Lewa
Superb lodges and camps are peppered throughout Lewa, ensuring a private, upscale safari experience whilst gleaning insights into the work of a modern wildlife conservancy. Learn from anti-poaching professionals how their efforts protect rhino and benefit local communities.
- A top example of successful wildlife conservation in action.
- Beautiful scenery supports a variety of birds and mammals, including black rhino.
- Luxury lodges and camps offer exquisite privacy.
- Great location for bush walks and anti-poaching experience.
- Cultural interactions with local communities.
- Scenic flights offer breathtaking perspectives.
From its very beginning, Lewa Conservancy and Lewa House have been about family, and with two-bedroomed cottages sleeping four, this is the ideal place to bring your brood. Owners Sophie and Calum McFarlane raised their kids here: the fifth generation of the family to live in this special place.
A small and romantic luxury camp within a Big Five safari territory famed for its rhino population, Lewa Safari Camp has gorgeous ensuite tents beneath shady, thatched canopies. Owned directly by the Lewa Conservancy, it plays a key role in the economic basis of this famous conservation story.
With a gorgeous valley-side location in the remarkable and abundant Lewa Conservancy, this cluster of luxury and individually exceptional cottages is the height of laid-back safari sophistication. Three of the nine cottages are perfect for families, but there’s so much room and privacy that couples will love this place too.
Lewa House in Kenya is more than simply a place to rest your head after your safaris. It’s the intangible warmth of being welcomed as family by owners Calum and Sophie McFarlane with the touches of home that make it a unique experience. You’ll wake in your thatched cottage to share biscuits on the veranda with the resident ‘go-away-birds’, soaking in the landscape of gently sloping plains and distant mountains.
In a prime hilltop setting within one of Kenya’s best – and yet under-visited – safari destinations, Kifaru House has a literal handful of gorgeous, thatched cottages in the grounds of a delightful lodge. The views are grand, but the scale of the experience is personal and intimate.
We are a boutique travel specialist. For over 30 years we have been crafting the finest tailor-made holidays to the world’s wild places. Your time is precious and with a world to see, we understand the importance of getting it absolutely right for you every time.We are a boutique travel specialist. For over 30 years we have been crafting the finest tailor-made holidays to the world’s wild places. Your time is precious and with a world to see, we understand the importance of getting it absolutely right for you every time.
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Safaris in Kenya
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