Breath of Life At Shimba Lodge
Located in Shimba National Reserve, Shimba Lodge is 48km from Mombasa Town and is 45 minutes drive from the ferry or from Kenya’s South Coast.
The reserve is one of the last remaining habitats of the rare Sable Antelope in East Africa, a treat you will not want to miss. Other animals seen are Elephants, Colobus Monkeys, Giraffe, Buffalo and if you are lucky you may get to see Leopard. On a clear day one can see the outline of Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. GAME DRIVEApart from game the park offers stunning panoramic observation points with views sometimes as far as the ocean.  The park has over a thousand species of plants some endemic to the area. With a lineage of over 200 million years the Cycad is a palm like plant of the forest undergrowth. Shimba is only habitat of the magnificent Sable Antelope in the country. Other regular visitors to Shimba Lodge are herds of African Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Colobus Monkeys and Bushbabies.Carnivores include the Leopard and Spotted Hyena. WALK TO SHELDRICK FALLS
Deep in the National Reserve is a spectacular breathtaking 82 foot waterfall with a natural plunge pool. A shower in the cool clean waters of the fall or a dip in the pool is quiet refreshing after the walk. As you walk following the trail, the ranger or naturalist will educate you on the rich flora and fauna found in the park. You may spot some of those rare butterflies including Acraea Aubyni, an orange black butterfly that flies slowly.
This is about a 45 minute gentle walk from the drop off point and one must be accompanied by our naturalist or a KWS ranger.
SUNDOWNER After your afternoon tea take a drive 10KM south of the lodge to our nature walk area. On the way you are likely to spot a herd of Elephants or Buffaloes. We alight from the vehicle at the sundowner site and walk up a small hill from where you will watch a spectacular African sunset and the silhouette of the Usambara Mountains in the neighboring Tanzania. Just before dark, you make your way down the hill and a bon fire awaits you where you will enjoy some refreshments.The resident naturalist takes you through the history of the lodge park, the park and its inhabitants. You leave for the lodge before nightfall. ACCOMMODATION
All with balcony vantage points & ceiling fans overlooking the waterhole.
STANDARD
23 Rooms
5 Triplets
SUITES
2 Suites FACILITIES
RESTAURANTLocated on a covered verandah.
Overlooks the floodlit waterhole.
Meal Times
Breakfast 07.00hrs -09.30hrs
Lunch 12.30hrs -14.00hrs
Dinner 19.30hrs -21.00hrs
BARSJungle Bar
Opens onto an observation area overlooking the waterhole.
Open from 08.00hrs to midnight.
OTHERS- Game viewing platforms
- Wooden walkway
- Walkway bar
- Sundowner Safaris
- Game drives
- Sheldrick Falls walk
- Nature walk
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