What the Press is raving about
How our Conservancies in Kenya are empowering Maasai women
An article by The Guardian (UK) showing how our conservancy concept is supporting Maasai women who are taking up roles that give them a say in community life and protecting the land they depend on.
Gamewatchers Safaris – Kenya’s game-changers
Our Managing Director, Dr Mohanjeet Brar, was interviewed by Endeavour Magazine and explained how our “conservancy concept” has been supporting wildlife and local communities in Kenya for over three decades.
Africa Prestige Awards Magazine: Maasai Mara
Porini Lion Camp, set in Olare Motorogi Conservancy, was recommended in this article on the Masai Mara by Africa Prestige Awards magazine.
The Untold Magic of Selenkay Conservancy
This article by Rupi Mangat for Nation media explores Selenkay Conservancy, home to Porini Amboseli Camp in the Amboseli region of Kenya.
Article in KLM inflight magazine
This article by Mark Eveleigh is from the “Holland Herald” KLM inflight magazine (Dec 2021) and features our Ol Kinyei Conservancy in the Masai Mara.
Article in Msafiri Magazine by Kenya Airways
An article about our role in setting up conservancies on community land, first in Selenkay and then Ol Kinyei. These conservancies were the first of their kind in Kenya and this began an exciting new model of ecotourism with people and conservation at its centre.
Leap of Faith by Mark Eveleigh
An article by Mark Eveleigh on the Masai Mara, as featured in Ng’aali Magazine (the Uganda Airlines magazine), August 2021.
Gamewatchers Safaris Adopt An Acre Plan
A report from Ol Kinyei Conservancy where our “Adopt-an-Acre” plan offers a way to support the conservancy while income from international tourism has been curtailed due to global travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Living in the heart of the African Savanna
An article for The Times of India by Nirmalya Banerjee explaining his life-changing decision to move to the African bush to run Porini Cheetah Camp.
Call of the Wild
Riju Mehta’s article for The Economic Times tells the story of how Nirmalya and Jui Banerjee fell in love with the wildlife of Kenya, and decided to change their lives by relocating to the Maasai Mara to run Porini Cheetah Camp.
Animal Odyssey in Ol Kinyei Conservancy
An article for the Daily Record by Craig McDonald following his visit to Porini Cheetah Camp in Ol Kinyei Conservancy.
Get a Big Cat Experience in Kenya, Indian Style
This wonderful article by Nirmalya Banerjee was featured in the Deccan Chronicle and the Asian Age newspapers.
Adventures in Animal Magic
Paula Murray’s feature for the Sunday Express following her visit to Porini Cheetah Camp in August 2017
A Kenyan Safari - Planes, Trains & Automobiles Across Kenya
This feature by Mei Capes gives insight into a journey across Kenya, discovering bush and beach by using as many different types of transport as possible! It also includes some beautiful images and good tips for planning a safari.
Interview for Swara Magazine
Andy Hills from “Swara” (the magazine of the East African Wildlife Society) interviews our Managing Director Jake Grieves-Cook on Kenya’s tourism industry and the future for Kenya’s wildlife.
An interview with "A Luxury Travel Blog"
“A Luxury Travel Blog” – reputed to be one the most popular travel blogs in the world – interviews our Gamewatchers Safaris Managing Director Jake Grieves-Cook.
Nairobi & the Masai Mara by Rostow Ravanan
An article from The Deccan Herald featuring the exciting safari experience of Rostow Ravanan, CEO of software firm MindTree.
Security Key to Achieving Kenya’s Tourism Potential
Our Managing Director Jake Grieves-Cook is interviewed by Nairobi’s The Star newspaper on the subject of marketing Kenya within the UK.
Spreading the conservation message to local children
We invited 42 students from neighbouring schools to the Ol Kinyei Conservancy situated in the Maasai Mara to visit the Porini Mara Camp and to experience a game drive in the conservancy. See more in this Africa Geographical report.
