The Laikipia Plateau is where you retreat to once you’ve captured the raw energy of the Masai Mara and put up with plenty of fellow tourists for a while, and are seeking solitude and silence. This is one of Kenya’s many districts located on the equator, and it has the most inspiring mixed landscape features. Indigenous forests and wild botanical gardens, lonely kopjes, rolling savannah, and seasonal streams decorate the region, and when it comes to accommodation, there is a treat of a selection to choose from. Some suit families, others are designed for eco-conscious nature lovers, while others are purely luxurious. Our selection of Laikipia’s gems are an eclectic mix of casual riverside tented camps, to mountain-top “eagle’s nest” sanctuaries, and places rich in art, design, and local culture. These are some of our Kenyan favourites in the islolated and magnificent Laikipia Plateau.
If you’re imagining a bedroom with a view, would you even dare to dream of a sanctuary inspired by the positioning of an eagle’s nest, encircled by wide open windows, overlooking 40 000 acres of exclusive Kenyan wilderness? The Sanctaury at Ol Lentille is exactly the secluded, romantic, retreat with a view we are looking for that encourages opulent relaxation in the vast surroundings of classic Africa. These private rooms are part of only 4 exclusive villas – designed for couples and families alike – and they are built to thrill. Experience an entirely personalised safari, wild activities, unlimited spa treatments, and all the freedom in the world to spend the day curled up in your eyrie!
Kicheche Laikipia Camp
More from northern Kenya’s Laikipia region, where secluded and exclusively catered tented camps and luxury lodges nestle in the folds of indigenous forest, along river banks and atop rocky outcrops. We’re diving into this classic safari destination and loving every minute of it! Here is Kicheche Laikipia Camp, where just 4 tuned up tented suites overlook a waterhole and offer ultimate relaxation through a variety of activities in nature and the slow pace of life at camp.
Laikipia Plateau’s unending cascade of vegetated landscape spilling over gentle hills carved into by coursing rivers and patrolled by Kenya’s wild creatures. Rich in colourful culture, Sabuk Lodge is a family home with an exclusive offering of 6 guest suites positioned overlooking a rushing river. Adventurous activities for families, star gazing for the soul, hiking through nature’s paradise, and relaxing to the heart’s content.
Art and culture collide in the spectacular design of this Laikipia sanctuary: Segera Retreat. Not only does the heart of Kenya pulse through the 6 luxury villas, the exclusive Villa Segera and Segera House, the collection of local artwork and decor dress the lodge’s shared areas, while organic cuisine adorns the dinner table, and wild botanical gardens hug the exteriors. When you’re frazzled from the awe and chaos of a Maasai migration safari, retreating to Segera on the Laikipia Plateau will soothe the soul and put you back into nature’s gentle embrace.
“Situated on the northern edge of the Laikipia plateau, Ol Malo House is nestled into a rugged escarpment looking out across the time-honored lands of Kenya’s Northern Frontier District. These miles of dense thorn bush are favoured by the shy, elusive antelope from which the house takes its name, “the place of the Greater Kudu”. An ancient land inhabited by wildlife and peoples of a time long ago, undisturbed and living by the rhythm of nature.”
