Rhino strongholds
Lewa, Borana, Ol Pejeta and other protected areas in central Kenya play important roles in black and white rhino conservation.
Conservation
Understand what keeps
the wilderness open.
Kenya’s conservancies show how wildlife, communities, tourism and working landscapes can coexist—but the details matter.
Our take
More than a
brief project visit.
Kenya’s conservancies show how wildlife, communities, tourism and working landscapes can coexist—but the details matter.
In Laikipia, long-established rhino programmes and private or community conservancies protect important habitat. In the Mara ecosystem, conservancy leases create income for landowners while limiting tourism pressure. We favour places where conservation is embedded in the operation rather than presented as a staged guest activity.
Community conservancies
Tourism can generate lease fees, employment and local investment while helping keep migration corridors and rangelands open.
Ask useful questions
Ownership, land tenure, local employment and measurable conservation work tell you more than broad sustainability claims.
Where to go
Laikipia
A strong choice for rhino, conservation history and access to guides who can explain the practical challenges of protecting wildlife.
Explore LaikipiaMara model
Private conservancies
Mara conservancies balance pastoral land use, wildlife habitat and low-density tourism, while providing a quieter safari experience.
Understand conservanciesWhere to stay
Choose substance
Lewa Wilderness, Borana, El Karama and Segera each offer a different view of conservation, land management and community partnership.
See Lewa WildernessA sensible shape
A thoughtful conservation-focused route might combine Laikipia with a Mara conservancy, giving two distinct models rather than a series of short project visits.
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Tell us what you have
in mind.
We will help you shape the right route before preparing a detailed proposal.
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