Best Camps in Kenya
Here are the places that we think are the best in the country...
Acacia House - Acacia House is a small, fairly simple private house at the foot of Kipileo Hill in the Olchorro Losoit valley, one of the community conservation areas just north of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Read more...
Beach House Lamu - Beach House is one of the most breathtaking in Lamu, with a location directly overlooking the channel, a horizon pool that makes you wonder where the water ends and the view of the sea begins. Read more...
Borana - There's a wholesome glamour to Borana. Read more...
Campi Ya Kanzi - Campi Ya Kanzi, owned and run by Luca and Antonella Belpietro, is a cosy, chic tented lodge perched in the rolling Chyulu Hills overlooking the plains towards the snowy top of Kilimanjaro. Read more...
Cottars camp - Opulently furnished in the style of the early 20th century camps with zebra-skin rugs, four poster beds and high canopied tents, the camp is quite overwhelming in terms of style, and perhaps won't suit everyone. Read more...
Driftwood Beach Club - The Driftwood Beach Club ('Informality At It's Best') is a bit of an institution in Malindi. Read more...
Elephant Pepper Camp - Elephant Pepper is of fairly traditional style, located in a grove of tall diospyrus and warburgia trees. Read more...
Elsa's Kopje - The fat and happy hyraxes (like African guinea pigs) that bask in the sunshine all over the huge granite boulders of Elsa's Kopje are a pretty good indication of how it feels at this remote lodge in Meru National Park. Read more...
Elsa's Private House - The Private House at Elsa's gives added exclusivity to a private group or a family but is located close enough to the main lodge to enjoy the facilities or socialise if the mood takes you. Read more...
Giraffe Manor - Built in 1932 in the style of a Scottish hunting lodge, the Manor is now an unsophisticated but charming homestay. Read more...
Governor's Bush Camp - Governor's Bush Camp have aimed to create a different sort of camp, catering more for those that don't want the run-of-the-mill Mara experience. Read more...
Governor's Private Camp - Located within the Masai Mara Reserve, this is a 'back-to-basics' move for the Governor's crew. Read more...
Joy's Camp - Located on Joy Adamson's (of 'Elsa the Lioness' fame) original camp-site, this camp is a departure from both traditional tented camp style and rustic lodge style (and no doubt bares little resemblance to Joy's actual camp which is slightly paradoxical). Read more...
Kalacha - Kalacha is one of those places that even when you are told about it, where it is, the fact that it is a community initiative, located on an oasis in the Chalbi Desert in a remote part of the northern frontier district of Kenya, built of palm matting and other natural materials and accessible only by private charter. Read more...
Karisia North - Kerry Glen is from an old Kenya family, many of whom have strong links to the bush. Read more...
Kicheche Mara Camp - Kicheche Mara Camp is one of the best value safari camps in the Mara Conservation Area. Read more...
Kifaru House - A luxury villa built by one of Lewa's principal donors with no effort spared to ensure the best in style and comfort. Read more...
Kinondo Kwetu - Kinondo Kwetu is a smallish relaxed beach lodge on the quiet, almost secluded, Galu Beach on Kenya's southern Coast. Read more...
Kitich Camp - Kitich Camp is a beautiful small forest camp within the Mathews Range of northern Kenya, in a lush valley of indigenous trees and cycads. Read more...
Kiwayu - Kiwayu was built by one-time professional hunters Alfredo Pelizoli and Johnny Aniere over three decades ago and was the first lodge on the Kenyan coast to make use of woven palm matting or 'kikapu'. Read more...
Kizingo - Most people visiting Lamu tend to stay within Lamu town or Shela village, but there is certainly something to be said for the location of this small property owned by Mary Jo and Louis Van Aardt. Read more...
Koija Starbeds - Anything carrying a handle as romantic as 'Starbeds' has a great deal to live up to. Read more...
La Palacina - Although in a slightly unlikely location, the Palacina has succeeded in creating a chic, well-appointed property. Read more...
Lewa House - Lewa House, set within the Lewa Conservancy, is designed for a larger group or family that want to spend time together. Read more...
Lewa Wilderness - Wilderness Trails has a real old Kenya charm to it. Read more...
