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Ol Tukai Lodge is a safari lodge located in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya, East Africa. It is situated at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, offering breathtaking views of the mountain and the surrounding plains. The lodge is known for its spacious cottages, which are designed to blend in with the natural environment and offer guests a comfortable and relaxing stay.
The lodge offers a range of activities for guests to enjoy, including game drives, guided nature walks, birdwatching, and cultural visits to nearby Maasai villages. Guests can also relax by the lodge’s swimming pool, enjoy a massage at the spa, or take in the stunning views from the lodge’s observation deck.
One of the highlights of Ol Tukai Lodge is its location in Amboseli National Park, which is home to a diverse array of wildlife, including elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, and many more. The park is also famous for its large herds of elephants, and guests at Ol Tukai Lodge have the opportunity to witness these magnificent creatures up close.
Ol Tukai Lodge in Amboseli is one of the best spots in the world to watch Elephants. It is located in the heart of the Amboseli National Park, in Kenya which is one of East Africa’s most fascinating wildlife parks.
The eastern part of Ol Tukai Lodge is home to several families of an elephant. Writers have described Ol Tukai and the surrounding as “A HOME FOR THE GODS”
With the flat plains on one side and lush, indigenous acacia tree forest on the other. Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli’s design takes full advantage of this natural topography. For this reason, it is one of the most modern lodges in East Africa. They pride themselves as being the best in the hospitality and service that they extend to their guests.
Ol Tukai Lodge is exotic and refined in all aspects and is 4 km from the Amboseli Elephant Research Camp and has beautiful views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The Ol Tukai Lodge main restaurant offers nightly themed dining. The Makuti-style verandah overlooking the Reserve with open-air bar features a rooftop deck with panoramic views. Activities include game drives, Maasai dancing, and cultural lectures. Ol Tukai has a refined lounge and a tree-shaded outdoor pool with a sundeck and loungers.
Ol Tukai Lodge shares in the rich cultural history of Amboseli involving The Maasai Community, The Colonial Government and The Early European explorers. The culmination of all these defines our hospitality offering of authentic African Safari experience and culture.
The lodge opened its doors in 1996, on the original setup for the film crew who shot Snow at Kilimanjaro in 1948 starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner – an adaptation of The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories, a compendium of short stories authored by Ernest Hemingway that was published in 1961.
The lodge is strategically located at the heart of Amboseli National Park. As such, it is designed to take advantage of its scenic environment; Mt. Kilimanjaro and the abundant wildlife of Amboseli, making it a world-renowned spot to observe African Elephants.
We started out by offering unique Safari experiences to leisure travelers but we have since expanded our services to the corporate world.
Our strength lies in our flexibility to offer hospitality excellence to diverse travel individuals. Integrity is deeply woven into our business culture. We also promote a working environment that cultivates job satisfaction.
We are disability-friendly, family-friendly, and eco-friendly.