Description
Wilderness Trails is surrounded by a beautiful green lawn - guests have been entertained at the Craig family home for the past 30 years.
The salt-water pool is refreshing, the stables are full of horses for guests to ride and the clay tennis court comes equipped with both rackets and balls.
The game at Lewa Downs is particularly good while the area is renowned for pioneering conservation initiatives and for having one of the healthiest populations of rhinoceros in Kenya. The fantastic guiding team will take you on game drives to learn about flora, fauna, animal behaviour, conservation and the history of Lewa.
Accommodation
Wilderness Trails sleeps 16 people housed in 8 beautifully decorated cottages, featuring fireplaces and verandas, and is the home of Will and Emma Craig.
Guests can relax by the fire in Will and Emma's cosy sitting room and share meals around a long banquet table in the open-air dining room. Natural springs, home-raised livestock, and a 5-acre organic garden are transformed by skilled chefs into healthy and delicious food
Childcare
There are no specific child care facilities but children are welcome here and babysitting can be arranged.
Facilities
The salt-water pool is refreshing, the stables are full of horses for guests to ride, and the clay tennis court comes equipped with both raquets and balls.
Activities
There is plenty to do at Wilderness Trails including day and night game drives, bush walks with a professional tracker, horse rides, camel rides, game blinds, hiking/jogging with a Maasai warrior, visiting Lewa's ancient archaeological site and visits to a Maasai cultural boma.
Services
Fantastic guides, expert chefs and a very friendly team of staff are waiting to look after you.
When to travel
Lewa Wilderness in closed in November.
The main tourist season is in January and February, when the weather is hottest and driest. At this time, the animals in the wildlife parks tend to congregate more around the watercourses, making them easier to spot.
Northern and eastern Kenya temperatures vary from highs of up to 40°C during the day to less than 20°C at night. Rainfall in this area is sparse and, when it does occur, is often in the form of violent storms. July is usually the driest month, and November the wettest.
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Location and directions
Lewa Downs, northern Kenya
The lodge is situated within one of Kenya's major private conservation successes, Lewa Downs, which is found at the foot of Mt Kenya. Lewa Downs is in the Laikipia area of Northern Kenya. All of Africa’s ‘Big Five’ are present and the conservancy provides a refuge for several endangered species, including cheetah, Grevys Zebra and both black and white rhino.
How to get there
8.5 hour international flight to Nairobi. Daily scheduled flight (via Nanyuki) departing Nairobi Wilson Airport or private charter flight (1 hour), directly to Lewa Downs airstrip. By road, Lewa Wilderness is a five hour drive from Nairobi.
