Kenya, Meru
Elsa’s Kopje Lodge
Hotel
(4 stars)
TLE Recommends: Book Elsa's Private House, with your own infinity pool, private garden and Mount Kenya views makes it the most spectacular way to experience the lodge At a glance
Rooms 11 open-fronted cottages on Mughwango Hill including six Cottage Suites, three Honeymoon Cottages, a Family Cottage and the standalone Elsa's Private House with private infinity pool
Amenities Open-air dining room and bar, main infinity pool overlooking the Meru plains, in-cottage massage and beauty treatments, twice-daily game drives
More An Elewana Collection lodge sculpted into Mughwango Hill, above George Adamson's original lion-rehabilitation camp in Meru National Park
Elsa’s Kopje Lodge
This impressive eco-friendly boutique lodge can be found on the top of Mughwango Hill and overlooks the Meru plains. Guests can choose from one of the elegant rustic cottages, which provide stunning views over Meru National Park and a good range of amenities to help make a stay here very comfortable. The most luxurious option is the private house, which faces Kenya and comes complete with its own infinity pool. The onsite restaurant serves excellent international dishes, most of which boast an authentic Italian influence. A number of activities are arranged for guests to enjoy such as river fishing and trips to the celebrated rhino sanctuary.
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Location
- Mughwango Airstrip is a 5-minute drive from the lodge
- Accessed via charter flight from Nairobi Wilson Airport (approximately 1 hour) to Mughwango Airstrip
- Kinna Airstrip is around a 45-minute drive
- Driving from Nairobi takes around 7 hours
- Set on Mughwango Hill within Meru National Park, central Kenya, with views over 870 km² of the park’s plains
- Above the site of George Adamson’s original camp where orphan lions were raised and released
- Mount Kenya views to the east (especially from Elsa’s Private House)
- 13 life-giving rivers traverse the surrounding semi-arid landscape, dotted with doum palms
