The oasis of green at Segera
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Views from the star deck of Segera
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The Stables at Segera
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Dining style at Segera
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Views of Segera from the air
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Garden Villa at Segera
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Black Rhino at Segera
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Elephant migration at Segera
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Segera Retreat
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Paddock House at Segera
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Paddock House dining, Segera Retreat
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Chefs Table, Segera Retreat
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Bird Nest at Segera Retreat
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Swimming pool
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Yoga
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Wine tasting
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Villa 4 at Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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Pizza at the pool, Segera Retreat
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Under villa sleep outs, Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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The Bird Nest at Segera
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Game drives at Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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Views across Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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Segera Retreat
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The Segera Pool bar
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Poolside at the Farmhouse
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Kitchen Garden at Segera
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Canine Unit at Segera
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Garden views of Villa Segera
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Views of the Stables at Segera
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Dining at Segera
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Wine tasting at the Segera wine tower
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Farmhouse kitchen
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Sunrise over Mount Kenya
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Segera House
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Sunset views from the Family Villa
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Elephant Segera
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Permaculture on greater Segera
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Walter Oltmann Artwork at Segera
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Sundowners Segera style
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Segera House from the air
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Kingsize Bedroom Segera House
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Segera Paddock House at dawn
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GreenHouse bedroom Segera
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Outside bath Garden Villa
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Sculpture Gardens at Segera
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Bathroom detail Segera House
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Interior detail from Segera House
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Sculpture Gardens at Segera
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Segera Retreat is part of the Wilderness Collection, and is located in a private area on the Laikipia Plateau, just to the north of the Equator. Access is normally by scheduled service flights to Nanyuki (35 minutes from Nairobi Wilson Airport) followed by a 2 hours 4 x 4 vehicle transfer or by charter flight to Segera airstrip (45 minutes from Nairobi Wilson Airport) and a few minutes transfer.
Game activities can include off road game drives, night drives and game walks, camel treks, picnics, bush meals, sundowners, as well as village visits. The area is unfenced, and there is resident game all year round. The Big 5 are seen in the Lewa Downs area, except for rhino. There is numerous plains game, and the elusive wild dog and hyena.
The accommodation comprises 7 villas and a house, with a total guest capacity of 20 persons. The accommodation overlooks savannah, and the mountain range, including a distant view of Mount Kenya. All villas, except Villa Number 5, have this view. Villa 5 stands in the Botanical Garden, where views are of exotic plants and trees and various sculptures. 5 of the villas accommodate 2 persons each and are built on a raised wooden deck and comprise a double bedroom with an en suite walk in shower and bathroom (no tub). There is a large outside wooden deck, and a further deck on a lower level, which comprises an outside lounge, and double hammock and a sunken bath.
A family villa accommodates up to 4 persons, and comprises one double and one twin bedroom, each with an en suite walk in shower and bathroom (no tub), and with an outside area similar to the standard villas.
Villa Segera is very large, and accommodates up to 2 persons. In addition to the features of other villas, it has a double bedroom leading to an observation lounge. It is connected by a bridge to an outside lounge and decking area, which has a pool and a sunken game viewing hide. Villa Segera also has a private garden.
Segera House includes a reception area and a kitchen, and a double and twin bedroom, each with an en suite bathroom (walk in shower). There is a shared lounge. The outside deck area has a sala day bed and a plunge pool. There is also a private garden. Segera House accommodates up to 4 persons. All villas have an electronic safe, hair dryer and coffee and tea making facilities. Lodge facilities include a salt water pool, a gym, a Spa and Wellness Centre with massages and some limited treatments, a shop and an Art Gallery. Power and electricity are 24/7, and there are ports for recharging lap tops, tablets and mobile phones. Any additional charges, such as shop purchases, can be made by cash, or by Visa or MasterCard. Amex is not accepted.
