To the north-east of the Great Rift Valley, and north-west of snow-capped Mount Kenya, the high plains of Laikipia are increasingly recognised as one of Kenya’s best safari regions. Formerly a patchwork of huge ranches, and still an important livestock district, Laikipia is now where some of Kenya’s most encouraging conservation success stories are unfolding. It harbours a wealth of endangered species, including roughly half of Kenya’s black rhinos, a large population of wild dogs and the Grevy’s zebra. Stay in award-winning eco-lodges, walk with giraffes, and engage directly with local conservationists protecting rhinos and rare species.
Laikipia
Also visit
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
It lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half …
Kibale Forest
Kibale National park is an extension of the great rainforests of central Africa. You will find one of the largest populations of chimpanzees in Africa – about 1500 individuals have been recorded. This forest park is surrounded by tea plantations and crater lakes, with a dramatic Rwenzori backdrop. Kibale Forest enjoys a particularly scenic setting. …
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest is dominated by the mighty Victoria Nile, which bisects the park via a seven-meter-wide rocky cleft before dropping 43 meters over the Western edge of the Albertine Rift. Offering river cruises, game viewing drives and guided walks, it ranks as one of the most exciting wildlife experiences Africa has …
Kidepo Valley National Park
It lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half …
Lake Mburo National park
Lake Mburo National Park – on eof Uganda’s smallest national parks is full of distinctive and immersive experiences that set it apart from other Ugandan parks. Grazing antelopes, zebra, giraffes and also so many birds without crowds. Signature Experiences Walking safaris One of the few parks where you can trek on foot with an armed …
Mgahinga National park
Uganda’s smallest park is South of Bwindi, the Virunga Volcanoes form a roller-coaster horizon along Uganda – Rwanda – Congo border. On the Ugandan slopes of Mountains Muhavura, Gahinga, and Sabinyo, the tiny Mgahinga National Park protects rare fauna and flora, including mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. Signature Experiences Golden monkey trekking & Habituation: Look …