How to Safari Responsibly in Kenya

A good safari should leave the animal, the camp and the community better than a bad one.

Stay the recommended distance from cats — if a cheetah sits up, you are too close. Our guides reverse. Off-road driving is illegal in the national reserve; conservancies have different rules, which is one reason we mix both.

Choose camps with clear community and conservation levies. Ask where laundry water goes. Refuse single-use plastic at the airstrip. Tip guides and porters in cash at the end, not through a vague ‘kitty’ you never see.

Cultural visits should be hosted, paid and optional — not a drive-by of children asking for pens. We work with specific Maasai and Samburu families who set the terms.

If you fly, offset if you like, but the more meaningful choice is fewer, longer nights in one place instead of a new lodge every evening.

That is how Nayora builds itineraries: slower, private, and priced so we do not have to cut corners on the people who make the trip.