Getting around · Laikipia · El Karama
ClassicEl Karama Lodge
Family-run eco-lodge · Up to 24 guests across 10 cottages · Laikipia · El Karama, Kenya
- Tier
- Classic
- Style
- Family-run eco-lodge
- Size
- Up to 24 guests across 10 cottages
- Region
- Laikipia · El Karama
- Nearest airstrip
- Nanyuki
- Drive from strip
- 1 hr
A genuinely family-run, conservation-led lodge on one of Kenya's earliest privately protected conservancies, with a strong focus on family travel and sustainability.
El Karama sits on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River in the foothills of Mount Kenya, on a conservancy of over 15,000 acres home to 80 mammal species including elephant, lion, leopard and Grevy's zebra. Accommodation ranges from riverbank cottages and thatched bandas to an exclusive-use private house, all solar-powered. The lodge is intimate and flexible, offering private vehicles and hands-on conservation experiences.
Flying in
The nearest airstrip is Nanyuki, about 1 hr by road from the lodge. See the real fly-in routes and how the rest of the region connects on the Getting Around map.
Open the fly-in mapEach Wildtouch safari is quoted individually — rates depend on your dates, the camps you choose and how it all links together. Wildtouch prices the whole journey, not a per-night sticker.
Safaris in Kenya
We don't run a set route through Laikipia · El Karama yet. These are our Kenya safaris today, and El Karama Lodge can be built into a private itinerary on request.
7-Day Luxury Kenya Flying Safari: Meru & Maasai Mara
A seven-day luxury Kenya flying safari connecting the untamed 'Born Free' wilderness of Meru National Park with the Great Migration plains of the Maasai Mara — direct bush flights, luxury lodges and Big Five game viewing throughout.
View this safari →8 days8-Day Luxury Kenya Fly-In Safari: Samburu & Maasai Mara
An eight-day luxury Kenya fly-in safari pairing the rugged Kalama Conservancy in Samburu — home of the Samburu Special Five and the community-owned Reteti Elephant Sanctuary — with the Big Five plains and Great Migration of the Maasai Mara.
View this safari →10 days10-Day Luxury Kenya Fly-In Safari: Meru, Samburu & Maasai Mara
A ten-day luxury Kenya fly-in safari through three wildlife regions — the 'Born Free' wilderness of Meru, the Samburu Special Five and Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the north, and the Great Migration plains of the Maasai Mara.
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