Luxury Safari to Masai Mara and Northern Kenya

Karen Blixen, populous game, the enchantment of the colonialists. The progenitor of the colonial safari aesthetic that was to influence generations of safari resorts worldwide, the Masai Mara, with its colourful backdrop and ethnic wear continues, till today, as the personification of safari chic.

The post-elections violence and its iconic images of the machete-wielding protesters- even though it's not affected the main tourists routes, has affected tourism in Kenya.

Whilst the Masai Mara is the first thing people think of when contemplating a safari in Kenya, it's Northern Kenya, which Urbane Nomads would recommend for those who'd already done their first safari and would like to venture beyond ticking off a list of 'the Big Five'. Remote Northern Kenya leads the way in responsible tourism, with a safari model bordering almost on the experimental.

Urbane Nomads had sussed out opportunities for polo in remote Northern Kenya (an idea still under development) and offers culture-based safaris, walking safaris with warriors, sleeping under the stars(with nothing between you and the skies but your duvet and a mosquito net) in luxury and private camps.