When I first heard of this small lodge tucked by the banks of Mbagathi River near Ongata Rongai, I was a bit skeptical. “Ongata Rongai?” I thought of traffic jams, people and dust. But as I found out, “near” Ongata Rongai may not be exactly near Ongata Rongai.
I set out on Friday morning to discover the quiet getaway. Against expectations, getting to Ongata Rongai presented no problems. It was around midday and traffic was light. Things got a bit complicated once I branched off onto Masai Lodge Road. Tuk tuks, donkeys, handcart pushers and huge trucks hauling construction materials made this thoroughfare one congested road.