Maasai Mara when it rains (The Hindu)
Divya Gandhi from The Hindu spends time in Ol Kinyei Conservancy at Porini Cheetah Camp
Masai Mara: Stepping into the light
Few visitors to Kenya have more experience in the Masai Mara than the writer Brian Jackman. His first book on the reserve, The Marsh Lions, written with Jonathan Scott, is being re-released and in this issue of Travel Africa magazine.
Porini’s “small is beautiful” conservation concept
Exploring how Gamewatchers Safaris & Porini Safari Camps and the wildlife conservancies on which they operate have made a positive contribution to the sustainability of tourism in Kenya.
What Our Clients Say About Us...
In our commitment to excellence, we not only strive to exceed our clients’ expectations but also value their feedback. We are proud to present our latest clients’ feedback posted on Trip Advisor.
Marie-Annick G10 November 2024Kenya: A dream come true I had high expectations for this safari and GameWatchers delivered. As a solo traveler, i felt that I was being taken care of from the moment I landed in Nairobi to being dropped off back at the airport 8 days later, I only have positive comments. On the twice-daily drives, the drivers and spotters were all very knowledgeable about our surroundings and the wildlife. I felt safe 100% of the time being escorted to/from my tent at night time. The accommodations are clean, comfortable and the food plentiful and delicious. I truly can’t come up with one negative point. I visited the Nairobi National Park, the Rhino camp and the Masai Mara and finished with a few hours visit in Nairobi before catching my flight back which included Karen Blixen’s property now a museum. I also booked a hot air balloon ride in the Mara: not to be missed!TwoTravelers218 November 2024A View of the Local Culture, Wildlife and Geology of Madagascar We chose Gamewatchers for our trip to Madagascar having enjoyed our safaris in Uganda and Kenya two years ago. Our driver/guide, Franco, was outstanding by all accounts. How he managed to drive on those roads and keep us relatively comfortable and on time is beyond my understanding. The car was clean and comfortable, Franco knew when to talk and when to let us rest. He is knowledgeable, a fantastic driver, and very friendly. All of our area guides were excellent.Balita (Patrick) in Antananarivo was very knowledgeable and aware of our abilities vs. the time we had.Emil in Ranomafana NP with his knowledge of the wildlife and plants he enabled us to see much more than just the lemurs and chameleons. We also visited his vanilla plantation and loved that.Adrian in the Anja Reserve allowed us to find our own places from which to photograph the lemurs. Many guides just tell you what to do and we appreciated his understanding.Nirina at Isalo patiently helped us hike into the gorge and kept up a fascinating stream of conversation about the geology and the wildlife.We truly appreciated not feeling pressured to buy things from the gift shops.Madagascar tourism is not as mature as Kenya and South Africa which meant that Gamewatchers needed to be extra aware of time and needs. We thought they did a fabulous job finding activities that fit our desires to learn about the culture, wildlife, and geology in this truly remarkable country.Mike Q4 November 202419 Day trip to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Our trip to Africa was amazing! Truly a trip that will give us wonderful memories for a lifetime. We saw so many animals, it will take a week just to sort through the photos and videos. We loved the different accommodations, from the Elewana Tarangire Treetops and Serengeti Nimali Camps to the more rustic Porini Mara and Amboselli Camps. It was a very nice change of venue throughout the trip that made it interesting. All of the guides and camp personnel were very gracious, informative, and entertaining! We met many other travelers that we enjoyed and became friends with. I cant think of enough nice things to say about Gamewatchers. It started with the trip layout and suggestions that was made by Wayne Hammond, our representative. The other personnel at Gamewatchers kindly helped us with all our connection needs and even allowed us to rework our last day’s schedule to give us amazing views of the Rinos in Nairobi National Park. We love Gamewatechers and all their representatives and will recommend them for trips by our friends.Leigh M3 November 2024GameWatchers is the best safari company GameWatchers safaris is the best operator to go with. The guides are very knowledgeable - other guides would stop and ask them questions. We were in a vehicle by ourselves, so we could easily see out and stop to take photos whenever we wanted. The food was excellent. Everything was well planned. We mostly stayed in conservancies, so many less vehicles.Karen R1 November 2024Best Safari company ever! Best wildlife