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Sarara House
Sarara House is a wonderful bush home with stunning views of the mountains of the Mathews Ranges in northern Kenya. The house is part of a small eco lodge which is nestled into the lower slopes of Uarges, the highest peak in the range. The lodge is owned by the local Samburu community and run by Piers and Hilary Bastard who have many years of safari experience. This area is a truly remote wilderness and the house is part of the only lodge in more than 1,300 square miles. The place has a most magical feel, and includes the extraordinary seasonal "singing" wells where the Samburu water their cattle. Profits from the lodge are divided among the local community and help to support local households, schools, school bursaries and other group ranch community operations.
Accommodation & Facilities
Sarara House is a beautiful, open-fronted bush home that has been constructed from locally sourced materials, and has two large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, and a big, luxurious sitting room cum dining room. The house shares the facilities of the main camp, which include a spacious mess area that overlooks the natural rock swimming pool. Just below the pool is a water hole where many animals come to drink. Meals, many of which are prepared from ingredients grown in the camp’s garden, can be eaten in private in the house or at the main camp mess.
Wildlife & Activities
The Namunyak (the ‘place of peace’ in the Samburu language) Conservancy is one of Kenya’s great community conservation and development success stories. It has become a gathering place for large herds of elephant which migrate north from Laikipia to the south. General game is good and leopard are regularly sighted. Wild dog are again being seen in the area. Activities at Sarara include walks in the mountains and on the plains, day and night game drives, bush breakfasts and dinners, sundowners, fly-camping, visits to the "singing" wells, day trips to Samburu or Shaba Game Reserves and climbs up the sacred Lolokwe Mountain which is covered with cedar forest and other exotic plants which are endemic to the area.
What Next?
If you’re interested in staying in Sarara House as part of a safari holiday in Kenya, give our African experts a call. We regularly visit the lodges and camps we recommend and are ready to offer great advice on constructing your perfect holiday.