Duiker villa is set in 3/4 acre lush tropical gardens in Diani Beach, ensuring to our guest the ultimate privacy and space one may find along the entire Diani Beach and south coast-Kenya.

It is a luxurious 5 bed room villa to sleep 10 clients
It is pristinely decorated with the region art fact and it is very beautiful particularly
It has a swimming pool
The villa is rented with a cook and a room steward
It is fully equipped as seen in the pictures
Fully equipped.

These spacious private cottages is our finest of large accommodations for family or travelling groups who wish to be together and enjoy their own privacy. The cottages are build in the flamboyant African Swahili style and sit in the midst of its own tropical garden from where you can enjoy the wildlife roaming around. The outside living area is spaciously set to give a 360° view of the forest surroundings.

Content cottage: 
5 or 6 bedrooms, spacious livingroom, large kitchen including dining area (upon request).

Suite: 

Large bedroom with king size bed. Attached private living area with TV, sound system, minibar and air-conditioning. Private bathroom with bath and shower.
Four / five standard rooms: spacious with private bathrooms.
Self catering and private cook on request.

Content cottage: 
5 bedrooms, spacious livingroom, large kitchen including dining area (upon request).

Suite: 

Large bedroom with king size bed, attached private living area with TV, sound system, mini bar and air-conditioning and private bathroom with bath and shower.

Five standard rooms:
spacious with private bathrooms.

Self catering and private cook on request.

Leopard Villa is one of our most extravagant accommodations in Forest Dream. With a modern spacious honeymoon suite and two luxury rooms it offers our guests the most unique private stay. Its outdoor living area overlooks its own spacious garden and our main swimming pool. A glasshouse air-conditioned living area allows our guests to sit in the midst of the forest while getting away from the heat. Under the African Baobab tree a private Jacuzzi sits in the garden to be enjoyed. Topped of with a large garage, koi (fish) pond, Japanese river and bridge.

About villa:

One suite & two luxury rooms, kitchen, air-conditioned inside living & dining room and large outside living area.
Suite: King-size bed, attached spacious living area,
private bathroom with shower and outdoor jacuzzi.
Two luxury rooms: Air-conditioned rooms with double King-size or two single beds and a private bathroom with shower.

Facilities

Cool down in our swimming pool while watching the Colobus monkeys play in the branches above and drinking one of  our fresh home made cocktails from the sunken pool bar. Our swimming pool boasts two massage jets, underwater speakers, diving board and forest design water slide. Enjoy a relaxing massage, play a game of tennis and volleyball or explore nearby villages and beaches on our free mountain bikes.

Recreation facilities

Big swimming pool
Sunken pool bar
Tennis and Volleyball court
Billiards table
Free Bicycles
Computer & internet

Booking agent for

Car hire, Watersports
Golf, Safaris
Day trips & Local tours
Beauty & Body wellness

Services
Reception: open from 08:00 till 23:00 hrs (seasonal)
Daily laundry service
Daily room cleaning
Free parking

On request:
Babysitters or special activities for children
WIFI (wireless internet)
Room service: 08:00 till 23:00 hrs

Our Kitchen
Specializing in seafood, Swahili and European dishes, our restaurant has a wide variety of choices including vegetarian meals made with local hand picked vegetables and African spices.

Fresh & Organic
Our kitchen enjoys the freshest ingredients grown on our own eco-farm. Fresh fish and fruits of the sea, like our famous mangrove red crabs, are brought to us by the local fishermen every morning.

Restaurant
Overlooking our tropical garden you can enjoy our spacious setting and gorgeous meals, while every evening bushbaby monkeys come to eat their
banana at arm’s length. Enjoy our cocktails and internationally imported wines from our large beverage menu.

Moonlit beach dinner
On request you can enjoy a private dinner on the beach. Set in between the local fishermen canoes with an open fire you can gaze at the stars while
eating the catch of the day fresh from the grill.

Bar
Drink a refreshing cocktail while sitting inside the swimming pool at the poolbar, while watching the monkeys play in the branches above. You can always have an after dinner drink at the restaurant bar or order a drink or snack to your room or at the pool bar.

