About White Elephant Sea Lodge Malindi

Malindi

Malindi is the biggest town on the North Coast of the Kenyan Shoreline. Just about 120km North of Kenya’s port city of Mombasa. It is the most scenic town with warm sandy beaches, High Sand dunes and close to a vibrant River Ecosystem

History

Malindi and Alexandria of Egypt were the 2 most important cities in Africa. Between 1200 and 1400 China received a giraffe as a gift from Malindi which was mistaken for a unicorn and treated as a propitious animal, creating the basis for the friendly and lasting exchange between the 2 peoples, which still exists today. The explorer Vasco de Gama arrived there in 1498 and thanks to the advice of the navigators of Malindi was able to reach India.

Birth of the hotel

The not yet violated nature of the place and the countless and various human characters from all over the world seemed to Armando Tanzini an irresistible appeal of the abandonment to the natural rhythms of life. The rustle of the palm trees moved by the wind, the sounds of animals, the drums announcing the births and marriages of the tribe, the realisation that this was the place where the human experiment of the Rift valley began, that is the place where man has made his 1st appearance and where he oscillates between visible and invisible, convinced him that he had not arrived in Africa but had returned.

Double room

Luxurious, air-conditioned room with African-style décor featuring a private bathroom with a shower. It is equipped with a single double bed, bidet, free toiletries, towels, fan, air-condition, fridge, seating unit, balcony with sofa bed, safe box and a dressing mirror. All the rooms have a garden view.