Getting to Laikipia
By road
Nanyuki, 190 km north of Nairobi on the A2 motorway, is the gateway to Laikipia for visitors travelling from the Kenyan capital. The drive, on good tar all the way, takes roughly three hours via Sagana, Karatina. The road carries on to Meru and Isiolo. Laikipia can also be reached from Nakuru in the Rift Valley via Nyahururu – a drive of some 130 km on good tar that also takes about three hours. Note: Most roads in Laikipia are murram or earth; so, in view of the district’s erratic rainfall, four-wheel-drive vehicles are recommended year round.
Car Hire: Cruising Cruisers has self drive 4x4 vehicles, Tel: 0736 219639, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , website: www.cruisingcruisers.com
By Air
One can come via private airstrips, or to Laikipia’s hub – Nanyuki. Daily sir services are provided by Air Kenya, Safari Link and Fly540 direct into Nanyuki Airfield, Lewa, Loisaba and Samburu. Both carriers also operate flights to the Masai Mara National Reserve from Nanyuki, Loisaba and Samburu. Private air charters can also be arranged. Tropic Air, located in Nanyuki, operates aeroplane and helicopter air charters within Laikipia, and beyond.
Nanyuki is a bustling town through which most visitors driving to northern Kenya pass through.
Air Kenya: Tel: 020 3916000 / 605745 /606539; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; www.airkenya.com
Safarilink: Tel: 020 6000777 / 0720 572208, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; www.flysafarilink.com
Fly540: Tel: 0722 540540 / 0733 540540; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; www.fly540.com
Tropic Air: offers emergency evacuation by helicopter (Eurocopter B4), or fixed wing aircraft. Tel: 0722 207300 / 020 2033032, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; www.tropicairkenya.com
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Experience Laikipia
Laikipia, lying on the thresholds of Kenya’s wild Northern rangelands stretches from the slopes of Mt Kenya to the rim of the Great Rift Valley and is larger than all of Kenya’s national parks and reserves except Tsavo. Its magnificent escarpments descend into the arid lands and semi deserts of Northern Kenya. A sanctuary for over 80 mammal species including black rhino, elephant, lion, leopard, Grevy Zebra, reticulated giraffe, aardwolf, wild dog and a wealth of African game, Laikipia biodiversity is globally unique.
