You think you have been to Kenya? I would bet – not really! Kenya is and has always been about Dynamism, Exploration and Adventure. Yes you are probably right but wait a moment - if Kenya to you is Amboseli, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, the Tsavo and the beaches of Malindi and Mombasa then you are a little off mark. It is without doubt that these places are great but another Kenyan gem lays un-experienced by the discerning traveler. It offers privacy, discovery and abundant adventure.

What is the name of this place? Laikipia                                                                                  Map of Laikipia

Laikipia is probably the only place in the world that can rival Masai Mara in terms game watching.

What attracts world renowned personalities like Prince William in Laikipia? The Prince William even engaged his fiancée in this area and has made Lewa Conservancy his annual retreat. The world’s fastest Man - Usain Bolt was at Segera Ranch and had his day when the bull elephant came close to their truck. What is it in these uninhabited arid lands?

It is exclusive in nature and the outstanding quality of lodges and camps offer even more serene beauty. Laikipia offers an extraordinary ecosystem with massive wildlife populations, and even more a home to endangered wildlife species in Kenya. Laikipia is without doubt one of Kenya's premier safari destination.

 

Branded as Kenya’s high country, Laikipia’s vast plains extend from the slopes of Mount Kenya to the edge of the Great Rift Valley and the edge of Kenya's northern rangelands. Forming part of the 50,000km² Ewaso ecosystem, Laikipia is greater than all of Kenya's game reserves and national parks except Tsavo.

 

Laikipia Private Community and Group Ranches   Mugie   Segera   Lewa   Ol malo   Sweet Waters   Ol Pejeta   El Karama   Lekurruki   Tarsia    Ol Ari Ngiro   Il Ngwesi   Loisaba   Borana

Laikipia is wild, diverse and scenically an impressive landscape offering visitors seclusion, independence and space. The ecosystem supports a great variety and numbers of wild animals. Wildlife densities in the Laikipia and Ewaso region rank second to the internationally renowned Masai Mara ecosystem.

The district also provides a safe refuge for the endangered Grevy’s zebra (70% of the world’s population), reticulated giraffe, and the only viable group of Lelwel hartebeest in the country, as well as Africa’s only expanding population of wild dog - now the worlds 4th largest.

Laikipia’s biodiversity is globally distinctive, and it is wholly sustained by the Laikipia community, constituting of local community initiatives, private ranches, small scale farmers, cooperatives and tourism ventures.

Many things distinguish Laikipia from the rest of Kenya, but perhaps the most noteworthy is how people from diverse cultural backgrounds have joined hands to support conservation.

Laikipia has emerged as a model that continues to play a defining role in community-based conservation success. The amazing intensity of the Laikipia ecosystem has fostered the development of world class tourism - both community driven and privately owned.

 

There are over 40 tourism operators active in Laikipia, ranging from small lodges and tented camps to ranch houses and adventure based operators specialising in walking, camel and horse safaris.  Typically Laikipia’s tourism facilities are low impact (just about 14 beds), high value and highly creative.  Together, they offer over 50 different wilderness-based activities.  All are members of the Laikipia Wildlife Forum - a pioneering environmental conservation association, and actively support LWF’s conservation initiatives.

Over the last decade, LWF has played a pivotal role in the development of world class community-owned tourism projects such as Il N’gwesi, Tassia, Koija star beds, Ol Lentille and Ol Gaboli, and actively markets Laikipia internationally on behalf of all ecotourism ventures.