Covering 140 square miles of central Kenya, between the serrated ridges of the Aberdares and the pinpoint summit of Mount Kenya, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is famed as one of East Africa's most biodiverse reserves. It hits all the high points for wildlife lovers – the presence of the Big 5 game see to that. But it's also awash with amazing scenery, which rolls from dusty grass plains, through acacia gallery woods, and even crosses the Equator line itself.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy tour guides can direct you to the iconic rhino sanctuaries that have helped put the reserve on the conservation map – they host one of the world's largest populations of black rhino and protect two of the last remaining white rhinos on Earth. On top of that, there are chimpanzee parks, packs of African wild dogs, zebra, buffalo, and oodles more to see.

In all, there are seven lodges dotted around the conservancy. They provide access to the bushwalk trails, and often come with stunning views of Mount Kenya, the sun-cracked Rift Valley savannah, and the fauna-stalked plains that unfold all around.