Tassia Lodge — Hotel in Laikipia County

A beautiful place, indeed. However, one must know what they're getting themselves into.||Amidst all the beauty, you're made aware that you are not within a space fenced from wildlife - wild animals including baboons, leopards and potentially hyenas.||Your rooms have no doors, no windows, no grills to shield from wild animals potentially invading your premise.||Night rangers are not within close proximity of your room during the night - they only come to ward off baboons that may show up inside your room in the morning hours. They only approach your room in the event of an emergency which would have them having to speed through about 200m terrain before they get to you - seems impractical for them to not be right there just incase, given that they are armed.||The lack of guaranteed security could leave you feeling completely vulnerable.||I prayed a lot just to have courage to leave the room in the morning, and I don't think you should be left to feel so unsecure/unsafe.||I could rate it an easy 10/10 because of how beautiful the place is. Due to security compromise and knowing I just can't rate it from beauty alone, I personally don't rate it anything unless security is enhanced. Each night and waking morning in my room felt like I was gambling with my life.||One may ask, didn't we know what we were getting ourselves into? Actually, there was a lack of clarification on our end to properly figure out the security measures of this place - we thought we were going to stay in a fenced zone.||PS. Not suitable for anyone who isn't a fan of being exposed to wildlife - you literally sign a waiver form to consent to the fact that the lodge team is not responsible for any harm or death on your part. Road terrain is also quite bumpy on the way to the lodge once you gear off from the main road (for at...

Recently returned from Tassia and all I can think is what excuse can I use to go back the 15,000 kms from New Zealand. Last time I told my husband it was our last family trip and as venue for that event Tassia was perfect. Our kids 17 and 21 were as entranced as we were. Tassia is beyond comparison with anything I have experienced in many decades of pretty extensive travel.The view over the Savannah is humbling. The simplicity and beauty of the rooms open to the elements connects at some very deep level and I would doubt there are many that would come away untouched. We loved arriving by car on the two hour bumpy and sometimes exhilarating jeep ride in,gave a sense of the isolation of the place and we saw wildlife in both directions (flying straight in is an option). Martin Wheeler was faultless in his attention to us. Isiah who guided us over our stay is one the most articulate and intelligent young men I have met in many years and the information he imparted was fascinating .The food was creative,fresh and consistently delicious . Mike, George ,Grace and all the rest of the team at Tassia showed such intuitive understanding of hosting,so impressed.I am working on that new justification spin and hope to get there again soon. From all of us Kiwis,thank you...

Tassia is unique, and not a traditional safari camp. Although there is a lot of game to see, it is less than in other areas, so your expectations should be different. For our family, Tassia was the fourth and final segment of our trip, so relaxing was most important to us, and Tassia delivers. We were the only guests for three nights, so we had the place to ourselves, which was nice. Sitting on my boulder "porch" watching the sun come up was as fun as any game drive. It's all good--the walks, the games, the guides, Blood Mountain. Martin and his family are fun and interesting as hosts. The lodge is 2 1/2 hours from the Lewa airstrip, so unless you helicopter in or fly to Tassia's airstrip, prepare for the long BuMpY ride, through villages and ever changing scenery--saw 6 rhino on the drive out! I'd advise making it your last stop as we did, as its best feature is the...