North Laikipia Conservancies : The Laikipia plains found central kenya lies northeast of the Great Rift Valley and northwest of Mount Kenya is one of the top kenya safari destination because of its high concentration of animals including the famous Big five just like the Kenya’s top safari destination Maasai Mara. Laikipia challenges Maasai Mara as a top safari tour in Kenya destination because of its sheer quantity of animals. These high rangelands are divided between Mount Kenya and the northern deserts by north-flowing streams and rivers that eventually empty into the Ewaso Nyiro, the largest river in northern Kenya, for the most of the year. Previously a patchwork of massive ranches, Laikipia is now home to some of Kenya’s most promising conservation success stories and remains a significant livestock district. The native Samburu, Ilaikipiak Maasai, and Mokogodo Maasai populations depend on the environment to support their livelihoods, preserve the animals, and encourage a small-scale, individualised approach to daring and frequently opulent safari tourism.
Loisaba Conservancy
Loisaba Conservancy is your ideal unspoiled wilderness destination in Africa. It is run by a partnership between the private owners, Maasai and Samburu peoples, and offers visitors the chance to see the African bush without boundaries, allowing the fauna to roam freely without the threat of poachers. You won’t see a fence, caged animals, or any other signs of human encroachment and presence. In fact, the number of visitors is kept to a minimum so that you won’t see another safari vehicle during your game drives.
The 57,000-acre community-private reserve gives visitors access to some of Kenya’s unspoiled wilderness, which is home to a variety of species. A portion of the proceeds from rooming fees and conservancy fees go towards supporting the Maasai and Laikipia Samburu tribes’ health, education, and business initiatives as well as maintaining and advancing conservation efforts.
Kenya safari tour visitors explore the Laikipia bush in a unique way that is not permitted in national parks in Kenya because the area is privately an communally managed. There are many unique safari in Kenya activities done in Laikipia such as riding a camel or horse in the wild, taking a one-on-one walk to appreciate the senses of touch, smell, sight, and sound, sleeping on a star bed beneath the African night sky, rafting down the Ewaso and Ng’are Narok Rivers, and watching some of Kenya’s amazing animals as they go about their natural lives while being escorted by a knowledgeable local guide in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
The goal of Loisaba Conservancy is to show how to effectively manage wildlife while also meeting human needs. The conservancy also houses significant wildlife research programs, such as Grevy’s Zebra Research, which is in collaboration with Princeton University’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Denver Zoological Foundation. A portion of the area is designated for cow ranching.
Mugie Wildlife Conservancy
The Mugie Wildlife Conservancy is a 46,000-acre area located in the northwest edge of the Laikipia at the shadow of Mount Kenya. It has an elevation of 6,000-foot where visitors at Kenya tours can take advantage of the wide-ranging landscape and mild climate that the Kenyan wilderness has to offer. On the 22,000 acres area designated to be wildlife sanctuary there are some 70 mammals, which include elands, buffalo, elephants, hyenas, cheetahs, lions, and other plains species, roam around. Because to its successful conservation efforts, Mugie Conservancy is a great place to watch Grevy’s zebras and Jackson’s hartebeests. A dam that helps to sustain a 156-acre lake that draws a variety of species, particularly during droughts, and 280 resident and migratory bird species are features of the sanctuary’s design. The addition of bass and tilapia to the lake in recent years promotes sustainable tourist practices.
Ol Lentille Conservancy
Ol Lentille Conservancy is regarded as modest in relation to the other conservancies in Laikipia, with a total area of 24,000 acres. Despite its modest size, the conservancy plays an essential role in safeguarding Laikipia’s natural environments. The Ol Lentille wilderness contains a significant portion of the larger Laikipia and Ewaso Nyiro River habitats.
The conservancy is co-managed by local peoples who collaborated closely with the African Wildlife Foundation to determine effective wildlife management strategies. As a result, livestock grazing areas have been kept to a minimum, allowing the bush to remain in a natural state that supports wildlife. The conservancy’s residents have successfully developed safari conservation programs with the help of the Ol Lentille Trust, a non-profit organisation in the UK, and Regenesis Limited, a Kenyan organisation. These programs have attracted a number of endangered wildlife species, as well as plains game like zebras, giraffes, kudus, buffalo, and elephants, as well as stalking predators like leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and more.
Suyian Conservancy
The name Suyian Conservancy comes from the Maa term for the African Wild Dog, a rare and endangered species in this region. Prior to a significant transformation into a Boran cattle ranch, Suyian was a sheep farm. In 1963, William Ernest Powys bought the property under the name Il Pinguone. After the death of William Ernest Powys in 1978, the estate was acquired by his son, Gilfrid. The 43,495-acre estate in northwest Laikipia is today owned and operated by the Powy family, a Kenyan family of British ancestry.
The Powys which is a Kenyan family with British descent, currently own and run the 43,495-acre property in northwest Laikipia. As you will learn throughout your safari vacation in Kenya, they are dedicated to protecting the many species that already thrive in these habitats. We recommend staying at the distinctive and remote Siruai Mobile Camp in Suyian Conservancy for your African safari. The camp is operated by Safari Collection, the same real estate firm that manages Nairobi’s Giraffe Manor.
