The Best Safari Lodges in Kenya (2026): A Guide’s Honest Take

By Daisy, founder of Leopard Paw Safaris.

“I spent 4 years guiding across the Mara, Laikipia and the north before starting Leopard Paw Safaris, and I still spend more nights in these camps than I do at home.”

 

I’ve lost count of how many times a client has arrived clutching a shortlist of lodges they found online, every one described as “breathtaking,” “unforgettable,” and “the crown jewel of East Africa.” The problem isn’t that those recommendations are wrong. It’s that they’re all the same, and none of them tells you the thing that actually determines whether you have the trip of your life or an expensive disappointment: which camp is right for you, and why.

 

Before you choose Note;

 

A lodge that’s perfect for a photographer chasing big cats can be the wrong choice for a honeymooning couple who want a copper bath and a view. The camp that dazzles a first-timer can bore a fifth-time safari-goer. And the most famous name on everyone’s list might be the one I’d quietly steer you away from.

 

So this isn’t a catalogue. It’s my honest take on the camps I know first-hand; where they shine, who they suit, and, just as importantly, who they don’t. I’ve stayed in them, worked alongside their teams, and watched their guides operate in the field. Where a place has a genuine weakness, I’ll tell you. Not to knock it, most of these are excellent  but because matching the right person to the right camp is the whole job.

 

Let’s start with how to actually make that decision, because it matters more than any single lodge on this list.

Quick picks: if you only read one section

What you’re after	My pick	Why
Best all-round	Angama Mara	The view, the service, and a location on the Mara Triangle that’s hard to beat
Best for big cats	Mara Plains	Low vehicle density on some of the best predator ground in Africa
Best value (still excellent)	Kicheche Valley Camp	Conservancy freedoms and superb guiding without the top-tier price tag
Best for the migration	Sala’s Camp	Front-row seat in the far south when the herds pour in
Best for a honeymoon	Angama Mara	Romance, that view, and enough polish to feel like an occasion
Best for families	Cottar’s 1920s / Bush Villa	Space, flexibility, and a private-feel conservancy
Best for first-timers	Naboisho Camp	High density, easy sightings, conservancy comfort
Best for design lovers	Segera Retreat (Laikipia)	Art, architecture and conservation over game-tick box safari
Best for tuskers & Kilimanjaro	Angama Amboseli	The great elephants of Amboseli, up close
Best Nairobi stopover	Hemingways / Giraffe Manor	Depends entirely on what you want — see below

 

Price bands used throughout (approximate, per person per night, high-season, all-inclusive of meals, drinks and shared game activities — always confirm current rates): $$ ≈ $400–650 · $$$ ≈ $700–1,100 · $$$$ ≈ $1,200–1,900 · $$$$$ ≈ $2,000+

 

How to choose a Kenya safari lodge (read this first)

This is the section the glossy round-ups skip, and it’s the one that will save your trip. Five decisions do most of the work.

1. Reserve vs conservancy – the single most important choice

Almost everyone fixates on which lodge. The bigger question is what kind of land it sits on, because that dictates what you’re allowed to do once you’re out there.

 

The National Reserve (the Masai Mara National Reserve itself). This is the famous one, the vast, golden expanse you’ve seen in every documentary, and the stage for the great river crossings of the migration. Game density is extraordinary and, in peak season, essentially guaranteed. The trade-off: the reserve is open to anyone who pays the gate fee, including day-trippers in minibuses. When something big is spotted – a leopard, a kill, a crossing, vehicles converge, and you can find yourself in a scrum of twenty or thirty jeeps. You’re also, with limited exceptions, required to stay on the tracks: no driving off-road to a sighting, no night drives, no walking. The wildlife is unbeatable; the experience of it can feel crowded.

 

Private conservancies (Olare Motorogi, Naboisho, Mara North, Olderkesi and others bordering the reserve). These are community-owned lands leased by a small number of camps, with strict caps on how many vehicles can be out at once. That single rule changes everything. Your guide can take you off-road to position for a sighting or a photograph. You can do night drives and see the nocturnal animals you’d otherwise never meet. You can walk. And when you find that leopard, there might be one other vehicle present instead of twenty. You pay a conservancy fee for the privilege, and it’s worth every dollar, it’s also money that goes directly to the Maasai landowners and to keeping that land wild.

