Lengishu is an exclusive-use family home in Laikipia at the heart of Kenya’s 32,000 acre Borana Conservancy, one of the country’s most successful rhino sanctuaries. Lengishu features six beautifully appointed bedrooms within four cottages, which are all located away from the main house. All rooms face East over the valley below, offering spectacular sunrise views.

All guest bedrooms have bird names; Fish Eagle (Master Bedroom) and Goshawk (Double) stand alone and come with luxurious bathrooms and impressive fireplaces in the bedroom. Hornbill & Hoopoe form the Upper Family Cottage, Sunbird & Whydah form the Lower Family Cottage. The family cottages sleep 4 guests each in two en-suite bedrooms that either have a double bed or twin beds. The rooms are separated by a sitting and dining room with a large fireplace. Additionally there is a small kitchen with tea & coffee making facilities and gorgeous verandas.

Lengishu’s communal spaces include a very comfortable lounge and dining area. Guests can also dine on the covered veranda, where a pizza oven is set up, and at the lunch pavilion. There is also an the art room with floor-to-ceiling windows that can be used for guide or children’s accommodation. The pool area includes a pool house complete with a changing room and an outdoor shower, a gym and a games room. The pool area has a further indoor dining room facilitated by a smaller, secondary kitchen.

Laikipia County rolls north of Mount Kenya towards the rim of the Great Rift Valley. The plateau’s altitude and almost equatorial latitude brings perfectly temperature weather. Evenings are cool and days are typically long and warm. The geology is as divers as the wildlife; forested valleys, riverine tracts and open grassy savannas. Due to the high altitude of Borana (1,900 - 2,000m), Lengishu is malaria free.

Langishu House lies in the eastern side of Laikipia within the famous Borana Conservancy. Borana Lewa Conservancy is a 90’000 acre conservation archetype. Borana, Lewa and the neighbouring ranches and communities are pioneering a collaborative conservation approach that gives animals access to more wilderness and integrates free-ranging cattle ranching. Open fences and corridors now create safe passages for animals to follow their instinctive migration routes. The results speak for themselves - over the last 20 years Laikipia is the only part of Kenya where wildlife numbers are increasing.

Shared scheduled flights can be booked from Nairobi to Lewa Airstrip, follwed by a 1h30min game drive to Lengishu. As an option, a private charter flight takes guests directly to Borana Airstrip, which is only 15 minutes away from Lengishu House.

There is a good concentration of game in the Borana Conservancy. Expect to see lion, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, elephant, reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, gerenuk and especially black and white rhino.

Included are private game drives in the Borana Conservancy, walking safaris, tracking black and white rhino on foot, mountain biking. Excluded are any outsourced activities and activities beyond Borana Conservancy such as horse riding, helicopter safaris, e-biking, visits to the Ngare Ndare Forest, visits to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, fly-camping and cultural Maasai village visits.

Horse riding is big in Borana Conservancy. Two sets of stables cater for all riding abilities.

There is also plenty to do while staying at home. The house has a pétanque pitch found between the pool and Goshawk. The u-shaped pool comes with a gym and games room. An in-house masseuse offers a range of rejuvenating massages and treatments.

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