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Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp
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

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Mr/Mrs E
Wisconsin US

"Great start to safari at Lewa Safari Camp"

4 nights Arrived 20 Jul 2015
"This was our first stop; we spent four nights each here, and at Elephant Pepper Camp.

The service and facilities here were excellent, the food was delicious, and they readily accommodated us when one more of our party switched to vegetarian meals. This was more of a lodge than the EP Camp, and had a different feel. (We enjoyed both approaches.). Dinner was served to us at multiple tables in the dining room, a party at each table, and one course at a time. Tea and coffee were always available, too. Lunches and breakfast were more open-air, and buffet-style (a very good buffet with nice presentation and grape at food). Overall, meals felt les formal to us than at EP Camp, though the EP Camp were at a common table.

Guidi was outstanding. Tom/Ngoju had an eagle eye, and was patient and really cared about impacting the animals as little as possible. In terms of wildlife - there was less here than at EPC - i.e. no gigantic herds, "just" medium-sized ones, but the location, low crowds, and unique wildlife (Grevy zebra, reticulated giraffe) made us happy to have come.

It was especially good to have started our trip here, as the animal herds that we saw still knocked our socks off. That said, if I were visiting only a single site in my lifetime in Kenya, I would select the Mara area, for the sheer ease of finding animals (especially lions). But I would gladly return here." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr T & Ms G
Kent

"Lewa Safari Camp"

3 nights Arrived 17 Feb 2013
"This was a lovely camp and we felt at home here straight away. The staff were all lovely and our guide, Laban, was fantastic and seemed to have amazing abilities to spot animals, including cheetahs, from some distance away.

The tents were spacious and comfortable and the main lodge building was really nicely done. We came here to see rhinos and were not disappointed and there was a huge diversity (and numbers) of other animals and birds too.

We would throoughly recommend this camp." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
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22 reviews of Lewa Safari Camp by travellers since August 2007
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