 

My honest default: for most travellers, I recommend basing yourself in a conservancy and dipping into the reserve for the set-piece migration crossings if your timing lines up. You get the best of both, the density of the reserve when it counts, the exclusivity and freedom of a conservancy the rest of the time.

 

(One nuance: the Mara Triangle, the western part of the reserve managed separately by the Mara Conservancy, is far better run and much quieter than the central and eastern reserve. It behaves more like a conservancy in feel, even though it’s technically part of the reserve which is part of why Angama Mara, perched above it, is such a strong pick.)

2. Match the region to what you want to see

Kenya isn’t one safari. Each region delivers a different trip.

 

• Masai Mara — the headline act. Big cats, sweeping plains, and the Great Migration (roughly July to October). If it’s your first Kenyan safari, you almost certainly want to be here for at least part of it.
• Laikipia — Kenya’s conservation heartland. Lower game density than the Mara, but rhino, wild dog, and a huge range of activities: horse riding, camel treks, biking, walking. This is where you go for a landscape and a story, not a tick-list.
• Amboseli — the great tuskers, and the iconic view of Mount Kilimanjaro rising behind herds of elephant. Unbeatable for elephant encounters and photography; smaller for cats.
• Samburu — arid, dramatic, and home to species you won’t see in the Mara: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, Beisa oryx, Somali ostrich (the “Samburu Special 5”). Rich culture, fewer crowds.
• Meru & Lewa — quieter, deeply authentic, and among the best places in Kenya to see rhino. Meru is the Born Free country; Lewa is one of the great conservation success stories on the continent.
• The coast (Diani, Lamu) — not a safari, but the ideal way to end one. Trade the dust for the Indian Ocean for a few days of decompression.

3. Time your trip to what you actually want

The migration is oversold as a guarantee, so let me be straight with you.

 

• July–October (high/dry season): the herds are in the Mara, the river crossings happen, the grass is short and game-viewing is at its easiest. It’s also the busiest and priciest window. And a crossing is never guaranteed on any given day – the herds move on their own schedule, and I’ve watched thousands of wildebeest stand at a riverbank for two days and then wander off. Come for the season, not for a single scene you’ve decided you must witness.
• November–March (green season): my quiet favourite. Fewer people, lower rates, dramatic skies, newborn animals, and superb birding. Big cats are still very much around. You trade the migration set-pieces for a more intimate, better-value trip.
• April–May (long rains): many camps close or drop their prices. Roads get tough. Not my first recommendation unless you’re on a tight budget and don’t mind mud.

4. Ask about the vehicle and the guide – it decides your whole trip

This is the variable nobody writes about, and it’s the one I’d rank above the thread count of your sheets.

The guide is the difference between a good safari and a life-changing one. The same camp with a different guide is a different trip. A great guide reads the land, anticipates behaviour, knows where the leopard rests at midday, and can put you in the right place before the action happens. The camps I rate most highly for guiding invest seriously in training their people, many of them local Maasai and Samburu who grew up reading this country. When I plan a trip for someone whose priority is cats or photography, I’m choosing the guiding team as much as the lodge.

The vehicle matters too. Ask: open-sided or closed? How many guests per vehicle? Is a private vehicle available? Open-sided 4x4s are far better for photography and immersion. A camp that puts six strangers in a closed van is a different proposition from one that caps at four in an open Land Cruiser, and if you’re serious about photography, a private vehicle (worth the supplement) means you never wait on someone else’s bathroom break during a sighting.

5. Budget for the real bill, not the headline rate

 

The nightly rate is only part of it. The costs people forget:

• Bush flights — you’ll usually fly between Nairobi and camp in a light aircraft (soft-sided luggage, ~15kg limit). Budget a few hundred dollars per person per hop.
• Park and conservancy fees — sometimes included, often not. Ask.
• Balloon safaris — magical, and typically $450–550 per person, rarely included.
• Drinks and tips — some camps include premium drinks, some don’t; tipping guides and staff is customary and adds up.

 

A useful rule of thumb: the all-in cost of a good Kenyan safari usually lands 20–40% above the sum of the nightly rates once flights, fees and extras are in. I’d rather you know that now than discover it at the airstrip.

 

(This is exactly the kind of matching – region, camp, season, guiding, and the true budget – that we do for clients at [Your Firm]. More on that at the end. For now, the camps.)

