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Luxury villa rental in Kenya

Uniktour is proud to offer its clients three charming luxury villas in Kenya. Winner of numerous prizes, our first villa features two sumptuous double rooms, each with its own bathroom, and two kids’ rooms. Though there is no air conditioning, each room is equipped with screen windows.

The second charming villa faces the Indian Ocean and can accommodate up to 8 people. It features 4 elegant and brightly decorated suites that perfectly match the wooden furniture’s Kenyan style. A vast dining room, a kitchen, a sundeck and wide bay windows all offer superb views of the ocean. This villa has air conditioning and its own small pool overlooking the beach (for your exclusive use).

Our third villa is considered the region’s most luxurious. Its large veranda shines with Creole influences and overlooks a magnificent garden that sits above the ocean. The stylish furniture is of African and Far Eastern design. With its four double suites, this villa houses up to 8 people and can only be rented to one tenant. Nestled in the heart of a tropical paradise on Diani Beach, the villa offers breathtaking views of the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.

Off the South Coast of Kenya, discover magnificent landscapes and the unique charm of the Swahili people, born from a fabulous cultural mix. On a family holiday, big and small alike will undoubtedly find all the R&R they need around the sumptuous pool.

Contact Uniktour’s Kenya specialist for more information on this luxury villa rental!

Itinerary

Access: One hour from Mombasa Airport with 10 daily scheduled services from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta and Wilson Airports, (Kenya Airways and Air Kenya). Direct flights from England, Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy in to Mombasa are also available. Five minutes from Ukunda Airstrip, for private charters and a daily service to & from the Maasai Mara.

Description: Considered by many as the finest Villas on the East African Coast, Alfajiri Villas overlook the Indian Ocean and theirs elevated positions ensure privacy and stunning views. African Style villas where the theme is high Makuti roofs, ivory Danish floors, wooden beams, Lamu doors and impressive African and Far Eastern Artefacts. Most of the furniture is made on the property in the villa’s workshop. The gardens are meticulously maintained and include many palms from the villa’s nursery. Large verandas with huge hand carved sofas with cushions dominate the front of the villas where a stretch swimming pool sits on the edge of a small cliff merging into the sea and the horizon.

Service: Discreet service from 25 experienced staff as and when required. Beach villa won the 2002 Harpers and Queen award for the private villa providing the best service worldwide.

Cuisine: Fresh seafood is brought daily to order from the beach and includes some of the best crab, prawns, lobsters, octopus and sea fish available. Our menus have a Mediterranean influence, olive oils, Parma ham and some cheeses are flown in weekly from Europe. The salads and fresh vegetables come daily from local farms and the fruit is handpicked from trees and bushes around Diani. The Molinaro's will adapt menus to suit the guests. Wines: A choice of good quality South African and Italian wine available.

Golf: An 18-hole championship golf course is ideally located less than two minutes away from Beach Villa. Home to the Diani Beach Masters, this is recognized as one of the most exciting golf courses in East Africa. Fully irrigated fairways run through Palm, Cashew nut and Casuarinas Pine trees the par 72 and 6084-meter course has 85 bunkers and a large lake, which guarantees a challenging and exciting game of golf. The golf course also plays host to abundant bird-life and several species of monkey.

Activities not included:
There are various activities that are easily arranged locally:
- Diving and Diving courses PADI
- Kite Surfing
- Horse Riding
- Jet Sky Dolphin Safari and mangrove bird watching.
- Deep-sea fishing (marlin, sailfish, shark, tuna etc.) World record marlin can be sought in the Pemba Channel some 45 km away.
- Safaris can be organized from Beach Villa. Close proximity to Tsavo East National Park.
- Exclusive walking safaris can be organized at Galdessa Camp.

The team: The house is owned and hosted by Fabrizio Molinaro and his wife Marika. After completing medical school in Italy, Fabrizio has spent the last 22 years in Kenya in the safari business and traveling the world. Marika was in the fashion business for many years and she is now an interior designer for some of Kenya's most luxurious house. The staff of 18 speaks
English, French and Italian.

Seasons: All Villas are open year-round.

Climate: The three Villas enjoy an excellent climate with little humidity from September to March. There is a continuous off or onshore breeze. During the period from May to July the weather could be windy and you could experience rainy days.

What our guests have said:
"Wonderful hospitality, stunning food and great company - an amazing week."
- Peter Beard (Author & photographer)

"A very private, extremely special place"
- Rowan Atkinson (Actor)

"Dear Marika and Fabrizio you have been wonderful with us... a fantastic holiday!"
– Marc Messegue (Herbalist)

"Spectacular retreat, great hospitality and taste!"
- Christiane Amanpour (TV anchor and reporter, CNN)

"You always took the best care of us!!! It was so wonderful it has been so great we will see you soon!"
– Jo and Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones)

What the Press said:
"In June 2002, this magazine chose Beach Villa on Diani beach in Kenya as one of the best beach villas in the world. Now the owners, Fabrizio and Marika Molinaro, have added two new properties to their plot on what is perhaps the finest stretch of the Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. Among the best villas? Certainly now that two more makuti-roofed properties have been built on the Beach's beach site"
- Condé Nast Traveller UK January 2004

