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Anne Legei welcomes us happily to their group’s makeshift workshop under a tree in the scorching afternoon heat at Sangaa, just next to Borana Conservancy. Three generations of women form the Nareto Women’s Group, a local self-help team made up of 21 Maasai women, engage in beading among other ventures. Beading is a traditional activity […]
read moreEarlier this month a female lion was collared as part of the Collaring for Co-existence initiative with Lion Landscapes. Collaring for Co-existence uses technology to mitigate the instances of human wildlife conflict. Specialized GPS collars are fitted to male and female lions to provide livestock owners with real-time lion movement data via a mobile add, […]
read moreIn August and the beginning of September, we closed Laragai to re-thatch the roof in the dining room and main mess area. We are now open and are extremely happy to see so many guests coming through the doors. We have gone through the necessary protocols to protect our staff and guests from Covid […]
read moreMake the most of our extended stay special offer for 2020 and 2021 (excluding Christmas and New Year). Stay for 5 nights and pay for only 4 nights. Email our team to make an enquiry.
read moreBimbi is a third generation Kenya who grew up on sheep farm in Kipkabus, in Western Kenya. In 1976 her family emigrated to Andalucia in Spain from where Bimbi went to finish her education in the UK and stayed on to work in London until 1989. Fuzz and Bimbi ran Borana Lodge for five […]
read moreOn World Ranger Day, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba and co-chair of Paradise International Foundation, announced the Paradise African Ranger Awards, a ten-year initiative to support 500 wildlife rangers across Africa. We are delighted to announce that Rianto Lokoran, second in command of Borana’s armed security team, has been selected as one of the […]
read moreThe kitchen team at Laragai House have been very busy over the last couple of weeks with assistant manager Chiara Parazzi helping to update their skills when it comes to cooking vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free meal options. The kitchen staff at Laragai House are equip to deal with any number of food requests or allergies […]
read moreGuests staying at Laragai House in the early part of 2019 were lucky to witness three new rhino calves who had been born on Borana Conservancy in the first eight weeks of the year. Borana Conservancy lies at the foot of Mount Kenya, just 26km (16 miles) from the equator and 1 980m (6 500 feet) above […]
read moreWith a 230 km route that passes through the heart of rhino conservation – from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy through the foothills of Mt Kenya to Borana Conservancy and Ol Jogi Conservancies and the undulating plains of Ol Pejeta Conservancy on the Equator – runners will experience raw nature in the wild. Along the route, they […]
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