 

The Masai Mara – the heart of a Kenyan safari

This is where most of your nights should go. Six camps I know well, spanning the range from ultra-luxury to genuinely good value.

Angama Mara – the best all-rounder

Region: Mara Triangle (above the reserve) · Price: $$$$ · Best season: Aug–Oct for the migration; excellent year-round Best for: honeymooners, first-timers, anyone who wants the view

Angama means “suspended in mid-air” in Swahili, and the name earns itself. The camp sits high on the Oloololo Escarpment, looking out over the Mara Triangle in a sweep that genuinely stops conversation. The glass-fronted tents make the view the whole point, the service is polished without hovering, and the location gives you access to the quieter, better-managed Triangle rather than the busy central reserve.

 

Who it’s not for: if your idea of safari is a rustic, under-canvas, back-to-basics camp, this will feel too designed and too grand. It’s a special-occasion lodge, priced accordingly. But for a honeymoon or a first safari where you want the wow factor, I struggle to think of a better single choice in Kenya.

Mara Plains – the wildlife purist’s pick

Region: Olare Motorogi Conservancy · Price: $$$$$ · Best season: year-round; superb in green season Best for: serious wildlife-watchers, photographers, repeat safari-goers

If your priority is the animals above all else, this is where I’d send you. Mara Plains sits on one of the finest pieces of predator ground in the entire ecosystem – low vehicle numbers, high concentrations of lion and cheetah, and the conservancy freedoms (off-road, night drives) that let a good guide really work a sighting. It’s a small camp, only a handful of tented suites, in that classic colonial-canvas Great Plains style, with everything oriented outward to the plains.

 

Who it’s not for: it’s expensive, and it’s not trying to be the prettiest or most whimsical camp you’ll ever stay in – the wildlife experience is the product. If you’re choosing primarily on interiors or price, look elsewhere. If you’re choosing on what you’ll actually see, this is the one.

 

Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp — heritage and space

Region: Olderkesi Conservancy (bordering the reserve and the Serengeti) · Price: $$$$ · Best season: Aug–Nov for migration Best for: families, groups, travellers who love a sense of history

Cottar’s has been at this since 1919, and it wears its heritage beautifully – vintage tented luxury, butler service, and a genuine 1920s atmosphere that most “safari-chic” camps only imitate. Its position on a private conservancy in the corridor between the Mara and the Serengeti means both excellent wildlife and real seclusion. For families or groups, the associated Bush Villa – a large private house with its own guide, vehicle and staff is one of the best options in Kenya for a multi-generational trip or a group who want their own patch.

Who it’s not for: the vintage aesthetic is a deliberate throwback; if you want sleek, contemporary, glass-and-steel design, this isn’t that. It’s romance and nostalgia, done properly.

Naboisho Camp – the first-timer’s sweet spot

Region: Mara Naboisho Conservancy · Price: $$$ · Best season: year-round Best for: first-timers, couples, anyone who wants easy, reliable sightings

Naboisho Conservancy has one of the highest lion densities anywhere in Africa, which makes this camp a brilliant choice for a first safari, you’re not driving for hours hoping; the action tends to come to you. It’s intimate and well-run, with a lovely thatched lounge overlooking a waterhole, and all the conservancy privileges (walking, night drives). For the experience you get, it sits at a friendlier price point than the top-tier Mara camps.

Who it’s not for: in peak season Naboisho can be a touch busier than some of the more exclusive conservancies, and the camp is comfortable rather than showstopping on design. For most people that’s a very fair trade for the density and the value.

Sala’s Camp – the migration front-row

Region: far southern Masai Mara · Price: $$$$ · Best season: June–Sept when the herds arrive first Best for: migration-focused travellers, couples, stargazers

Tucked into the far south of the reserve, Sala’s is one of the first places the migrating herds reach as they push up from the Serengeti, which makes it a superb migration base often with the drama and fewer of the crowds you’d get further north. It’s intimate, beautifully positioned near a river confluence, with terrific year-round game and some of the best night skies you’ll see.

 

Who it’s not for: its remoteness is the whole appeal, but it does mean you’re committing to this corner of the Mara rather than roaming widely. If you want to combine several areas in a few nights, factor in the flights.

