Saruni, Kalama Conservancy, Samburu
Saruni is located in Kalama a private community conservancy, bordering Samburu National Reserve. Saruni has only six luxurious, eco villas that are built into the rock they are open, spacious, and overlook the vast wildlife Conservancy.
Saruni is the only lodge in the conservancy giving guests exclusive access, to explore the wilderness, guided by Samburu warriors passionate about their land and culture, the safari experience at Saruni Samburu is intimate and truly exceptional.
The camp features two pools, a lounge, and a dining area all with panoramic views of the conservancy.
Activities
• Games drives including night drives where nocturnal wildlife can be spotted
• Photographer hide facing water hole
• Guided bush walks
• visits to the local caves,
• Lounging at the infinity pools
• A massage at the Samburu Wellbeing Space,
• Picnic breakfasts by the Ewaso Niro River
• Bush dinners in a dry river bed with firelight and Samburu dancers,
• Star-gazing
• Visit an authentic Samburu village
Elephant Bedroom Camp, Samburu National Reserve
Elephant Bedroom camp is famous for elephants that frequently stroll through the unfenced camp, much to the delight of the guests.
The Camp is shaded by trees on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River. The tents combine rustic African touches with luxury. The rooms are large, and comfy, with an en-suite bathroom. The majority of tents are raised on wooden decks, each has a veranda with a table and chairs and there’s even a plunge pool on your veranda.
Guests can enjoy breakfast sitting along the Ewaso Nyiro River and admire the stars during dinner on the dining room deck.
Activities
• Game drives
• Guided walks
• Visiting the local Samburu village
• Bush breakfast and dinner
Eagle View, Naboisho Conservancy
National Geographic named Eagle View as one of the top 25 eco-lodges in the world.
Eagle View is set on a natural hilltop and boasts the best view of Naboisho Conservancy, there are nine spacious and luxurious tents, each offers king-size double or twin beds, a bathroom featuring bio-flush toilets and two showers, one inside and one open-air safari shower and a private elevated viewing deck with exceptional views of the Conservancy.
Activities
• Guided Walking Safaris by our Maasai guides
• Day & Night game drives
• Sundowners and bush meals at the savannah
• Visit to Community Projects
• Maasai culture talks & storytelling around the campfire
• Balloon rides
• children’s activities
Leopard Hill, Naboisho Conservancy
Leopard Hill was voted by TIME Magazine as one of the World’s Greatest Places to Stay, in 2019.
Located next to a series of watering holes in Naboisho Conservancy, Leopard Hill offers guests a chance to observe the African wildlife from a prime spot while enjoying the modern luxury of the camp.
Leopard Hill has four uniquely designed spacious deluxe tents, a family tent, and a honeymoon suite making a total of 14 beds all with an adjustable motorized roof in the tents, giving an unhindered view of the African night sky. The tents offer an almost 360-degree view of the surroundings. With indoor and outdoor showers, each tent has its own theme and houses a private outdoor fireplace and a lower deck that takes guests close to wildlife.
The camp is one of the few places with female guides.
The rooms can also be accessed by a wheelchair ramp.
Activities
• Guided Walking Safaris by our Maasai guides
• Morning, afternoon, and evening game drives
• Sundowners and bush meals at the savannah
• Visit to Community Projects
• Maasai culture talks & storytelling around the campfire.
• Visit a Maasai manyatta (village) to learn about their age-old traditions.
• Hot air ballooning over the winding Mara River.
• Relaxing and rejuvenating massage
Hemmingway, Naboisho Conservancy
There are ten large luxury tents with a 270 panoramic view, decorated in ultimate safari chic. Wooden floors, en-suite bathrooms, and large double beds ensure guests will hardly feel they will be staying in a tent. A private deck with optimal views of the surrounding scenery. There is strong wifi throughout the camp.
The communal areas where you can socialize with your fellow guests over drinks, such as the library tent, dining area, and the camp pool all with spectacular views of the conservancy.
Most of the Maasai staff grew up in the area, and are knowledgeable about the flora, fauna, and geography of the area.
Activities
• Guided Walking Safaris by our Maasai guides
• Day & Night game drives
• Sundowners and bush meals at the savannah
• Visit to Community Projects
• Maasai culture talks & storytelling around the campfire.
• Visit a Maasai manyatta (village) to learn about their age-old traditions.
• Hot air ballooning over the winding Mara River.
• Relaxing and rejuvenating massage
Naboisho Bush Camp, Naboisho Conservancy
Naboisho Camp has nine spacious tents, each with king-sized or twin beds, indoor and outdoor hot-water showers, and a flushing toilet. Each tent has a daybed, an inviting spot for an afternoon snooze in between game drives.
Guests can also relax around the camp swimming pool, which is surrounded by wilderness.
