Reteti House tucked into a green, bush-covered hillside below rocky peaks in the Mathews Range, Namunyak

Lodge · Namunyak Community Conservancy, Kenya

Reteti House

A small, exclusive lodge a short walk from the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Namunyak.

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Photo: Sarara Scroll

About the lodge

About Reteti House.

Reteti House is ten minutes' walk from the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, the first elephant sanctuary owned by an Indigenous community in Africa. It is in the Namunyak Community Conservancy in northern Kenya.

Guests can join the sunrise and evening feeds of the orphaned elephants, which are open only to Reteti House and Sarara guests.

At a glance

Location
Namunyak Community Conservancy, Samburu
Game drives and more
Sunrise and evening elephant feeds at Reteti, run with Sarara

At the lodge

Ways to spend the day.

Open thatched lounge at Reteti House with woven lights, sofas, wicker chairs and a stone wall, with hills beyondPhoto: Sarara

What is offered can change with the season and the conservancy’s rules. We confirm the details when we plan your stay.

  1. Sunrise and evening elephant feeds at Reteti, run with Sarara

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Photo: Sarara

When to go

The lodge through the year.

December to March

A high season for wildlife viewing in KWS guidance. KWS describes the north of Kenya as hot and dry.

April to June

The long rains. KWS says park roads may need four-wheel drive.

July to December

The other high season in KWS guidance, when wildlife is easier to see. Sightings are never guaranteed.

Source: Kenya Wildlife Service.

Where it is

In Samburu.

The lodge is inNamunyak Community Conservancy Part ofSamburu safari region

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Thinking of Reteti House?

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.

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Email
enquiries@etanasafaris.com
Phone & WhatsApp
+254 795 887765
Office
The Piano Building, Brookside Drive, Nairobi
Your enquiry is answered personally by the family.
Photo: Shafiq Jagani, Maasai Mara
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