Situated within the 45,000 acre Lewa Wildlife Conservancy on the northern slopes of Mt. Kenya, Lewa House is a stunningly attractive residence.It is set on top of a hill with an engaging panoramic view of the rolling landscape of the Conservancy, overlooking the luggas (valleys) and hills, with the horizon rising to the eye-catching views of the Mathews range and the sacred mountain of the Samburu, Ol Lolokwe.
Accommodation
A Lewa House bedroom.The property has a main building with a lounge and dining area, opening up to the charmingly furnished stretch veranda with its own special vista across the plains of Northern Kenya. There are three large cottages each with a double and a twin room, making the property suitable for up to twelve people.All the cottages have ensuite bathrooms, apart from the family cottage, which has a shared bathroom. The houses are rustic, with cooling `Sanje' (swamp grass) roofs and designed to mix the traditional relaxed ambiance with modern comfort.
Each of the cottages has a private veranda where guests can sit in the cool of the evening to enjoy the starlit African skies. Lewa house is mainly used to house supporters of the Conservancy and now has been opened up to receive guests visiting Lewa.
Lewa House is only booked on an exclusive basis. It is all yours!
Setting
Lewa House swimming pool overlooking a waterhole.Owing to its location in the private wilderness of the not-for-profit conservation success story, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, guests at Lewa house have an almost exclusive access to an area teeming with a variety of exciting wildlife, of most note being the endangered species such as rhino (which Lewa is probably best known for) and the Grevy’s zebra (we have 17% of the world's population).There are myriad other animal species, which provide as much viewing pleasure as the famous big five, also found on Lewa.
The dining room at Lewa House.A view from Lewa House.
Bird enthusiasts marvel at the more then four hundred identified bird species, some rare, others abundant, all beautiful.
Activities
Guests to Lewa House have the opportunity to be involved in a living and dynamic conservation operation and are always encouraged to visit and engage in our conservation activities.Among the activities available to visitors, who are accompanied by our trained and experience local guides are:
- Day and night game drives
- Guided bush walks
- Horse riding, both for non-experienced riders and very advances riders
- Game watching up close from secluded game blinds
- Day or overnight camel safaris
- Educational talks on the Conservancy and related issues
Visits to the Il N'gwesi Maasai cultural boma- Walking safaris
- Flights to Lake Rutundu on Mt. Kenya for trout fishing.
- Conservation orientated activities, include visits to Lewa supported schools; visits to water schemes and other community development activities; days or half days out with the research department learning about Lewa's Rhino and Grevy Zebra projects; accompanying the tracker dogs on daily training/exercise; accompanying the lion trackers to get data on Lewa's resident lion project and trips to the adjoining Ngare Ndare forest to look for the elusive colobus monkey population and to learn about the indigenous flora and its local uses.
