Ol Malo Lodge and the Ol Malo Trust
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Share a dream and vision while you get an intimate glimpse into the true heart of Africa from this privately-owned 5,000 acre game sanctuary on the edge of the Laikipia Plateau in Kenya’s wild and beautiful North Eastern Province.
The Ol Malo Lodge began as the Francombe family home. The Guesthouse, added some years later, is truly a wonder to behold. Slowly they have transformed the overgrazed cattleranch bordering Samburuland into a world-renown sanctuary for Kenyan wildlife implementing low-impact tourism and maintaining species and habitats through conservation.
Through the efforts of daughter Julia Francombe, the fundraising organisations Ol Malo Designs and Ol Malo Trust, each strive to maintain and preserve the culture of the Samburu people.
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