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Sarara is a unique conservation & ecotourism destination, driven by the indigenous Samburu people of Northern Kenya.

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The Sarara Destinations

Experience the abundance of wildlife and age-old Samburu culture in one of Africa’s last true wilderness areas. Each of our lodges and mobile camp are located in distinctly unique settings in Northern Kenya.
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NORTHERN KENYA

A hidden land of unparalleled beauty and coexistence

In the northern frontier of Kenya, in the heart of Samburu, lies Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, an area of 850,000 acres of pristine wilderness in the Mathews Range. This remote landscape is home to the indigenous Samburu people whose age-old traditions are as much a part of the fabric of this land as the wildlife.

WILDLIFE EXPERIENCES

Home to one of Kenya’s largest elephant populations

As an inspiring testimony to the community’s conservation efforts, Namunyak Conservancy is now home to Kenya’s second-largest herd of elephants, one of the largest herds of the endangered Reticulated Giraffe, as well as the critically-endangered Grévy's Zebra, leopards, wild dog, kudus and more. It’s also a safe haven for endemic and migratory birds, as well as many birds of prey.

Sarara offers guests unrestricted game drives with Samburu guides, walking safaris, horseback safaris, fly camping under the stars, visits to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and many more extraordinary experiences.

OUR IMPACT

The Sarara Foundation

We are dedicated to conserve a landscape where people and wildlife flourish, side by side.

Indigenous communities in Northern Kenya are the custodians of some of the largest remaining wilderness left in Africa, including many key endangered species. The Sarara Foundation is a unique community conservation model that supports people to conserve wildlife and biodiversities.

  • Community Conservation

    Previously devoid of wildlife, ravaged by poaching, this land and community have been restored through extraordinary community conservation efforts driven by The Sarara Foundation.

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  • Our Vision

    The Sarara Foundation aims to enable indigenous communities in Northern Kenya to continue to live alongside wildlife, retain and celebrate their unique cultural heritage and live sustainably and prosperously in a modern world for many generations to come.

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  • Our Initiatives

    The Sarara Foundation is heavily investing in a sustainable and opportunity-rich future for the next generation of indigenous communities of Northern Kenya. Our programs include ecotourism, paediatric and maternal care, and nomadic Montessori Schools.

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  • Reteti Elephant Sanctuary

    Situated among Kenya’s second largest elephant population, the Sanctuary takes in orphaned and abandoned elephant calves with an aim to release them back into the wild herds adjoining Reteti.

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How Tourism Helps Elephants—and People—Make a Home

Kenya's Sarara Camp is a model of community-driven ecotourism.

By Michaela Trimble

“In the heart of northern Kenya, the pointed peaks of the Mathews Range engulf Sarara Camp’s six canvas tents. Dispelling notions of traditional safaris, a stay here—within a dense forest thick with acacia and juniper trees, grazed by elephants, giraffes, and dik-diks—is just as much about access to wildlife and nature as it is about the indigenous Samburu culture.”