Ekorian’s Mugie Camp Laikipia
Ekorian’s Mugie camp offers the freedom to rekindle the soulful relationship we each have with the wild. Experiences here span beyond just a safari. Ekorian greets you with a warm, genuine welcome to this exquisite slice of the natural world. It brings to life the vision that Josh and Donna had when they built the camp: a retreat from the fast-paced hustle and bustle of the ‘real world’, and a reconnection with nature. To bring you an organic, authentic safari, Ekorian fuses luxury with sustainability, and comfort with responsibility. The camp’s innovative design is eco-friendly and blends into its environment, enabling you to feel immersed in the vivid details that surround you – the sights, the sounds, the smells.
Tents
Ekorian’s Mugie camp feels like a tent away from home, and caters to the whole family, everything from our family-style dining to our wide range of activities. Camp is composed of 6 accommodation tents, a communal mess tent for sitting and dining, a reception area and a shady deck adjoining the pool. Various activities in camp keep everyone occupied during down-time, such as volleyball, bird watching, traditional archery, spear throwing, and lawn games, as well as our trampoline and fresh water, chemical-free pool. Each of our tents is en-suite with hot running water and flush toilets.
Environment
The camp is eco-conscious and uses solar power, and as we make every effort to minimise our use of plastic products, we do not supply bottled water, instead we collect rainwater and boil and filter it for drinking. We supply reusable water bottles on the game drives and recycled wine bottles of drinking water in the rooms. We use recycled glass bottles for drinking glasses made by a local artisan. The soap, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion that we supply are eco-friendly and free of chemicals.
Game watching
Whether watching the elephants come down to drink and swim while you’re kayaking, or a herd of giraffe while sipping a sundowner at the sundowner tree, or buffalo wander past while you’re sitting at the pool, wildlife viewing is abundant and breathtaking. The hundreds of bird species that reside on Mugie mean that there is never a dull moment. In addition to watching wagtails, weavers, sunbirds, and many, many more, we have four species of owl in camp. Game driving is just a small part of your safari adventure. Go for a walk through the bush with our experienced guides and get a full sensory experience; see the insects, smell the earth, touch the grasses, hear the calls, and savour being with nature. Stop off for a bush meal, or take a camel ride. Fishing on the dam is also great way to spend the afternoon.
Kayaking
The Mugie dam has a surface area of 156 acres which gives us a great opportunity to enjoy a special game drive from a Kayaks. All our kayaks are very user friendly and very stable for anyone to be able to enjoy this activity. One can often see game coming to the water during the heat of the day and in the drier seasons we quite regularly see Elephant also enjoying a good swim. An early morning or late afternoon kayak is very peaceful as you soak in the sights, sounds and smells from water level. Catfish, Tilapia and some Black Bass provide enjoyable fishing.
Bird watching
Mugie has great bird life, to date Ekorians bird count is over 200 species with some great migrants passing through in the months of November through to March/April. The massive Mugie dam attracts increasing numbers of waterbirds. Right In the Ekorians Mugie Camp grounds we often see a great variety of birds including four different Owls species.
Blood hounds
Mugie has two bloodhounds, specifically trained for scent tracking and used to track poachers or thieves on Mugie, neighboring ranches, and throughout Kenya. Local heroes, they are amazing dogs to watch work; guests can enjoy a walk with the hounds and demonstration of their skills.
Mugie ranch
Mugie Trading Stock has brought about a new era of community livestock management, based on the premise of shared resources. This is a program unique to Mugie, it’s a program from which all parties benefit and furthers conservation, environmental and ecological conscientiousness.
Bush meals
Enjoy your time in the bush to the very fullest extent with a Bush Breakfast (we recommend arriving to it on a camel!) under the shade of an acacia, or a picnic lunch next to the dam as you see the wildlife coming to drink and cool off in the mid-day heat. Or have sundowners and a picnic dinner, with a drive back to camp to see which of Mugie’s nocturnal residents you can see.
Golfing
Mugie ranch is home to Kenya’s northern-most golf course set amongst African olive trees, a beautifully designed and landscaped course challenges even the experienced golfer. Whether playing a round or simply having a picnic here and enjoying the sweeping view, a visit is always worthwhile. The course is fenced from wildlife so guests can enjoy a walk or a jog around the grounds, and children can play freely. Included in the Green Fee is a golf club and ball rental, though you are welcome to bring your own.
