Laikipia Game Sanctuary - Kenya

Area: 800,000 hectares
By Road: 7-8 hours from Nairobi
By Air: Accessible by private charters

The Laikipia plateau in Central Kenya is the last stronghold of romantic East Africa with vast open ranches, shadowed by snow-capped Mount Kenya and home to many communities including the Laikipia Masai and the Samburu. The plains are fed by the Ewaso Nyiro and the Ewaso Narok rivers and one can often see the "Big 5" (rhino, elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo).

The district is also a home to endangered animals such as the black rhino, Jackson's Hartebeest and more. It also boasts the biggest herds of elephant outside the National Parks. Wild dog, leopard, lion, cheetah and other predators hunt the plains game such as impala, gazelle, reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, Somali ostrich, Beisa oryx (endemic to the North of Kenya) and gerenuk.

 

See also

Safari Camps and Lodges in Laikipia Game Reserve