Karen Blixen Camp
Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens
The Out of Africa Experience
About Karen Blixen Group A Danish-Kenyan Safari Story
Karen Blixen Group is a one-stop safari house: a Kenyan hospitality and travel group owned by Karsten Ree Holdings, Denmark. It brings together Karen Blixen Coffee Garden & Cottages in Nairobi, Karen Blixen Camp in the Masai Mara, The Out of Africa Experience, our destination management company, and The Safari Souvenir & Gift Shop by Karen Blixen. Our conservation partner is the Karen Blixen Camp Trust. From fine restaurants and bars to game drives, spas and balloon safaris, we offer a collection of stays and experiences that blend luxury with nature, history and culture.
Our story links Denmark and Kenya twice: through a Danish author who loved this country a century ago, and through a Danish family that invests in it today.
What Does Karen Blixen Group Offer?
Karen Blixen Group offers luxury stays and seamlessly coordinated journeys across East and Southern Africa: heritage suites at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden & Cottages in Nairobi, an all-inclusive tented camp on the Mara River, and tailor-made safaris planned by The Out of Africa Experience. One dedicated team takes care of every detail, from your airport welcome in Nairobi to sundowners in the Mara and onward journeys to Zanzibar, Rwanda, Tanzania and beyond.
Our Danish ownership brings refined, consistent standards; our Kenyan team brings warm hospitality, expert guiding and deep local knowledge. And every stay carries the spirit of Karen Blixen, the author of Out of Africa, with a lasting commitment to conservation and the Maasai communities of the Mara.
Luxury Experiences
From heritage suites to riverside tents and exquisite dining, enjoy refined comfort in the heart of Africa.
Unique Destinations
A Nairobi garden estate, the banks of the Mara River and journeys to the most breathtaking corners of East and Southern Africa.
Community Focus
Leading advocates for community development, from training young Maasai chefs to empowering local artisans.
Rich Heritage
Every destination embodies the spirit of Africa and the timeless legacy of Karen Blixen.
Our Properties and Brands
From a heritage garden estate in Nairobi to the banks of the Mara River and journeys across Africa, each Karen Blixen brand blends luxury with nature, history and culture.
Karen Blixen Coffee Garden & Cottages
12 rooms and suites plus a honeymoon suite on Karen Blixen's former coffee farm estate, a 5-minute walk from the Karen Blixen Museum, with four restaurants, a pool and the Body & Calm spa.
Discover More →Karen Blixen Camp, Masai Mara
22 luxury tents, including a family tent, on the banks of the Mara River, on an all-inclusive basis, just 45 minutes by air from Nairobi.
Discover More →The Out of Africa Experience
Our destination management company, planning private, tailor-made safaris in Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Rwanda and Southern Africa since 2005.
Discover More →The Safari Souvenir & Gift Shop
Handcrafted jewellery, artisan décor, locally made safari clothing and Kenyan coffee, including beadwork by Maasai women supported by Karen Blixen Camp. Take a piece of your journey home.
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Explore our latest updates and seasonal specials, crafted for discerning travellers seeking adventure, comfort and authenticity in the spirit of Karen Blixen.
- Stay 3 nights, pay 2
- 5% early-bird saving
- Children 5 and under stay free
Luxury with Conservation at Its Core
The Karen Blixen Camp Trust protects the endangered Maasai Mara ecosystem through conservation, community development and education across the greater Mara region of south-western Kenya, working hand in hand with Karen Blixen Camp.
Karen Blixen Camp runs on solar power and solar water heaters, with a non-powered cold room and a zero-waste sewage system, and guests can see it all on an eco-camp walk. Through the Karen Blixen Camp Trust, the group supports the Mara Elephant Project (including a donated helicopter for aerial surveillance), tree planting, Maasai beadwork and a culinary school for local youth.
- Mara Elephant Project
- Adopt a Tree
- Maasai Beadwork
- Culinary School
Protecting the Mara, Together
See how the Karen Blixen Camp Trust works with Maasai communities to protect wildlife, restore habitat and create careers for young people in the Mara.
Watch on Vimeo →Start Planning Your Kenya Safari
Tell us when you would like to travel and what you dream of seeing. Our team will respond with a tailor-made proposal, from your first night in Nairobi to your last sundowner in the Mara.
