Il Ngwesi is a Maasai run and owned Group Ranch in Laikipia District, Kenya. The group ranch represents a vision of land use that both meets the needs of the communities that live in the area and also provides a large and secure environment for wildlife populations to live and migrate. For more than one decade, Il Ngwesi Group Ranch has been driven by a vision to integrate community development & sustainable environmental management. The core idea is to use environment as a means to improve the livelihood of the people through eco-friendly activities that conserve wildlife and its habitat and uphold the Maasai culture. The vision led the community to set aside 80% of their land for conservation activities. Our unique eco-lodge was then established within the conservation area. The income from the lodge directly supports several community projects as well as the conservation budget.