Kicheche Valley Camp – the best value that’s still excellent

Region: Naboisho Conservancy · Price: $$$ (lower end) · Best season: year-round Best for: value-conscious travellers who refuse to compromise on guiding

I’m including this one specifically because it answers a question the glossy lists ignore: where do I go if I want a genuinely excellent safari without the ultra-luxury price? Kicheche’s camps are the answer I give most often. You get full conservancy freedoms, a small and characterful tented camp, and crucially a reputation for outstanding guiding, which as I’ve said is where the real value of a safari lives. It’s comfortable and intimate rather than opulent, and that’s rather the point.

 

Who it’s not for: if you want copper baths, infinity pools and a spa, this isn’t the camp. If you want to spend your money on the safari itself rather than the fittings, it’s one of the smartest choices in the Mara.

 

Also worth knowing in the Mara: the Governors’ camps (Little Governors’ is a long-standing favourite, right in the reserve with a busy waterhole at camp), and the Porini camps, which are conservancy-based, lower-key and consistently praised for their Maasai guiding. Both are strong mid-range options I’m happy to recommend depending on the trip.

 

Laikipia – conservation, landscape and space

Lower density than the Mara, but for the right traveller Laikipia is the most rewarding region in Kenya. You come here for rhino, wild dog, and a sense of wilderness you can’t get in the busier parks plus activities the Mara can’t offer.

Segera Retreat – for design and conservation, not a tick-list

Price: $$$$$ · Best for: design lovers, conservation-minded travellers, repeat visitors

Segera sits on a vast former cattle ranch that’s been painstakingly rewilded, and it’s as much an art-and-conservation project as a lodge villas rather than tents, art and design everywhere, and a genuinely singular collection of vintage aircraft and installations on site. A large share of what you pay goes straight back into the land and the surrounding community.

 

Who it’s not for: I’ll be direct, because it saves disappointment, the game density here is still recovering, so if you’re coming to tick off the Big Five in 48 hours, you’ll be frustrated. Come to Segera for the landscape, the design, the conservation story and the range of non-driving activities, and it’s unmatched. Come for wall-to-wall big cats and you’ve chosen the wrong region.

Loisaba Tented Camp – the view and the activities

Price: $$$ · Best for: couples, families, active travellers

Loisaba has what may be the finest swimming-pool view in Kenya, an infinity edge over the Laikipia plains with elephant traffic below. Beyond the view, it’s a superb activity base: camel safaris, mountain biking, horse riding, and the famous star-beds where you sleep out under the sky. Warm service, excellent food, real sense of space.

 

Who it’s not for: as with all of Laikipia, if raw predator density is your only metric, the Mara will beat it. For a varied, active, scenic few days often as a contrast to the Mara, Loisaba is excellent.

 

Also in Laikipia: Suyian, which opened in mid-2025 on a new concession, is one of the most beautifully designed lodges in the whole country, genuinely world-class facilities, and named for the wild dogs that make the area special. The wildlife is still finding its full rhythm on a new concession, and the rooms sit closer together than you’d expect at this level, so it’s one to discuss depending on what you want. And for rhino specifically, the Ol Pejeta conservancy camps (including Porini Rhino) put you alongside one of Africa’s great rhino conservation stories.

 

Amboseli – the great tuskers and Kilimanjaro

Angama Amboseli – elephants and the mountain

Price: $$$$ · Best for: elephant lovers, photographers, couples

Amboseli is famous above all for its tuskers; the giant, long-tusked bull elephants that are among the most extraordinary animals left on the continent and for the view of Kilimanjaro rising behind them. Angama’s Amboseli lodge is a beautiful, intimate base for exactly that, with the trees woven into the architecture and the polished service the Angama name implies. Spend your days with the great elephants and you’ll understand why people come back.

 

Who it’s not for: Amboseli is about elephants and the mountain more than cats, and the national park itself can get busy. Base yourself in the quieter Kimana sanctuary side (as this lodge does) and you sidestep much of that. If cats are your priority, treat Amboseli as a two-night add-on to the Mara rather than the main event.

Tortilis Camp – the classic Amboseli choice

Price: $$$ · Best for: families, couples, first-timers to Amboseli

A long-established favourite with large tents set well apart, a good pool, and some of the best Kilimanjaro views in the region from its own private conservancy on the park border so you get park access and a private area to yourself. Reliable elephant sightings, warm atmosphere, strong for families.

