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From intimate tented camps to full-service lodges, every property here is one we know and trust. They are grouped by park and reserve, so you can compare places to stay in the area you plan to visit.

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Where to Stay in Kenya

Hand-picked camps and lodges grouped by park and reserve

Amboseli View all Amboseli safaris

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge luxury lodge, Amboseli

Luxury Lodge

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Within Amboseli National Park, Serena Safari Lodge occupies the ecosystem famous for elephant herds beneath Kilimanjaro. Maasai manyatta design in local stone and timber, 92 rooms, full-service spa,...

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Amboseli Sopa Lodge luxury lodge, Amboseli

Luxury Lodge

Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Set on 200 acres of mature wooded savannah at the edge of Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Sopa Lodge delivers one of Kenya's most iconic visual experiences — the...

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Angama Amboseli luxury lodge, Amboseli

Luxury Lodge

Angama Amboseli

Angama Amboseli sits within Kimana Sanctuary — Kenya's first community conservancy, owned by 844 Maasai families. Ten tented suites in a fever tree forest, each framing Kilimanjaro. Super...

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Elephant Gorge Camp tented camp, Amboseli

Tented Camp

Elephant Gorge Camp

Five distinctively themed suites on a private conservancy at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, with an active waterhole below the lounge and a maximum of twelve guests. Elephant...

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Kibo Safari Camp tented camp, Amboseli

Tented Camp

Kibo Safari Camp

Kibo Safari Camp, 2 km from Kimana Gate on Amboseli's eastern edge with direct Kilimanjaro views. 110 solar-powered tents, open restaurant, organic farm, and mountain-view pool. Private Wing...

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Kitirua Plains Lodge luxury lodge, Amboseli

Luxury Lodge

Kitirua Plains Lodge

On a 128-acre private concession bordering Amboseli, Kitirua Plains Lodge is an all-suite retreat built around Maasai architecture and materials. Thirteen suites face Kilimanjaro and elephant-rich plains. A...

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Oilepo Amboseli tented camp, Amboseli

Tented Camp

Oilepo Amboseli

Oilepo Amboseli is a small family-owned lodge near Kimana Gate with 5 luxury tented chalets and 2 family cottages. Intimate, affordable, and Maasai-inflected in design, with Kilimanjaro views...

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Ol Tukai Lodge luxury lodge, Amboseli

Luxury Lodge

Ol Tukai Lodge

Set at the very centre of Amboseli National Park, on the original site used by a film crew shooting the 1948 Hemingway adaptation The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Ol...

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Sentrim Amboseli Lodge tented camp, Amboseli

Tented Camp

Sentrim Amboseli Lodge

Sentrim Amboseli Lodge sits 3 km from Kimana Gate on the Amboseli border, with 60 luxury tents and 2 family houses on open plains with Kilimanjaro views. Pool,...

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Soroi Amboseli tented camp, Amboseli

Tented Camp

Soroi Amboseli

Soroi Amboseli opens in 2026 at the heart of Amboseli National Park, offering 13 luxury tents, a honeymoon suite, and two family units, all facing Kilimanjaro. Family‑owned and...

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Tawi Lodge luxury lodge, Amboseli

Luxury Lodge

Tawi Lodge

A multi-award-winning eco lodge on a private 3,000-acre conservancy beneath Africa's highest mountain — where elephants roam the waterhole and Kilimanjaro frames every view.

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Tortilis Camp, Amboseli luxury lodge, Amboseli

Luxury Lodge

Tortilis Camp, Amboseli

Named after the flat-topped acacia thorn tree that shades its tents, Tortilis Camp sits within the 30,000-acre Kitirua Conservancy on the southwestern edge of Amboseli National Park —...

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Maasai Mara View all Maasai Mara safaris

&Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

&Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp

Sprawled along the Sabaringo River at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment, where emerald riverine forest meets the golden sweep of the Maasai Mara plains, &Beyond Kichwa Tembo...

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Angama Mara luxury lodge, Maasai Mara

Luxury Lodge

Angama Mara

Perched 1,000 feet above the Maasai Mara on the Great Rift Valley, Angama Mara offers 30 all-inclusive tented suites, Big Five game drives and iconic Out of Africa...

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Ashnil Mara Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Ashnil Mara Camp

At the confluence of the Mara and Olkeju Rivers, inside the national reserve. Fifty luxury tents above the riverine forest, hippo pods audible from the decks, and the...

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Elewana Sand River luxury lodge, Maasai Mara

Luxury Lodge

Elewana Sand River

Sprawled along the overgrown banks of its namesake river in the quieter southeastern corner of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Elewana Sand River is one of Kenya's most...

