Chui Lodge Naivasha
Above Lake Naivasha set in the heart of a private 18,000-acre wildlife sanctuary and nestled in an indigenous forest overlooking the Mau escarpment lies Chui lodge, Naivasha’s best-kept secret. Enjoy international standard cusine under the shade of our acacia trees whilst you watch the wildlife drinking from the nearby waterhole. The dining room, lounge and bar area feature pillars and murals with intricate African carvings, African antiques and ochre coloured walls creating the feel of an artist’s gallery. A short walk from the main building and cottages is a large swimming pool with views across the waterhole and the wildlife sanctuary beyond. Having a refreshing dip in the pool while watching herds of giraffe walk down to drink is a unique memory you will keep forever. Chui Lodge Naivasha is a 2 hour drive from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya or a 20 minute flight from Nairobi. Â
Accommodation
There are 8 en suite individual and well-spaced luxurious bandas each with its own veranda and views of the Rift valley escarpment and the wildlife sanctuary. Chui lodge Naivasha has 5 standard rooms and 3 deluxe rooms. All the bedrooms have magnificent four poster king size olive wood beds, roaring log fires, en-suite bathrooms and unique décor, making each room completely different from one another. Each cottage has their very own tea/coffee stations and mini bars, these are restocked everyday. The deluxe rooms are larger and have their very own lounge areas, some with an extra sofa bed. Each view from the rooms is unique, some overlook the lush gardens towards the pond and others have spectacular views of the wildlife and wildlife waterhole in front of the lodge.Â
Dining
Four course dinners are served either inside with a log fire keeping everything warm or candle-lit under the stars listening to the hyenas call in the distance. Whether it is a romantic private dinner at your very own cottage or lunch by the pool we are able to cater for your every need. The chefs have been trained in specialised dietary requirements and are always on hand for you to discuss exact meals or indulgences you may want. Our meals vary from delicious wood smoked beef fillets cooked to perfection on outdoor BBQs to homemade pizzas cooked in our own charcoal ovens, where the charcoal is sustainable made onsite. We want more than anything for every guest to feel at home and we offer all the opportunity to visit our vegetable farm and also our dairy herd where our double cream, yogurt and butter comes from.
Activities
Professional safari guides will tailor the daily activities to guests’ wishes and interests to include day and night game drives in the Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary or along the lake shore. From boat cruises on the lakes, candlelit dinners under the stars in the heart of the Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary to visits to our organic vegetable farm, there is always something new and exciting to be had.
Location
Oserengoni wildlife sanctuary is located in the central part of the Great rift valley in Kenya, west of the Aberdare ranges and north east of the Mau escarpment. It borders both Lake Naivasha and Lake Oloidien. The topography of the land comprises the elevated Maiella ridge that raises 7,748ft above sea level to the lower plains on the East that stretch to the shores of the Lakes Oloidien and Naivasha at 6,200ft above sea level.Â
Conservation & wildlife
The wildlife sanctuary surrounding Chui lodge was created in the mid 1990’s with the sole purpose of giving the resident wildlife a place of safety and refuge. Over 18, 000 acres is surrounded by an electrified fence, as much to keep illegal cattle grazers out as it is to keep the wildlife from straying into the nearby farmlands.
La Pieve farm shop
​This is a farm shop that stocks and sells organic produce from our own vegetable and dairy farm. Great effort is made to source fresh produce from local suppliers. The shop has a great range of other groceries, toiletries and household goods. The shop itself is in an old converted dairy, which still has the old milking bays.
La Pieve vegetable dairy farm
Organically grown fresh vegetables and ​fruits. Each items is grown depending to season and there is no use of harmful pesticides. The farm prides its self on growing strawberries, raspberries and most recently blackberries. Other vegetables that they grow are courgettes, lettuces, herbs, peppers, spring onions, broccoli, ginger and many others.