Loisaba Lodge is a luxury hotel in a private game ranch in northern Kenya on the edge of the Laikipia Plateau, which borders Kenya's Northern Frontier District. A true wilderness of remote beauty; the Loisaba Wilderness Lodge ranch offers total privacy and exclusivity, with an abundance of wildlife. It is luxurious, yet in harmony with its surroundings; full of adventure safaris, yet an oasis of calm, Just 70 kilometers north of Mount Kenya, this wilderness lodge area has 5 (five) superb lodge accommodations, each with its own unique qualities. Oryx Safari Limited, a conservation enterprise established in 1997 by Peter Sylvester, Tom Sylvester and Giles Davies, run the Loisaba Wilderness Lodge.
All profits generated by tourism activities at Loisaba Lodge are dedicated to conservation of the 150 square kilometer private wilderness area, in addition to supporting community orientated health, education and enterprise programs outside its boundaries with the neighboring Samburu and Laikipiak Maasai tribes. Loisaba Wilderness is the same size as the Ngorongoro Crater and larger than many of Kenya's principal National Parks. To the north lie the grassy plains of the plateau; to the south, the plateau breaks into valleys, cliffs and escarpments that frame stunning views up to the snows of Mount Kenya. At their base lies a different riverine ecosystem on the banks of two major rivers, the Ewaso N'giro and the Engare Narok.
The wilderness is a haven for more than 250 species of birds and 50 species of wildlife. Alongside all the more usual types, elephant, buffalo, grevy zebra and greater kudu abound; the area is also rapidly gaining a reputation for exceptional big cat sightings. Even wild dog, thought for many years to be extinct in the region are now appeared to be re-colonizing the area and are closely monitored in the area.
Situated in the very heartland of the nomadic Samburu and Laikipiak Maasai people, Loisaba Lodge also offers a rare insight into cultures, traditions and a way of life that has stood the test of time. Loisaba is a fully integrated local community project employing a number of staff and tour guides from the neighboring Laikipiak Maas Edwin is a specialist in African Safaris and a tour operator. The tour company he co-owns, African Safaris & Adventures, has presence in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Egypt, Madascar, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Seychelles.
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