The Kenya Conservation Chapters Tour

Your story begins at Sera Conservancy, Kenya’s first community-owned and -run rhino refuge. It’s quietly extraordinary: walking with expert trackers and following rhinos on foot through a sanctuary, shaped and protected by the people who live here.

Turn the page and head north to Samburu National Reserve – sun-baked, sharp-edged, and unapologetically wild. This is Special 5 country, named for the region’s northern originals you’re unlikely to see elsewhere in Kenya, namely the Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk, and the Beisa oryx.

The final chapter unfolds in the Mara Conservancies, on the edge of the Maasai Mara, where Maasai warriors share ancient wisdom around the fire, and private land and community partnerships rewrite the pace of safari. Fewer game drive vehicles and managed access mean calmer sightings and more time with wildlife. More importantly, your stay supports the conservancy model directly, with fees funding rangers, habitat protection and community partnerships that keep this landscape wild. On this adventure, conservation isn’t a footnote; it’s the premise that binds it all together.

Quick Overview

Country: Kenya

Highlights: Sera’s community on-foot rhino tracking, Samburu’s rare northern species in protected wild country, Mara Conservancies’ low-vehicle viewing that funds rangers 

Best for: The wild-at-heart traveller who wants an African safari story with purpose on every page