Loisaba wilderness

In Northern Kenya, there is a 150 square kilometre private wildlife conservancy situated on the edge of the Laikipia Plateau, 70 kilometres from Mount Kenya. The Laikipia Plateau borders the 80,000 square kilometre Northern Frontier District.

Peter and Julianna and their wonderful team of Samburu and Maasai guides have created a very special place in Loisaba. Constructed from stone, cedar and thatch, the lodge is perched high on the edge of the plateau looking south towards Mount Kenya.

Each room has large French window that open onto a private deck off the cantilevered off the escarpment. The views are legendary, and a thousand feet below a waterhole draws continuous wildlife. All the furniture in the lodge is handmade at Loisaba. The lodge has a swimming pool and tennis court. From the lodge, you may walk with a Maasai guide and take game drives or horse-rides on the concession.

A new addition is the STAR BEDS, the most original, romantic and exhilarating of places in Africa - your own high wooden platform, alone under a sky which stretches to infinity. To many this is the highlight of their visit to Kenya, a unique and most memorable experience.

The Star Beds are unique to Loisaba and are located in one of the eastern valleys overlooking a large water area. Each Star Bed is different and comprises a raised, handcrafted wooden platform sculpted high into a kopje of rocks and semi-covered with a thatched roof. Home made 'Mukokoteni' beds can either be wheeled out onto the semi-covered area for the night under the stars, or left under the shelter of the roof.

Guests are guided and hosted by a team of traditional Samburu and Laikipiak Masai warriors. Food is prepared in traditional camp style over a fire at the open walled, central mess area. Loisaba's richness as a wildlife area is not only being enjoyed by their guests but is receiving increasing attention from international research institutions.