Il Ngwesi was built in 1996, following collaboration between the community and the neighbouring Lewa downs conservancy. It took 10 months to build the lodge, with 80 people involved and a few of those were subsequently retained to run it. Two of the rooms are equipped with star beds, which can be wheeled out on to the terrace by the staff. We opted to walk down to the river, where the children could play in the crocodile-free shallow river while their parents sipped gin and tonics. It gives a real feeling of being in the middle of nowhere, but with all the comforts of home.

Source: The Star January 15, 2021 00:56 UTC