Ekorian's Mugie Camp

Ekorian's Mugie Camp is located in the Mugie Conservancy within Kenya's Laikipia plateau on the edge of the Great Rift Valley. Mugie is home to several endangered species and forms an essential corridor for connecting West Laikipia with the highlands of Mount Kenya. With its open savannah, dotted with iconic acacia trees, scrubby bush and olive tree forests, Mugie provides a protected haven for animals, birds, and plant life. Grevy's zebra, Jackson's hartebeest, (which are endemic to the area), big cats, buffalo, elephants, reticulated giraffe, storks, and birds of prey, are just a few of the wonderful creatures that roam Mugie's plains and forests.

Ekorian gives you the rare opportunity for a tailored adventure, guided by experts. The team at Ekorian has a passion for sharing their love of wildlife, wild lands, and wild experiences, with others. They have lived and worked together for years and the camaraderie, and enthusiasm with which they welcome you to Ekorian, is palpable.

Activities include game drives, kayaking, fishing, bush walks, cultural visits - and even camel trekking and fly camping. Mugie has two bloodhounds, specifically trained for scent tracking and used to track poachers or thieves on Mugie, neighbouring ranches, and throughout Kenya. Local heroes, they are amazing dogs to watch work and guests can also enjoy a walk with the hounds and see first hand a demonstration of their skills.

The camp is composed of 6 tents (each raised on wooden decks and covered with a papyrus roof), a communal mess tent for sitting and dining, a reception area, a shady deck adjoining the swimming pool (overlooking a watering hole), dotted along a grassy lawn with native aloe and flower beds. The camp is surrounded by a stonewall and electric fence, which allows you walk around camp without a worry.

Various activities in camp keep everyone occupied during down-time, such as volleyball, bird watching, traditional archery, spear throwing, lawn games and a trampoline and a fresh water chemical-free swimming pool. Meals are held in the mess tent, by the pool, or out in the bush, depending on how you would like to spend your day.

Rates Include

All meals; house wine, beers and spirits; a laundry service; Mugie Airstrip transfers (transfer from other airstrips are an additional cost); unlimited game drives; night drives; guided walks; kayaking, fishing and camel rides; ranch activities (dip day on Saturdays); demonstrations with the blood hounds; community visits to Mugie School, clinic, livestock office; bush meals and sundowners; and Conservancy fees are included.

Children Policy

General Information For Guests

All tents are raised on wooden decks and covered with a papyrus roof.

There is a communal mess tent for sitting and dining, a reception area, a shady deck adjoining the swimming pool (overlooking a watering hole), lawns and flower beds. The swimming pool has fresh water and does not use chemicals.

The camp is surrounded by a stone wall and electric fence but care should still be taken when walking around.

The camp is powered by solar, with charging points in the mess tent and reception.

Activities include day and night game drives, kayaking on the reservoir, guided walking safaris, bush breakfasts/picnic lunches, fishing, meeting Tala the resident giraffe, training exercises with anti-poaching blood hounds, visits to the Mugie School, participation in the Laikipia Predator project, camel rides, learning about livestock and rangeland management, and community and cultural activities to the nearby villages.

Various activities in camp inbetween game drives include volley ball, bird watching, local archery, spear throwning, and use of a trampoline.

The camp is a 90 minute drive from the Loisaba Airstrip (if arriving by Safarilink) or 30 minutes from the private Mugie airstrip (if arriving by private charter).

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