Daily Lion and Cheetah Sightings on Safari
So proud of the daily sightings of lions and cheetahs on Nashulai Conservancy land. It is indeed a testament to the fact that community-based conservation works... Sorry for the low-resolution photos, but it was dusk and darkness was falling when I took these. And then soon there was the gorgeous [...]
Maasai Safari Supports Community – Shop Local!
Part of our mandate here with our mixed-use conservation model at Nashulai, is to reverse poverty. We do this by educating village children, creating jobs for local Maasai, training people how to do various jobs, and also buying our Safari furnishings from our local community. Here's a recent shopping trip [...]
A Namibian Review of the Nashulai & Oldarpoi Safari Camp
Bush dinner at sundown in the Nashulai Conservancy This is a very interesting perspective on the Nashulai Conservancy and what sets the safari camp apart from others.... from a Namibian visitor, Steve Felton: "Looking for a holiday place to stay with my daughter, the lodges just outside the [...]
New Luxury Safari Camp – Wageni – Conservation Travel
New luxury units at the Wageni camp are nearly ready! The new units will be dedicated towards the sustainability of Nashulai Maasai conservancy, especially in ensuring that land can be leased from the community and turned into conservation. Building the new Wageni Luxury Safari tents Our Nashulai conservancy [...]
Maasai Warriors Sing Round the Bonfire
Experience the power and beauty of our Maasai warriors singing around the fire. Imagine if you were here and could hear/feel this live and in-person! Or how about a Walking Safari with our Maasai warriors, showing you how to track the animals and move around them in peace and connection [...]
Women Empowering Girls
Those of you who have visited the Nashulai Conservancy, or stayed at one of our Maasai-run safari camps, may have been introduced to me as, Nelson's wife Maggie. Perhaps you even came and visited one of our schools... Maggie, Nelson, teachers & students at local school funded by the [...]
A Walking Safari in ‘Rainy Season’
If you've already browsed our Safari Expeditions, you'll know that the "Rainy Season" in Kenya is often misunderstood. The season when it rains in Kenya is March – Mid-June. We can thank wildlife films with their footage of torrential rains, and Savannah grasses that grow 2 feet per day, for [...]
Everyday Swahili – Common Phrases
Here are some very common phrases you might want to learn if you're traveling to Kenya. Of course, most Kenyans speak English, but being able to speak a few phrases in the local language always enriches a travel experience. Besides that, Swahili sounds really nice, so you will enjoy [...]
Why Local People Should be Part of Conservation
Olarro Conservancy manager shot with an arrow The majority of conservation in Africa is carried out by Caucasians coming into a country and either buying land, or leasing it from the local people, to reserve it exclusively for wildlife. Here at the Nashulai Conservancy, we have a completely different [...]
Maasai Baby Blessing Comes TRUE & Mum Brings Baby to Visit
A few years ago, a woman and her husband came on safari with us. As we talked and got to know each other, she revealed that she was pregnant. As our friendship grew over the next few days, she and her husband talked about the struggle they'd had to [...]
