Located on the slopes below Chyulu National Park midway

between Amboseli and Tsavo parks, away from the heat and malaria, Ol Donyo Wuas Lodge and it’s sister operation, Ride Kenya, looks up to Kilimanjaro and over the fabulous open savannahs that make Kenya so famous.

After 21 years, our small, intimate lodge and riding operation has

undergone a process of re-invention and rejuvenation to meet the challenges and markets of today and tomorrow. We reflect with pride on past accomplishments, all initiated with local community support. In 2008 we knocked down the old and re-opened with a brand new lodge that proudly holds its head high in East Africa and is receiving rave reviews from guests.

Ol Donyo Wuas is forming the core of a new, sustainable model for conservation which ensures protection of the area’s wildlife through an innovative sharing-of-benefits scheme with the local community and the creation of conservancies.

Many years ago we would get excited if we saw tracks of elephant passing through camp. Today we have elephants in front of the lodge nearly every day, including two 90 pounders who are just about permanent fixtures at our waterholes. Lion and cheetah concentrations are increasing while our black rhino populations are secure.

275,000 Acres of privacy

Guests consistently rate Ride Kenya as one of the very best horse riding operations anywhere on earth. The wide ranging and ever changing habitat, the area’s extraordinary wildlife and beauty, coupled with superb guides and well schooled horses make for the

riding holiday of a lifetime.

We offer two different itineraries for our mobile safaris. One is our Amboseli ride, which offers some of the most thrilling riding in the world, as we take horses through swamps

filled with elephant, buffalo, lion, hyena and much more. This ride is for the serious rider, who is used to long days in the saddle and riding at speed.

The other safari itinerary we offer is our signature Chyulu ride, which has been popular since we started. The scenery on this ride is unbeatable, and the going for the horses is

perfect. This ride offers families, and other less bold riders, a chance to see some of Africa’s most beautiful creatures from horseback. The wildlife is more spread out than in Amboseli,

so riders can be a bit more relaxed on this trip, but still enjoy great game sightings.

Both Ride Kenya mobile safari options are quintessentially East African, offering riding with views of Mount Kilimanjaro, across vast open plains, into acacia forests, swampland,

volcanic hills, mist forest and much more.

Classic Tented Camp 6 Night/7 Day Horseback Safaris

Ride Kenya mobile safaris are reminiscent of the safaris of old. Rides tend to cover between 15 to 30 miles per day during which the luxury camp is moved ahead to the next destination. The tented camps are extremely comfortable, with wrought iron twin or double beds, fine linen, en suite bathrooms, a central dining tent and a high standard of food and drinks. All of the mobile safaris are supported by a crew of grooms, chefs, waiters and general helpers to ensure maximum comfort for the guests.

In order to join either of our horse safari routes, guests should be fit, adventurous and capable riders. We ask that all guests are comfortable at a good canter as a minimum. We do have plenty of chances to gallop and jump also, but this is not compulsory. We aim to spend 4-7 hours per day in the saddle, and then also offer our guests the chance to enjoy game drives, bush walks and night game drives.

Ride Kenya also offers fantastic lodge-based riding holidays out of Ol Donyo Wuas. These holidays are a wonderful option for anyone wanting superb horses and riding, with all the benefits of staying in a luxury safari lodge.

We offer horseback riding everyday for Ol Donyo Wuas guests. This can be enjoyed either early in the morning, or at sunset. Most of the lodge-based rides last for about two to four hours, but we are able to cater to each guest’s needs.

Many of Ride Kenya’s mobile safari guests enjoy a night or two in the lodge after their safari, and this is an excellent add-on to our safari itineraries.

Please note: There is a weight limit for Ride Kenya’s horses. Novice riders riding from Ol Donyo Wuas lodge should be no more than 100kg, whilst advanced riders joining us for a longer expedition should be no more than 95kg.

With access to 1.4 million acres of 1. wilderness, Ride Kenya has one of the biggest, most wild riding concessions in Africa today. No roads to cross, gates to open, or fences to go around: our riding concession makes riders’ dreams of freedom and endless space come true.Ride Kenya provides a selection of 2. the highest quality and best schooled horses in East Africa. Having imported half of our horses from South Africa, we offer different breeds of horse to suit all needs.Ride Kenya offers a huge choice 3. in riding holidays to suit all levels of riders; from exhilarating and adventurous 7 day mobile safaris, to lodge-based riding holidays out of Ol Donyo Wuas.We ride with 38 species of mammals 4. including the big five (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino).Our riding area is perfect for fast 5. riding and long canters. Most of the ground surface is sandy, providing great going for the horses all year round.The ecology and landscape offer 6. variety and diverse beauty that is hard to find in one location. Landscapes we ride through include the wide open quintessential East African Plains, game rich swamps, beautiful acacia

woodlands and scenic hills. All of this is set with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop, making it a landscape that is unbeatable.Our area of operation is highly 7. exclusive…your own private wilderness. Ol Donyo Wuas and Ride Kenya share the exclusive right to operate in this remote area of southern Kenya and we do not have to ride with other tourists, see other lodges or other vehicles.Year-round we enjoy the ideal climate 8. for horse riding. Warm sunny days and cool evenings lend themselves perfectly to an amazing riding experience.All rides lead by highly experienced 9. and charismatic guides Patrick Stanton and Nicola Young, a couple with infectious enthusiasm for Africa, wildlife and their horses. With safaris being kept to a maximum of 8 people, guests can be sure of personal attention, flexible itineraries and friendly hosting.Ride Kenya’s safari guests stay in the 10. most luxurious mobile tented camp on the market today. With extremely comfortable tents, private bathrooms, excellent food and service, massage available, and grooms to look after the horses, our guests can enjoy a truly relaxing break.

