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Impala resting in long grass beneath acacia trees

Laikipia

Conservancies on the plateau below Mount Kenya.

A patchwork of private and community conservancies north of Mount Kenya. Conservancy rules allow things the national parks don't, such as walking safaris and night drives.

It is a good place for rhino, wild dog and a slower pace.

Getting there
3 to 4 hours by road from Nairobi
Good for
  • Rhino
  • Walking safaris
  • Night drives

When to go

  1. J: Good
  2. F: Good
  3. M: Rains, quieter
  4. A: Rains, quieter
  5. M: Rains, quieter
  6. J: Good
  7. J: Best
  8. A: Best
  9. S: Best
  10. O: Good
  11. N: Rains, quieter
  12. D: Good
  • Best
  • Good
  • Rains, quieter

Trips that include Laikipia

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