Located in Shela Village in the traditional Swahili style, with multiple levels, narrow stairways and courtyards that catch angled shadows across the smooth white-washed walls, Jasmine House is quite enchanting.
The house is beautifully furnished with soft, warm colours and Swahili furniture and a small courtyard plunge pool. The house is taken exclusively so a family or a group can spread themselves and enjoy the ministrations of the extremely hospitable staff. Food here is always wonderful and you can expect to experience a wide range of fresh seafood, cooked simply or with a coastal twist using local coconut and spices. The house is a few minutes walk from the endless Shela Beach and it is possible to either walk or catch a little boat to both Lamu Town or across the channel to Manda Island.
A real benefit of staying in a private house is that you can really feel completely at home and enjoy the flexibility of organising your own meals and activities without the hard work of being at home or the structure of a hotel.
Lamu is an island with a main town characterised by narrow streets and Swahili architecture; tall houses of white-washed coral block built around a shaded central courtyard and often with a flat roof from which one can enjoy the sea-breeze. Read more?
Kenya is the most established safari country, and consequently you have to step a little off the conventional route to find real wilderness, but it’s certainly there. Kenya also has much going for it as a family destination, and also a good number of very individual safari camps and lodges with a personal approach that makes your experience very special. Kenya also has a particularly diverse ecology which ranges from snowy mountains to true desert, rolling grassy plains filled with wildlife to craggy scrub intersected with dry riverbeds, sparkling beaches and volcanic ranges. Read more?
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Vanessa's 16 years in travel has seen her knowledge develop from sub-Saharan Africa into North Africa, Central and Southern America and the Galapagos. Consequently, she’s a veritable encyclopaedia of travel information and exceptionally cool, calm and collected in the face of the greatest planning demands.
At Natural High, we've had long experience putting together trips in Africa that really work. Whether it's intimate bushcamps in out of the way places, or a private lodge in one of Africa's top-billing wildlife areas, light mobile camping or remote island escapes, we know there is a lot to choose from. We're absolutely confident that we can recommend the right places for you.
