Elewana Kifaru House is within the world famous Lewa Conservancy in Kenya. Lewa is home to East Africa’s healthiest black and white rhino populations. Kifaru is the Swahili word for rhino so very appropriate. A haven of luxury in the bush, guests will immediately feel at home on arrival. Warmly welcomed by the friendly and attentive staff. It is in the Meru County.
The comfortable sitting room with well stocked bar and elegant dining area extend out to a large, comfortably furnished terrace. Here, guests can enjoy a sunny breakfast al fresco and watch the busy goings on at the waterhole below. Or they can choose to relax by the picturesque heated infinity pool and enjoy the magnificent views over the distant plains. With an excellent library and log fires in the lounge and dining rooms, guests can truly sink into delicious, cozy comfort during the cool evenings, and luxuriate in the peace and serenity of the African night.
There is WiFi Internet in the main house and cottages.
Solar panels are used to generate electricity and heat water. Waste water is recycled to irrigate the landscape including a lovingly tended organic kitchen garden.
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Elewana Kifaru House Accommodation
The property luxuriates in total exclusivity. With 5 x charming thatched cottages tucked away in an oasis of vibrant lawns, filled with birdsong. All have well appointed bedrooms, with sumptuous four-poster beds and generous en-suite bathrooms.
The first cottage has two bedrooms. One is a double room and the other one is a twin room. Both are en suite, making it ideal for a family booking. The rooms have their own entrance and are not interconnecting. The family cottage sleeps up to 5 Guests (3 x adults + 2 x children).
The remaining four cottages all have individual bedrooms with a king bed. And en suite bathroom with shower, toilet and twin wash basins. One cottage has a beautiful Victorian-style bath and outside shower. These cottages can sleep up to 3 x adults.
About Lewa Conservancy
Spanning 251 km2 (65 000 acres), Lewa Wildlife Conservancy supports over 440 bird species and more than 70 different mammals which roam the open grasslands at the foot of Mt Kenya. Its incredibly successful rhino conservation program has not only restored local numbers, but also has enabled black rhino relocation. And reintroduction in regions where they had long been absent. The conservancy currently holds over 10% of Kenya’s black and 15% of Kenya’s white rhino population. As well as the largest single population of the critically endangered Grevy’s zebra in the world. With corridors open to the north, elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah and giraffe, to name but a few species, move freely in and out of this protected area and on wards to the greater Laikipia ecosystem.
Elewana Kifaru House Activities
All Kifaru House guides have been certified Bronze or Silver level by the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association. They are all passionate about their land and the wildlife that they share it with. As well as the botany, paleontology and history of Lewa. They also have an intimate knowledge of the individual rhino, cheetah and lion families that have made the Conservancy their home.
Getting to Kifaru House
Lewa Main Airstrip is a 45 minute flight from Wilson Airport, and a 15 minute drive from camp.
There are daily flights departing Nairobi Wilson Airport
We can arrange road transfers or private air charters to/from any areas in Kenya.
Best time to visit
The Lewa region offers great safaris all year. The best time to travel is between July to September. December to February are also a good time to visit. This is when there isn’t that much rain. The wet months are April, May & November. This can cause problems as some roads are inaccessible.
Days are usually warm with no to little humidity. The evenings and early mornings can get chilly. Low populated environments at altitudes higher than 4,000ft, including Elewana Kifaru House, can be considered malaria free. All beds have mosquito nets.
