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Chyulu Hills, Amboseli, Kenya

Ol Donyo Lodge

If you’re searching for the ultimate in luxury for your family safari, we may suggest ol Donyo Lodge. Just six suites here emerge from the landscape of Kenya’s Chyulu HIlls. With Relais and Chateaux accreditation, you know that you will enjoy the very best in fine dining and wine selection throughout your stay. Pair that with myriad ways to explore the 275,000 acres of private wilderness. Combine with sister-camp, Mara Plains for a truly indulgent Kenyan safari. If you’re searching for the ultimate in luxury for your family safari, we may suggest ol Donyo Lodge. Just six suites here emerge from the landscape of Kenya’s Chyulu HIlls. With Relais and Chateaux accreditation, you know that you will enjoy the very best in fine dining and wine selection throughout your stay. Pair that with myriad ways to explore the 275,000 acres of private wilderness. Combine with sister-camp, Mara Plains for a truly indulgent Kenyan safari.
If you’re searching for the ultimate in luxury for your family safari, we may suggest ol Donyo Lodge. Just six suites here emerge from the landscape of Kenya’s Chyulu HIlls. With Relais and Chateaux accreditation, you know that you will enjoy the very best in fine dining and wine selection throughout your stay. Pair that with myriad ways to explore the 275,000 acres of private wilderness. Combine with sister-camp, Mara Plains for a truly indulgent Kenyan safari. If you’re searching for the ultimate in luxury for your family safari, we may suggest ol Donyo Lodge. Just six suites here emerge from the landscape of Kenya’s Chyulu HIlls. With Relais and Chateaux accreditation, you know that you will enjoy the very best in fine dining and wine selection throughout your stay. Pair that with myriad ways to explore the 275,000 acres of private wilderness. Combine with sister-camp, Mara Plains for a truly indulgent Kenyan safari.
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Location
Nestled between Kenya’s Tsavo West and Amboseli National Parks, and in the impressive shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro, sits Ol Donyo Lodge. This is one of East Africa’s most fascinating wildlife destinations, and the imaginative design of the lodge is a unique addition to the landscape.
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Private Villas for Families
No two villas or suites at Ol Donyo Lodge are the same, but they all emerge - seemingly organically - from the landscape either side of the palatial main lodge area. Not only are ol Donyo’s six suites incredibly spacious, they ensure absolute privacy, as a maximum of just 16 guests can be accommodated at any one time.

The villas are spread across the woodland hillside, designed to give every guest waking views over the plains and Mount Kilimanjaro beyond. Your family will stay in a vast, two-bedroom suite, complete with a private starbed and plunge pool built into the deck.
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Bedroom Interior Ol Donyo Lodge Amboseli
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Safari Activities to Suit the Whole Family
Ol Donyo is in an area renowned for ‘Big Tusker’ elephants, whose enormous tusks can reach the length of a full grown man; you can snap incredible photos of them from Ol Donyo’s sunken photographic hide.

Exploring the community-owned conservancy, you have an array of activities to choose from. Explore lava tubes, soar above the plains in a helicopter, and combine game drives, hikes, mountain biking, and horseback safaris for a fully immersive experience.

There’s nowhere else on earth you can canter alongside giraffe, zebra and antelope in the shadow of grand Kilimanjaro!
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Family Bush Lunch Ol Donyo Lodge
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Great Plains Conservations' Young Explorers programme
Children from five and up will enjoy their own specially-adapted safaris through Great Plains’ Young Explorers programme. Upon arrival, they’ll receive a pack brimming with activity books, word games, bush facts and more, encouraging them to keep a record of their trip.

Your guides tailor each activity to the age and ability of every family member. This ensures that you can share and create everlasting memories together. In your downtime, you may choose to indulge in a massage while your youngsters search for tracks and feathers around the lodge.
Positive Impact

We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.

Conservation
Conservation
Ol Donyo’s parent company, Great Plains Conservation (GPC) have set up Project Ranger, as a response to the Covid-19 crisis. The project aims to provide an emergency fund supporting those on the front-lines of conservation, filling a critical gap created by the pandemic.
Environment
Environment
Ol Donyo is guided by its environmental policy which emphasises the lodge’s commitment to environmentally friendly operations, sustainable practices and minimising impacts on the environment. The facility’s main source of power is solar with a solar water heater providing heating in the guest rooms and kitchen.
Community
Community
The lodge buys locally where possible and organises village visits with $20 charged per guest; proceeds going directly to the community. 70% of staff are from the local Maasai community, who all remained in employment during the Covid-19 crisis. Staff are provided with food, an entertainment centre, transport and accommodation.
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