Homestay Safaris,homestay in kenya
HOMESTAY SAFARIS, HOMESTAY IN KENYA, HOME STAY CROSS CULTURAL
EXCHANGE, SANDAI HOMESTAY, KIAMBETHU TEA FARM HOME STAY,
LONGONOT RANCH HOUSE, KINANGOP GUEST HOUSE 'TREES,
MALEWA RANCH HOUSE
Home stay
Safaris;
Home stay Safaris has
become a common practice
in East Africa. Home
stay Safaris provides
guests with a unique
opportunity to stay with
host families in urban
centers, rural villages,
ranches or game
sanctuaries in their own
homes. Home stay hosts
provide accommodation
facilities, hospitality,
and personal service
during the guests stay.
There are also private
homes stays built to
offer exclusivity to
give freedom and comfort
to the visiting
families. Homestay
Safaris with African
Spice Safaris provide an
added value for guests
coming to East Africa to
study, volunteer or for
cultural reasons. By
staying with hosts they
experienced places they
visited extensively, and
get a deeper insight
from participation in
the daily lives of local
people. Urban Homestays
are Run by Individuals
and Families who own
Modern Suburban Homes.
A number of Individuals
and families who modern
homes in the suburbs of
major towns and cities
like Nairobi, Mombasa,
Nakuru and Kisumu often
open them for homestays.
Tours operators, such as
African Spice Safaris
work in partnership with
these homes and book
guests in these homes.
African Spice Safaris
takes upon the
responsibility of
ensuring that our guests
receive warm hospitality
and personal service
throughout their stay in
the homestays and at an
affordable rate.
Home stay Cross Cultural
Exchange
Students on Cross
Cultural Exchange
program, usually stay in
individual home stays in
villages where they
immerse themselves in
the daily life and
ritual of their host
community and work with
locals on projects
chosen by community
leaders. The students
eat local foods, sleep
in a local rural
homestead, herd cattle,
use oxen plough, ride
bicycles, and attend
market days and other
village chores. Some
teach in rural schools
where there is acute
shortage of teachers;
others build community
centers for recreation
or business. While doing
all these they find time
to visit wildlife
sanctuaries, National
Reserve and National
Park of East Africa.
Home Stay Safari
Activities include:
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Golfing Tours
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Horse Riding
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Bush Walks
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Birding Excursions
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Safari Game Drives
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Cultural Tours & Visits
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Day Trips or Excursions
Kenya Home Stay
Accommodation in Kenya
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Sandai
Homestay and
Cottages
Close to
Aberdares
National
Park, Kenya
Sandai
Homestay and
Cottages is
3.5 Hours
away by road
from Nairobi
and is
located
close to
Aberdares
National
Park
neighboring
Solio Game
Reserve and
faces Mt.
Kenya with
its snow
capped
peaks.
Sandai
Homestay and
Cottages is
idyllically
situated in
the middle
of a large
private game
ranch and is
approximately
240
kilometers
north of
Nairobi in
the
highlands of
Kenya.
Despite its
altitude of
2000m above
sea level,
the climate
is mild and
dry. Sandai
Homestay and
Cottages
consists of
a farmhouse
and two
guest houses
with four
rooms, each
with
shower/bath
tap and
toilet.
Sandai
Homestay and
Cottages has
two more
guestrooms
in the main
house
sharing a
shower and
toilet. The
kitchen and
dining room
is in the
farmhouse
while the
living room
is equipped
with an open
fireplace.
Guests
usually
share the
delicious
food with
the small
family of
Petra
Allmendinger,
the farm
owner. Enjoy
game drives
in the
neighboring
Solio Game
Reserve,
bush walks
and exciting
horse riding
excursions
that can
also include
a visit to
the local
Mau Mau
caves where
the Kenyan
freedom
fighters
used to
hide. Petra
can also
take you on
a sight
seeing
flights in a
light
aeroplane.
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Kiambethu
Tea Farm
Home stay
Kiambethu
Tea Farm-
Kiambethu
Tea Farm,
the family
home of one
of the
earliest tea
growers in
Kenya, is
situated 30
Km away from
Nairobi.
Kiambethu
Tea Farm
dates back
to 1910 and
the present
house set
amidst
colorful
gardens, has
been home to
four
generations.
At Kiambethu
the guests
are given an
insight into
the tea
making
process
followed by
an
opportunity
to see tea
in the
field.
At Kiambethu
Tea Farm
accompanied
by a
resident
Kenyan
guide,
guests can
also take a
short walk
into the
small
indigenous
forest and
learn about
the plants
and how they
were used
traditionally,
watch the
Colobus
monkeys and
birds that
are resident
in the
gardens or
just enjoy
the sweeping
views across
the tea
fields to
the Ngong
Hills.
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Longonot
Ranch House
- Lake
Naivasha,
Kenya
Longonot
Ranch House;
Longonot
Ranch House
is on the
southern
side of Lake
Naivasha, 80
kilometers
from
Nairobi. By
air
(charter)
takes 25
minutes to
the airstrip
about 10
kilometers
from the
Ranch House.
Longonot
Ranch House
is situated
in the Great
Rift Valley
on Kedong
Ranch, near
Lake
Naivasha
which is 26
kilometers
away. The
drive from
Nairobi
takes about
1 hour and
15 minutes
on good
tarmac road.