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Enkakenya Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Enkakenya Camp

Enkakenya sits on the banks of the Olare Orok River inside the Maasai Mara National Reserve — eleven intimate tented suites, full board, and a resident pride of...

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Enkorok Mara Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Enkorok Mara Camp

Enkorok Mara Camp: Mid-range camp on 30 acres in Siana Conservancy, 2.5 km from Ololaimutia Gate. Features 22 riverfront or hillside en-suite tents, a restaurant, pool, spa, and...

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Entim Mara tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Entim Mara

Entim means "forest" in Maa — and the camp sits precisely where forest meets river, close to the reserve's most active Migration crossing points. Twelve tented suites on...

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Fairmont Mara tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Fairmont Mara

The first photographic safari camp in the Maasai Mara, the Fairmont Mara Safari Club retains its founding character: colonial interiors, a river deck with hippos below, and a...

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Governors’ Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Governors’ Camp

Africa's first permanent tented camp, Governors' Camp has operated on the Mara River in the Musiara sector since 1972. Thirty-seven tents sit in unfenced riverine forest adjacent to...

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Ilkeliani Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Ilkeliani Camp

Ilkeliani — meaning 'a special place' in Maa — sits within the Maasai Mara National Reserve, offering intimate all-inclusive tented luxury, year-round Big Five game viewing and front-row...

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Lerai Safari Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Lerai Safari Camp

The sole permanent property in the 5,000-acre Olerai Conservancy, Lerai Safari Camp sits along the seasonal Muliban River. Eight canvas suites, night drives, horse riding, walking safaris, and...

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Loyk Mara Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Loyk Mara Camp

The camp sits in the same Maasai Mara landscape, unfenced and fully open to the reserve's wildlife, with Maasai warrior escorts after nightfall.

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Mahali Mzuri tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Mahali Mzuri

Sir Richard Branson's 12-suite luxury camp in the private Olare Motorogi Conservancy — front-row seats to the Great Migration, exclusive game drives on 13,500 acres and a contemporary...

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Mara Leisure Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Mara Leisure Camp

On the Talek River at the Maasai Mara boundary, Mara Leisure Camp offers 29 tents and cottages across four categories. With pools, a restaurant, and full activities, it...

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Mara Maisha Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Mara Maisha Camp

Mara Maisha Camp sits 4.5 km from Talek Gate on the eastern approach to the Maasai Mara. Spacious tents, full-board dining from an on-site organic farm, heated pool,...

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Mara Serena Safari Lodge luxury lodge, Maasai Mara

Luxury Lodge

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Perched on a bush-covered hill above the Mara River in the heart of the 510-square-kilometre Mara Triangle, Mara Serena Safari Lodge is the only lodge within this coveted...

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Mara Sopa Lodge luxury lodge, Maasai Mara

Luxury Lodge

Mara Sopa Lodge

Set high on the Oloolaimutia Hills, Mara Sopa Lodge was among the Mara's first — and its gardens have had decades to prove it. Ninety-nine rooms, three bars,...

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Mtito Safari Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Mtito Safari Camp

On the banks of Aruba Dam in Tsavo East — a year-round waterhole drawing elephant, buffalo, crocodile, and 500-plus bird species all day. Fifty-two rooms and tents, including...

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Olonana Lodge luxury lodge, Maasai Mara

Luxury Lodge

Olonana Lodge

14 canvas suites on timber decks above the Mara River, a dining room open to the sound of hippos at night, and the wildebeest crossings minutes from your...

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Olumara Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Olumara Camp

Olumara Camp: Riverside forest camp accessed by suspension bridge. Features hand-carved beds, extended balconies, and day/night drives on the Maasai Mara-Mara North border. Built without removing trees.

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Paradise Plains Maasai Mara tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Paradise Plains Maasai Mara

Opened August 2025. Nine suites with private lounges, copper bathtubs facing the plains, and butler service. Dining tent overlooks the Mara River. Set in Musiara, one of the...

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Rekero Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Rekero Camp

Rekero Camp: nine tents on the Talek River, steps from a wildebeest crossing. Year‑round, the Mara–Talek confluence delivers big cats and plains game. With guiding heritage from Big...

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Sala’s Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Sala’s Camp

Sala’s Camp sits at the southern edge of the Maasai Mara, where the Sand River marks the Tanzania border and the Great Migration first enters Kenya. With just...

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Sarova Mara Game Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Sarova Mara Game Camp

Nestled near Sekenani Gate in the Maasai Mara, Sarova Mara Game Camp offers 75 luxury tents, dedicated safari vehicles, and a culture that blends adventure with comfort —...

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Saruni Mara luxury lodge, Maasai Mara

Luxury Lodge

Saruni Mara

The smallest permanent lodge in the Mara at 18 guests, with five themed cottages, a Family Villa, and a private villa in Mara North. Italian-heritage cuisine, night drives,...

