Lemala Kuria Hills Lodge

The impact of your stay:

• Lemala Kuria Hills have spearheaded an innovative anti-plastic pollution initiative in Tanzania. Their approach involves conscious alternatives to plastic and a meticulous recycling and upcycling system. They provide guests with 100% biodegradable and plastic-free lunch boxes. To date, they have removed over 100 tons of plastic from parks in Tanzania and crafted recycled school desks donated to local schools. Water purification plants in their lodges have saved over 18,000 plastic bottles, and glass bottles are recycled into water decanters, jewellery, glassware, and more.
• The camp demonstrates a commitment to environmental sustainability in its construction. Thirty percent of the steel used in Lemala Lodges is recycled from scrap metal. The lodge operates 100% off the grid, utilising renewable energy and producing zero emissions and fuel usage, except in the rare case of generator backup.
• The lodges play a crucial role in supporting various community empowerment initiatives, including one addressing sanitary pad poverty prevalent in Maasai communities with limited access to such items. The project has distributed over 3000 reusable pads to young Maasai girls in remote schools, locally produced by the NGO Women’s Group, Upendo Women’s Foundation in Arusha.