OUR STORY

After building the lodge on community-owned land, Gill and John Elias, the founders, donated it to the local community and managed it under a long-term agreement. Over the years, several other Maasai and Samburu communities contributed land to the Ol Lentille conservancy, resulting in a total of 40,000 acres of protected land which has been returned to life and re-wilded, and can now be enjoyed exclusively by Ol Lentille guests. The deep connection which Ol Lentille lodge enjoys with the local communities as a result of this unique partnership gives our guests unparalleled access to and insight into the life and culture of the surrounding Maasai and Samburu communities.

Fast forward to 2022. Andre Cohen and Laura Yung, who first discovered Ol Lentille as guests in 2019, acquire the Ol Lentille management company. Laura and Andre, corporate executives who have lived and worked in Asia, the United States and Africa, have long been passionate about conservation and Africa. They now split their time between Singapore and Kenya and are committed to taking the Ol Lentille story to the next level, with world class hospitality in tandem with community-based conservation and community development.