Sanctuary Tambarare: New Safari Camp in Laikipia, Kenya

Sanctuary Retreats is award-winning luxury safari lodges and camps collection that has positioned itself at offering luxury hospitality across East Africa. It was Olonana Camp to be opened in Maasai Mara, Kenya and now the Sanctuary Tambarare – Laikipia is on schedule to open 1st June 2022

Nestled amongst fever trees in the shadow of Mount Kenya, Sanctuary Tambarare, delivers the perfect balance of adventure and serenity.

Sanctuary Tambarare looks out across the grassy plateau of the award-winning Ol Pejeta Conservancy, 90,000 acres of un-spoilt African landscape, where the Big Five roam, including the last two northern white rhinos on earth.

With just 10 luxurious guest tents, Sanctuary Tambarare is a peaceful haven that reflects its surroundings – with a generous helping of indulgence. After adventurous days tracking lions, riding horses with rhinos or spotting giraffes, elephants, gazelle and zebra in this stunning wildlife retreat, guests can retire to the secluded tented camp for sun downers, relaxation and attentive five-star service.

Brand new camp opening June 2022

Located in the award winning 90,000-acre Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Home to the Big Five, including the last two northern white rhinos

Easily accessible from Nairobi

Ten luxurious, large and airy tents (57sqm) with private verandas

Wide range of exclusive activities on offer including game drives, guided bush walks, night drives, lion tracking

Complimentary Wi-Fi

Accommodation and Facilities

• Traditional Tents with Lashings of Luxury

The individually decorated canvas tents have a boutique-meets-bush style that harks back to the golden age, updated with contemporary style, from teak floors to unique touches that reflect the local culture. Inside the spacious and beautifully appointed main tent, inviting sofas and chairs encourage guests to linger.

The camp’s colours are inspired by nature, from ‘sun-bleached’ wood and wicker lampshades to intense bursts of colour in the exuberant fabrics, like wildflowers dotted around the landscape. The tented ceiling and soft lighting create a sophisticated ambience.

• Spacious Guest Tents

Each luxury guest tent is large and airy (57sqm), with a private veranda overlooking the grassy plains. Gently billowing white curtains add to the romance, with Masai-inspired art in traditional blue – representing the sky and precious rainwater.

Enjoy floor-to-ceiling cinematic views of the landscape from the super king beds. The en-suite boasts a walk-in shower, double basin, hairdryer and sumptuous towels.

Location and Getting There

Sanctuary Tambarare is set within the award-winning Ol Pejeta Conservancy, home to 90,000 acres of un-spoilt African landscape.

Flight Time:

Nairobi Wilson Airport NBO (WIL) to Nanyuki Airstrip (NYK) – 30 – 40 minutes

• Nairobi Wilson Airport NBO (WIL) to Kamok Airstrip (KLK) – 30 – 40 minutes

Road Transfer:

• Nanyuki Airstrip to Sanctuary Tambarare – 45 minutes
• Kamok Airstrip to Sanctuary Tambarare – 30 minutes

Road Alternative:

• 4 – 5 hours from Nairobi

Please Note:

The luggage restriction for light air crafts is 15kg/33lbs per person in a soft-sided bag.

Activities Guides enrich the experience. In addition to the Big Five and many other animals (from cheetahs and jackal to hippos and hyena), the conservancy is home to over 130 black rhinos.

Thrilling Night Games Drives: The plains come alive at night, with nocturnal animals such as aardvark, white-tailed mongoose, zorilla (striped polecat), bat-eared fox and perhaps even lions and leopard. This nighttime adventure is very special as it’s not possible in most of Kenya’s national parks and reserves.

Rhino Encounter: Get up close and personal with the last two northern white rhino on earth and hear their incredible story.

Lion Tracking: Guests can accompany a ranger and actively help protect these big cats. They’ll take notes on specific lions spotted, then report to the Ol Pejeta Ecological Monitoring Department.

Cycling Safari: This all-day adventure through the Laikipia landscape includes animal spotting, lunch and climbing at the Big Rock.

Horse Riding with Rhinos: Guests can take morning or evening horse rides in the 600-acre endangered species enclosure, alongside northern and southern white rhino, Grevy’s zebra and Jackson’s hartebeest.

Ride the Wild: Riding on horseback across the Ol Pejeta plains gives you a unique perspective of the landscape and allows you to get closer to wildlife.

Guided Bush Walks: Accompanied by an experienced ranger, these interpretive walks bring you up close and personal with the sights, smells and sounds of the African bush.

Hippo Hide Nature Trail: Guests walk through the bush along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river, where hippos keep cool in the shallow water.

Meet the Neighbours Community Interaction: Ol Pejeta Conservancy aims to positively impact the surrounding communities through education, agriculture and livestock enterprise. Visit local communities and see first-hand the work the Conservancy undertakes in health care services, sustainable energy and community enterprise initiatives.

Run in the Wild: For fitness and adventure fans, there is no better run than a 5 to 7km route across the Ol Pejeta plains.

Gym in the Wild: Join a one-hour coach led class with a focus on ‘functional fitness’. Classes include strength, endurance, mobility, agility and flexibility.

Junior Ranger: Children can enjoy completing an activity booklet complete with crayons, stickers and a bag. At the end of their trip the young rangers will be rewarded for their sightings by repeating the official ranger oath and receiving a ranger hat, certificate and an honorary pin.

Therefore, with Sanctuary Retreats in Kenya you can combine your Maasai Mara and Laikipia and staying in one property service provider. On your Luxury Kenya Safaris in Maasai Mara stay at the Sanctuary Olonana a luxury safari lodge that is set on a private stretch of the Mara River in the heart of Kenya’s most famous game reserve, the Masai Mara.

Sanctuary Olonana offers the stunning luxury suite and the ultra-luxury Geoffrey Kent Suite and this is so exceptional cottage to enjoy your luxury hospitality services while in Mara and staying with the retreat.

The retreat features 14 glass-sided suites, Sanctuary Olonana is inspired by the Maasai Mara’s breath-taking natural wonders, an abundance of wildlife, and a dramatic river which runs right past its forest setting.

Sanctuary Retreats Geoffrey Kent Suite – Masai Mara, Kenya

While on our most Kenya safaris like 04 Day Maasai Mara Safari, 05 Day Maasai & Amboseli and 07 Day Kenya Safari Holiday you will enjoy the game drives, cultural visits, bush dinners, sun downers, scenic flights and balloon rides, and this authentic camp you will have a wonderful African safari.