Tassia Lodge

Set dramatically on a rocky bluff within the 60,000-acre Lekurruki Community Conservancy, Tassia is a pioneering community-owned safari lodge. The property belongs to the indigenous Yaaku community, with 820 local families directly benefiting from every stay through conservancy fees, school bursaries, clinics and ranger salaries.

Built lightly from local stone, dead wood and thatch, the lodge features just seven open-air en-suite rooms, a shaded plunge pool and dining decks with uninterrupted views across the northern frontier. While away the hours watching herds of elephants, reticulated giraffes and Grevy's zebras drink at the salt lick and waterhole below, or venture into the bush on guided walking safaris with Yaaku trackers.