Here are Ol Tukai Lodge Resident Rates:
What Does PPS Mean? PPS (Per Person Sharing) means cost Per Adult when sharing the Room with another. Example KES 10,000/- PPS means, 2 Adults in 1 Room pay KES 20,000/-| Ol Tukai 2023 Rates | FULL BOARD | |||
| Standard Room | Sharing | Single | ||
| 10th May 2023 – 31st May 2023 | KES 9,700/- PPS | KES 14,550/- PP | ||
| 1st Jun 2023 – 30th Jun 2023 | KES 11,040/- PPS | KES 15,360/- PP | ||
| 1st Jul 2023 – 30th Sep 2023 | KES 16,320/- PPS | KES 22,080/- PP | ||
| 1st Oct 2023 – 23rd Dec 2023 | KES 13,200/- PPS | KES 18,430/- PP | ||
| 24th Dec 2023 – 2nd Jan 2024 | KES 16,320/- PPS | KES 22,080/- PP | ||
Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli Rates/Prices are in KES, Per Person (Full Board), Per Night
Rates Exclude: Drinks, Amboseli National Park Fees and other Extras
Christmas Minimum Stay: 3 Nights
Amboseli Ol Tukai Lodge Child Policy:
0 – 2.9 years: FREE
3 – 11 years, Sharing with Adults: 50% of PPS
1 or 2 Children (3 – 11 yrs) in own Room: Single Room Rate
12 years and above: Adult Rate applies
Amboseli National Park, 2022 KWS Park Fees:
| Amboseli National Park KWS Park Fees | KENYA CITIZEN | EAST AFRICAN RESIDENT | NON RESIDENT |
| Adults (24 Hours) Child (24 Hours) | KES 800.00 KES 200.00 | KES 800.00 KES 200.00 | USD 35.00 USD 20.00 |
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Ol Tukai Lodge in Amboseli is one of the best spots in the world to watch Elephants. It is located in the heart of the Amboseli National Park, in Kenya which is one of East Africa’s most fascinating wildlife parks.
The eastern part of Ol Tukai Lodge is home to several families of an elephant. Writers have described Ol Tukai and the surrounding as “A HOME FOR THE GODS”
With the flat plains on one side and lush, indigenous acacia tree forest on the other. Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli’s design takes full advantage of this natural topography. For this reason, it is one of the most modern lodges in East Africa. They pride themselves as being the best in the hospitality and service that they extend to their guests.
Ol Tukai Lodge is exotic and refined in all aspects and is 4 km from the Amboseli Elephant Research Camp and has beautiful views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The Ol Tukai Lodge main restaurant offers nightly themed dining. The Makuti-style verandah overlooking the Reserve with open-air bar features a rooftop deck with panoramic views. Activities include game drives, Maasai dancing, and cultural lectures. Ol Tukai has a refined lounge and a tree-shaded outdoor pool with a sundeck and loungers.
Ol Tukai Lodge shares in the rich cultural history of Amboseli involving The Maasai Community, The Colonial Government and The Early European explorers. The culmination of all these defines our hospitality offering of authentic African Safari experience and culture.
The lodge opened its doors in 1996, on the original setup for the film crew who shot Snow at Kilimanjaro in 1948 starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner – an adaptation of The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories, a compendium of short stories authored by Ernest Hemingway that was published in 1961.
The lodge is strategically located at the heart of Amboseli National Park. As such, it is designed to take advantage of its scenic environment; Mt. Kilimanjaro and the abundant wildlife of Amboseli, making it a world-renowned spot to observe African Elephants.
We started out by offering unique Safari experiences to leisure travelers but we have since expanded our services to the corporate world.
Our strength lies in our flexibility to offer hospitality excellence to diverse travel individuals. Integrity is deeply woven into our business culture. We also promote a working environment that cultivates job satisfaction.
We are disability-friendly, family-friendly, and eco-friendly.
The distance between Nairobi to Ol Tukai Lodge is 270 Km by road. Ol Tukai Lodge Location is accessible on the following routes, Nairobi – Kajiado – Mashuru – Amboseli or Nairobi – Namanga – Amboseli
– Distance from Nairobi- approx.270kms
– By road- 4 hours
– By air -30 mins from Wilson airport Nairobi
– Distance from the lodge to the airstrip – 15 km
Ol Tukai’s conference room is fully equipped with video, flip charts, projector, and other relevant apparatus. The room can accommodate up to 200 delegates and the management is happy to cater for specific seating requirements.
Services are held every Sunday and all are welcome. Ol Tukia Lodge multi-denominational chapel is a wonderful place to tie the knot or renew marriage vows.
Browse through our shop for souvenirs and memorabilia. Toiletries and other personal necessities are also available.
Ol Tukia Lodge resident nurse operates a clinic for guests, staff and the local community within the Park.