Longonot
Ranch House
makes an
ideal base
for a 2 to 7
day stay and
is eco
friendly as
the
electricity
is powered
by wind and
solar.
Longonot
Ranch House
is open all
year round
and
accommodation
is in 2
room's
en-suite in
cottage with
adjoining
sitting and
dining rooms
and 1
detached
en-suite
cottage
making a
total of 3
rooms or 6
guests with
limited
overflow
into the
main house.
Longonot
Ranch House
'Kinangop'
and 'Ol
Karia' rooms
are
twin-bedded
with dining
and sitting
room in
between.
'The Happy
Valley', a
honeymoon
suite, is
adjacent.
The cottages
are fully
furnished
and
completely
self-contained.
Longonot
Ranch House
activities
include
horse
riding,
mountain
hiking,
boating,
walking and
game viewing
by safari
vehicle.
Bush
sundowners
and night
game drives
are also
available on
request.
Other
activities
nearby
include
Hell's Gate
National
Park, Mt.
Longonot
National
Park, Lake
Naivasha -
well known
for its
birdlife,
black bass
fishing and
water
sports, Lake
Nakuru
National
Park (1 hour
15 minutes),
the Aberdare
National
Park (1 hour
30 minutes),
Great Rift
Valley Golf
Resort at
Green Park,
Mt Suswa
caves, and
Eburru - 18
hole Golf
Course.
Longonot
Ranch House
is hosted as
a home-stay
retreat by
Tony and
Susie
Church.
Longonot
Ranch House
has stunning
views of
Hell's Gate
gorge and
the Aberdare
Mountain
range. This
colonial
style ranch
house is
situated at
7,000 ft
above sea
level and
looks out
over rolling
plains to
Lake
Naivasha,
where
approximately
475
different
species of
birds make
their home.
Amongst the
many species
of game
which roam
freely over
the open
plains and
rocky lava
flows are
eland,
giraffe,
Cape
buffalo,
zebra,
impala,
Thomson's
and Grant's
gazelle,
kongoni,
warthog,
hyena,
jackal, bat
eared fox
and spring
hare.
Occasionally
cheetah,
leopard and
aardvark are
seen. About
10,000 head
of wild
animals are
counted
annually.
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Samsara
House
Nairob
House
with a
difference,
the
first
thing
you
notice
as you
drive in
is the
homely
calm
atmosphere
away
from the
noise
and
bustle
of the
Nairobi
hotels.
Samsara
is
located
in the
Kileleswa
area 15
minutes
drive
north of
Nairobi
town.
Samsara
house is a
small,
friendly and
reputable
house for
hospitality
and
excellent
French made
cuisine and
selected
international
cuisine.
Dinner is
served upon
request
(fresh food
is supplied
daily from
Kenya
highlands
with a wide
selection of
fruits and
vegetables).
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Kinangop
Guest
House
'Trees'
(Lake
Naivasha)
Perched at
2,400
meters. on
the edge of
the Kinangop
Plateau, 2
hours drive
from
Nairobi,
Trees offers
a haven from
the stress
and strains
of city
life. Trees
offers
breathtaking
views across
the Rift
Valley.
The farm
provides a
sanctuary
for highland
birds,
including
the
threatened
Sharpe's
Longclaw,
many of
which may be
seen from
the veranda.
Up to eleven
sunbird
species may
be seen in
the garden,
especially
when the
aloes are in
bloom. There
is ample
scope to
explore, on
the farm and
further a
field with
hiking or
cycling
along the
escarpment
or across
the plateau.
This special
place is
perfect for
birding,
walking or
just
relaxing.
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Malewa
Ranch
house
A
beautiful
comfortable
home
stay
nestled
under
acacia
trees on
the
banks of
the
Malewa
River,
adjoining
a
magnificent
game
sanctuary
in
Kenya's
Great
Rift
Valley
only two
hours
from
Nairobi,
Kenya’s
capital.
The
original
'settler'
home was
a simple
one
room,
iron
sheet
house
built on
wooden
stilts
and
still
stands
on the
lawns of
the
Malewa
Ranch
House.
Later a
two
bedroom
stone
house
was
built
during
the
1920's.
This old
colonial
farmhouse
was part
of the
infamous
'Happy
Valley
Set' so
richly
talked
about in
early
colonial
dairies.
Malewa
Ranch
House,
Kenya,
Africa -
a
beautiful
Lodge on
the
banks of
the
Malewa
River on
a Game
Sanctuary
in
Kenya's
Great
Rift
Valley.As
was
typical
of the
colonial
era,
financial
constraints
dictated
that
many
homesteads
were
initially
very
simple
structures
that
were
subsequently
added
onto
creating
'ad hoc'
designs.
These
additions
made for
interesting,
but
sometimes
impractical
homes
with
outside
bathrooms
and
kitchens,
built
with an
assortment
of
materials.
Situated
on the
banks of
the
Malewa
River,
and now
within
the
boundaries
of a
magnificent
Wildlife
Conservancy,
the
Malewa
Ranch
House
has been
renovated
to fit
in with
the
comforts
of the
20th
century
with 5
very
comfortable
bedrooms
(Five
bedrooms
sharing
3
bathrooms)
and a
very
spacious
veranda.
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