Getting around · Lewa

Ultimate luxury

Kifaru House

Boutique lodge · 5 cottages · Lewa, Kenya

Tier
Ultimate luxury
Style
Boutique lodge
Size
5 cottages
Region
Lewa
Nearest airstrip
Lewa Downs
Drive from strip
15 min

An intimate, often exclusive-use lodge named after the Swahili word for rhino, set within Lewa's healthy black and white rhino populations and home to Grevy's zebra and reticulated giraffe.

A bijou five-cottage lodge in the Elewana Collection on one of Kenya's leading rhino conservancies. Stone-and-thatch cottages feature four-poster beds, with 24-hour solar power and a stocked minibar. Game drives reliably turn up the Big Five alongside Lewa's signature northern species.

Flying in

The nearest airstrip is Lewa Downs, about 15 min by road from the lodge. See the real fly-in routes and how the rest of the region connects on the Getting Around map.

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Every Wildtouch safari is quoted individually — rates depend on your dates, the camps you choose and how it all links together. Jacob prices the whole journey, not a per-night sticker.

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Stay at Kifaru House

Build it into a Wildtouch safari and Jacob will confirm availability, the flights to reach it and a price for the whole journey.