For those people that want to go on an adventure safari to Kenya, Northern Kenya which has the Laikipia Ecosystem holds 2,000,000 acres of untainted wilderness. The wildreness has an incredible mix of wildlife which can be seen by road, camel, four by fours or horses.
The Laikipia area is an area in Kenya that is home to different communities that include the Maasai, Kikuyu and even Meru who live close to the Turkana, Samburu and Embu. These communities have come together and in partnership to work out a deal with settlers and ranchers and as a result have created a beautiful conservation haven.
Many wild animals have their homes in this great Plateau region which stretches all the way from the Mount Kenya area to the Great Rift Valley. Some of these animals include the Grevy zebra and the reticulated Giraffe.
This area has the advantage to the visitor because the game found here lives in total harmony with the human population. The wild animals enjoy the free vast lands and are able to move about freely. Visitors also get to enjoy total liberty in Laikipia which frees them from the restricting rules that are found in game parks and reserves. The region is mostly community or privately owned. The advantage with this is that it allows the visitor the awesome privilege of watching game at night or even riding horses in the bush and get to experience life in the African wilderness.
If you plan to visit the Laikipia areas, these are some of the awesome wildreness retreats that you must visit.
Mukutan Retreat
This unique place overlooks the Mukutan Gorge that is located on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, and is located on the western side of Laikipia on the Laikipai Nature Conservancy. This is also the home to the author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann. Did you know that the word Mukutan means “meeting” in the local language.
For the discriminate traveler, Mukutan Retreat is an exclusive hideaway that provides simple yet sophisticated comfort. Each cottage is built in an original layout in elegant African style that uses local stones, native woods and papyrus thatch.
Prices at this place go for about USD 2790 per person sharing a double room for the whole year. This price is inclusive of the return flights from Nairobi and all the interconnecting flights to the retreat, all park fees and obviously the accommodation.
Sabuk Lodge
Sabuk Lodge is perched high on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river, in the Northern Frontier District, overlooking the Laikipia Plateau and Samburu land. This stunning wilderness destination is home to professional safari guide Verity Williams and her family. The Lodge has five open sided cottages, each one unique in design and d?cor, en-suite bathrooms, with private verandahs facing out over the river gorge 150 feet below. It is a fabulous family holiday destination.
Guests at this lodge will find plenty of activities to engage in. Some of these activities include camel assisted walks, game drives and guided nature walks. Guests also get to enjoy and learn traditional bush craft skills
Sabuk lodge is Kenya?s finest; enjoy a picturesque view and a luxurious setting in the peace and quiet of your private room.
The Loisaba Lodge
The property is untamed bush but also a working cattle farm; it conducts important wildlife research and – crucially – works closely with the community who have defended this land for generations. Guests see Africa as it was before fences were invented.
Loisaba lodge is perched on the edge of the plateau and its constructed from local timber, stone and thatch. The rooms of the lodge have large French windows that open onto a private deck cantilevered off the escarpment. These view are famous and one of the spectacular scenes is a water hole located a hundred feet that attracts many wild animals
The Loisaba lodge furniture is handmade. The lodge offers its guest a massage at its spa and also beauty treatment. Other facilities include a swimming pool, tennis court and bocce court. Another fabulous treat is that guests get to enjoy a romantic open air bubble bath that has a tranquil view of the wild Karissa Hills
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