Laikipia Plateau Lodges and Safari Camps

Laikipia Lodges

Safari Lodges And Tented Camps In Kenya's Second Largest Conservancy, The Laikipia

Laikipia County, located on the edge of the famed and remote Northern Frontier in Kenya, is a region situated between the slopes of Mt. Kenya and the rim of the Great Rift Valley. The snow-capped silhouette of Mt. Kenya, vast open plains to scenic roll hills, this is the vastness of the Laikipia, Kenya's second-largest conservancy (after Tsavo).

Once dominated by livestock ranches, substantial conservation efforts have transformed the region into one of east Africa's most exciting and exclusive wildlife destinations teeming with wildlife and birdlife. Laikipia County is now an area that now offers some of the best game drives, walking safaris, horse riding, game viewing and safari activities in East Africa.

Private and community conservation areas within the Laikipia County include; Borana Conservancy, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Lewa wilderness, to mention a few.

Wildlife that can be seen and photographed in and around the Laikipia include; Grevy's zebra, black rhino, African wild dog, reticulated giraffe, greater and lesser kudu, gerenuk and Beisa oryx, and that is not forgetting lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant and buffalo. In other words, the wildlife here is up there with the best that Africa as a continent has to offer.

Most (if not all) safari lodges and tented camps in the Laikipia Plateau are easily accessible from all other areas of Kenya, with numerous airstrips and good road infrastructure.

Getting to your lodge or safari camp in this area in northern Kenya is either by light aircraft or road transfer; the choice is yours and will depend on one's safari budget. Fly-in safari transfers are the most popular options as they save time travelling while maximising one's time on the ground photographing and spotting wildlife, especially in a region as remote as the Laikipia.

Direct flights from Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States into Nairobi, a light aircraft transfer will see you landing at any one of the private airstrips near your chosen Laikipia lodge or camp.

Contact us, and together with our Laikipia safari and travel experts, we will tailor-make that dream trip and experience of a lifetime that will include one of the below lodge options.

Any of the below lodges and safari camps can be added to your tailor-made Kenya safari itinerary.

The Best Lodges In The Laikipia

  • Loisaba Tented Camp

    From US$ 650.00 per person

    Twelve luxurious rooms at Loisaba Tented Camp overlook 60,000 acres of wilderness in a private conservancy.

    This stunning lodge clinging to the edge of a five hundred foot escarpment in Laikipia has unsurpassed views which defy description.

  • Sabuk Lodge

    Rates On Request

    Sabuk Lodge was fashioned out of the local Laikipia landscape, built with local materials, twisted wood and stone boulders incorporated into the architecture, open walls and private veranda's face out over the Ewaso Nyiro River gorge 150 feet below.

  • Ol Pejeta Bush Camp

    From US$ 568.00 per person

    Ol Pejeta Bush Camp positioned on the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River in the heart of the famed 'Big-5' Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the heart of Laikipia County.

    A fantastic safari experience option for individuals, couples, romantics and families alike with suitable safari activities.

  • Elewana Loisaba Lodo Springs

    From US$ 1 000.00 per person

    The luxurious Elewana Loisaba Lodo Springs lodge offers up incredible views out over the 57 000 acre Loisaba Conservancy, a Laikipia Conservancy famed for its huge herds of elephants, large lion population, wild dog, leopard and cheetah.

  • Elewana Kifaru House

    From US$ 810.00 per person

    Elewana Kifaru House, hidden deep inside the famed Lewa Conservancy in the Laikipia, offers exceptional wildlife, including; the 'Big 5', cheetah, and wild dog.

    A small luxury and intimate safari lodge that offers up only five thatched cottages. The Lewa Conservancy is one of the best safari destinations in Africa.

  • Elewana Loisaba Star Beds

    From US$ 500.00 per person

    Elewana Loisaba Star Beds is located within the amazing Loisaba Conservancy and Laikipia Plateau that offers guests one of the finest wildlife and safari experiences on offer in Kenya today.

    Loisaba Star Beds is poised on top of a kopje offering commanding views out over the plains and valleys of the Laikipia. One of the more unique and in-demand safari lodges in Kenya.

  • Porini Rhino Camp

    From US$ 475.00 per person

    Porini Rhino Camp is located in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, forming part of the Laikipia Plateau, boasting an astounding variety of wildlife, including all of the "Big Five" is situated between the foothills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snowcapped Mount Kenya.

  • Sweetwaters Serena Camp

    Rates On Request

    Sweetwaters Serena Camp in the Laikipia, with 39 thatched and tented rooms is one of only four private game reserves in Kenya, Ol Pejeta near Mount Kenya excels in the provision of privileged seclusion and private game viewing.

  • Lewa Safari Camp

    From US$ 515.00 per person

    Situated in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a 62,000-acre wildlife sanctuary near the northern slopes of Mt Kenya.

    Lewa Safari Camp offers up some of the best wildlife viewing that Kenya as a country has to offer, to put it simply, a safari in the Laikipia is simply stunning.

  • Ol Malo Lodge

    From US$ 965.00 per person

    Ol Malo Game Lodge is a privately owned game sanctuary on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River in Kenya's wild and beautiful Laikipia County, overlooked by Mount Kenya and teeming with the elusive antelope and wildlife.

    A truly magnificent lodge that offers views and safari activities that very few can match.

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