Location The Giraffe Manor is
located on 120 acres of forested land, just 8 miles from Kenya’s capital
city Nairobi.
Activities Fly-In, Wildlife, Walking /Hiking, Country Lodge,
Shopping, Photography, Birding, Day Excursions
Attractions Giraffe Manor is a 1930's stone building with soaring
two-storey entrance hall and sweeping staircase. It is a beautiful home
but what makes it completely unique are the rare Rothschild giraffe that
live in the garden and come calling on the house, peering in upstairs and
downstairs windows and doorways. It is the only place in the world that
you can feed giraffe from your second floor bedroom window, over the lunch
table, and at the front door. Guests can feed and photograph the giraffe
and the Warthogs at the Manor, and also wander through the adjoining
primeval forest to view the bushbuck, dik dik, and more than 180 species
of birds.
Facilities A limited number of guests can stay at the House, which
is quite grand but not at all imposing. The house comprises five double
bedrooms, immaculately furnished in the style of their day, with large
four-poster beds, antique furnishings and striking Art Deco bathrooms. Two
of the rooms convert to a family suite, while the rear of the house has a
large extension ideal for older children. One of the main bedrooms boasts
the original furniture of Karen Blixen’s guestroom, and is hung with
exquisite wildlife paintings by her famous cook Kamante. Pre-dinner drinks
gathered around the drawing room fire will give you a chance to ask your
hosts, Bryony and Rick Anderson, all about this unusual place.
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