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Saruni Samburu | Kalama Conservancy, Kenya Perched atop a granite ridge in the Kalama Mountains, Saruni Samburu looks out across the plains of Kenya’s remote north all the way to the snow-capped summit of Mount Kenya on the southern horizon. Since opening in 2008, this small, Italian-owned lodge has become the most consistently rated property in […]

Elsa’s Kopje | Meru National Park Kenya Few safari lodges in Africa carry a history as genuinely moving as Elsa’s Kopje. Built on the very hillside where conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised the orphaned lioness Elsa, whose story became the bestselling book and Academy Award-winning film Born Free, the lodge sits in Meru National

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge  | Maasai Mara, Kenya Set on community land along the banks of the Talek River, on the eastern edge of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the lodge set out to prove that a major international hotel group could deliver an authentic, immersive safari experience rather than simply transplanting a conventional

Giraffe Manor | Nairobi, Kenya Few hotels anywhere in the world announce themselves the way Giraffe Manor does: with a Rothschild’s giraffe poking its head through an open dining room window, hoping for a pellet or a slice of toast. Set on twelve acres of private garden within 140 acres of indigenous forest in Nairobi’s

Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp | Mount Kenya Perched on the edge of an escarpment with uninterrupted views stretching to Mount Kenya, Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp sits within one of northern Kenya’s most significant conservation success stories. The 56,000-acre Loisaba Conservancy, owned by the Loisaba Community Trust following a transition supported by The Nature Conservancy, forms

Angama Mara | Maasai Mara National Reserve Angama means “suspended in mid-air” in Swahili, and few names have ever fit a place so precisely. Perched 300 metres above the floor of the Great Rift Valley on the edge of the Oloololo Escarpment, Angama Mara looks directly down onto the Mara Triangle, one of the richest

Photographer’s Safari: Best Budget Trips Designed Around Great Light and Sightings A genuine photographer’s safari schedules game drives, waterhole hides, and boat cruises specifically around optimal shooting light, animal behavior, and composition, rather than simply sightseeing on a standard tourist timetable. The good news for budget-conscious photographers is that this approach doesn’t require the most

Backpacking East Africa: Budget Safari Add-Ons for Independent Travelers Backpacking East Africa and experiencing genuine, world-class safari wildlife aren’t mutually exclusive, provided you approach the safari portion of your trip differently than a typical package tourist would. Overland routes, shared vehicles, hostel and dorm-style accommodation, and short, focused local safaris let independent travelers add real

Mount Kenya vs Kilimanjaro; The question of Kilimanjaro versus Mount Kenya sits at the front of nearly every East African high-altitude trekking conversation, and the honest answer is that both mountains deliver genuinely incredible, though fundamentally different, experiences. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak at 5,895 metres, draws the fame and the crowds; Mount Kenya, the continent’s

24 Best Luxury Safari Accommodations in Kenya ; Kenya invented the safari and remains the benchmark for the rest of Africa’s luxury safari industry. From glass-fronted suites suspended above the Rift Valley to open-air Laikipia villas and Amboseli tented camps positioned for the finest elephant photography on the continent, Kenya’s luxury accommodation genuinely spans an