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Empowering Ecotourism: A Citizen Science Adventure... with Elephants
In the heart of Lolldaiga, our camp offers a unique experience that goes beyond traditional safaris. We invite our guests to become active participants in wildlife conservation through a captivating initiative: becoming a citizen scientist.
Get involved in conservation activities during your stay at The Safari Series
We have been learning a lot about protecting ancient forest from our Head Guide, James, and the practises his Samburu community have been putting into place in his home. This new conservation method has been aided by our guests who have been moved to protect this stunning landscape.
Renovations during the 'Short Rains'
During late October and early November, we closed The Safari Series in order to do some renovations on the camp, back of house, safari cars and general area that surrounds the camp. After a very busy year of business, these renovations are vital to keep the camp running at its best and looking smart!
Looking great makes life feel great - not just for us both everyone around us!
It’s been fun re-stocking the camp’s shop and one of the new additions are these amazing t-shirts - beautifully modeled by Elijah and Romilly.
The design has been months in the making. Lolldaiga Hills’ caves are full of ancient African rock art (some of the best in the area in our opinion!) and so we enlisted the help of Nairobi artist, Wanjira Kinyui (check out her amazing Instagram page @born_on_the_way) to come up with a beautiful design that appreciated not human history and culture but that also celebrated the beauty of the art found there.
The Ol'daiga flower - a explosion of colour in July. A short history of Lolldaiga Hills
July is a funny month in Kenya - the rains should have stopped by now, and the cooler months have set in. Nairobi is grey all day, but up north at the camp the days are sunny, with a nice breeze. It’s a great month for walking safaris as it’s not too hot!
The whole of Lolldaiga Hills are covered in a unique flowering plant called the Ol’daiga plant. They flower just once a year, after the rains, and have a distinct yellow flower that makes the whole conservancy look like it is wrapped up in a yellow coat to keep warm in the cold months!