Ol Tukai Lodge has a Bureau de Change. You can exchange foreign currency at reasonable rates.
All major credit cards are accepted at Ol Tukai Lodge
Children are welcome at Ol Tukai Lodge. Most bedrooms are easily large enough to accommodate an extra bed. A children’s menu and early supper are available and security guards patrol while parents enjoy their dinner.
Ol Tukai Lodge has 24-hour telephone, WIFI internet services, and a business center
There are 80 luxury chalet-style twin rooms at Ol Tukai Lodge, all with an uninterrupted view of the wetlands or Kilimanjaro. Stylish and comfortable, the rooms have private bath rooms and individual terraces.
They are equipped with safes, fans, tea and coffee counters. To accommodate physically challenged guests, two rooms at Ol Tukai Lodge have been designed according to EU standards.
The beautifully appointed rooms provide quality, comfort and attention to detail. The presence of the wilderness can be felt in the silence of the night.
Ol Tukia Lodge Restaurants/Bars
The dining room at Ol Tukai Lodge features an intricately designed sisal tapestry by a local artist, depicting the Maasai people. Just meters from elephants and other game that venture close to the boundary, the dining room opens onto a veranda in the garden where lunch is usually served.
Ol Tukai Lodge Pool Bar
The pool bar serves snacks and drinks between meal times. The pool waiters will be pleased to assist you, and the duty barman can make you a special fruit punch while you soak up the sun.
Ol Tukai Lodge Elephant Bar
The Elephant Bar at Ol Tukai Lodge is situated between the lounge and dining room. This open-air bar serves a wide selection of beers, cocktails, liqueurs and fresh fruit juices, and above the bar a roof level deck offers a splendid panorama of the marshlands and Kilimanjaro.
After a long day of game drives, our masseuse will be waiting with a variety of essential oils to relax your mind and soul.
After the morning game drive, before your afternoon game drive, why not take a cooling swim or lounge by the pool on a sun-bed in the shade of the acacias. You will love the fresh air at Ol Tukai Lodge. The crystal clear waters of the swimming pool is shaded by the occasional acacia trees. The pool deck has sunbeds to soak up the African afternoon sunshine before the evening game drive.
Scrabble, Monopoly, cards and many other games are available from reception. Spend some quality time with family or other travelers in your group.
Amboseli is renowned for its large population of elephants. It is well-endowed with other wildlife worth watching. Our well-versed driver will make sure that it is the most memorable safari of your life. Nature walks of the same magnitude can be arranged.
A troupe of Maasai Moran warriors will entertain you with traditional songs and dances after dinner at about 9.15pm, on alternate evenings.The Maasai people are among the last remaining Kenyan tribes holding on to their culture. Interact with them and learn their fascinating way of life firsthand in one of the neighbouring villages.
Ol Tukai is home to 400 species of beautiful African birds. Enjoy the short bird walk that starts at the entrance of the hotel and rambles under the canopy of acacia trees around the lodge. A must for any fledgling ornithologist! Ol Tukai harbours a staggering 400 bird species. Enjoy the bird walk that starts from the entrance of the hotel and winds its way under the canopy of acacia trees around the lodge guided by our resident ornithologist. A birdwatching drive can be arranged.
Lecturers from Elephant Research regularly give interesting, informative lectures at the Lodge.
Water is life, and trees play an important role in the life cycle. Plant a tree today for a better environment tomorrow.
Kids can relax at the kids’ section which is available at the lodge.
An adrenaline junkie? Our outdoor table tennis (ping pong) is just what you need.
The excitement of tying the knot is intense enough to make you burst with happiness. Compound this with a fairy venue that is Ol Tukai Lodge, and you will be the envy of many. The Lodge, with its African style, wide-open and manicured lawns blends into its surroundings. Its location is perfect for a unique outdoor or ballroom destination wedding and vow renewal.
Let the sound of the large herd of elephants be your wake up call and the glimmer of Mt. Kilimanjaro peak be your first morning sight as you nip your champagne breakfast. Spend the day with the wildlife in the park then watch the sunset beauty atop the Observation Hill at dusk as the wildlife head home. This is the charming background of the lodge, perfect for an amorous honeymoon and anniversary celebrations.
A quite getaway destination for worshippers waits for you at Ol Tukai Lodge. Praise and worship at our chapel or hold seminars and breakaway group meetings in one of our conference rooms. Wine and dine together under the starry night entertained either by our Maasai Morans or the music you will provide.
We engage the children in a myriad of activities while the parents, grandparents or teachers/chaperones unwind. Ol Tukai Lodge sports activities give the children a chance to engage in physical activities as well as make friends, develop skills, learn teamwork and build self-esteem.
Contact us to book your team building, conferences or wedding at Ol Tukai Lodge.
