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Tassia Lodge

A small eco-lodge owned and run by the Yaaku community in Lekurruki Conservancy, Kenya.

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7

Open-air en-suite rooms

1999

Community owned since

820

Families benefit from your stay

Wildlife

Daily at the waterhole below the deck

Where conservation meets community

Tassia was built by the local Yaaku community, with help from friends and conservationists who believed in the idea. The idea was simple: protect this wild land, and make sure it earns a fair living for the families who live on it.

We built it lightly, using local stone and wood. There are seven open-air en-suite rooms, a shared dining room and bar, and a plunge pool looking out over the Lengishu plains and the Lossos hills.

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Seven open-air rooms carved into the rocks of Lekurruki Conservancy, a plunge pool above the Laikipia wilderness, and a welcome from the Yaaku community who own and run the lodge. Press play and picture yourself here.

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The Lodge

Open-air rooms, huge views and no mobile signal. A proper escape into the Kenyan wild.
Each of our seven rooms has its own terrace looking out over the plains. Meals are shared in the main dining area, and between walks you can stretch out in the lounge, grab a drink at the rustic bar or cool off in the plunge pool.

The Community

Built by the Yaaku community, with help from conservationists who love this land as much as we do.
The Yaaku are an indigenous people who have lived close to this land for generations, and their way of life is built on respect for nature. Tassia hires from the community, buys from local farmers and puts its profits back into conservation and community projects.

The Experience

Bush walks, forest trails, picnic breakfasts and real time with the community.
Walking is the best way to see this place. The Mukogodo Forest is just minutes away, full of butterflies, birds and rare plants, and the dry riverbeds make for a fun scramble. We can also set up a breakfast in the bush or a visit to the community.

What our guests say about us

V. Wondergem

Tassia Lodge is exceptional. The lodge itself is beautiful, with many lounge areas, natural materials were used to build it and there is a great rooftop, perfect for yoga and sundowners. All the rooms are unique and beautiful. The food is also great - we had full board - and they took into account our wishes. The view is stunning; we saw around 30 elephants playing, resting and mating right from the lodge most of the time. The service is really great as well, Amos and Simon thank you for your hospitality.
Lastly, I highly recommend the bush walk with Simon and the bush diner.

2024
OC Life

Incredible gem in the wilderness of Kenya. Big big views of Africa and peace that’s hard to find. A must for those who
Are passionate for Africa and don’t mind the remote location.

2024
Simon

Amazing place with great views, a pool and fantastic staff that will cook for you. Bring your own food and spend hours watching the wildlife visiting the water hole. It’s a little run down, but the views more than make up for it. One of the best places in Kenya to stay for a properly remote experience. 4WD only. Thank you Simon and the team!

2024

Your Visit Makes a Difference

Money from your stay goes straight back into this land: ranger patrols, grazing plans, school bursaries and clinics. When you choose Tassia, you’re backing a community-led project that mixes traditional knowledge with modern conservation, and you’re supporting the 820 families who call Lekurruki home.

Wildlife

Our community rangers patrol the conservancy and stand guard against poaching, so wildlife has a safe place to live, breed and move.
Lekurruki sits on an important wildlife corridor, sharing borders with the Ol Donyiro, Leparua and Il Ngwesi conservancies. Together we give space to elephants, giraffes, lions, Grevy’s and common zebras, elands, lesser and greater kudus, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, buffaloes and warthogs, plus more birds than most guests can count. Every night you spend at Tassia helps keep this land wild.

Community

Conservation only works here if it works for the people who live here. That’s the idea Lekurruki was built on.
Our families depend on their livestock, so grazing is carefully planned. In the dry season, herds graze around Melita, Nasikor, Lolbangi, Ltirim Lesakui, Porowet, Rere, Losos and Pejeto. When the rains come, they move to the Naimarlal settlement areas and the Nadung’oru plains next to Mukogodo Forest. Our Conservancy Grazing Committee manages these moves so the grass, the cattle and the wildlife all get what they need.

Land

We plan grazing around the wildlife corridors, so people, livestock and wild animals can share the same land.
It isn’t always easy. Livestock from neighbouring communities sometimes moves onto our grazing land, which puts pressure on the grass, the wildlife and our own families’ herds. We know we can’t fix this alone, so we work with our neighbours, our partners and visitors like you to keep Lekurruki healthy for the next generation.

Getting here

Find your way to Tassia

Tassia sits on the Mukogodo escarpment in Lekurruki Conservancy, Laikipia. The last stretch is on rough murram roads, so please come in a 4WD vehicle.

  • From Timau About 47 km, roughly 2 hours via Mukogodo Forest Road
  • Alternative About 93 km via the A2, roughly 2 hrs 10 min
  • Plus code C85C+6JR, Sieku
  • GPS 0.40812, 37.32153
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