Wasini Island
This friendly little dive lodge on the eastern side of Wasini has a range of simple but colourful rooms (the most expensive with en suite), plus two…
Wasini Island
This friendly little dive lodge on the eastern side of Wasini has a range of simple but colourful rooms (the most expensive with en suite), plus two…
Diani Beach
Stylish and secure, Diani Backpackers has airy dorms, our favourite being Baobab, with an actual baobab growing through its middle, and comfortable…
Kenya
With easily Meru's best rooms, this modern place has Western-style, Western-standard rooms with bright colours and modern furnishings. If you've only…
Northern Kenya
With a new wing, this hotel has been modernised, with large beds, mosquito nets and TVs in each room. Request a room in the new wing for extra comfort…
Northern Kenya
When not escaping the Turkana heat in the large swimming pool, you can relax on your balcony in front of your large tent, which comes complete with TV,…
Northern Kenya
Your first thought on seeing this incredible lodge is likely to be 'How?' How did anyone find this location, about as far as you can get from Nairobi and…
Masai Mara
With just six tents on the bend of a tree-lined river, this is one of the smallest and most personable of the Mara North camps, with bush-chic tents…
Masai Mara
This intimate camp has eight tents that are luxurious without being over the top and food that is of a genuinely high standard. But what really makes…
Masai Mara
Protected from view by a stand of riverine woodland and looking out across the plains of the northern Mara, Saruni Wild sits in the heart of some of Mara…
Masai Mara
This sublime lodge on the Leleshwa-Olarro Conservancy sits halfway up a lightly forested hill. The cottages have a warm and inviting feel to them, with…
Tsavo West National Park
As you’d expect from the upmarket Serena chain, this lodge is extremely comfortable with semi-luxurious, if slightly dated rooms. The centrepiece here is…
Masai Mara
The most upmarket of the three Basecamp offerings around the Mara. The six tents here are stretched along a ridge with mind-boggling views over a salt…
Masai Mara
Of all the camps in the Mara conservancies, Wilderness is probably the most authentically 'safari'. There are five simple, but very comfortable, tents…
Masai Mara
As we've come to expect from &Beyond's wonderful portfolio of camps, Bateleur combines a contemporary design look with the old-school necessities of a…
Masai Mara
Just outside the northern boundary of the reserve, Kichwa has been recently renovated and has permanent tents with grass-mat floors, stone bathrooms and…
Lake Naivasha
One of the most warmly eclectic places to stay anywhere in the Rift Valley, Hippo Point occupies a 1932 manor house on expansive, wildlife-rich grounds…
Kenya
A beautiful place to stay and wonderfully removed from the tourist scrum, this gracious, designer-renovated lodge is deep in the Kibwezi Forest, around…
Masai Mara
This large, resort-style lodge, with a pool complex and even a gym, would fit better in a city rather than a supposed wilderness, although the views from…
Masai Mara
This camp (and Little Governors’ Camp) is widely regarded as the most magisterial camp in the reserve itself. It offers great service, a pleasing…
Kenya
Located on the banks of the Voi River, this luxury camp was recently renovated and now looks better than ever. There are 20 canopied tents, all of which…
Masai Mara
This is a beautiful low key camp with a mixture of finely decorated safari tents and rustic chic rooms with a dollop of luxury thrown in. The setting,…
Nairobi
Built as a family home overlooking the southern boundary of Nairobi National Park, popular Ololo feels every bit the luxury safari lodge despite its…
Southern Rift Valley
With fresh, sleek rooms set in spacious, manicured grounds, this small resort marries safari chic with the peace and quiet of the Njoro countryside. It's…
Nairobi
Built in 1904 but overhauled many times since, Nairobi’s oldest hotel was the place to stay in colonial times. It remains the traditional starting point…
Masai Mara
Surrounding a waterhole, the 17 tents here are crammed with memories of colonial times and offer some of the reserve's most memorable nights under canvas…
Kenya
Close to Lions Bluff Lodge, this shady, green-tinged campsite has levelled sites as well as running water, a communal kitchen, showers and toilets, and…
Masai Mara
Set within a jungly tangle of trees and waterways in a beautiful bird-filled valley, this discreet and memorable camp has a unique raised treetop walkway…
Nairobi
Owned by the Red Cross, this smart hotel is popular with NGOs and businesspeople alike for its quiet location – equally handy for (if not especially close…
Kenya
Far removed from the tourist lodges in the park itself, this deliciously remote camp inhabits the 748-sq-km Selenkay Conservancy (also known as Eselenkei…
Masai Mara
The name gives things away a little: the look here is classic safari decor, but panoramic views and use of light linens give the whole place a lighter…
Masai Mara
Nestled nicely in the centre of the reserve and overlooking the Talek River, Mara Intrepids has excellent safari tents that blend safari nostalgia with…
Masai Mara
Mara Bushtops is close enough to Sekenani Gate to allow easy excursions into the reserve, yet is set on its own conservancy that's a worthy destination in…
Nairobi
Located near Karen Blixen's House & Museum, this gorgeous clutch of spacious cottages is centred on a formal garden and adjacent to a small coffee…
Nelson's Court Seviced Apartments
Nairobi
The attractive modern apartments here, close to Westlands, are classy and contemporary without going over the top, and have fully-equipped kitchens and…
Masai Mara
This upmarket lodge has 16 extremely comfortable tents with large wooden verandahs and smart bathrooms. The camp is very serious about sustainability and…
Kenya
Close to Voi Gate, this well-run place is actually a number of places in one. From the main property, there are fine views into the park from some of the…
Masai Mara
Part of Richard Branson's portfolio of exclusive holiday destinations around the world, Mahali Mzuri has large and lovely tents that look out over the…
Nairobi
It’s hard to see why anyone would pay top-end prices when places like the Heron are around. Rooms are modern, extremely comfortable and well appointed,…
Nairobi
Tribe, with its modern rooms, suites and split-level lofts, is full of colour and flair. It's handily adjacent to the Village Market shopping centre, and…
Masai Mara
This highly recommended safari camp is the jewel in the Ashnil crown, overlooking a bend in the Mara River and with fabulous wildlife watching close by…