Kenya is one of the best countries famed for game viewing safaris in the world. Said to have the highest population of wildlife in East Africa, this country attracts millions of tourists from all over the world to view the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo) and many other species. When arranging the trip, you should know where you will be staying in Kenya. In this guide you will find a number of accommodation suggestions based on your needs and the range from the best lodges to the cheapest campsites.
Lodges and Camps
Tented camps and lodges make the clients to have an experience of the real wilderness of Africa during their safari experience with the stunning locations including the Mara River Basin or even at the foothills of Mount Kenya. Most of them include a variety of activities and meals that will give you an experience of your lifetime during your safari.
Porini Lodges
The Porini Lodges are a set of seven camps, which are entirely Kemeki certified and completely mobile eco-camps in different wildlife conservancies of Kenya. These camps present you with the views of the beautiful environment with upgraded and well-equipped baseball tents with a blend of a classic safari feel. The visitors will be offered an opportunity to take walking and night/drive and an opportunity to visit Maasai villages making a safari an enriched encounter.
Ol Pejeta House
The Ol Pejeta House is nestled in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and hosts guests with a personalized luxurious experience. This colonial mansion built in the early ages comes with a restored look, breathtaking outlooks, spacious bedrooms, and exceptional services. You can go on private game drives, walking and going to the nearby chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest.
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
The premium and heritage upscale safari accommodation Sweetwaters Serena Camp is located in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy region. Offering wonderful and refined accommodation in luxurious tents, an attractive swimming pool and numerous and different ways of observing wildlife, this camp realizes an exceptional and exclusive safari.
Loisaba Lodge
Located on a highland that sits close to the Kenyan countryside of the northern frontier, the Loisaba Lodge has a vantage reception area and view deck and a range of activities that client can partake in that include safari. Elegant living spaces, fine cuisine and private game viewing in the Loisaba Conservancy, which visitors will find relaxing with conservation initiatives and with many species of wildlife.
Mount Kenya Safari Club
The Mount Kenya Safari Club has all the amenities of an exquisite aristocratic club prevalent in Europe, providing a lavish old world style African safari. This fine hotel offers first class and luxurious accommodations, dining and entertainment, and recreation such as golfing, tennis, and spa. There are also opportunities for guests to go for a guided walk and wildlife viewing to Nyahururu Waterfall.
Budget Accommodations
These are campsites uner budget and those just a little more comfortable than a tented camp, without the need to pay the premium rates that the luxury mobile safaris demand.
Maasai Mara Budget Camps
There are also several low-cost facilities around the edges of the Masai Mara National Reserve which are suitable for camping at lower cost and with safaris such as camping safaris, bus safaris, boat safaris and being available to see. Such tours give an authentic flavor of Maasai and their culture, and probably you can purchase local products and interact with the natives.
Nairobi Hostels
If you are arriving in Kenya’s populous city – Nairobi, there are many hostels that one can pay a modest price to spend a night or two. There are normally basic and cheap hostels which provide dormitory kind of accommodation to visitors and a good place to interact with fellow travelers before heading to your safari.
Lake Nakuru Backpackers
The Lake Nakuru Backpackers is another place to stay near the Lake Nakuru National Park at a cheap hostel with dorm beds and a laid-back ambience. This also proves a good starting point for travelling around the territories of the lake and the national park.
Nyali Beach Backpackers
If you are interested in a coastal safari, you can take a host at Nyali Beach Backpackers which is situated on the Indian Ocean. This low-cost choice provides simple bedrooms as well as proximity to the beaches and wild life sanctuaries.
Kenya is virtually a one-stop shopping destination in terms of what a safari trip has to offer from luxurious lodges to tented camps or even a simple camp site. If you are sensitive with the priorities and the budget you have, you should make the right decision of selecting convenient and comfortable accommodation during your Kenyan safari trip where you will witness one of the most diverse and amazing countries in the world.