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Sentrim Mara Lodge safari camp, Maasai Mara

Safari Camp

Sentrim Mara Lodge

Sentrim Mara Lodge is a 64 room safari base on 100 acres near Sekenani Gate. It offers diverse en suite rooms alongside a pool, jacuzzi, spa, and restaurant....

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Serenity Mara Legends Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Serenity Mara Legends Camp

Set on the banks of the Olare Orok River in the heart of the Maasai Mara, Serenity Mara Legends Camp is a 4-star tented camp combining riverfront access,...

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Soroi Luxury Migration Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Soroi Luxury Migration Camp

Tucked into riverine forest on the Olare Orok River, Soroi offers elevated tent living, twice-daily game drives, a photographic lounge, and a seclusion-first philosophy in prime Maasai Mara...

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Soroi Mara Bush Camp tented camp, Maasai Mara

Tented Camp

Soroi Mara Bush Camp

Soroi Mara Bush Camp is a Gold Eco Rated Maasai Mara boutique camp with 12 river facing tents raised on stilts. It features a photography studio, massages, a...

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Argyle Grand Hotel boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Argyle Grand Hotel

Argyle Grand Hotel on Mombasa Road near JKIA: 231 smart rooms, three dining outlets, full spa, and Nairobi National Park views, operated by Argyle Hotels Group.

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Crowne Plaza Nairobi boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Crowne Plaza Nairobi

Adjacent to JKIA, Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airport eliminates the friction of most airport hotel stays. A full outdoor pool, well-equipped gym, and a serious restaurant make it the...

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DoubleTree by Hilton Nairobi Hurlingham boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

DoubleTree by Hilton Nairobi Hurlingham

Located in Nairobi's leafy Hurlingham neighbourhood, just 5 kilometres from the central business district and minutes from Wilson Airport, the DoubleTree by Hilton Nairobi Hurlingham is a reliable,...

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Eka Hotel boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Eka Hotel

Sitting on Mombasa Road between JKIA and Wilson Airport, Eka Hotel Nairobi is the natural stopover for safari travellers. Contemporary and well-run, it removes the friction from long-haul...

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Elysian Resort boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Elysian Resort

Elysian Resort sits on 5 acres in Runda, owned by the Catholic Diocese of Murang'a. 42 rooms, Sacred Heart Restaurant, Pepeo Wellness Centre, swimming pool, and family fun...

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Fairmont The Norfolk boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Fairmont The Norfolk

Built in 1904 before Nairobi was a city, The Norfolk is Kenya's original safari hotel. Roosevelt, Churchill, and colonial East Africa's elite passed through its doors; the Lord...

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Hemingways Nairobi boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Hemingways Nairobi

Set on ten acres of manicured grounds in Karen — the suburb made famous by Karen Blixen's farm, now a museum two minutes from the hotel's gate —...

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Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi Airport boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi Airport

On Mombasa Road, 5 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi Airport occupies the most practical position in the Nairobi transit hotel market, close enough...

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Nairobi Serena Hotel boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Tucked among lush tropical gardens at the edge of Nairobi's Central Park, the Nairobi Serena Hotel is the city's most celebrated five-star address — a place where Pan-African...

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Pax Manor Muthaiga boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Pax Manor Muthaiga

Pax Manor’s 26 bespoke accommodations seamlessly blend heritage charm with contemporary comfort. Each space is thoughtfully designed to feel both elegant and welcoming,balancing a sense of grandeur with...

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Sarova Panafric Hotel boutique hotel, Nairobi

Boutique Hotel

Sarova Panafric Hotel

Valley Road, Upper Hill. 5 minutes from the CBD, 20 minutes from JKIA. Kenya's most historically charged city hotel — 176 rooms, Flame Tree Restaurant, Tulia Wellness Centre,...

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Hand-picked camps and lodges grouped by park and reserve

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Hand-picked camps and lodges grouped by park and reserve

Aberdare Country Club luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Aberdare Country Club

Aberdare Country Club sits on Mweiga Hill in Nyeri County, a converted English homestead on a 1,300-acre wildlife sanctuary combining country-inn comfort with safari access to Aberdare National...

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Chale Island beach resort

Beach Resort

Chale Island

Africa's Leading Private Island Resort 2024. The Sands at Chale Island sits on a 900-metre coral island off Kenya's south coast — 53 rooms, eight restaurants and bars,...

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Elewana Elsa’s Kopje, Meru luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Elewana Elsa’s Kopje, Meru

Perched high on Mughwango Hill above the site where George and Joy Adamson raised and released Elsa the lioness, Elsa's Kopje is one of Kenya's most celebrated and...

