Mukutan Retreat Lodge is a unique refuge overlooking the spectacular Mukutan Gorge on the edge of the Great Rift Valley. The Retreat is situated on the extreme west of Laikipia on the 100,000 acre Laikipia Nature Conservancy, home to conservationist and author Kuki Gallmann.
Mukutan means 'the meeting' and it is here that the fingers of surrounding hills meet. "I Dreamed of Africa" is based on the best-selling autobiography of Kuki Gallmann, the proprietor of Mukutan Retreat Lodge ...an oasis of breathtaking beauty where wildlife dwells undisturbed.
Mukutan Retreat Lodge is situated on the extreme west of the region of Laikipia Nature Conservancy, West Laikipia, Northern Kenya the gem of the East African Highlands, on the ranch of Ol Ari Nyiro. Ol Ari Nyiro is renowned for the variety of its landscapes, from open savannah to steep gorges, endless vistas of hills covered in wild sage and thorn trees; for its herds of elephant, buffalo, antelope and its many lions.
The ranch is sanctuary to the largest known population of undisturbed indigenous black rhino outside National Parks. Mukutan Retreat Lodge is perched on the cliffs overlooking the gorge, its waterfalls, palm trees and extraordinary thermal hot springs.
The unique setting, the silence and the evocative sounds of Africa, make of hue Mukutan Retreat an exclusive hideaway for discriminate travelers, who wish to find a total communion with nature in simple yet sophisticated comfort.