Eco-lodge & Conservation Centre

Laikipia Adventure Education Camp

Situated on Il Motiok and other group ranches on the Laikipia Plateau, our Laikipia Adventure Education Camp operation area covers over 800,000 acres, providing wonderful sites for all types of student educational, adventure and field study programmes.

Our Adventure Education Programmes are unique, utilising a large area of Laikipia from the Acacia covered banks of the Uaso Nyiro River to the glacier covered peaks of Mt. Kenya and down to the sand filled luggars (river beds) at the base of the Laikipia plateau. While we operate in a true wilderness area, rich in wildlife and Laikipiak Maasai and Samburu culture, it is free from mass tourism and easy to access by road and air.

With four options for accommodation, clients can stay in an Eco-Lodge, Conservation Centre, Tented or Fly Camp for a true African experience.

Our ethos is simple. We aim to provide income for the communities of this region through camping and lodge fees, whilst challenging students, making them aware of the need to conserve flora and fauna and immersing them in the local culture.

Accommodation:

Eco-Lodge (3 to choose from)

Each have 6 en-suite rooms capable of accommodating 45 students and staff.
Separate lounge and eating area with library
Swimming pool and plunge pools
Outdoor fire pit, BBQ and entertaining area.
Waterholes for game viewing – elephant, rhino,
giraffe etc.
Cultural Centre

Laikipia Conservation Centre
(to be completed 2004)

Accommodation for groups up to 60
Separate toilet and shower blocks
Lecture hall
Dining room
Comprehensive library with specimens and artefacts
Cultural centre
Permaculture design
Outdoor fire pit, BBQ and entertaining area.
Waterholes for game viewing.

Tented Camp

Capable of accommodating groups of up to 60 students and staff.
A large mess tent with a lounge area and a library of books.
Two toilet and shower blocks.
Kitchen tent.
Outdoor fire pit, BBQ and entertaining area.
Koija camp is on the banks of the Usao Nyiro River.

Fly Camps (Can be setup anywhere in Kenya)

2-3 person dome tents
Large fly sheet for shelter
Low key, minimum impact camping

Geography:

Varying Acacia scrub and open woodland in plains and steep sided valleys with granite dome peaks, sheer cliffs, forest, luggars, viewpoints and diverse flora and fauna.

Game:

Depending on the season you may see elephant, cheetah, leopard, black rhino, kudu, klipspringer, gerenuk, grevys zebra, impala, serval cat, reticulated giraffe, lion, wild dogs, duiker, dik dik, grant’s gazelle, beisa oryx, hyena, jackal, mongoose, wart hog, porcupine and other game. Birdlife is good with over 150 species reported.

More Laikipia Info

A lodge in the starry African night.

Tea brewing on a campfire in Laikipia.

Camping under the African full moon.

Camping Tent