Ndovu House, Rukinga Wildlife Conservancy

Entire home in Maungu, Kenya

  1. 8 guests
  2. 4 bedrooms
  3. 7 beds
  4. 5 baths
Hosted by Lore
  1. 11 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

You can check in with the building staff.

Unbeatable location

100% of guests in the past year gave this location a 5-star rating.

Mountain view

Soak up the view during your stay.
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Please, be advised that meals, guest conservancy, and vehicle conservancy fees are charged separately and payable upon arrival. This also applies to any other activities guests may choose to do while staying in the house, such as hikes, visits to local communities, etc. This 4-bedroom house is a beautiful breezy property with an upstairs lounge with a great view over the Tsavo ecosystem. So quiet, so private, so unique! The perfect place for a family or friends getaway!

The space
The house is built with a lot of natural materials, flours of Galana stone, a lot of wood and an impressive makuti roof. The dining of the house is completely open to the garden. The house is included in the fence surrounding Kivuli Camp to keep wildlife out.

Guest access
You have access to the house in its entirety. This means a dining, a kitchen, an upstairs lounge, four en suite bedrooms and a large garden with bar with fire pit.

Other things to note
One-off conservancy fees apply. Wifi is available at Ndovu House but with limited bandwidth. Our guests are also welcome to use the internet of the Wildlife Works research centre, 400 m away or at the Wildlife Works Headquarters in Maungu 16km away.

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Mountain view
Kitchen
Wifi
Free parking on premises
Pets allowed
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm
Unavailable: Smoke alarm

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Rated 4.95 out of 5 from 42 reviews.

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Overall rating

  1. 5 stars, 95% of reviews
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for accuracy

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Maungu, Taita Taveta, Kenya
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Neighborhood highlights

Ndovu House is set away in the middle of the Rukinga Wildlife Conservancy. e house is part of Kivuli Camp. Ndovu House guests move independently, staying in this private house. Rukinga Wildlife Conservancy is a beautiful and wild place, the real African bush. Listening out at night around the fire pit you will probably hear lions call, owls hoot, or even hyenas whoop.

Meet your host

Host
42 reviews
4.95 out of 5 average rating
11 years of hosting
My work: Wildlife Works
Speaks English
I fell in love with Kenya and my husband in 2009. My husband has been looking after an expanding wildlife area between Tsavo East and Tsavo West national parks for almost 20 years. The wildlife has returned to the formerly degraded land and the community is involved and participating in the conservation. I followed him and moved here in 2011. Ndovu House is one of our favorite places in the world, as this is the place where we got married.

Host details

Response rate: 100%
Responds within a day
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
8 guests maximum
Safety & property
No carbon monoxide alarm
No smoke alarm
Must climb stairs