Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp

This is a must do for anyone wanting to safari. We had the most amazing guide - Kasoo. I threw him a challenge that I wanted to see a cheetah in full flight, and he gave us just that. The camp staff are all amazing - thank you Lilian for the service where nothing was a problem. Amazing food too chef! I can’t recommend this place enough. Thank you to our tour operator #tribaltourist for the recommendation and booking.

We spent time at two camps (Loisaba and Il Kiliani in Masai Mara) as well as a few days at Diani Beach and the people at Loisaba were by far my favorite. Attentive, genuine, hospitable, and generous with their time and k college, this was truly a special part of our vacation. Rapha and Bill (our game drive guides) were knowledgeable and fun, Beatrice made sure every meal was perfect, and Jeremiah serves as a great GM, making sure all runs smoothly. If you have a chance, make the trip to the local village, and if possible, bring school supplies and small sports equipment or toys. Kids loved the bubbles and soccer balls. An experience our teenaged kids will never forget, made possible by the team at Loisaba.

Simply amazing. From start to finish our time here was unbelievable. Our guide, Dalmus, was the best! His knowledge of the animals and skill at finding them was very impressive. He made us feel safe and comfortable even when in the middle of a large pride of lions! The staff at Tented Camp were so welcoming. Betty was very helpful and always happy to make our trip run smoothly. The food was great. The swimming pools were beautiful. We would love to return in the future.

Our first of two for night safaris and we fell in love with it. The “tents” were complete with everything one could need and really are a large and complete hotel room in a tent having two canvas sides with a full rear wall and a full screened front overlooking the valley below. Discovered the wonderfulness of having hot water bottles in bed. We had superior experiences thanks to Raphael as our guide and Beatrice as our server for wake up breakfast and meals. Little things were great like high level binoculars for all of us, warm towels on arrival from safaris, personal water bottles, safari beverages, close up encounters with all animals and great experiences with the rangers and their dogs. We saw the Big Five in our first 24 hours thanks to Raphael who was very attentive to what we hoped to see each safari and he taught us to take great pictures while teaching us a lot about the animals, the area, the people and the local song “Jambo”. Pool areas were great. Awesome views. Meals were flexible enough to allow us to get in naps and massages. Would definitely try the star beds next time. Felt safe in camp at all times. High level experience in all respects. Our daughter needed to see the medic for a fever and they were very quick to help and treated it seriously, following up many times to ensure her quick recovery.

The service in this camp is outstanding. The views heavenly. It’s clear that the manager has a customer first ethos and that this is shown across the entire camp. From the moment we arrived the level of customer service started on a high. We all greeted by our first names. The camp is ideally positioned overlooking the conservation. We sat at night by a camp fire absorbing the atmosphere. The meals are of high standard and you also have a great choice.

My wife and I have just returned from our most recent visit to Africa. This year we visited two safari camps in Kenya, the Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp in the Laikipia Area in Northern Kenya, and another camp in the Maasai Mara area. The Loisaba Tented Camp was wonderful, and highly recommended! We stayed at the camp for four nights. Although the wildlife in the Loisaba Reserve was supposed to be sparse by comparison to the Maasai Mara, but this was not really the case. I think it depends on the guide. We are heavily into photography, so the quality of the wildlife sightings matters more to us than anything else. We really liked the Loisaba camp manager (Luke). He had dinner with us twice and joined us for part of the time for dinner the other two nights. He spent time with us while we were in the camp as well. What a great guy! Our tented chalet at Loisaba was beautiful, and the staff was extremely attentive. Our butler (Ali) was wonderful. The food was excellent. For the last night they did a private dinner for us out on the lawn next to the infinity pool with some of the best chicken we have ever had. Then there was the desert for the next to the last night. It was a personal sized Amarula soufflé served in a ramekin fresh from the oven. I have never in my life tasted a desert as good as that soufflé! I intend to see if I can get Luke to send me the recipe. Our guide Rezin was awesome. He was extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife, and as excited about about some of the rare animal sightings as we were. We had the safari vehicle all to ourselves, so Rezin was free to spend as much time as needed to find the the unique animals in the area. The Loisaba area has several endemic birds, animals, and sub-species that we had never seen (and were on my bucket list). These included Gerenuks, Jackson's Hartebeests, Reticulated Giraffes, Grévy Zebras, Vulturine Guinea Fowl, and a Striped Hyena on the way back to the camp after dark. We also saw one of the reserve's reintroduced Black Rhinos (“William”), as well as lions, cheetahs, and a couple of leopards. The second cheetah sighting was especially good. We followed a coalition of two brothers through the golden hour all the way into the early evening. I came away with several nice pictures. There was also a massive troop of Olive Baboons hanging out near a very large solitary rocky knob called Parker’s Rock (I think). I’ve got some great pictures of the alpha male sitting at the very top of the highest spire. The birding in the area was also exceptional. Besides the Vulturine Guinea Fowl (a terrible name for a truly beautiful, cobalt blue bird), we saw many species that were entirely new to us, as well as many of our African favorites like Lilac Breasted Rollers, Secretary Birds, Kingfishers and raptors. I highly recommend this camp.