Absolutely Fantastic!

Last February I enjoyed my fourth time on safari in Kenya over the past ten years, this time travelling with my sweetheart and brother. By chance we were able to spend a night in Kiota House while traveling between Nakuru and Samburu. And I must say, what a night! After enduring typical Kenyan roads for a few hours, entering this house is like entering a magical kingdom. Once past the beautiful gardens and in through the beautifully carved front door, you encounter one of the most stunning views I have witnessed in Kenya. The house is located on the top of an escarpment, with a view that sweeps down and away until it finally terminates at Mt. Kenya, front and center in the distance. You are looking down at an incredible tableau of wildlife, and it is all so very, very private. Directly in front of the balcony rock hyraxes, sunbirds, and weavers are in abundance. Eagles flying by. a white morph of the Paradise Flycatcher, and more. All in the first five minutes.
Don Young is an experienced safari guide, author, and designer and having spent decades in Africa, has amassed a collection of African artifacts and furniture second to none. The house has all of the atmospheres of the golden safari days of a century ago, but with all of the modern accessories. Staff is first rate. I could spend weeks in this house without feeling any inclination to move on. This is the total African experience. Next time.

Kevin W.

Submitted: Mar 30, 2017
Stayed: Feb 2017