Journeys · Kenya
Conservancy & Coast
Laikipia's pioneering wildlife conservancies and the Indian Ocean fairways of Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort — conservation-first safari, ocean-breeze golf, and barely another tourist in sight.
Highlights
- Lewa Wildlife Conservancy — rhino conservation royalty
- Walking, riding and night drives on private land
- Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort — Africa's only PGA-accredited course
- Barefoot Kilifi coast to finish
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Feb
Tracking rhino on foot in Lewa at dawn; an ocean-view birdie putt at Vipingo Ridge before the week is out.
What's on the card — and where you'll sleep
The golf on this journey
- Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort (round 1)
- Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort (round 2)
Where you'll stay
- Sirikoi Lodge, Lewa — Laikipia, 4 nights
- Hemingways Nairobi — Nairobi, 1 night
- Vipingo Ridge on-estate villas — Kilifi coast, 4 nights
Every property is hand-picked from our register of fifty-two — none paid for, none reciprocated. See the options for this region →
Where you go, and why
Laikipia — Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Fly north of Mount Kenya into Laikipia, the private-conservancy heartland where Kenya's conservation story is being written. Lewa protects one of Africa's most important rhino populations, and because the land is private, the rules relax gloriously: walk with armed guides, ride horses among giraffe, drive at night for leopard and aardvark, and meet the anti-poaching teams and tracker dogs that keep it all safe.
STAY Sirikoi Lodge, Lewa
Nairobi
An easy overnight between wilds — with time for a sundowner at a grand old club bar if the legs insist.
STAY Hemingways Nairobi
Kilifi coast — Vipingo Ridge
Fly to the coast and check into the barefoot luxury of the Vipingo Ridge estate, high above the Indian Ocean. Its PGA-accredited Baobab course — host of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open — serves ocean views from almost every hole; two unhurried rounds bracket days of dhow sails, snorkelling and swinging in a hammock wondering why you ever rush anywhere.
STAY Vipingo Ridge on-estate villas
Every journey is a starting shape, not a fixed product — add nights, swap lodges, bring the Gallery. Guide price per person sharing, excluding international flights; confirmed precisely in writing before you commit.
Asked before you booked
How much does Conservancy & Coast cost?
Guide price is from US$11,400 per person sharing, excluding international flights. For an exact figure, use the Price a Private Version tool — adjust the nights, rounds and experiences and our quoting engine returns your private price, checked by a specialist, usually within one working day.
How many rounds of golf are on this journey?
2 rounds are built in — Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort (round 1), Vipingo Ridge Golf Resort (round 2). Every round can be kept, swapped or dropped when you price your private version.
Can my non-golfing partner come?
Absolutely — this is the heart of how we design. While the golfers play, the Gallery programme runs parallel experiences (game drives, spas, wine, walks, markets), and everyone reunites for lunch or sundowners. Non-golfers never sit out a day.
When is the best time to take this journey?
Best months are Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Feb. We will be honest about the trade-offs of any month you are considering — every season has its version of this trip.
Where will we stay?
Exact, named properties at every stop — on this journey: Sirikoi Lodge, Lewa, Hemingways Nairobi, Vipingo Ridge on-estate villas. Every property is hand-picked from our register; none paid for, none reciprocated.
Do I need a visa for Kenya?
Kenya uses a simple online eTA (electronic travel authorisation) which most nationalities complete in minutes before travel. We send you the link and walk you through it at booking.
When is the wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara?
The great herds are usually in the Mara from July to October, with the famous river crossings most likely August and September. If the migration is your priority, tell us — we will set the dates around it and be honest about what each month usually delivers.
Do I need malaria tablets and a yellow fever certificate?
Malaria prophylaxis is advised for the Mara, Amboseli and the coast — Nairobi itself is low-risk. A yellow fever certificate is only required if you arrive from certain countries; we confirm exactly what your routing needs at booking.
Tell us how you want to feel when you come home.
We'll build the wild, and the golf, around that — and nothing else.
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