Breakfast
Intercontinental breakfast, including a fantastic array of fresh fruits.
Tip: “Fresh from the farm we make an amazing mango-jam (seasonal), to go with our home-made bread.”

Lunch
We offer a diverse lunch which varies every day, mainly fresh fish, meat or vegetarian. Toasted sandwiches or pasta’s can be ordered.

Tip: “Our cook famous home-made Italian pasta’s.”

Dinner
Let yourself be surprised by our splendid cuisines, barbecue fish and Swahili dishes.

Tip: ” Sushi… have you ever eaten freshly caught tuna from the sea ? Or the locally caught oysters?”

Sultan Villa is our most prized villa, with its large private pool it is the most luxury stay for large groups. Our two honeymoon suites with large balconies overlook the forest canopy and during the sunset you can enjoy the roof tares while seeing the sunset over the Shimba Hills wildlife park in the distance. Sultan Villa has a spacious additional ground floor living and dining area next to the private pool. The Jacuzzi overlooks the private garden of Sultan Villa.

About Villa: 
Two suites & two luxury rooms. Air-conditioned kitchen, a pool side dining and living area and a rooftop living room. Master suite: Air-conditioning, private kitchenette and luxury bathroom with Jacuzzi and shower. Private sunset balcony overlooking the forest and distant Shimba Hills. Private spacious living area attached.

Honeymoon suite: Stands alone on the third floor overlooking the forest from its large balcony. Private bathroom with bath and shower. King-size bed and spacious living area.
Two luxury rooms: one room has air-conditioning, both with private bathrooms.

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Introduction

Sandarusi House is situated about 20 km south of Mombasa, on Tiwi beach, high above the Indian Ocean on an old coral bed with great vistas and a cool sea breeze.

The house characteristics are coastal Arab with 6 large en suite airy rooms, each with an individual and unique charm/ identity. The large rooms, open verandahs, garden, pool among the Baobabs and Tiwi Beach are favorable to visitors of all ages. The pool and the exposed reefs and their rock pools, as well as the safe and secure cool environment of Sandarusi make it a haven for children.

Fresh sea fish, prawns, and other shellfish are brought to the door by the local fishers, as is a great selection of seasonal coastal fruit and vegetables by the farm traders. Sandarusi is the perfect place to totally unwind, with long beaches for walks, and clear warm water to swim in. It’s a home from home – why not make it yours?

About Us 

Family home
Sandarusi is a family coastal home; Archdeacon Walter Low and his wife Nell bought the original house and land in the 1940s, it was just a simple coastal home where their children and grandchildren could spend holidays together. It was transformed from an old mud and wattle house to this beautiful Arab creation in 1997. The house has been loved and adored by three generations of the Low family.

The House Team
The house is run by a small team of four.

1. Mercy the ‘in-charge’ who looks after the house, laundry and the small details

2. Shadrach is in charge of the garden and pool

3. Lewa is the night watchman

4. Zablon in-house chef and once aware of specific desires and tastes, will take charge and provide you with wonderful meals

The Property

Location
Tiwi Beach, South Coast, Kenya, East Africa

Beach Activities
Tiwi beach is a haven in itself away from the hustle and bustle of more renowned beaches to the south and north. The main beach is approximately 2 km long, but once past the southern rocks lies another 2.5 km to the Tiwi River.

On low tides the fringing reef is exposed giving children, bird and ocean lovers the opportunity to scan the reef flats for a variety of marine life, snorkel in the rock pools and time to admire the feeding birdlife.

Those wanting to swim need not go further than the southern end of the reef or the Tiwi river mouth.

Diani Beach is just south of Tiwi River mouth, either a long walk or a short drive away. Its more expansive beaches, though busier, provide an array of activities including:

Scuba Diving with a number of operators including Dive the Crab, Southern Scuba and Diani Reef. They each provide introductory diving courses, open water, advanced, rescue and instructors courses. They are members of SSI and PADI. Most dives are held outside the fringing reef, with many sites from Tiwi-Waa in the North to Chale point/Msambweni in the south.

