Laikipia

A family drives down to Lodo Springs, Elewana’s latest addition to the wildlife-rich Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia. Road-tripping in Kenya can be exhilarating but also occasionally grueling. Our recent family…

At Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, we explore the symbiotic relationship between wildlife, tourism and local communities, and how these three pillars contribute to and benefit from conservation.   Photographs: Brian Siambi…

Lodges play a key role in conservation, ensuring a continued protection of wildlife while directly enriching the lives of surrounding communities. At Lewa, a conservancy fee of Ksh 4,500 per…

There is so much to love about Olepangi Farm, a place where cliche hospitality industry phrases like “home away from home” and “slice of paradise” indeed find true meaning. And…

During a usual safari experience, you get to see wild animals basking in the sun or trying to get by in the animal food chain. However, some lodges and hotels…

Much like gorilla trekking in Rwanda, tracking black rhinos on foot in Sera Conservancy should be on everyone’s bucketlist, writes Wendy Watta. Photos by Brian Siambi The ranger comes to…

1. OL PEJETA As well as conserving wildlife, preserving wilderness and providing sanctuary to endangered species, Ol Pejeta has a host of activities that’ll keep even the most active visitor…

OVERVIEW OF LAIKIPIA Laikipia is located on the equator in the larger Rift Valley Region, 186 kilometres from Nairobi. The county has two major urban centres; Nanyuki and Nyahururu, with…

Game viewing on camel-back offers a new perspective of not just being a spectator but actually being part of the wild. I am idly standing by what turns out to…

Wendy Watta discovers that a visit to Kitich camp and a hike up the beautiful chain of mountains in the Mathews Range is hardly complete without rope swinging like Tarzan…