Elsa's Kopje & Mugwango Hill

Mugwango Hill rises from Meru's bushland, offering sweeping views across the park toward Mount Kenya's peaks on clear days. The hilltop is the site of Elsa's Kopje — a luxury lodge named after the lioness whose story in Born Free put Meru on the world map. The surrounding area of rocky outcrops and tall grass is prime leopard habitat, and the open glades below the hill attract buffalo herds and reticulated giraffe. The lodge itself was built into the rock with minimal environmental footprint, each cottage commanding private views of the wilderness below.