Desert Rose Lodge is located in Northern Kenya in an area that offers unique activities such as 4x4 safaris in Northern Kenya, scenic flights to the Suguta Valley or Lake Logipi, boating safaris on Lake Turkana and cultural visits to the Samburu and Turkana communities.
Since 1888 when Ct. Telekei and Ludwik von Hohnel discovered Lake Turkana, very little has changed. Mt. Nyiru, the Mathews Range and the Ndotos form part of the Pre-Cambian rock (570 million years old) formation known as the Kenya basement system. Most of the mountain average peaks of around 9000 ft. and as such support an incredible range of flora and fauna with climatic change in altitude.
It is this region which played host to Richard Leakey's explorations which began in 1968 and yielded the most impressive collection of Pleistocene Hominind and animal fossils the world has ever seen.
Chalbi Desert
Over the last century, a variety of pastoral tribes have migrated through the area, evolving into wildly dissimilar groups such as the Turkana, the Samburu and Rendille whose lifestyles are dependent on cattle and goats, while the Gabra and Merille tribes use camels for their livelihood.
Since 1888 when Ct. Telekei and Ludwik von Hohnel discovered Lake Turkana, very little has changed. Mt. Nyiru, the Mathews Range and the Ndotos form part of the Pre-Cambian rock (570 million years old) formation known as the Kenya basement system. Most of the mountain average peaks of around 9000 ft. and as such support an incredible range of flora and fauna with climatic change in altitude.
It is this region which played host to Richard Leakey's explorations which began in 1968 and yielded the most impressive collection of Pleistocene Hominind and animal fossils the world has ever seen.
Visit Lake Turkana
Mount Nyiru's diversity offers a vast number of challenges to hikers of all abilities. There are multitude of spectacular walks - either high up in the cool, dense forest, or down on the endless expanse of African plain. Every walk is fascinating and individual, where one may encoutner traces of wild Boar, hunting Dog, greater Kudu, Baboon and at night Leopard, servel Cat and Aardvark.
Emma and Yoav have designed five houses; each different and individually carved out of locally acquired rocks and timber, with private flush toilets, and open-air en-suite bathrooms, offering heart stopping views of the surrounding country side.
The main dining room and library have been hand-crafted in locally quarried slate and finely finished in cedar and olive woods. Both overlook and encompass the peace and stillness of their surroundings.
First class cuisine and hospitality make Desert Rose an ideal luxury stopover between Maralal and Turkana and the perfect romantic hideaway for eloping couples.
Conservation Projects
Desert Rose assists the local people by providing jobs, creating a market for their local produce and handicrafts and by assisting with the local school. All the materials for the construction of the camp were obtained locally, providing a strong local tie to your vacation.
Lake Turkana in Kenya, also known as The Jade Sea, is famous for its greenish-blue colours and notorious strong desert winds...