Call n to talk about Game Viewing.
The main event on any safari - game drives - can be of mixed quality in Kenya. Viewing so-called wildlife that is massively habituated to the constant presence of visitors, in closed minivan-type vehicles, fighting to get your place in the queue, is not our idea of game viewing. However, with care, this can largely be avoided.
In general, thus, game drives are the main activity at most lodges in Kenya, and you will normally do two per day at these lodges. The first sets out just after dawn and lasts for three and a half to four hours, arriving back at the lodge in time for lunch. Your second drive will typically set off an hour or two before sunset, although most are required to be back before sundown, ruling out the opportunity for Night Drives.
Inevitably you will spend more time on such game drives than on doing anything else but they are also THE reason most people go on safari, and with good reason - the thrill of your first lion or wild dog sighting is not to be underestimated!
Maasai Mara ($780 pppn)
As its name suggests, Cottars Camp has been in existence, in one form or another, for over 90 years - a true step back into a vanished world.
Laikipia ($640 pppn)
Situated in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy area of Laikipia, Porini Rhino Camp offers the true bush experience and amazing wildlife.
Laikipia ($640 pppn)
Borana Lodge, and its associated family accommodation, Laragai House, is a working ranch offering a prime safari experience.
Maasai Mara ($610 pppn)
Originally the Roberts family home in the Maasai Mara, Richards Camp is noted for its intimate atmosphere and personal hosting.
Amboseli ($610 pppn)
In Maasai, 'Ol Kanjau' means 'elephants', and the camp provides the perfect base from which to view Amboseli's most famous inhabitants.
Meru ($595 pppn)
Few people interested in visting Africa can fail to have heard the story of 'Elsa The Lioness'. This lodge is named after her.
Samburu ($595 pppn)
Set in the Shaba Reserve section of Samburu, Joy's Camp is built on the site of the legendary Joy Adamson's tented camp here.
Maasai Mara ($565 pppn)
Il Moran is the top end of the Governors Camps collection in the Mara - and well worth the small additional cost.