 

Who it’s not for: it’s comfortable-classic rather than cutting-edge design. For most Amboseli trips, that’s exactly right.

 

Samburu – the wild north

Sasaab – Moroccan style in the arid north

Price: $$$$ · Best for: couples, families, travellers who’ve “done” the Mara

Sasaab is a striking Moroccan-inspired camp perched above the Uaso Nyiro River, looking out over the raw Samburu landscape toward Mount Kenya. It’s a genuine change of scene from the Mara different terrain, different animals (the Samburu Special 5), and a strong cultural dimension with the local Samburu community. Camel rides, river views, fly-camping under the stars, big private pools in the rooms. For a second region on a longer trip, it’s one of my favourites.

 

Who it’s not for: the north is drier and the game less dense than the Mara, so I wouldn’t make Samburu a first-timer’s only stop. As the second or third act of a well-built itinerary, it’s superb and it’s where you’ll find species you simply can’t see further south.

 

Also in Samburu: Saruni Samburu, built dramatically into a volcanic rock face with wonderful views and a strong cultural programme, is an excellent alternative depending on the feel you’re after.

 

Meru & Lewa – quiet authenticity and rhino

Elsa’s Kopje (Meru) – romance and rhino, off the beaten track

Price: $$$ · Best for: honeymooners, repeat visitors, rhino-seekers

Meru is one of Kenya’s most under-visited great parks ~the Born Free country~ and Elsa’s Kopje, sculpted into a rocky hill above the plains, is an unashamedly romantic base with 360-degree views and genuinely excellent guiding. Meru is a thriving rhino sanctuary, so you get rhino alongside the usual cast, and you get all of it without the crowds of the Mara.

 

Who it’s not for: if you want the buzz and density of the famous parks, Meru’s quieter rhythm may feel slow. For a honeymoon, a return trip, or anyone who values solitude and authenticity over headline numbers, it’s a gem.

 

Nearby, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is one of the continent’s great conservation stories and home to some of East Africa’s healthiest black and white rhino populations. Camps like Kifaru House and Lewa Wilderness put you right inside it, a strong choice if rhino and conservation are what move you.

 

Nairobi stopovers – where to spend your first or last night

You’ll almost always start and end in Nairobi, and a night here on either side of the bush is worth planning rather than defaulting to an airport hotel.

Hemingways Nairobi – the graceful reset

Price: $$$ · Best for: most travellers, before or after safari

A polished boutique hotel in the leafy Karen suburb, away from the city noise, with excellent service, fine dining and easy access to the Giraffe Centre and the elephant orphanage. This is my default recommendation for a Nairobi night; comfortable, calm, and the right way to shake off a long-haul flight or ease down after the bush.

Giraffe Manor – the famous one (an honest word)

Price: $$$ · Best for: a very specific kind of traveller

Let me be even-handed about the most Instagrammed property in Kenya. Giraffe Manor’s breakfast-with-giraffes is a real, genuinely charming experience, and for families with children or anyone for whom that image is a lifelong dream, it can be a magical night. The building is lovely and the resident Rothschild’s giraffes are delightful.

 

Who it’s not for: it’s a Nairobi guesthouse experience built around a photo opportunity, not a safari, and it books out a year or more ahead at a price that surprises people. If you’re expecting wilderness, you’ll be puzzled. If you know exactly what it is, a whimsical, charming, one-night bucket-list moment and you book early, you’ll love it for what it is. I just want you choosing it with clear eyes, not because a feed told you to.

 

The coast – how to end a safari

Safari is intense: early starts, long drives, a lot of stimulation. A few nights on the Indian Ocean is the ideal full stop, and Kenya’s coast is superb for it.

 

• Diani / Galu Beach — the easiest and best-connected option. Alfajiri Villas (private villas, butlers, pools, right on the sand) is the top-end choice; Kinondo Kwetu is a more relaxed, barefoot-luxury alternative with watersports, horse riding and a lovely low-key feel. Both are a short flight from Nairobi or the Mara.

• Lamu Archipelago — for something more remote and characterful, the islands off the north coast (Manda Bay and others) offer near-empty beaches, dhow sailing, diving and a real away-from-it-all finish. It takes an extra flight, but it’s a world of its own.

