Have you heard about treehouses, glamping sites, Eco-lodges, tiny houses, unique campsites, unique stays, homestays, and cottages in Kenya?
Are you interested in discovering a new form of accommodation?
Unique, rustic, offbeat, and experiential?
If yes, read on.
After working for days, one deserves uninterrupted time to refresh the mind. This calls for a calm and relaxed environment outside the hustle and bustle of the cities.
Choosing Unique Stays and Rustic Facilities in Kenya
For a typical wayward traveler, the restless ones, getting a decent place to stay is not a problem. They know all the websites and tools that can help them search and book the best accommodation anywhere in the world.
The rest of us need information, guidebooks, and endless planning days. Else, we settle for hotels, or if we are savvy enough, an Airbnb experience will most likely be limiting.
With the need for unique stays and local experiences, travelers have identified other ways of hacking accommodation all over the World. Kenya is not an exception.
The Shift in Accommodation Options
Today, you can stay in a rustic house for lower rates than you would in a five-star hotel in any city. If such an experience is something you would consider, here are my top picks in Kenya.
Please note: These accommodation facilities change all the time. Today a jewel, tomorrow a bunch of dilapidated structures. For that reason, I will not give descriptions. Check them out and be the judge.
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20 Unique and Offbeat Experiential Stays in Kenya
- Wildebeest Eco Camp (Nairobi) – Website & Reviews
- Karen Camp (Nairobi) – Website & Reviews
- Jungle Junction (Nairobi) – Reviews on TripAdvisor
- The Brandy Bus (Nairobi) – Check on Airbnb
- Distant Relatives Eco Camp (Kilifi) – Website & Reviews
- Tulia House (Nyali) – Reviews
- Mara Explorers (Maasai Mara) – Reviews
- Kisumu backpackers (Kisumu) – Reviews
- Sieku Glamping (Laikipia) – Website
- Kahiga Homestay (Nyeri) – Website
- Lesioi Farm Stay (Limuru) – Website
- Maji Moto Eco Camp (Maasai Mara)
- Aruba Mara Camp (Maasai Mara)
- Mara Eden Safari Camp (Maasai Mara)
- Severin Kitani Banda’s (Tsavo)
- Maasai Simba Camp (Amboseli)
- Dunga Hill Camp (Kisumu)
- Camp Carnelley’s (Naivasha)
- Ken Trout 1972 (Timau)
- Kongoni Camp (Nanyuki)
- Colobus Cottages (Nanyuki)
- Ziwa Lodge (Nakuru) – Website
Two tools I use to book unique stays in Kenya and the rest of Africa.
- Airbnb Home & Experiences – Join and get a 30% discount on your first stay
- Booking Com – “Search & book hotels, cottages, treehouses, lodges, and cabins for all budgets.
Have you been to any of the above places and enjoyed them? Which other unique and offbeat facilities In Kenya have you visited? Please share your experiences in the comment section below.
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