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Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

Africa's Leading Hotel four years running — a legendary 100-acre estate on the slopes of Mount Kenya, where William Holden's 1959 dream of the perfect safari club lives...

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Hemingways Ol Seki Mara Camp tented camp

Tented Camp

Hemingways Ol Seki Mara Camp

In the 50,000-acre Naboisho Conservancy, Ol Seki offers night drives, off-road tracking, and guided walks unavailable in the national reserve — shared with fewer than a hundred guests....

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Hemingways Watamu beach resort

Beach Resort

Hemingways Watamu

Set on the white sands of Garoda Beach within the protected Watamu Marine National Park, Hemingways Watamu is Kenya's most celebrated coastal resort — a property with nearly...

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Il Ngwesi luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Il Ngwesi

Built and owned by the Mukogodo Maasai, Il Ngwesi perches above a spring-fed waterhole in the Mararoi hills with views to Samburu. Six open-fronted bandas, two star beds,...

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Lentorre Lodge luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Lentorre Lodge

The only lodge in 25,000 hectares. Sixteen guests maximum, six private pool villas, an underground waterhole hide, and helicopter routes over flamingo pink Lake Magadi.

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Loisaba Lodo Springs luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Loisaba Lodo Springs

Perched on the edge of a ridge within the vast Loisaba Conservancy, Lodo Springs is one of Kenya's most architecturally arresting safari lodges. Eight glass-panelled tented suites —...

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Loisaba Tented Camp tented camp

Tented Camp

Loisaba Tented Camp

Perched on the lip of a dramatic escarpment in northern Laikipia, Loisaba Tented Camp recalibrates your sense of scale. Twelve custom-built tented suites look out across 57,000 acres...

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Naboisho Camp tented camp

Tented Camp

Naboisho Camp

60,000 acres, hard limits on camps and vehicles, nine tented suites. One of the highest lion densities in Africa, night drives and fly camping the national reserve does...

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Ol Donyo Lodge luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Ol Donyo Lodge

Ol Donyo Lodge on the 275,000-acre Mbirikani Group Ranch between Amboseli and Tsavo West, with nine suites, plunge pools, star beds, and Kilimanjaro views. Activities span horseback safaris,...

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Saruni Eagle View tented camp

Tented Camp

Saruni Eagle View

Named one of National Geographic Traveller's top 25 eco-lodges globally, Saruni Eagle View sits on a Naboisho hilltop with a natural waterhole drawing elephants and predators to the...

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Saruni Leopard Hill tented camp

Tented Camp

Saruni Leopard Hill

Within Mara Naboisho's 50,000 acres of private wilderness, Saruni Leopard Hill offers night drives, outstanding big cat sightings, and six suites with motorised roofs that open to the...

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Serena Beach Resort & Spa beach resort

Beach Resort

Serena Beach Resort & Spa

Serena Beach Resort & Spa on Shanzu Beach, designed as a 13th-century Swahili village. 164 rooms across village and garden wings, with the Jahazi Grill, Maisha Spa, swim-up...

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Shompole Wilderness Camp tented camp

Tented Camp

Shompole Wilderness Camp

Six tents, twelve guests, 155,000 acres. Exclusive-use, owner-managed, on the Ewaso Ng'iro River in Kenya's South Rift Valley. Two photographic hides, 21 carnivore species, 435 bird species. No...

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Sirai Beach private villa

Private Villa

Sirai Beach

Sirai Beach is an exclusive clifftop private house in Kilifi, Kenya, offering breathtaking Indian Ocean views for up to twelve guests. It pairs the intimacy of a private...

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Solio Lodge luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Solio Lodge

Perched above Kenya's Solio Game Reserve, the birthplace of the country's rhino conservation story, Solio Lodge offers a rare intimacy with the wild that few properties anywhere on...

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Soroi Blue, Diani Beach boutique hotel

Boutique Hotel

Soroi Blue, Diani Beach

Soroi Blue sits on Diani Beach with ten individually styled rooms, private balconies, direct beach access, and à la carte dining. The natural coastal extension to any Kenya...

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Soroi Lions Bluff Lodge luxury lodge

Luxury Lodge

Soroi Lions Bluff Lodge

Twelve handcrafted suites on a bluff edge in LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary, with uninterrupted views across Tsavo, the Taita Hills, and Kilimanjaro. Silver Eco-Rated, community-rooted, and exceptional for...

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The Ark Lodge tree house

Tree House

The Ark Lodge

The Ark Lodge is an Ark-shaped tree lodge in Aberdare National Park. It features 60 cabins, four viewing decks, a photo bunker overlooking a waterhole, and a night-time...

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