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The Giraffe Manor

OFFICIAL CATEGORY (Ministry of Tourism Classification): exclusive

The Giraffe Manor, built in 1932 by Sir David Duncan, is situated on 120 acres of land just a few miles from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city. In 1974 Jock Leslie-Melville, grandson of a Scottish Earl, and his wife Betty, who also founded the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW), bought the Manor. They then moved five babies of the highly endangered Rothschild giraffe to their property where they have been successfully reared and they now have their own babies. When Jock died, Betty decided to open her house, now called the Giraffe Manor, to visitors. Exclusive, spacious and elegant, it is the only place in the world that you can feed a giraffe eye ball to eye ball, from your second floor bedroom window, over the lunch table, and at the front door.

Location

The Giraffe Manor is situated on 120 acres of forested land just 8 miles (30 minutes drive) from Nairobis City Centre.

Climate

Warm days average 24°C with cooler nights. June - July are colder months average 18°C and March - June have long rains while October - December short rains.

Hotel Details

Number of Rooms

6 double bedrooms

 

Room dcor: Each of the six bedrooms in the manor house is tastefully decorated with rich furnishings of a bygone era. One bedroom is furnished with all of Karen Blixen's ('Out of Africa') furniture, which she gave to Jock Leslie-Melville owner of the house in the 'Happy Valley' days. The upstairs hall has the bookcases that Denys Finch-Hatton made for her. Every room exudes class and comfort with a sense history around each corner.

 

Room amenities: There are four double rooms with bath, as well as one double room with shower (which is suitable for children traveling with parents).

 

Special features: You are likely to see the giraffes staring into your second floor bedroom window early in the morning and at breakfast they stretch their entire head and neck through the breakfast room windows, and expect you to feed them some pellets.

Food & Drink

Dinner is usually hosted at one long table laid for silver service and waited on by white-jacketed butlers. It is a friendly affair where you mingle with the other guests and quickly make new friends. all meals (prepared by a gourmet chef), tea, wine and cocktails. - Lunches, teas, cocktails and dinners are also available to groups of fifteen or more. The breakfast morning room is light and airy with large windows, through which the giraffes stare hungrily.

General Facilities

All inclusive, personal attention, giraffes on grounds

 

Recreational Facilities

Guests can feed and photograph the giraffe and the Warthogs at the Manor, and also wander through the adjoining primeval forest to view the bushbuck, dik dik, and more than 180 species of birds.

 

Nature walks, feed and photo graph the giraffes, Learn more about wildlife and the conservation of nature next door at the AFEW giraffe center. The manor is a short giraffe-step from several of Nairobis other natural attractions, including Karen Blixens farmhouse and Daphne Sheldricks famous elephant orphanage. Guests can also visit the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW) educational center and sanctuary.

Current Situation
19.05.2012


partly cloudy
29°C
Sunrise 06:22:00
Sunset 18:13:00

Today's Forecast
19.05.2012


fair
24 °C (Low)
30°C (High)
 

Tomorrow's Forecast
20.05.2012


partly cloudy
24 °C (Low)
30°C (High)
 

 
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