Laikipia Wildlife Forum, P.O. Box 764, Nanyuki, Kenya .. Telephone / fax: 020 2166626 .. Mobile: 0726 500260 .. Email: info@laikipia.org
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Design
Location: 'Ol Gaboli' meaning fig tree in Maasai is exactly where the Ol Gaboli Community Lodge is situated - nestled under the enormous spreading branches of the largest and oldest fig tree in the area on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, on the 15,000 acre Il Motiok Group Ranch. Located 40 miles from Nanyuki, Il Motiok is surrounded by private and community group ranches that are home to a huge variety of wildlife including elephant, rhino, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, and zebra.
Description: Ol Gaboli is the only tourism facility owned by an all-women's pastoralist group in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lodge is an excellent base for rafting, canoeing, mountain biking, walking, trekking and rock climbing. With over 2 million acres of wonderful African wilderness visitors can enjoy the vast expanses of Laikipia exclusively.
Accommodation/Facilities: The 5 rooms (bandas) are built from local stone with traditional thatched roofs. Each banda can accommodate between 2-8 people, depending on sleep arrangements. There is a large separate lounge, a comprehensive library with nature, wildlife and social studies books, and a shop selling cultural items. Ol Gaboli also has a self contained house with 2 large rooms each with a loft. The house can accommodate 2 families conformably or large groups up to 30 people, and can be booked together with the existing facility or as a separate entity.
Hosted By: In partnership with Rift Valley Adventures, Ol Gaboli Community Lodge opened for business in 2006. RVA is Kenya's leading adventure company for adult, corporate and student groups, and hosts groups on arrangement. Self-drive self-catering guests are hosted by Il Motiok community members.
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Activities: RVA offers a great variety of adventure activities to visitors including: rock climbing, abseiling, rafting, canoeing, kayaking, river tubing, mountain biking and camel treks. Other available activities include nature walks, cultural interaction and game viewing.
Optional Extras: Adventure activities are available to self drive visitors at an extra fee.
Closed Season: Open all year round.
Access: Access by road is 75 km from Nanyuki airstrip (about 1.5 - 2 hours), via Mpala Ranch (a foot bridge will be developed mid 2007 -over the river, so until then if the river is too high visitors will have to pass via Il Polei - 2.5 hours).
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