The Naboisho Bush Camp is one of the few camps that have a specially modified photographic vehicle. The open vehicle allows keen amateurs and professional photographers alike to shoot at eye level with wildlife.
It is equipped with all the gear to ensure award-winning shots — from drop-down sides for photographers to lie down and get low angle photographs, three 360º swivel seats, one per “row” – seats also lean right back if required, as well as beanbags and camera rests to 360°
Activities
• Walking safaris
• Fly camping
• Maasai village, where you can meet our neighbors and learn about Maasai life.
• Hot-air balloon rides
• Game morning, afternoon, and evening game drives.
• Children’s safari programs
Elewana Tortilis Camp, Amboseli
The sixteen tents at the Tortilis Camp offer great views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Each of the luxury tents offers the main bedroom with double or twin beds, as well as an en-suite bathroom and a spacious veranda
The swimming pool provides welcoming shade by the palms and acacia trees.
The lounge and dining have amazing views overlooking Mount Kilimanjaro, and the surrounding area, where guests dine and enjoy their afternoon drinks. Specialized diets (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc.) can be catered for.
Activities
• Bushwalks,
• sundowners
• Bush meals
• Game drives
• Massage
• Visit a Maasai manyatta (village) to learn about their age-old traditions
Agamana Maasia Mara National Reserve
High above the Maasai Mara overlooking the astonishing Great Rift Valley sits Angama Mara. To limit its carbon footprint, the lodge, which is plastic-free, recently established “The Shamba” (Swahili for vegetable garden). The verdant garden supplies much of the property’s food and guests can even pick their own ingredients.
At Angama Mara, each glass-fronted tent looks out over the plains of the Mara Triangle. Enjoy tree-dotted landscapes and a romantic Out of Africa picnic on the hill where scenes from the movie ‘Out Of Africa’ were shot.
Activities
• Game drives
• Hot air ballooning over the winding Mara River.
• Visit a Maasai manyatta (village) to learn about their age-old traditions.
• Enjoy a massage on your deck.
The Cliff, Lake Nakuru National Park
The Cliff is a luxury tented camp in one of the most spectacular locations in Lake Nakuru National, Park, overlooking the lake. It was designed to allow nature in, so you can feel like you are outside – all areas are open, and no trees were cut down during its construction.
Each of the spacious tents is built on solid foundations at the edge of the cliff, and faces the lake, allowing guests 180-degree views of the panoramic paradise, all while maintaining privacy.
Each suite features a king-size bed, a viewing deck, and a private lounge, the bathroom has a free-standing bathtub, where you can relax and enjoy watching wildlife on the lake.
In the main lodge area, you’ll find the restaurant, chic lounge, bar, infinity pool, and spa.
Activities
• Game drives
• Relax by the infinity pool
• Spa treatments
• Fitness center
Ol Pejeta Bush Camp, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Located in a remote area of the Conservancy, the camp feels like a wildlife hideaway. Its seven canvas tents (including one family tent), set along with the Ewaso Nyiro River, are well spaced out in leafy surrounds for privacy, adding to the camp’s authentic atmosphere. Each has a furnished private deck where you can enjoy your morning coffee while spotting wildlife such as buffalo, elephants, and impala on the opposite side of the river.
The camp has a bar area, a large dining table where three-course lunches and dinners are served, and a small snug area with books, armchairs, and Wi-Fi access. Just outside is a campfire where you can share drinks and safari stories with fellow guests each evening.
It’s one of the few camps with an electric car, the benefit for the guest is the ride is a much smoother ride and not as noisy so wildlife is less likely to scatter.
Activities
• Visit a Maasai manyatta (village) to learn about their age-old traditions.
• Game drives including evenings games drives
• walking safaris through the conservancy
• Jogging with guides through the conservancy
• Meet and interact with the canines of the anti-poaching unit
• lion tracking
• horse riding
• visit the last surviving northern white rhino in the endangered species enclosure
• visit the chimpanzee sanctuary.
Sweetwaters, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Sweetwaters offers an elegant retreat amid the breath-taking natural beauty of Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy. 56 stylishly appointed tents clustered around a waterhole.
Tents are designed with charming thatched roofs, solid floors, and canvas interiors.
All of the tents have an ensuite bathroom. Some of the tents are on raised platforms with private balconies, the rest include private verandas, all with safari chairs and tables facing the waterhole where wildlife can be seen.
Activities
• Game drives
• walking safaris through the conservancy
• Jogging with guides through the conservancy Meet and interact with the canines of the anti-poaching unit
• lion tracking
• horse riding
• visit the last surviving northern white rhino in the world
• visit the chimpanzee sanctuary.
If you’re interested in conservation- or sustainable travel-focused safari to Kenya, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with a member of the King Salama Safaris team. Alternatively, check out the suggested trips.
