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Lewa Safari Camp
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Lewa Safari Camp

Reviews of Lewa Safari Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

22 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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Feb-2021, 17 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Lewa Safari Camp.
Lion

93% success

Leopard

15% success

Cheetah

31% success

Wild dog

8% success

Black Rhino

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

White Rhino

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Buffalo

92% success

Eland

92% success

Spotted Hyena

67% success

Hippo

38% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Striped Hyena

0% success

Showing 11-20 of 22
Duration
Arrival date
Mrs R.
Weybridge

"Lewa Safari Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 30 Dec 2022
"Fabulous camp. We were very fortunate to have Tom, Lewa’s head guide that made all game drives super interesting - keeping even our kids, aged 9 and 12 engaged even when there bush was quiet.

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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

10 sightings

Buffalo

10 sightings

Eland

6 sightings

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

7 sightings

White Rhino

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs B.
Canada

"Lewa Safari Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Nov 2022
"Fabulous camp! Definitely a different experience to Kicheche; this felt more resort-like; an oasis bubbled within the conservancy as opposed to blending in amongst it.

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
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

10 sightings

Buffalo

6 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

7 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

White Rhino

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Ms G.
Canada

"Lewa Safari Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Nov 2022
"Enjoyed the pool and seeing the beautiful birds enjoying it as well. The food was fabulous. The last evening barbecue was a wonderful surprise as was the last bush breakfast." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Ms B.
Canada

"Lewa Safari Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Nov 2022
"Beautiful camp with the best guides.

They were extremely knowledgeable about everything from the largest predator to the smallest insect.

Good info about conservation initiatives too." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Uli
Germany

"You want to see Rhinos - you will see Rhinos "

3 nights Arrived 6 Jan 2022
"If you want to see Rhinos - at the Lewa Conservancy you definitely can't miss them! There are so many of them: black and white, male and female, with or without cub, single or groups !!! But there is also lot of other plain game around: Plain AND Grevy Zebra, Gazelles, Eland, Oryx, Giraffes, Buffalos, Elephants, .... but also a nice pride of Lions with 3 beautiful males! Our guide was David: young but very enthusiastic and we had lot of fun together!

The Camp itself is like an oasis in the great open plain with lot of beautiful flowers and birds. The tented rooms are nice and offer everything you need including 24/7 opportunity to charge your batteries. The food is fantastic and could be star rated (like in the other Elewana camp we've been: Elephant Pepper Camp in Mara North Conservancy).

We can highly recommend this camp and for observing Rhinos the Lewa Conservancy is definitely one of the best options you could choose in Kenya if not in whole Africa!!!" See all these reviews: 16n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

10 sightings

Buffalo

10 sightings

Eland

5 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

White Rhino

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr BG
Newport Coast

"Lewa Safari Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 18 Nov 2021
"Beautiful camp and service, but due to the drought the game was only found about 50 minutes away at the swamp area. The balance of the concession is bare and brown." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr B.
Colorado

"Lewa, great place to start."

3 nights Arrived 5 Feb 2021
"Lewa was a great place to start. The grounds were magnificent and the staff was far beyond our expectations. Our guide was great from the second we got off the plane. we headed right to a Lion kill. It was a great time! George was wonderful. we even got jokingly charged by an elephant. it was great!
The only regret we had was the food, we gained at least 10 lbs each...like eating at a 5 star restaurant every day!" See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

10 sightings

Buffalo

5 sightings

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

White Rhino

10 sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs Jane C
USA

"Great spot on the savannah"

3 nights Arrived 17 Oct 2017
"Tent gorgeous, staff superb. Guide, Joel, better than good.

Exciting game walk with armed ranger and an angry black rhino.

Surprised to share vehicle with others on game drives but not a problem.

As at Tortilis, food just OK. Had pork belly one dinner -- never having had it before -- and will never have it again. Drinks weak. Two double vodkas with dinner at 5000 feet should've had an effect." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs Muriel B
USA

"The Bird Song was Extraordinary!"

2 nights Arrived 3 Sep 2017
"This is an excellent camp to visit if you are interested in seeing rhinos!

The staff was kind and the guides knowledgeable. We had our most extraordinary lion experience on safari here -- witnessing a kill from start to finish. Our guide worked extra hard to ensure that we made fantastic memories!" See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya; 2n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs L
Hinckley

"Loved it at Lewa"

4 nights Arrived 4 Dec 2015
"We were really well looked after with very personal attention from the friendly staff. The managers; Sacha and Tamlyn were great and gave us very personal attention.

We had chosen the camp because we were keen to see Rhino and the Rhino viewing exceeded our expectations - we saw lots . In addition we saw lots of other game including cheetah, lion, elephant and 2 lovely ostrich families with lots of chicks. Our guide , Festus, was excellent at spotting widlife and he was also very personable, patient, knowledgeable and easy to understand. We were also fortunate to have Festus and the vehicle to ourselves.

In fact the camp was, as we expected, quiet due to the time of year and we only crossed paths with 2 other guests, one of whom was a travel agent." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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