The Safari Series has signed up to Tourism Declares, an initiative that supports tourism businesses, organisations and individuals in declaring a climate emergency and taking purposeful action to reduce their carbon emissions as per the advice from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to cut global carbon emissions to 55% below 2017 levels by 2030.

With sustainable travel becoming an ever more ‘hot topic’ for those who love to see the world, it is highly surprising that carbon offset is still such a technical and highly complicated subject. Reducing your carbon footprint is something that most people know, at least something, about: your carbon footprint is ‘the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual, organization, or community’ and it can be reduced by changes to your lifestyle to increase your impact on slowing climate change.

Since we are a completely tented camp, our water from showers and handwashing basins runs straight into the ground. This means that any soaps, shampoo or conditioners used by our guests goes in there too. Chemicals in these products seep into the ground and can affect local waterways, animals and plants. Instead, we encourage guests to use the soaps we provide for them - namely products from Cinnabar Green and Grounded Africa.

… Aaaaaand we are back again. Back in lockdown I mean. We have always been here, on Lolldaiga Hills. The camp had a surge of visitors after Nairobi’s lockdown ended and we have been so busy with guests.

The Safari Series sat down with Acting Chief of Makurian Ranch, Maurine Lecher, to discuss how she is breaking barrier in her region by being the first ever female in a leadership role - an unusual achievement that goes against traditional gender roles in her culture.