Reviews of Lewa Safari Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
20 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Lewa Safari Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Lewa Safari Camp review"
The camp was very high quality. Everything was clean and modern, WIFI was excellent, and the lodge was cleaned everyday.
Food was plentiful, varied and high quality. For morning game drives, a tray of tea, coffee and biscuits was delivered to our lodge at 5.45 each day. Camp staff were available to guide you by torches between the lodge and the restaurant when it was dark.
Abdul was a very good guide. He knew everything about the animals and was informative on lots of different things. His ability to find animals, and get us very close to them was superb.
He positioned us next to a pride of lions and the two lionesses, followed by 6 cubs, walked within a metre of our car. He then trailed the male while it re-joined the pride. Similarly he also placed us next to elephant herds and rhino.
Bush breakfasts out of the car, with white rhino nearby, were a great experience." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
We felt the service was less personal here. The pool was green and uninviting. Used more by the many local birds than people. The food was uninspired and rather canteen in style, but plentiful. Our waiter, Maxwell, was an absolute delight. Great fun and always smiling.
After two days of sole use of a car with camp at its busiest, we were suddenly told that another couple was joining us, although there were then many fewer guests. We were paired with a couple on their first safari so it was an unfortunate mix. The management were quick to sort out the incompatibility when we raised it with them. We had a different car and guide for the final day.
We were extremely fortunate to observe a rhino capture and translocation whilst we were there. An amazing and unforgettable experience.
The hide was rather overgrown and unloved. We saw black rhino and elephant the afternoon we used it." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
The tented rooms were lovely and fresh. The food was very good, served with great attention to service. The dining area and main building were open and airy. The entire staff was wonderful and attentive.
An overall wonderful experience.
Thanks to our wonderful game driver/guide, Rafael, we saw some very special wildlife that differed from our first camp including Rhinos, Grevy Zebra, Velvet Monkey and Reticulated Giraffe, and an array of other fun sightings.
We felt very satisfied with our wonderful experience at Lewa Safari Camp and would definitely recommend it." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
Our guide was a special man - loved learning about the Maasai culture." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
Nonetheless, we got to see all of the Big Five within 24 hours, which never happened to us before, in any camp.
As mentioned above, the main attraction here are the rhinos, both black and white, and we saw plenty of them. They even have a black rhino named Katui that was hand-reared at this camp. We were unaware of this fact when we first met him on one of our game drives watching him munching on acacia leaves. Then he came very close to our vehicle, and our guide Daniel even petted him! A day later he showed up right in front of our tent.
Our guide Daniel was doing a fantastic job throughout, and he provided some very interesting details, whether on the history of Kenya or the local conservation efforts. For instance, they control the birth rate of lions by administering contraceptive patches to the females. Thus, the lionesses still go into estrus so that they can continue to mate, but they don’t get pregnant.
What’s also very attractive in this camp are the great views of Mount Kenya.
Another remarkable aspect of this camp was that we managed to see lions, elephants, and rhinos in very close proximity.
The rooms, the amenities, the service, and the food in this camp were all very good if not excellent. Unlike other top end camps we visited they even have a nice large swimming pool. But as I stated in a review of our previous trip, luxury is not our priority when traveling to Africa. We are primarily interested in encounters with animals and the people of the country." See all these reviews: 20n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp "
On arrival the weather took a turn for the worse and we had a thunderstorm with heavy rain for two hours but thankfully that was the last rain we had here but the weather was generally cooler and cloudier than we have been used to on safari.
The camp itself was lovely and the staff were very friendly and helpful - special mention to Zion, Andrew and Martin who looked after us.
First class food, excellent game viewing, stunning scenery with good staff - this camp for us was very near perfect." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
The food at Lewa was excellent. The lunch was wonderful with lots of salads. The gluten free options was great. Compliments to the chef.
We alway enjoyed relaxing at pool or the hide watching elephants hanging out in their pool." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
We saw 7 female lions, once on a daytime drive on once on a night drive. On the night drive they were lying on the track, we had to drive on the ground above the track looking down on them. Further on we got back on the track and the lionesses all greeted each other right by the vehicle.
By a waterhole we watched a big family of elephants coming down to drink and bathe. One of the young elephants wasn't too sure about passing our vehicle and gave out a trumpet call and all the family turned immediately to look at us. Fortunately he decided it would be OK to walk around the vehicle and he then re-joined the group." See all these reviews: 14n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
Camp facilities were very good. Food was varied, abundant and tasty. Nice bar and fire place for after dinner.
lovely little spa - a rare treat in the a safari holiday." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
"Lewa Safari Camp review"
The lodgings and food were great, and the facilities around camp provided a sense of luxury. The safari guides, Daniel and Tom, were outstanding... while they lacked the photographic awareness that some of the Kicheche guides have as photographers themselves, the breadth of knowledge and information was unparalleled.
Driving through the conservancy itself was a different experience... roads, farming, animal feeding... Lewa is specifically a rhino sanctuary, and many practices are about the conservation of those species. It was wonderful to also see the "Northern 5"; Grevvy Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Somali Ostrich, Beisa Oryx and Gerenuk!
In addition of course, to many many rhinoceros!" See all these reviews: 14n in Kenya
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