Kiwayu Safari Village offers good snorkelling and diving and is one of the best Africa hotels to offer these facilities. Wind surfing equipment is available, with expert instructors for beginners. Laser sailing in the bay is exciting and water-skiing, in the calm sea protected by Kiwayu Island, is available on request.
The boating staff are young men from the vicinity who will take guests out aboard a fibre glass canoe with out-board engines, to trawl for fish in nearby creeks, and to explore the mangrove forest and surrounding environment. Guests can arrange an unforgettable desert island picnic where lobsters and crabs are the norm.
A maximum of 36 guest can stay in 18 spacious and beautifully decorated local-style cottages (bandas) spread out along the shoreline. The banda is a suite consisting of a bedroom, dressing room, and shower with running water and lavatory.
It is possible to go sailing in the camp’s Jahazi or dhow, to roam the Kiwayu archipelago of islands and sample some of the undisturbed Bajuni culture in this very sparsely populated area. Bird watching is a bonus, and deep sea fishing off Kiwayu is world famous, and wild game, like lesser kudos, buffalo and other species, can be seen in the reserves.
The seafront environment provides for excellent sport. 50 km of wild, uninhabited coastline offer unlimited boat trips, snorkelling and diving, as well as wind-surfing. There is also excellent creek fishing in the wide mangrove channels.
Kiwayu’s beaches are frequented by the green and the hawksbill turtle, which lay their eggs in the dry sand above the tide line throughout the year. Although the most important nesting season is usually September and October.
Take a picnic lunch in one of the adjacent coves and beaches, or a speed boat trips to visit the old town of Lamu, a World Heritage Site.
Kiwayu Safari Village will even arrange wedding ceremonies on the beach - for a unique and special occassion.
The Weather
The temperature is fairly constant but the months of August and September can be windy. The southern monsoon begins to change in early October and becomes a gentle and cooling breeze. The average temperature is 27 to 28 degrees in the shade. February and March are the hottest months and towards the end of March the northern monsoon veers to the south. The Village closes after Easter for the monsoon period.
Kiwayu Safari Village is closed from 15th April.
