Lodge
ol Donyo Lodge
Outside protected areasby Great Plains Conservation
Eight-suite lodge on the Maasai-owned Mbirikani Ranch below the Chyulu Hills, between Amboseli and Tsavo with Kilimanjaro views. Two hides overlook the lodge waterhole, a sunken hide with fridge and coffee machine and an open-air hide, usable all day; doors-off helicopter flights are offered for aerial work. The area holds some of the last big-tusked elephants.
Details
- Feeding not stated
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- For photographers
- Hides on site
- Language
- English
- Species nearby
- African elephant, Lion, Spotted hyena and Cheetah
Months
- January, open
- February, open
- March, open
- April, open
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, open
- November, open
- December, open
Year round or not stated
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Nairobi time (with summer time where it applies).
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 06:34– | 18:17– | 12h 15m12 h 15 min | 71° |
| Feb | 06:41– | 18:21– | 12h 11m12 h 11 min | 80° |
| Mar | 06:38– | 18:14– | 12h 7m12 h 7 min | 90° |
| Apr | 06:31– | 18:03– | 12h 3m12 h 3 min | 78° |
| May | 06:29– | 17:56– | 12h12 h | 69° |
| Jun | 06:34– | 17:59– | 11h 59m11 h 59 min | 64° |
| Jul | 06:39– | 18:05– | 11h 59m11 h 59 min | 66° |
| Aug | 06:36– | 18:06– | 12h 2m12 h 2 min | 74° |
| Sep | 06:25– | 18:00– | 12h 5m12 h 5 min | 85° |
| Oct | 06:13– | 17:52– | 12h 10m12 h 10 min | 84° |
| Nov | 06:10– | 17:52– | 12h 14m12 h 14 min | 74° |
| Dec | 06:20– | 18:02– | 12h 16m12 h 16 min | 69° |