Elerai Conservancy Accommodation

Location: Kajiado County, Kenya

Area: 5,000-acre private conservation area

Overview

Located on 5000 acres of a private conservation area, 12 km southeast of Amboseli National Park. Accessible by air through the nearest airport is Amboseli Airport, 39 km from Elerai Camp, on land leased from the local Elerai Maasai community in a joint partnership to protect the land from poachers, charcoal burners, and encroachment from agriculture and development.

The conservation area is in an AWF (African Wildlife Foundation) identified critical wildlife corridor named ‘the Kitenden Corridor’ which links the Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve in Tanzania to Amboseli National Park and beyond. These areas include a rich variety of ecosystems the semi-arid savanna to wetlands and are home to diverse of flora and fauna.

The Elerai Camp Community and Wildlife Trust were started by Elerai Camp Lodge and its parent company Southern Cross Safaris in association with the local Elerai Maasai council and community.

The Uniqueness of this Park

• • A quiet, unspoiled, unique setting of a 5,000-acre private conservation area 10 km southeast of Amboseli National Park on the foot of Africa’s largest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro.

• • Night game drives give you the opportunity to see Serval Cats, Genet Cats, Civet Cats, Aardwolf’s, Owls, Bush babies.

Accommodation Options

• • Elerai Camp

Activities at the Destination

Game viewing drives – option to either enjoy game drives in Amboseli National Park or on the Elerai Conservation area, Visit the Elerai Maasai community, and several different options for walks including several walks in the nearby river gorge, sundowner with Kilimanjaro as the backdrop, Night game drives, Swimming pool, mountain biking, Birding – over 200 species.