At Segera Retreat the tariff includes:-
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Drinks (except certain wines, Premium Spirits and Champagne)
- Laundry
- Game drives in open 4 x 4
- Escorted game walks
- Camel Treks
- Bush breakfast, picnic, dinner
- Bird watching
Chargeable at Segera Retreat:-
- Premium Spirits, Champagne and selected wines
- Gratuities
- Cultural village visit
- Spa treatments and massage.
Segera's four Garden Villas all rest on stilts above the cactus boma wall, with thatched roofs and bleached wooden decks that look out across the plains with wildlife roaming past. The garden villas are set in landscaped botanical gardens centred around a vast swimming pool. The luxurious interiors have huge stone showers, extra large beds with billowing mosquito nets, and generous day beds that can be turned into romantic overnight sleep-outs. Every villa has en-suite bathrooms and a full range of deluxe amenities, an in-room bar and you’ll find WIFI throughout. Your villa is looked after by a dedicated villa attendant who will take care of your personal preferences and will help you to get the most out of your visit.
Be welcomed by studded Zanzabari doors that lead into a luxurious living space that links four equally elegant, vast en-suite primary suites together. The impressive double-volume atrium has two lounges, a sculptural deli counter and dining conservatory that opens out to a sun-kissed private pool with landscaped gardens. This generous house is perfect for friends travelling together or multi-generational family holidays. Delightful views of grazing wildlife from the patio and bedroom balconies add to the intimate home-away-from-home safari experience.
Segera's symmetrical Family Villa has four spacious bedrooms over two floors with a shared lounge on each level. The upper floor leads out to a deck and pool that gazes out across the savannahs and onto a waterhole and salt lick that magnetises wildlife.
Each bedroom has elegant en-suite bathrooms and can be set as twins or king beds making it perfect for multi-generational holidays. The ground floor bedrooms open onto the landscaped botanical gardens that are a quick stroll to the lodge's central saltwater swimming pool and the impressive sculpture gardens.
The Segera Farmhouse is your perfect family safari home, with its stunning sunrise views of Mount Kenya, beautiful interiors, huge lawned garden, private pool, multiple lounging and dining areas, as well as a fully equipped private kitchen. The new Farmhouse was thoughtfully renovated from Segera's original ranch house, dating back to the 1940s, into a beautiful contemporary house - capturing old-world elegance with stylish, modern comfort. Enjoy the relaxed vibes of being at home with your friends and family, while enjoying the endless views across the vast African plains.
The Greenhouse refracts with light through multiple glass windows and flickers with reflections from the surrounding gardens. Potted tropical plants and succulents enhance the feeling of the outdoors coming indoors in the large shared dining and lounging area. Soft linens, layered bedding and green shades create a botanically inspired two-bedroomed house with a double volume shared dining table and lounge. Both bedrooms have elegant en-suite bathrooms and dappled views out towards the wild foothills beneath Mount Kenya. In the morning the whole house is flooded with copper-coloured light as the sun-rises over this wild, untamed landscape. This villa is perfect for a family or two couples travelling together.
This two-bedroomed, two-building villa is perfect for honeymooners or families wanting absolute privacy—both rooms are generously sized with lovely en-suite bathrooms. They’re built on stilts connected by suspended walkways and both hover above the open-air living and dining space alongside a beautiful private pool. One octagonally shaped bedroom and one square bedroom give multiple angles of views across the river, the plains and Mount Kenya beyond. The waterhole and salt-lick in front of the villa make it a wonderful place to sit and watch wildlife from your verandah.
Right in the heart of the lush Segera gardens and surrounded by its own private garden of bougainvillea tendrils, cactus and verdant growth, Garden House has a secluded, romantic feel. Huge windows and glassed doors allow the garden views to spill into the house and the main bedroom’s Juliette balcony opens into the foliage. This two-bedroomed, double-storey house also has a beautiful kitchen, double volume lounge and an incredible outdoor stone bath. It’s just a short stroll to the refreshing saltwater swimming pool and day lounge. You’ll also find a double day-bed that can be set up for beautiful sleep-outs in the warm Kenyan air.
