Tassia lodge captures all elements of the Kenyan bush and is an ideal escape for those searching for a taste of unspoiled Africa. Set in a stunning wilderness area, situated on the 60,000 acre Lekurruki Community Ranch; it gives a spectacular and breathtaking view of the Northern Frontier District towards Samburu and its neighbours, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Borana Ranch.
Perched dramatically on the edge of a rocky bluff, which protrudes from the Mokogodo escarpment and overlooks a valley filled with Acacia and Newtonia trees. Staying at Tassia means removing yourself from the world as you know it (no tv, no internet, no cell reception) – whether walking through the bush or scrambling up to the caves where the Maasai used to live, you will not meet another car or tourist.
Tassia lodge and the 60,000 acre Lekurruki conservancy, on which it is situated is owned by a community of mukogodo Masai. Tassia and Lekurruki are part of a network of community owned eco lodges and conservancies under the Northern Rangeland Trust – http://www.nrt-kenya.org/lekurruki
Tassia is the only lodge on this conservancy allowing its guests complete privacy in a wilderness area largely untouched by tourism. The lodge was constructed in 2000, opening its doors to guests in June 2001.
Tassia has been a premier tourist destination in northern Kenya, incorporating the true spirit of the unspoiled African bush. The lodge employs 90% of its staff from the Lekurruki Group Ranch, and provides valuable revenue for the conservancy, split between the annual operating costs (40%) and community projects such as water pumps, school bursaries and infrastructure (60%).
A big focus at Tassia is walking safaris.
Walking is the true and purest way to explore and experience the bush.
With no pollutants of sound and smell, or the relative safety of a vehicle. The reality of how small we are in such a vast landscape hits home.
One might at first experience a sensory overload. A cocktail of scents, sights and sounds none of which you can differentiate. With each walk, you learn a few of the ingredients, which make up this cocktail of the life you are experiencing.
The diversity of the walks can satisfy all. From gentle botanical walks, learning the traditional uses and medicinal properties of plants. Short Cave walks to see where members of the community used to live. More vigorous bush walks, tracking wildlife and learning bush craft. Forrest walks, to soothe the soul and enjoy the calming effects of a Forrest.
For those that really need to stretch the legs and explore further, there are numerous hills, mountains and ridges healthy enough to exhaust the intrepid.
We also offer game drives which are often combined with a walk. Horse riding safaris can also be arranged.