Passionate about ethical travel? Then a safari hosted by traditional Samburu nomads in Kenya, that specialise in elephant-watching, is a great place to start.
Trained by research NGO Save The Elephants, our expert guides – warriors from the local community whose lives have been interwoven with wildlife since birth – know 1000+ elephants individually by name, along with the details of their life histories that span decades.
The elephants are so relaxed in their company, thanks to years of consistent, gentle etiquette, they welcome you into the very heart of the family. An experience our guests often describe as 'transformative'.
Scottish zoologist, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, entirely reshaped our understanding of elephants.
His wife, Oria, founded Elephant Watch Camp & Safaris in 2003 to share this remarkable perspective and recruit allies to protect Africa's elephants.
With warrior-guides from the local nomadic community merging cutting-edge science with traditional expertise, our perspective is unique.
In moving scenes from award-winning films A Life Among Elephants, This Wild Life and Secret Life of Elephants, the remarkable legacy of conservationists, Iain & Oria Douglas-Hamilton, and the impact of their NGO, Save The Elephants, are recounted with love, humour and conviction by protégées, fellow scientists and close family.
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African elephants are highly social and engage with life at a monumental scale. Bellowing tsunamis of infra-sound to chat with friends 10 km away, and inhaling gigabytes of information with each probing sniff of a trunk, few creature are more fascinating!
Six spacious tents with cool expansive verandahs, king-sized beds, and beautifully adorned bucket-showers beneath the stars, are topped off only by our charming hosts, delicious food, imaginative cocktails, and unmatched elephant encounters.
your home in the wild
The Samburu nomads of north Kenya are famous for their warrior culture, tolerant attitude towards wildlife, and knowledge of the seasons, flora, fungi and fauna that is unsurpassed. As your hosts in the wild, their unique insights amplify one's appreciation of the unfolding frontier.
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We can extend your adventures far beyond Kenya's horizons to explore the wild homelands of Africa's most suprising and intelligent creatures. Boutique camps or lodges that protect the environment are a must, while also engaging in the most thoughtful way with traditional cultures.
We are partners with Save The Elephants (STE) to secure a future for Africa's elephants; sustain the beauty and ecological integrity of the places they live; promote man’s delight in their intelligence and the diversity of their world; and develop a tolerant relationship between the two species.
Our people are mostly Samburu nomads from the Ewaso Ngiro river. Some have been to school and speak English, but many joined us directly from herding livestock. Together, we're pioneering a new genre of safari that redefines our relationship with nature.
Ground-breaking discoveries, urgent campaigns, thought-provoking blogs, magazine articles, films, news updates, reports and more. Our newsroom is a mine of information.
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