Governors’ Mugie House

There are 5 stone cottages enjoying expansive views over the plains or the colourful garden. Each cottage consists of a double en suite bedroom with a luxurious bath, a private veranda and a cosy lounge furnished with its own fireplace. The toiletries provided by the camp are a lovely range of Cinnabar Green products – shampoo & conditioner, shower gel, soap and body lotion – that are all handmade in Kenya with natural ingredients.

Perfect for families and travelling groups, the Family Cottage comprises a double room and twin room with their own en suite bathrooms. The bedrooms are interconnected by an airy lounge area with a wide veranda and private plunge pool.

Those looking to take things up a notch can stay in the camp’s single Private Suite, complete a private plunge pool on the veranda and pristine views across the Laikipia plains.

All meals are prepared by the camp and served in or outside of the dining tent. Breakfasts have full English and Continental options, served from a buffet. Lunches are also served from a buffet with fresh al fresco salads, and dinner is a la carte, served in the dining tent. Picnics can be prepared for guests embarking on game drives and bush dinners can also be specially arranged.

Game drives make up the heart of the safari adventure. Venturing out and exploring the diverse landscapes of the Mugie Conservancy is the ultimate way to experience the wilderness with great chances of seeing a whole array of north Kenyan wildlife, including Grevy’s Zebra, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Reticulate Giraffe and Gerenuk, as well as all the safari classics!

Visit the headquarters of the Mugie Conservancy’s anti-poaching team to learn about the work they do, and experience the power of keen scenting skills with a tracking demonstration from their highly trained bloodhounds.

Research on predators as part of predator protection projects has enabled a cheetah and two lions to be safely collared. This has been done in order to monitor their movements without risk of interference and better understand where interactions that could lead to human-wildlife conflict occur. Guests are welcome to head out with the researchers to track these Big Cats and learn more about the work being done to allow local pastoralists and wildlife to coexist.

Leave the vehicles behind and take to the savannah with one of the camp’s expert guides and naturalists. Walking the same ground as the animals of the Laikipia region takes safari to a far more intimate level and will mean you can turn your attention to the smaller inhabitants that make up the ecosystem.

A special hide has been set up near the waterhole in front of Mugie House so you can get up close and while away a few hours with some drinks and nibbles, watching the numerous animals passing by for a drink and a dip.

Mugie Conservancy has a 9-hole golf course for those that fancy a round, and is also a perfect place for a walk or jog, or for a spot of birdwatching!

Retire to the camp’s peaceful spa tent when it’s time to make the most of the peace and quiet. Guests can choose from a range of restorative treatments including massages, facials, body scrubs, manicures and pedicures.

The Laikipia Predator Project (LPP) works to monitor and study lions in the area to develop practical strategies that enable coexistence between people, livestock and predators, as well as strategies for lion conservation that would be applicable to other areas in Africa that currently don’t have any formal wildlife protection. The 3 central aims of the LPP are to devise conservation strategies, ensure livestock herds are protected, and to educate communities on the vital importance of predators in the ecosystem.

The Rangelands Wild Dog & Cheetah Project is concerned with studying approaches for the sustainable coexistence between populations of cheetah and wild dogs with humans and livestock. They operate on private and community lands in Laikipia, Samburu, and Isiolo counties in northern Kenya, entirely outside of protected wildlife areas. Their main initiatives are to:

• Understand infectious disease risks to wild dogs and cheetahs and develop sustainable tools for managing these disease threats where appropriate
• Promote landscape connectivity for wild dogs and cheetahs by identifying corridors and other landscape connections
• Extend techniques and strategies that have been developed and employed in northern Kenya to other cheetah and wild dog populations across Africa

The Governors’ Camp Collection has undertaken many initiatives to recycle and reduce waste. All waste is carefully sorted and all recyclable waste is taken to be reused where possible. For instance, recycled paper and cardboard are used to make briquettes to fuel the hot water system. All guest rooms and bar areas have been fitted with reverse osmosis water filtration plants so as much water as possible can be safely reused. Plastic bottles, containers and straws are no longer used on the camp and have been replaced with reusable metal and glass containers.

Solar energy is the sole source of power for the camp and its facilities. This has a really beneficial impact on the environment because solar energy is the most efficient renewable energy source, reduces air pollution in replacing fossil fuels and it doesn’t require water to make energy.