300 acres, no schedule.
Forest walks, a rowboat on the dam, tennis on the lawn, and five retired donkeys.
Restorative wilderness at your doorstep
Everything here is included in your stay, unhurried and unscheduled. Wander, play, drift. The sanctuary sets the pace; you follow whichever thread appeals.
The Woodland Waddle
A 2-mile loop through our 150-acre rewilded forest, returned to nature in 2005. Indigenous canopy, thoughtfully placed benches, and the small mammals who got here first, bushbuck, reedbuck, hares, porcupines, hedgehogs.
Bird-watchers, bring binoculars, 237 recorded species and counting, from the crested crane to the paradise flycatcher.
A rowboat, a fishing rod, a heron
Take the rowboat out on the dam in the morning stillness, watch bushbuck come down to drink at dusk. The boathouse sits at the water's edge; the crested cranes come home over it every evening.
Tennis, croquet, frisbee golf
A grass tennis court, croquet set on the front lawn, a nine-hole frisbee golf course threaded through the gardens. The English garden is Leslie's life work, wander it slowly.
And the donkeys. Five retired gentlemen, the "lords of the manor", who accept carrots and affection in equal measure.
Cinema, library, board games, fire
When the mountain pulls its clouds down, retreat to the cinema room, the library shelves, a long lunch, or a board game by the fire. Rain on a cedar roof is its own entertainment.
When the wild calls
Ol Pejeta, Solio, Mount Kenya, Lolldaiga Hills, tracking lions at dawn, feeding orphan rhinos by lunchtime. Six curated safari experiences await beyond the gate.
Safari Experiences