Sirai House

Lengishu is an exclusive safari house, ideal for families or a group of friends, with a superb hillside setting in northern Kenya, and wonderful views to the north over the Borana Conservancy to Northern Frontier District and the Mathews Ranges in the far distance. Borana Conservancy has excellent wildlife sighting opportunities, including lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, a healthy number of black and white rhino, and a number of species unique to northern Kenya such as Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, Beisa oryx and Somali ostrich.

With rammed earth walls, and sustainably sourced timbers in its roof and floors, Lengishu has a very small environmental footprint. The house has six bedrooms split between four cottages, all with their own private en-suite bathrooms, and designed to make the best of the views. The bathrooms have walk-in showers and big roll top baths, and the bedrooms have wood stoves or fireplaces for cool nights. There is a sitting room between the rooms in two of the cottages, making them ideal for a family with younger children. The master bedroom is a standalone cottage and the main house has a spacious dining room, lounge, and a study. The large pool has wonderful westerly views, and there is also a games room, a petanque pitch as well as a gym.

Situated 17 miles north of the equator, Laragai House is set in the private Borana Ranch, a 35000 acre property with a high density of wildlife including large packs of wild dog, a healthy number of rhino and predators such as leopard, lion and cheetah. A sister property to Borana Lodge, this entirely private and exclusive house has eight en-suite bedrooms, two of which have their own fireplace. They share a magnificent heated swimming pool with a deck that overlook the dam which attracts high numbers of elephants and buffalo.

This place is ideal for a ‘house party’ in the African Bush and perfect for families or large groups who want to explore this stunning area in absolute privacy.

The Dyer family who own the lodge and have done for three generations have a passion for conservation projects and this will be a large focus for any visit to this pretty place. The focus is really on education, poverty alleviation and employment, health and of course, wildlife management and conservation.

The exposure to these projects is an excellent talking point and the activities available to you are practically limitless. You have access to the vast expanse of the ranch and the excellent game within it, whether on game drives, horseback or by mountain bike. For the sporty, a clay tennis court is a great way to while away the afternoon or for the truly adventurous you could embark on a guided bush walk.