Little Shompole - Shompole has been covered extensively in the world's press and has won awards for its approach to conservation, which has led to a partnership between a small private business and the Maasai community that own the land. Read more...
Loisaba Cottage - Unfortunately, the Cottage is set away from the best feature of Loisaba; the escarpment that gives rise to a stunning view across Laikipia. Read more...
Loisaba House - The Loisaba House has been built to take advantage of the spectacular views across the Laikipia plateau. Read more...
Loldia House - Located on the floor of the Rift Valley nearby Lake Naivasha, this old colonial home has been converted into a luxury homestay which is a convenient base from which to visit Lake Naivasha and the soda Lakes of Nakuru, Elementaita and Bogoria where flamingos and pelicans breed. Read more...
Manda Bay - The more accessible parts of the Kenya coast can be rather dominated by larger package hotels which means that exclusivity and remoteness can be hard to find. Read more...
Munira Island Camp - There are places that claim to be 'Robinson Crusoe' but aren't really. Read more...
Naibor Camp - Naibor Camp is a recent addition to the Mara Reserve and has filled a niche in the central Mara by providing a stylish tented experience in the epi-centre of Mara activity. Read more...
Ngong House - Confidence is important in good hotels and the best inspire confidence in the guests too. Read more...
Offbeat Mara Camp - Offbeat Mara Camp started it's life as a base for horse-riding safaris and it's location outside of the park chosen so that a wide variety of activities could be offered while still being able to enjoy the famous wildlife experience that is the Mara ecosystem. Read more...
Offbeat Meru Camp - Offbeat Meru is a place to get your feet back on the ground - this is a camp on traditional lines, with smart but not elaborate tents on the ground. Read more...
Ol Donyo Wuas - The view from Ol Donyo Wuas must be one of the most sublime in Kenya. Read more...
Ol Kanjau - Mike and Judy Rainy have been involved with Amboseli and the surrounding Maasai pastoral areas for 37 years. Read more...
Ol Malo - When owner Colin Francombe talks you through the panorama from the verandah at Ol Malo, it feels as though you're standing on a great map of Kenya. Read more...
Ol Malo House - When owner Colin Francombe talks you through the panorama from the verandah at Ol Malo, it feels as though you're standing on a great map of Kenya. Read more...
Ol Seki Mara Camp - Ol Seki is immediately striking, with its white circular and immaculately designed canvas tents, set on a low ridge at the northern end of the Mara Conservation Area. Read more...
Peponi Hotel - Peponi was started by the Korschen family in 1967 and is still run by Lars, Carol and Niels to this day. Read more...
Rekero Tented Camp - When you remove the frills from a safari camp it has to rely on real substance. Read more...
Richard's Camp - In the bush, size matters. Read more...
Riding Wild - Riding Wild, based on Borana Ranch in northern Laikipia is a safari with a difference. Read more...
Sabuk - Sabuk is a chance to share in the charmed life some safari people seem to live in the Kenyan bush. Read more...
Sarara Camp - Sarara is a community owned property which should be commended for persistence in hanging in through some fairly tough times. Read more...
Saruni - At Saruni, you'll get some first world comfort, without losing too much of that safari feeling. Read more...
Sasaab Camp - A new property opened at the beginning of July 2007, Sasaab breaks the mould of traditional safari style for a more north African look. Read more...
Serian - Serian, one of the prettiest Mara camps, is strung along the gently sloping banks of the Mara River. Read more...
Shompole - Shompole has been covered extensively in the world's press and has won awards for it's approach to conservation, which has led to a partnership between a small private business and the Maasai community that own the land. Read more...
Sosian - Sosian is a privately owned game ranch on the Laikipia plateau with at its core a traditional farmhouse built by Italians back in 40's. Read more...
The Funzi Keys - Funzi Keys stretches along a white beach on an island off the south Kenya coast. Read more...
Tortilis Camp - Tortilis is one of the oldest lodges in Amboseli and while it is under canvas, it is permanent enough to be considered a lodge, with a stone plinth under each tent and a large lounge and dining area under a thatch roof. Read more...
Walking Wild - If you want a real change from the traditional safari game drive, how about walking through the bush alongside Samburu guides and pack camels to sleep under canvas in a remote spot. Read more...
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