Kenya
Mara Conservancies
Mara North, Olare Motorogi, Naboisho — night drives included with every conservancy stay.
Wildlife
Night Game Drives: Unveiling Nocturnal Wonders
A red-filtered spotlight, a sundowner gin, and a different bush entirely after the sun goes down.
Night Game Drives
The Experience
National parks across East Africa close their gates at sunset — but private conservancies don’t. That’s where the night drive happens: the same animals you saw at noon are doing different things, and the bush is full of species you simply won’t encounter by day.
Aardvark, pangolin, civet, genet, leopard hunting in the dark — every drive is genuinely a roll of the dice. The set-up is always the same: a tracker on a spotter seat at the front, a red-filtered spotlight, and a vehicle moving slowly with as little engine noise as possible.
What Sets It Apart
Designed for the Discerning
01
Private-Conservancy Only
We arrange night drives in Mara conservancies, Laikipia and Selous — never in parks where they’re forbidden.
02
Trained Spotters
Drives always run with a dedicated spotter on the front seat in addition to your guide.
03
Red-Filtered Lights
Our partners use red-filter spotlights, far less disruptive to nocturnal wildlife than white light.
Where to Experience It
Our Recommended Locations
Kenya
Laikipia
Some of the most reliable leopard and aardvark sightings in Africa, often on night drives from Loisaba or Borana.
From the Field
In Pictures
Ready to Plan?
Explore Night Game Drives — privately, with us.
Our travel designers will hand-craft a journey around night game drives — paired with the right lodges, the right guides and the right time of year. Start the conversation; we’ll take it from there.
