Tawi Lodge is located on a private conservancy of 3,000 acres, just five minutes from Kimana Gate, the eastern entrance to Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m) – the worlds’ largest free-standing mountain. Staying at Tawi, you get the best of both worlds, a private conservancy and swift access to the one of Kenya’s most unique national parks.
The lodge boasts a swimming pool with sun beds on wooden decks overlooking the waterhole. A large main lounge with a fire place and bar. A small upper deck lounge. Lovely gift shop. A fantastic spa, offering massages, pedicures, manicures and reflexology. An outdoor ‘hot tub’. Outside central fireplace and bar overlooking the waterhole.
All meals are served at the main lodge dining room or in the garden. At sunrise, trays of hot tea and coffee are brought to your cottages, a perfect wake-up call before your game drive! Enjoy the wilderness with a picnic breakfast or lunch which are also available, with prior notice. Our creative chef can cater for special dietary requirements, with advance notice. (NAT)
Cottages
There are 13 individual guest cottages set on either side of the main lodge building; all cottages have a spectacular view of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Tawi can accommodate up to 30 guests. All ensuite, each has a large lockable wooden chest for safekeeping of valuables, spacious hanging cupboards and a fire place. Cottage 7 is suitable for wheelchair access.
Suite
The expansive and elegantly designed suite at Tawi Lodge is now open for reservations! Boasting spacious accommodations with a private lounge and dining area, this suite is perfect for families or friends traveling together. Enjoy the freedom of private time with the added convenience of a personal kitchen. For guests with specific dietary needs, our Kosher chef is at your service.
The suite features one double and one twin room, separated by a central dining and lounge area. Each room has its own entrance and private verandah, complete with a plunge pool. When booking the entire suite, connecting doors unlock, granting access to the entire space, including a third entrance to the main area with breathtaking views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Enjoy fabulous game-drives across the ancient Amboseli landscapes, sundowners looking up at the mountain or take guided bush walks in the conservancy with fabulous Maasai guides.
Game Drives
With access to both Tawi Conservancy and Amboseli National Park, game drives are fantastic. Game vehicles are open sided, with camera charging facilities. Night game drives are available in the conservancy. Tawi guides are experts in their field, ready to share their extensive knowledge.
Bush Walks
A chance to stretch your legs, learn along the way the different traditional uses of the various plants and shrubs, the different animal tracks and signs, birdsong, trees, wild flowers and insects. A chance to smell and hear the natural world.
Cultural Visits
The local Maasai community welcome guests to visit their authentic, traditional village. You learn about the traditional lifestyle of the Maasai. The local community nursery & primary school is also a fun spot to pay a visit.
Hot Air Balloons
A view from above, experience a once in a life time experience with a hot air balloon journey above the stunning Amboslei below.
The lodge is an eco-friendly operation, we take maximum care of the environment and its people, without compromising the comfort of its guests. We work hard to ensure this little piece of paradise is preserved, to do this we have a number of programmes. Solid waste management, renewable energy solutions, Solar powered principally. We guarantee Maasai landowners revenue through the lease of their land which in turn preserves an essential natural corridor for the abundant wildlife to roam as they please, as they need. The whole community also benefits with schooling and other projects.
Community
The land leased for the lodge, directly benefits the “Land Owners” and their families as well as bed-night fee revenue. The local community are employed and receive valuable training and skills. Tawi Lodge pays for a full sponsorship for 4 students to attend secondary school, and also assists with projects at the local community school. The lodge purchases most of its supplies where possible from the local neighbours in the nearby townships.
Training and Education
Lemong’o school sits on the edge of our conservancy. The school, for young Maasai in the area, accommodates children from 3 to 9 years. To support the school, Tawi has provided water tanks, a fence to protect children from wildlife, notebooks, pencils, blackboards, chairs, etc... Tawi also helps the school by arranging for volunteers to come and teach basic notions on hygiene, respect for the environment, wildlife and with visits or any donations from guests.
Conservation
Amboseli National park (392 km²) is renowned famous for its elephant population of approximately 1,500, yet the existing eco-system (within the park boundaries) is insufficient to support and sustain life for all of them and all the other ungulates in the territory, therefore requiring more land to be sustainable.
The owners of Tawi Lodge partnered with local Maasai landowners and formed the 3000 acres Tawi Conservancy, bordering Amboseli National Park. Until its creation, the land was privately owned and was gradually being sold or rented for farming and other commercial projects, this led to a rise in human wildlife conflict. The community-run conservancy, promotes and maintains a harmonious environment for the wildlife and the Maasai people along the corridor between Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills. 
Wildlife Corridor
The conservancy sits directly within the natural corridor for the elephants, ancient trails and routes which they have used for centuries, to roam freely and migrate as necessary to greener pastures depending on the season, allowing movement between the Amboslei eco-system and the further regions of the Chyulu Hills and Tsavo.
The partnership and establishment of the conservancy continues to help support this vast ecosystem on which they, the elephants and other wildlife rely on.