Ten reasons to ride with

RIDE KENYA 7 DAY/6 NIGHT SET DEPARTURES 2010

GUARANTEED Departure Mobile Horse Safari - Minimum 2 – Maximum 8 Guests

Chyulu Hills Ride06 – 12 January 2010 14 – 20 February 201007 – 13 June 2010 12 – 18 July 201020 – 26 September 2010 06 – 12 December 2010

Amboseli Ride28 June – 4 July 2010 2 – 8 August 201023 – 29 August 2010 27 Dec 2010 – 2 Jan 2011

Guaranteed Departure rates include full board luxury tented accommodation, all meals, all alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages (excluding champagnes & imported premium drinks), laundry, schedule return air transfer between Nairobi’s Wilson Domestic Airport & Ol Donyo Wuas airstrip, road transfers between Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport & Wilson Airport on arrival & departure, Mbirikani Group Ranch Conservation Fees & temporary Flying Doctor’s Society of Africa membership

Ol Donyo Wuas Lodge has only ten

sumptuous and spacious suites.

Eight of our ‘Pool Suites’ have

private swimming pools while the two

‘Standard suites’ are similar in design and

comfort but without private pools.

All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms

with a view, including indoor and outdoor

showers and a romantic bath. Above each

bedroom is the secluded ‘star-beds’

sleep-out area upstairs where guests

can, on request, have beds set up for the

night as shown in the photograph on the

following pages.

Accommodation at

Star-beds:Wonderful sleep outs under the

stars, for those feeling more adventurous.

Ol Donyo Wuas has four suites that can be booked out as private villas or

family suites so that your friends or family are under one roof, but with ample privacy for all.

All our private villas and the family suite have two bedrooms, ensuite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor showers, baths, a private lounge, private pool(s), the ‘star-beds’ upstairs and a private dining area. If you require this private dining service, please book in advance to ensure that we have a chef and butler available.

Along with the booking of all four beds in a suite will come your own complimentary private guide and vehicle, ensuring that your activities are customised to suit your interests and timings.

Private Villas and Family Suites at

Ol Donyo Wuas’ guests are treated undoubtedly to the widest variety of activities available at any wildlife lodge in

Africa - all of which are included in your nightly accommodation tariff. Many guests often spend a week at Ol Donyo Wuas, only to wish they stayed longer. All the traditional safari activities are on offer, plus much more

including day and night game drives in open 4x4 vehicles; guided mountain bike rides across the wildlife filled plains and

morning or afternoon game-viewing horseback safaris.

Foot safaris and wildlife tracking with our Maasai trackers and interacting with our anti-poaching team with our two resident

bloodhounds are activities not to be missed as are visits to remote Maasai villages that offer guests an authentic cultural

experience.

Sleep-outs under the stars from our ‘star-beds’ above your bathroom or out on the plains on ‘Seduction Rock’ will remain with guests’ memories forever. A safari highlight for many are the close up encounters with the enormous elephant bulls that

frequent the camp’s waterhole just a few meters from the safety of our open-air ‘log-jam’ hide. Bush breakfasts enjoyed under an acacia tree on the plains, cooked on an open fire are a speciality.

The Activities of

Our Trust’s prime task is to deliver an effective outreach programme to our local

Maasai community, who in turn ensure that wildlife thrives in this part of Kenya. The Trust is run by Richard Bonham who ensures that there is delivery within these communities. The Trust is one of the longest serving and most successful trusts in East Africa, ensuring the link between community upliftment and a prospering wildlife population is maintained. Some of the projects the Trust is involved with includes:

Maasailand Predator Compensation Programme: Predators and lions in particular are regularly killed throughout East Africa, yet here at Ol Donyo Wuas not a lion has been killed since the compensation program started nearly three years ago. Our Maasai neighbours are financially compensated when lions, leopards, cheetah or hyenas kill any of their livestock. A recent and successful development has been the partnering with National Geographic Society and Dereck and Beverly Joubert’s Big Cat Initiative to expand this programme to the group ranches that surround Amboseli Reserve - an area of close to a million acres.

Amboseli/Tsavo Game Scout Association:Our game scout’s primary focus is on the prevention of poaching in the area, often working in tandem with our bloodhounds. This project is a success and the area free of all poaching, increases year after year. Working with the Tusk Trust, Richard Bonham flies the anti-poaching Piper Cub throughout the entire Amboseli region whenever it is needed.

Chyulu Rhino Project:Some of Kenya’s last free ranging black rhinos can be found in and around the Chyulu Hills. The Trust, KWS rangers, together with other organizations, is responsible for enhancing security and monitoring of these endangered rhino.

The Conservancy Initiative: The Trust, being the link between our Maasai community and the lodge, is leading the complex negotiations to create the new 23,000 acre conservancy that will for the first time create a livestock free sanctuary for wildlife on the group ranch and effectively expand the size of the Chyulu National Park. When Ol Donyo Wuas’ occupancies have climbed sufficiently and can afford the additional costs, the aim is to expand this conservancy to around 70,000 acres and create permanent migration corridors through to Kimana and Amboseli.

Mbirikani Group Ranch Mobile Clinic and Health Centre: These were established by the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation in partnership with The Trust, to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious diseases and to help improve the general health of the community. This is funded by a private United States foundation and is based in Mbirikani village but also visits communities living further afield. In addition, the fund oversees a school upliftment programme, a fixed based health centre as well as a mobile clinic to the more remote communities.

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