Lodge · Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Lewa Wilderness
A family-owned lodge of thatched cottages on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, still run by the Craig family.
About the lodge
A family home on Lewa.
Lewa Wilderness began as the Craig family’s cattle ranch, and first welcomed guests in 1972. The family still owns it and lives on the property, so a stay here feels more like being a guest in a home than in a hotel. Etana works with the lodge and can include it in a journey you plan with us.
Nine thatched cottages are spread along the hillside and through the gardens. The six hillside cottages look across the valley, and the three garden cottages, each with two bedrooms and a sitting room, sit on the lawns near the main house and suit families. Beyond game drives on one of Kenya’s great rhino sanctuaries, there is riding, walking, and flights over the conservancy.
At a glance
- Location
- Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, near the foot of Mount Kenya, about 30 minutes’ drive from Lewa airstrip
- Accommodation
- Nine thatched cottages: six hillside cottages and three two-bedroom garden cottages
- Game drives and more
- Game drives, guided walks, horse and camel riding, scenic flights, fly-camping
- Families
- Children of all ages; the garden cottages suit families
- Comforts
- Pool, tennis court, gym, organic farm, open fires
At the lodge
Ways to spend the day.
Photo: Lewa WildernessWhat is offered can change with the season and the conservancy’s rules. We confirm the details when we plan your stay.
Game drives
Out across Lewa with the lodge’s guides, looking for black and white rhino, Grevy’s zebra, elephant and the big cats.
Horses and camels
Rides across the plains among the wildlife, from the lodge’s own stables, for beginners and experienced riders alike.
On foot
Guided walks on the conservancy and in the Ngare Ndare Forest, or a night or two fly-camping under canvas.
Flights over Lewa
Scenic flights over the conservancy and towards Mount Kenya, including in the family’s vintage biplane.
Gallery
Inside the lodge.
Photos: Lewa Wilderness
When to go
The lodge through the year.
Borana says its rains have usually come in March and April, as short, heavy showers. It adds that patterns are getting harder to predict.
Borana Lodge names these as favourite months, with clear, warm weather before the school holidays.
Borana's other usual rainy month, when storms can last longer, sometimes a whole day.
Source: Borana Lodge.
Where it is
In Laikipia.
Also in Laikipia
Other camps nearby.
Photo: Elewana CollectionElewana Kifaru House
View the propertyFive thatched cottages on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, looking over a waterhole.
Photo: Elewana CollectionLewa Safari Camp
View the propertyA tented camp owned by the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy itself, run by Elewana.
Photo: SirikoiSirikoi
View the propertyA small, family-owned lodge on a spring-fed waterhole in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
Africa, Private & Personal
Thinking of Lewa Wilderness?
Tell us when you hope to travel, and we will see how the lodge fits your journey. Rates and availability are confirmed when we plan.
- Phone & WhatsApp
- +254 795 887765
- Office
- The Piano Building, Brookside Drive, Nairobi