My rule: two to four nights on the coast after four to seven in the bush is the sweet spot. Any less and you barely unwind; any more and you’ll miss the plains.

 

How many nights, and a sample shape

A quick planning steer, since it’s the question I’m asked most after “which lodge”:

• Minimum worthwhile Mara trip: 3 nights in one camp. Fewer than that and the flights eat your time.
• A strong first Kenyan safari: 6–8 nights e.g. 1 night Nairobi, 3–4 nights Mara (conservancy + a migration dip if timing suits), 2–3 nights in a contrasting region (Amboseli for elephants, or Laikipia for something different), optional coast finish.
• A richer, multi-region trip: 10–14 nights, adding Samburu or Meru/Lewa and a proper stretch on the coast.

 

Don’t over-pack the itinerary. Two well-chosen regions done slowly almost always beat four regions done in a rush, every move costs you a flight, a morning, and a chunk of budget.

 

What to pack (the short version)

Layers, in neutral colours – khaki, olive, grey, brown. Mornings are genuinely cold; middays are hot. Avoid bright colours and, in tsetse areas, dark blue and black. Bring: a warm fleece and a windproof layer, a wide-brimmed hat, strong sun protection, sunglasses, good binoculars (don’t skimp here), a headtorch, and any camera gear in a soft bag. Luggage on bush flights is soft-sided and capped at around 15kg, so pack ruthlessly, most camps do same-day laundry. Bring US dollars in small, newer notes for tipping; there are no cash machines in the bush.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best safari lodge in Kenya? There’s no single answer, and anyone who gives you one is selling something. For an all-round first safari with the best view, Angama Mara is hard to beat. For pure wildlife, Mara Plains. For value without compromise, Kicheche Valley. The “best” lodge is the one matched to your priorities, budget and season which is exactly what the choosing section above is for.

 

How much does a Kenya safari lodge cost per night? Luxury camps typically run from around $400–650 per person per night at the accessible end to $2,000+ at the very top, usually all-inclusive of meals, drinks and shared game drives. Remember the extras: bush flights, park and conservancy fees, balloon rides, and tips. Realistically, budget 20–40% above the headline nightly rates for the true all-in cost.

 

Is it better to stay in the Masai Mara reserve or a private conservancy? For most people, a conservancy, it allows off-road driving, night drives and walking safaris, and caps vehicle numbers so you’re not sharing sightings with a crowd. The reserve has unmatched density and the migration river crossings, but it’s busier and more restricted. The ideal trip often bases you in a conservancy and dips into the reserve for the migration when timing allows.

 

When is the best time to go on safari in Kenya? July to October for the migration and the easiest game-viewing (and the biggest crowds and prices). November to March, the green season, is my quiet favourite: fewer people, lower rates, newborn animals, great birding, and cats still very much around. Avoid the long rains of April–May unless budget is the priority.

 

How many days do you need for a Kenya safari? Three nights minimum in a single camp to make the flights worthwhile; 6–8 nights for a satisfying first trip across two regions; 10–14 for a multi-region journey with a coast finish.

 

Are Kenya safari lodges safe? Yes. Reputable camps are well run, and staff will escort you to your tent after dark. The animals are wild and the camps are unfenced, which is the whole magic of it, follow your guides’ instructions, stay inside your tent at night, and you’re in very safe hands.

 

Masai Mara or Amboseli – which should I choose? If you can only pick one and it’s your first safari, the Mara: greater density, big cats, and the migration. Amboseli is unbeatable for elephants and the Kilimanjaro backdrop but is better as a two-to-three-night complement to the Mara than as your only stop.

 

A word on how I chose these and how we can help

Every camp here is one I’ve either stayed in, guided near, or know through years of working alongside its team in the field. I’ve left off plenty of perfectly good lodges this is a curated take, not a directory and I’ve told you the honest downsides because that’s the only way this list is worth anything.

 

Choosing between these camps and then building them into an itinerary that gets the region, the season, the guiding and the budget right is genuinely the hard part, and it’s personal to you. It’s also exactly what we do at Leopard Paws Safaris. If you’d like a trip planned around your priorities rather than a booking engine’s, get in touch / contact CTA I’d be glad to help you get it right.

 

Daisy is a former safari guide and the founder of Leopard Paws Safari.