Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Amboseli Sopa Lodge lie’s in Africa’s “Hemingway country" with a backdrop of Kilimanjaro and easy access to the national park.

The lodge lies in a park-like setting at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Hidden away  property’s gardens are many exotic trees and plants, and numerous  species of bird. You can also encounter monkeys, mongooses, squirrels, and duikers. The property occupies 190 acres of Masai land’s Kimana Group Ranch district.

The property has 83 rooms, located in chalets in the lodge’s gardens. All rooms have a bathroom and veranda. A number of rooms have interconnecting  doors making them ideal for families. The lodge also boasts a extremely spacious two bedroom suite with a huge veranda. Lodge can provide accommodation for max 161 guests.

The lodge features four bars, one of which is adjacent to the swimming pool, while another, Hemingway's Bar, is perched on top of massive boulders at the highest point of the property, offering a 360 degree view over the surrounding landscape, making it the perfect place to enjoy a sundowner. In appreciation of Ernest Hemingway, who was inspired to write several novels, later filmed, in the country around Amboseli and Mt. Kilimanjaro, the bar is furnished in period style in his honour.

The Kibo Restaurant, named after Mt. Kilimanjaro's highest peak, is a circular building - which is characteristic of the region - in an African inspired style with Masaii decorations and a thatched makuti roof. The restaurant has a small, sunken bar and an outdoors terrasse with a majestic view of Kilimanjaro. Just below the terrace is an open fireplace and a fish pond.

Guests have access to a swimming pool and sauna. The surroundings are perfect for walking and birdwatching, there is also easy access toAmboseli National Park.

The lodge is located in the collectively owned Masai country’s, Kimana Group Ranch,  20 km/20 min. Drive from  Amboseli National Park, Kimana Gate. Nairobi is  225 km/3 hours away and Mombasa a 350 km/4 hour journey.