viewing ever! I can’t recommend Gamewatchers Safaris highly enough. Their model setting camps in conservancies allows for the most private and special of game viewing. Their staff is impeccable – everyone from top to bottom was friendly, polite, and so helpful. The views were absolutely incredible. Over the 10 day safari we saw all of the big five, many times over. We visited three camps and of those enjoyed the one at Olare Motorogi conservancy the best. It is adjacent to the Massai Mara and offers a wide range of wildlife, including leopards, cheetahs and crocodiles, something we did not see at the other camps. We have been to three countries in Africa, but Kenya and Gamewatchers is the best!Dawn M31 October 2024Magical first safari experience Just back from an amazing safari to the Porini Amboseli Camp and Porini Mara Camp. The whole experience was amazing from the planning and organising with Wayne to the accommodation, food and the amazing guides. Daniel and Amos at Amboseli and David and Joshua at the Mara where so kind and knowledgeable and took time to teach us lots about the animals and a little swahili too. The food and company was amazing and got so many good photos. Would highly recommend to anyone. Asante 😀Inspire6418253973928 October 2024Outstanding! My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our Gamewatchers experience. Arrangements, service, staff, food, safaris, animals and birds -- every moment was exciting and unique. And excellent! We stayed at 4 camps, 2 nights each. A special thanks to Benson (guide/driver) and Dominick (spotter) at the Amboseli camp, who were fun and knowledgeable. Also, the Cheetah camp (private ownership by a terrific couple), very accomodating, hospitable and the camp itself was perfect in every way. Finally, the driver and assistant who helped us through delays and difficulties returning to the busy Nairobi Int'l Airport. Their customer service was outstanding. We highlight recommend Gamewatchers!Oliver C28 October 2024Brilliant Safari I wanted to say a big thank you to Wayne H at Gamewatchers. He was fantastic and helped us organise an amazing safari. He was very prompt to respond to all our questions and the whole trip was brilliant. We visited Porini Rhino Camp and Porini Mara Camp and absolutely loved both camps. Amazing staff and guides, very comfortable tents and great food.The views and the wildlife are top class and all of the flights and transfers were well organised and easy.I can highly recommend Wayne and Gamewatchers.Ann B27 October 2024Absolutely Amazing! With over 1000 choices of safari providers and the one you chose feels like winning a million dollars, you know you chose the best! We had narrowed our safari providers down to 5 companies and after a conversation with Wayne from Gamewatchers, we chose them. Our goal was to spend time with the wildlife up close and personal and we were not disappointed. From when we landed in Kenya until our return flight home to USA, we were catered to and felt like family. Transportation to and between camps (3), was perfect. All 3 camps (Amboseli, Selenkay, and Ol Pejete) had excellent tent accommodations and chef prepared cuisine in a beautiful covered but open air dining space with a limit of 14 guests. Safari drives were in open air Land Cruisers with excellent guides and spotters. Breakfast in the bush and sundowners each evening were exceptional. The tents were top notch with flushing toilets, hot water and extremely comfortable beds with hot water bottle to warm the beds each evening. Every game drive yielded numerous wildlife and ample picture taking opportunities. This was due to being in private conservancies with permission to go off road to find the wildlife. You can it go off road in National Parks. Also, Kenya bans ALL killing of wildlife! We have traveled to many great destinations and this was the most engaging, adventurous and comfortable experience. Wecan not wait to repeat this experience . Do yourself a favor and use Gamewatcher Safaris and Porini Camps if you want the best wildlife viewing and accommodations.Robert L20 October 2024Amazing safari experience at Porini Giraffe Camp My wife and I stayed for three nights at the Porini Giraffe Camp and the experience exceeded our best expectations. We were looked after incredibly well in the camp with outstanding service and delicious food. The camp was quiet with only 2-4 other people staying and this was a bonus. The game drives were incredible and we saw so much. It was brilliant that the conservancy was not besieged with lots of tourists and we felt we were completely on our own. This was in contrast to our one day in the Mara Park. Our guides, David and George, were very knowledgeable and gave us an outstanding time. The whole trip was organised by Wayne Hammond whose advice and service I could not fault. I would recommend this to anyone.