Sirikoi Lodge

Character and identity

Set within the 62,000-acre Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Northern Kenya, Sirikoi is a nine-key, family-built lodge that feels less like a property and more like a private homestead. Owners Willie and Sue Roberts, second-generation Kenyans and committed conservationists, have shaped it around a main lodge, a three-bedroom house, a two-bedroom cottage, and four tents arranged around a waterhole. Thatched roofs, white plaster floors, muted earth tones, handmade rugs, African textiles and family heirlooms set the register. Cooking is farm-to-table from the organic garden, and service is personal: on some evenings, the Roberts join guests around the fire.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What sets Sirikoi apart is the access: to one of Kenya's most successful conservancies, to a wider activity menu than most camps offer, and to the owners themselves. Book the tents for classic waterhole game viewing, or take the three-bedroom house as a family or group. Pair it with a behind-the-scenes day with Lewa's anti-poaching and tracker dog teams.