Desert Rose -Samburu

Nestled on the Southern slopes of sacred Mount Nyiru, Desert Rose commands views over the vast rugged skylines near a spring-fed forest in Kenya's fragile semi arid Northern wilderness. The Desert Rose staff is made up of Samburu men and women who traditionally live in the area. Your hosts, the

Chen family are the founders and inspiration of this remote bush home. They have insured that every aspect of the lodge is totally environmentally friendly, from your hot bath water of which there is plenty to the disposal of waste.

The five houses accommodating up to twelve people are individually designed around various natural features.

Each suite has it's own private flush toilet and open air en-suite bathroom. The main lounge and pool area have been hand crafted to blend with the indigenous gardens, landscaped to enhance the dramatic views and all the power is solar generated.

The remote Location ideally requires a full
week in order to fully appreciate the tranquil ambience and the multitude of activities to chose from.

Check our excursions page for all your options. Despite its remote location, the lodge is very child-friendly, encouraging families with kids of all ages. Using home grown fruits and vegetables and the best Kenyan butcher, our meals are simply delicious. Dietary subtleties can be catered for on request. There is a fully stocked bar.

The overland distance covered between Nairobi and Desert Rose is 420 km.

The sealed road goes as far as Rumuruti, through Gilgil to Nyahururu, and can usually be covered in 3 hrs 30 mins. The next section to Maralal, roughly 100 kms, past Mugie and Saguta Mar Mar, takes two to three hours. If you are in Maralal before one o clock you are doing well. There are two fuel stations, one at the first round a bout, and one opposite the matumba market. You can have punctures fixed here too.

No more fuel until you return roughly 250 kms. At the first round about in Maralal, turn left. Go past county council offices and over next round about. As you begin to climb a hill take the right fork up and out toward Porror. This is the slowest bit of the road. Only eighty something kilometers to Baragoi, through Merti, but it can take 3 to 4 hrs sometimes. Otherwise you can be in Baragoi by threeish..

If there has been no rain, there is a less bumpy, but same distance road that you can find just before the grain silos, on the east side of Maralal town, take the left track above an old Ministry of works Park, which winds through a small bit of forest, and drops down into a little village where you join a track that goes to Barsaloi, cross the lugga and continue through to Baragoi. Eighteen kilometers past Baragoi, five kilometers past the Tuum sign, on the left there is a gas cylinder and several desert rose plants, turn left.

From this junction into the Ewaso Rongai valley, after one sandy lugga is roughly fifteen kms. As you approach the valley mouth there is a fork. Straight goes to the village so you can go that way, but left takes you into the Acacia tortillis forest, and the track which follows the river, crossing in three more places before you reach our camel base; a green tin hut.

Access
By air - one can charter a flight from Nairobi or wherever you are in Kenya. The Kowop airstrip is a 30 minute drive to the lodge.

By road - It is a 400 kms (8 hours drive) from Nairobi. Map on request. If you are in the Laikipia area, a helicopter excursion through the spectacular Suguta valley to Desert Rose is definitely worth the treat.

Climate
The lodge itself is located at 5,500 feet above sea level so it is recommended to bring something warm to wear in the evenings. Days are hot. May and June are our wettest months but we are open all year round.

Details
Complimentary in-house masseuse, friendly local guides, daily laundry service, radio and satellite telephone and email connections to the outside world.

NB: Prices and availability are subject to revision without prior notice owing to currency, tax, levy and seasonal fluctuations. We also offer safari, car rentals and flight bookings which we can organise for you with your hotel/lodge enquiry www.eyesonnatureexpeditions.com.. Please Enquire about prices

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