Karisia Walking Safaris and Tumaren Camp offer two complementary ways to experience the wild beauty of Laikipia. Founded by Kerry Glen and James Christian, whose roots in the region run deep, both focus on meaningful, conservation minded travel.
Tumaren Camp is a permanent tented camp with ensuite bathrooms and wide views, offering guided walks, game drives, and excellent wildlife sightings. For those seeking adventure, Karisia’s mobile walking safaris head into remote country on foot, with camels carrying supplies and camps set up in fresh, scenic locations each night. It is one of the most intimate ways to explore Laikipia’s landscapes and culture.
Kerry and Jamie’s safari story stretches back to childhood, when they spent long days exploring the wilds together in the 1970s. Kerry went on to study Environmental Science at Cape Town University, while Jamie studied Wildlife Biology at the University of Vermont. By 2003 Kerry was working in London for a safari company and Jamie was a Biological Research Assistant, both building careers shaped by their love of the natural world.
After an adventurous safari to Alaska, they decided to return to Kenya, and it was here that Kerry introduced Jamie to the magic of camel safaris. Their shared passion soon became a lifelong partnership. Marriage followed, then twins, and today three generations continue to head out on safaris together, carrying forward the traditions and rhythms that have shaped their lives from the very beginning.
Whether staying at Karisia Walking Safaris or Tumaren Camp, guests can enjoy a rich variety of activities. Karisia focuses on multi-day walking safaris with camels carrying camp, while Tumaren Camp offers guided walks with the comfort of returning to camp each evening.
Across both, experiences include tracking wildlife with expert Ndorobo guides, game drives, camel rides, bush meals, birdwatching, rock climbing, and visits to camel bomas. Cultural encounters such as beadwork, spear throwing, and school visits offer meaningful connection, alongside conservation projects like wild dog and baboon research.
With diverse terrain, abundant wildlife, and deep cultural engagement, the conservancy offers something for everyone, whether you come for landscape, the species, or the stories woven through it all.
There is something quietly powerful about a walking safari with Karisia. You arrive to explore and slow down, yet what stays with you are the people, the conversations, the silence, and the trust that forms across open country. Walking here is not only about wildlife. It is about being welcomed into a way of life, where Maasai guides become companions and the landscape starts to feel familiar.
Tumaren Camp has beautiful views, especially from the pool, but it is the atmosphere that stands out. With open spaces, rich wildlife, and a strong sense of culture and community, everything unfolds naturally, unhurried, and guided by a team full of knowledge, humour, and genuine care.
Tumaren Camp offers seven spacious ensuite tents that can be set up as singles, doubles, twins, or triplets. Four of the tents include a partition for added privacy when sharing, and all look onto a busy watering hole that draws regular wildlife. The camp also features a beautiful pool and pool house, an ideal place to relax with a sundowner and sometimes watch giraffes wander past as you swim.
Karisia Walking Safaris offers fully supported mobile safaris, with a skilled team and camels carrying all gear from camp to camp. Guests can choose from different styles of accommodation and catering, including Classic and AirBnC Walking Safaris, tailored to age, group size, and budget. Nights at Tumaren Camp and on mobile can be combined or enjoyed individually.
Your stay makes a real difference. At Karisia Walking Safaris, conservation sits at the heart of everything. Kerry and Jamie pair a deep knowledge of natural history with a long-term commitment to responsible tourism that supports both ecosystems and neighbouring communities. Conservation fees contribute directly to wildlife management, habitat restoration, removal of invasive species, and community education. Every walk with Karisia helps protect the biodiversity of Laikipia.
Since settling at the Tumaren Conservancy, their work has quietly transformed the land. Once a cattle ranch with depleted soil and little wildlife, it is now fifteen thousand acres managed entirely for conservation. Herds of plains game, reticulated giraffe, oryx, and eland have increased, predators have returned, and elephants now use Tumaren as a safe place to calve and raise their young.
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