Borana Lodge is built into the side of a valley overlooking the Samangua Valley with fabulous views of Mount Kenya.
The lodge's main area has a dining room, a sitting room and a bar, overlooking a busy waterhole. Built from local materials, eight thatched cottages are set within the pretty gardens with easy access to both the main areas and the horizon swimming pool; the cottages are en-suite, spacious and beautifully decorated.
Two of the cottages were designed with families in mind, and they share a veranda.
Borana offers a wide range of activities and ways of exploring the extensive local area, including game drives, horse riding (for beginners and experienced riders alike), mountain biking and walking.
About This Area
The Area
The Borana Conservancy is a non-profit conservation organisation dedicated to the sustainable conservation of critical habitat and wildlife.
Borana’s unique geographical location makes the 35,000-acre ranch a haven for a wide diversity of wildlife: elephant, buffalo, eland, Jackson’s hartebeest and herds of Grant’s gazelle, impala and plains zebra. Lion and cheetah sightings can be excellent here. Reticulated giraffes and the endangered Grevy Zebras are also residents. Black rhinos were reintroduced, and fences with neighbouring Lewa Wildlife Conservancy were dropped, making Borana part of a successful protected area for wildlife.
Due to its location, we can also access areas of great interest outside the private conservancy, such as the forests of Mt Kenya, Ngare Ndare’s magical Blue pools (both recognised as part of the UNESCO-designated Mount Kenya World Heritage Site in 2013), and the vast northern frontier district.
Borana Lodge
