Against a seamless expanse of earth and sky, you will watch the primal dance of life with death, predator with prey. This eternal dual plays out across Kenya’s southern landscapes of vast plains, hills, thickets and waterways. The shimmering heights of Mt Kenya fall away into valley troughs as tectonic plates shift.
Look out from Noomotio Observation Hill
Onto green sweeps of swamp, alive with the lumbering shapes of hippo, buffalo and elephant. Notice how these verdant patches melt into golden stretches of grassland. Where these savannahs meet the clouds on the distant horizon, you may be graced with the sight of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Follow the Big Cat Action of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy
Currently the chosen domain of no less than 5 lion prides, together with resident cheetahs and leopards. Prolific herds of game in this area provide an irresistible draw card.
Explore the Lava Hills of Chyulu National Park
It is here that the last of Kenya’s free-roaming black rhino have taken refuge. This is also the place of the giraffe-necked antelope known as the Gerenuk.
Witness the Rarities of the Laikipia Plateau
The collective protection of this unique grassland expanse, Kenya’s second largest protected ecosystem, provides sanctuary to a range of threatened wildlife: almost half the remaining Grevy’s Zebra are to be found here together with reticulated giraffe, black rhino, greater kudu, African wild dog and Jackson’s wildebeest. On a clear day, the peaks of Mt Kenya make a spectacular appearance.
