Mukima house was built on a grand scale in the 40's and has been recently rescued, rebuilt and refurbished. Hand made cedars floors, cedar windows and some immense cedar beams make this house one of Kenya's most exceptional surviving examples of a past era. Here you can unpack your bags and spend your holiday relaxing in the luxury and privacy of your own magnificent home, visiting the many local parks and amenities as and when you please.

Standing on a 360 acre private conservancy, with a wonderful view of Mount Kenya, the fully staffed house comfortably accommodates 16 people in 8 ensuite bedrooms. There is a swimming pool, tennis court, sauna, massage room, fishing, dinghies on the dam, badmington, croquet, table tennis, broad band internet, satellite TV/DVD, walks and fabulous birdwatching. Game drives, walking safaris and horse riding can be arranged on nearby ranches and reserves, while golf and trout fishing are also available. Nanyuki airstrip offers easy access in, out and about by plane or chopper.

Nanyuki
Nanyuki is the crossroads to many of East Africa's most beautiful and wild areas, sitting as it does in the heart of the country right under Mount Kenya and on the equator. Surrounded by vegetable and flower farms, it is the nearest shopping place for the upcountry, wheat growing, sheep rearing, polo playing Timau ranchers. The climate is brighter than Nairobi and the air clean and clear. There is a very useful cottage hospital; a Lunatic Lane where the last generation of white Kenyan eccentrics gathered; the Trout Tree restaurant; a Settlers Stores to provide all essentials plus local news; the British Army practices; an occasional opera performs; Nanyuki Club provides a 9 hole golf course and is the venue for the annual pony club spectacle, plus another event not to be missed - the East African Womens' League annual horticultural display.

Mukima Estate

Mukima is a 15 minute drive from Nanyuki. The house stands on a 350 acre triangle, which was once a cedar forest. Evidence of the age and size of the forest can be seen in the timbers of which the house is built. There are clear views of Mount Kenya and the Loldaiga Hills from all corners of the property. An electric fence, patrolled by a group of Samburu warriors, protect the land and its replanted forest of 20,000 hardwood trees from the cattle and goats that were overgrazing and causing erosion. Trails have been cut through the bush, which are safe to walk and enjoy the birds, plants and insects.

A large dam in front of the house, fed by ground water from Mount Kenya, provides safe haven to many bird species, including egrets, ibis, storks, pelicans, various ducks and two breeding pairs of crested crane. A small herd of impala and bushbuck are breeding on the farm, while tree hyrax provide the appropriate night noises and the guinea fowl are becoming tamer.

Contact details

General Manager
Telephone: +254 020 882755 / +254 726 332399
E-mail: info@mukimakenya.com