Desert rose Kenya

Desert Rose lodge is a home in Africa's wilderness located quietly on the southern slopes the Northern Kenya south of Lake Turkana.

Desert rose has five houses, individually designed around various natural features. Each has an open-air bathroom to ensures total privacy and simultaneous exposure to the nature.

The main lounge and dining room is situated with panoramic views off the mountains and beyond, while the pool perched on the edge with flat grass surrounding completes the harmony of this small creation.

The stunning landscape, interesting vegetation, which varies incredibly from the hot dry valley floor to the cool green forests on the top of the mountain, ensures there is plenty of variety in the forest walks. Game in the area is shy and scattered. Baboon and leopard are often heard close-by in the granite rock cliffs or the spectacular fig trees, which also abound in bird life.

Available activities include picnic by the granite waterslide a nine thousand foot mountain above the slide also provided many children with days of entertainment, a natural swimming pool, massages, reflexology and other beauty treatments, walking safaris, camels safaris, some can take 2 – 6 days. A helicopter trip through the spectacular Suguta valley to Desert Rose is definitely worth the treat. A timeless way to explore an unchanged culture and people of this beautiful landscapes.

Access can be by air - one can charter a flight from Nairobi or Nanyuk or wherever you are in the country. Access by road is about 8 hours drive from Nairobi. Map could be provide on request.

The lodge is located at 5,500 feet and its 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.

The remote location ideally requires a full week in order to fully appreciate the tranquil ambience and the multitude of activities to chose from. Despite its remote location, the lodge is very child-friendly, encouraging families with kids of all ages.