El-karama lodge is a 3 star mid -range accommodation found on the banks of Ewaso nyiro River on the foothills of Mount Kenya ,in the heart of Laikipia, 42 km from north west of Nanyuki town and 26km from Ol-pejeta conservancy kenya region. The camp is situated approximately 221km rom Nairobi city center and an hour flight from Nairobi to Nanyuki airport. The camp is a private wildly luxury escape making it a convenient place for safari adventure to tourists and travellers who want to explore the conservancy overlooking the stunning view of the wilderness, river mount Kenya and the surrounding areas.
El Karama Lodge consists of 8 spacious and comfortable cottages overlooking the stunning views of the river and Mount Kenya that reflect African traditional building style with high comfort. The cottages are well elevated on a raised platform decorated and furnished with private en suite facilities with flushing toilets, bathroom with hot and cold showers , bathrobes, mosquito nets, comfortable beds with clean beddings, free toiletries, complementary bottled water, white pillows and sheets, coffee making facilities and many more. The cottages have verandas, terraces and large sitting areas overlooking the stunning view of the riverine, Mount Kenya and surrounding area. There is fireplace where guests relax and share stories about the safari as they enjoy warmth during chilly nights. The camp offers rooms in different sizes with single beds for individuals, double /twin for sharing as well as family/group rooming options
El-Karama lodge offers more services and facilities which include;
A restaurant that serves different meals both international and African- inspired meals that meets guests choice. Meals offered include; buffet breakfast, Picnic lunch and dinner both in and outdoor dinners served by well trained, friendly and organized staff. They can as well offer bush breakfast enjoying the morning sunrises and bush dinners overlooking the stars in the sky.
A fully stocked bar with share lounge offering variety of drinks, local, cocktail, wines, spirits and international beers. You relax and sip the cocktail or monk tail while overlooking the stunning view of the wilderness and surrounding area.
A swimming pool that cools off the hot afternoon, you relax in water overlooking the stunning view of the surrounding areas
Services include; solar energy available, free parking space available, offers airport pick -ups and drop-offs, Laundry and house -keeping services offered.
WIFI Internet hotspot navailable at the camp that enables visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends.
Activities to do while at the lodge include; Game viewing since it is a habitat for more animals , Rhino tracking , guided nature walks , chimpanzee tracking ,visiting the local villages ,Lion tracking since there are more pride of lion, climbing and hiking mountain ranges. Etc.
Ol-pejeta conservancy is a private areas found in central Kenya , Laikipia county north of Nanyuki town ,on the equator west of Nanyuki Between the foot hills of Aberdares and mount Kenya covering the total area of 364 square kilometers with haven of wildlife since It’s the best place to see Rhinoes with the largest Black Rhino sanctuary , lions , cheetahs ,acacia woodlands, grassland found in Kenya country in the eastern side of the Great rift valley . Mount Kenya is the second tallest mountain in Africa. Ol pejeta conservancy was formed in eighties originally for cattle ranches, its gradually developed to protect mount Kenya, wildlife and surrounding environment. It contains large number of animal species which include; rhinos as mentioned above, lions , chimpanzees , leopards, elephants , black rhinos, elands to mention but few and over 160 bird species like eagles, African grass owl, waterbucks, long tailed window birds and many more others. There are several accommodations in ol-pejeta conservancy with budget, mid- range and luxury accommodation which are a friendly and convenient to guests visiting the park. There are different activities and attractions that includes; Rhino tracking since it has the largest black rhino sanctuary with many rhinos, lion tracking since the conservancy has more pride of lion, guided nature walks, night game drives, walking safari, chimpanzee tracking in the forest, bird watching/birding since the park contains more bird species in the forest, hiking and climbing mount Kenya since it attracts more hikers and climbers in a year many more activities.