"Decadence bordering on insanity. The private butlers obviously come in handy, the all included cooking is outstanding, and golf, snorkelling and massages are also included in the not- inconsiderable price".
- Sunday Times February 2005

"A secluded, three-villa resort overlooking the azure waters of the Indian Ocean, until now a well-kept secret among luxury travelers. It's very much the kind of place that people in the know, know about."
- New York Times May 2005

"Described as the loveliest villas on the Kenyan coast."
- US Today May 2005

"It is a place where globetrotting celebrities, find refuge from a noisy, mind-numbing world"
- Miami Herald July 2005

"Considered as one of the finest villas on the East African coast, this glamorous white-pillared house on Diani Beach provides excellent food and superlative service (the 20 staff includes nannies and butler), as well stunning views of the Indian Ocean from its verandah and infinity pool."
The 100 best places in the world.
- Harpers & Queen November 2005

"I can't believe there is a better place on the African coast than Beach for a group of friends or a large family to spend a week"
- Condé Nast Traveller UK March 2006

Budget

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Precisions regarding the villa rental
- Minimum of three consecutive nights.
- Check-in is planned for 11:00am (day of arrival) and the check-out for 10:00am (day of departure).

Vaccination
The East-African coast is subject to malaria, and therefore, a vaccine is strongly recommended before any departure. Don’t hesitate to take an appointment with a doctor specialized in travel health before your departure.

Children policy
The owners of the three villas have lived on site for more than 14 years with their two children. The houses were built and appointed with the idea of the kids in their mind. Two babysitters (English speaking) are available 24/24. Board games and movies for children are available on site, in every house. The location is perfect for families with young children looking to relax in a secluded place.

Christmas Period (from December 22, 2011 to January 6, 2012)
The minimum stay for this period is 7 nights. Additional costs are applicable for reservations during this period (contact us for the rates). A minimum of 6 persons (including adults, teenagers and children) per reservation is required for each villa.

Overview

Located near the equator, Kenya is a country that offers savannah's teeming with game, cultures that are ancient and unchanged by the modern world, forests, snow-capped peaks, deserts, beaches, and even coral reefs. Here, there is an endless opportunity for adventure and breathtaking moments of discovery.

Discover the Masai Mara and it's indigenous people, steeped in their rich traditions and celebrations. Explore Amboseli, the land of the giants and vast stretches of savannah plains, and the Great Rift Valley or beautiful Mount Kenya. Delve into her national parks, great reserves, and wildlife refuges, a must see for any safari enthusiast.

Vistors can immerse themselves in the endless scenery of major eco-systems and a massive variety of wild game.

Geography

No other country on earth can offer the visitor as much to see and do.
Within the borders of a single country, you will find savannahs rich with big game, timeless cultures unchanged by the modern world, pristine beaches and coral reef, equatorial forests and mighty snow-capped mountains, searing deserts and cool highland retreats and endless opportunities for adventure, discovery, relaxation; more than you would ever expect.

Location and topography
Kenya lies astride the equator on the eastern coast of Africa. It is a medium-sized country by continental standards, covering an area of about 586,600km sq. Inland water bodies cover some 10,700km sq, the bulk of this in Lakes Victoria and Turkana. Kenya has tremendous topographical diversity, including glaciated mountains with snow-capped peaks, the Rift Valley with its scarps and volcanoes, ancient granitic hills, flat desert landscapes and coral reefs and islets.

Culture

Kenya has a culture born of countless sources.
This region has been crossed by the paths of a long and complex history. From the prehistoric records of early man to the present day, Kenya has been a land of unending change, contrasts and diversity.
The early tribal states saw cycles of migration and shifting power, with Kenya as a meeting place for peoples from the plainlands of the south, the forests of the West and the deserts of the North.

The sea brought influences from the outside world, and the passage of the spice trade created the unique coastal culture, where lines between Africa and Arabia blurred. The open coast brought European influences into this world of change and began a turbulent struggle for control whose exotic history lingers today.

The first explorers discovered a land of great peril and greater beauty, and their great adventures created the most unique colony in the British Empire. This was a meeting place of cultures, where adventurers and soldiers of fortune mingled with a complex tribal society, and the arrival of labourers and merchants from India brought new and pervasive influences.

The colonial legacy lives on in the traditions of the great safari, and the pursuit of adventure and freedom.

Kenya has drawn on all of these influences to develop its own unique culture. This is the nations greatest strength- the ability to blend the best of many worlds into a strong, singular identity.

Today, Kenya welcomes the world to its shores and continues to evolve a modern culture that is born of endless variety, and yet purely, proudly Kenyan.

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Climate

Generally the climate is warm and humid at the coast, cool and humid in the central highlands, and hot and dry in the north and east.
Across most of the country, rainfall is strongly seasonal, although its pattern, timing and extent vary greatly from place to place and from year to year. Rainfall peaks in most areas are in November and April.