people, Loisaba | | | | can get really close to wildlife in ways that would |
| Lodge also offers a rare insight into cultures, | | | | otherwise be impossible compared to the |
| traditions and a way of life that has stood the | | | | restrictions Game Parks tend to impose on |
| test of time. Loisaba is a fully integrated local | | | | visitors. Loisaba Lodge is centered on the old |
| community project employing a number of staff | | | | colonial home where the dining room, bar and a |
| and tour guides from the neighboring Laikipiak | | | | comfortable lounge are situated; the lodge also |
| Maasai and Samburu tribal communities. | | | | has a pool, a tennis court, petanque, and a superb |
| Consequently, Loisaba has quickly earned a | | | | spa. |
| reputation as one of the best places to gain an | | | | Unlike most other lodges in Kenya Loisaba has |
| insight into these fascinating traditional cultures. | | | | almost everything you need to enjoy your |
| After only a few hours here, our guests see the | | | | holiday, and not just the basic comforts of a |
| Africa anew. Thinking more clearly about the | | | | safari camp in Kenya. So why is Loisaba the |
| basics of life brings everything else into focus. | | | | perfect Kenya Safari Lodge for your In Kenya |
| Loisaba Lodge is not just a holiday vacation | | | | Safari? It's a lovely lodge with a fantastic |
| destination of peerless beauty and infinite variety; | | | | atmosphere to relax in, being all inclusive/soft |
| it is a practical project in sustainable land-use. This | | | | drinks, beer, and wines. The game viewing is |
| basic premise infiltrates every part of the ranch. | | | | almost limitless, and the guides are amongst the |
| What really hits you at Loisaba Lodge is the | | | | best Safari Guides in Kenya. Apart from traditional |
| impressive landscape - views across miles of the | | | | and almost limitless game viewing, game drives, |
| bush land of Laikipia, and too big to even begin to | | | | bush walks with an armed guide, and without |
| capture in a photograph. | | | | forgetting the facilities at the Lodge itself, there |
| There are a few ways to stay at Loisaba, of | | | | are a large number of activities available. |
| which the lodge is the most conventional and least | | | | These include horse riding excursions, Camel |
| exciting. But it is the centre of operations, so this | | | | trekking along the river, Quad biking, visits to the |
| where you get your massage, do a spot of | | | | working cattle ranch, and also the local community |
| souvenir shopping, pick up your quad bike or have | | | | village. One of Loisaba's plusses is that it is only |
| a quick, rather bumpy game of tennis. It's also | | | | accessible by chartered light aircraft, and its |
| one of the few places in the bush that you can | | | | inaccessibility means you will not see other safari |
| plug in a hair drier. The rooms at Loisaba are very | | | | vehicles on your game drives. This is another |
| impressive. But unlike most rooms around the | | | | reason that stays of less than three days are not |
| Kenya wilderness, they actually have four square | | | | recommended. Loisaba is home to elephant, lion, |
| walls and real doors that you can close. If you | | | | leopard, that can roam free and unhurried by |
| think all the wild and exotic bush glamour might | | | | people, without all the problems of the 21st |
| make you feel uncomfortable, this could possibly | | | | century. There are the rarer species that thrive in |
| rebalance you. Loisaba Lodge is for people who'd | | | | this environment including gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, |
| prefer a golf club atmosphere to the razzle, | | | | and the reticulated giraffe. In addition the birdlife is |
| dazzle and dust of Kenya safari. The decor is of a | | | | many and varied. This is really an undiscovered |
| good standard, big leather chairs, lots of heavy | | | | paradise, to do as you want, the perfect in Kenya |
| textiles and some great pictures. Loisaba Lodge is | | | | Safari lodge. |
| built on the escarpment with stunning | | | | |