Elewana Kifaru House Accommodation Rates
2024 Elewana Kifaru House Game Package Rates | ||
High Season: 1st July to 31st October 2024 and 20th December 2024 to 3rd January 2025 | Per person sharing | $1,090 |
Single room | $1,634 | |
Triple room | $2,451 | |
Family Cottage | $2,997 | |
Mid Season: 4th January to 31st March 2024, 1st to 30th June 2024 and 1st November until 19th December 2024 | Per person sharing | $899 |
Single room | $1,349 | |
Triple room | $2,023 | |
Family Cottage | $2,471 | |
Green Season: 1st April to 31st May 2024 | Per person sharing | $685 |
Single room | $1,027 | |
Triple room | $1,540 | |
Family Cottage | $1,883 |
2025 Elewana Kifaru House Game Package Rates | ||
High Season: 1st July to 31st October 2025 and 20th December 2025 to 3rd January 2026 | Per person sharing | $1,211 |
Single room | $1,811 | |
Triple room | $2,734 | |
Family Cottage | $3,357 | |
Mid Season: 4th January to 31st March 2025, 1st to 30th June 2025 and 1st November until 19th December 2025 | Per person sharing | $1,001 |
Single room | $1,496 | |
Triple room | $2,262 | |
Family Cottage | $2,779 | |
Green Season: 1st April to 31st May 2025 | Per person sharing | $766 |
Single room | $1,143 | |
Triple room | $1,733 | |
Family Cottage | $2,132 |
The game package rates include:
Accommodation, all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), soft drinks, beer, house wines and selected spirits, teas, coffees and refreshments (on the property), and laundry services. Scheduled and shared game drives, guided walking safari, Ngare Ndare Forest Visit, sundowners, bush breakfast, and transfers to and from designated airstrips.
The game package excludes champagne, private cellar wines and premium spirits. It also excludes activities not included above.
Elewana Kifaru House Accommodation Special Offers
Offers cannot be combined unless specified.
Pay 3 Stay 4
Get a free night on your 4 night stay.
For travel from 20th June until 20th December 2024 (or until further notice)
Valid at:
Tanzania: Kilindi Zanzibar, Tarangire Treetops, Serengeti Migration Camp & The Manor at Ngorongoro
Kenya: Kifaru House Lewa, Sand River Masai Mara & Elsa’s Kopje Meru
Elewana Circuit Discount
Kifaru House Lewa is part of the Elewana Collection. A collection of luxury boutique lodges, camps and hotels in iconic locations across Kenya and Tanzania. Stay longer at any combination of these properties and get great discounts in 2024 and 2025:
6+ nights: 10%
9+ nights: 15%
12+ nights: 20%
Valid in mid and low season at Arusha Coffee Lodge* but all year at all other Elewana properties.
*Mid and low season at Arusha Coffee Lodge is from 1st March to 31st May and 1st November to 19th December.
The Circuit Discount Offer is valid at:
Tarangire Treetops, The Manor at Ngorongoro, Serengeti Migration Camp, Serengeti Pioneer Camp, Kilindi Zanzibar, (PLUS Arusha Coffee Lodge in mid and low season on the circuit discount) in Tanzania
OR:
Loisaba Tented Camp, Loisaba Star Beds, Loisaba Lodo Springs, Lewa Safari Camp, Kifaru House Lewa, Sand River Mara, Elephant Pepper Camp, Tortilis Camp Amboseli, Elsa’s Kopje or AfroChic, Diani Beach (closed for major refurbishment) in Kenya.
Returning Guests
Get an extra 5% discount when you return to any Elewana property. Plus a 20% discount on Spa treatments*.
*Spa services not available in Masai Mara and Serengeti
Honeymoons
The wilderness, the luxury and the closeness with nature make a safari with Elewana the most romantic of holidays. Watching the crimson sun rise over a landscape unchanged since the beginning of time. Watching the sun sink on the equator at sundown. Driving amongst wild game. Indulging in romantic al fresco dining under the immense African skies drowning in stars. Who better to share it with than the love of your life?
The beautiful setting at Elewana Kifaru House is ideal for that very special romantic holiday. There are often have special offers and upgrades for honeymooners.
Weddings
In the magical, private grounds of Elewana Kifaru House we have hosted many beautiful weddings, blessings and renewals of vows for our guests. From small simple ceremonies involving merely a glass of Champagne at the end of a game drive, to elaborate three-day events. Options include legal marriages conducted by the local commissioner or religious minister, or a blessing by the chief of the local tribal community.
Whatever your preference, Kifaru House will create an unforgettable occasion and memories that you can cherish forever.
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy Kenya