Golf – the most renowned golf course is the Leisure Golf Course, adjacent to Leisure Lodge. It comprises an 18 hole championship course beautifully laid out with pools, forests and troughs. It is open to all ages, and for non-golfers has a bar and restaurant, or the many pools at the lodge could be used at an extra cost. Golf clubs can also be hired from the club, and caddies are also available. Private lessons can also be arranged.

Kite surfing, kayaking and other water activities are also easy to come by at many of the large hotels on Diani beach.

Deep Sea Fishing
The Indian Ocean offers excellent sport fishing almost all year round, and some of the most challenging and exciting deep sea fishing is available just 45 minutes drive from Sandarusi House, in the Shimoni waters and Pemba channel. Here the chances of catching a stripped Marlin are high. Tag and Release policy is however encouraged for bill fish.

Wildlife
The Shimba Hills are approximately 30 kms west of Sandarusi and renowned for the Shimba Hills National Park and Mwalange Elephant Reserve. The Hills raise to approximately 2000 ft above sea level, giving it a moist but cooler climate, accompanied with coastal rainforests, rivers and ravines and rolling hills. It is known for its birdlife, elephants, buffalo, and the rare roan and sable antelope. Sunsets and sunrises are also spectacular. A visit to either the Park or the Elephant Reserve are a must!!!

KARIBU SANA SWAHILI DIVING KENYA

We would like to introduce you to the wonders of our beautiful Kenyan Coral Reefs, complete with turtle‘s, dolphins and the largest fish in the ocean ‘the Whale shark’

Come and explore with our multinational highly experienced dive team, dedicated to providing you with an unforgettable dive experience whether you are a Beginner or an experienced diver – We have dive sites to suit all.

We view our dive team as Reef guardians who are not only there for your safety but also for the continued sustainability of the fragile ecosystem – we are re to ensure that you can enjoy to the upmost what our Reefs can reveal.

Welcome!!!!

Swahili Diving Kenya

Karibu Sana to Swahili Diving Kenya a newly formed diving company on the south coast of Mombasa bringing together over 40 years of dive experience on the Kenya fringing reef system.

We are a small, highly experienced, professional friendly team, who all share a common view of the diving that we undertake, we are all focused on making sure that you have a fantastic memorable time in absolute safety.

Our diving practices and codes of conduct along with our boats adhere to stringent European/UK safety rules and regulations ensuring the utmost safety for all.

We have ongoing and evolving environmental policies and see ourselves as reef guardians who not only enter this fragile environment to see the wonders that it hold but also make sure that we create a sustainable diver package.

We include within our packages marine biology and conservation briefings which are optional but are available to all either on a 1-1 basis or groups at a time to suit.

Indian Ocean – why dive in Kenya?

From unexplored sites to easily accessible undersea gardens of coral, schools of fish to breaching whales, friendly dolphins to endangered turtles, incredible caves to mysterious wrecks, diving in Kenya has it all.

The warmest ocean in the world, with 746 different species of coral reef fish, including the world’s largest fish, the whale shark, and the prehistoric coelacanth – the critically endangered “dinosaur of the ocean.” All five sea turtle species of the Indian Ocean – the green turtle, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback can be found along the Kenyan coast along with 34 species of marine mammals which include migrating whales ( sperm whale, humpback whale, Bryde’s whale, minke whale, killer whale , melon-headed whale) and resident populations of Dolphins : bottlenose , common , humpback, spinner, spotted, Fraser’s, Risso’s and the striped dolphin have all been sighted, as has the critically endangered dugong dugong. 200 species of coral from 55 genra have been recorded giving a diverse and rich coral reef experience in Kenya.

The weather is consistently warm and sunny, with excellent water temperature and visibility that makes for great diving conditions.

Course: inclusive teaching material and certificate

PADI Bubble Maker for Kids — 65,- €

(Pool lesson from 8 years on)

Fun Dive —95,- €

(1x Pool, one shallow water dive)

PADI Scuba Diver —  215,- €

(3 module Theory and Pool; 2 dives)

PADI Open Water Diver —410,- €

(5 module Theory and Pool; 4 dives)

Referral from Scuba Diver to Open Water Diver —210,- €

(Theory, Pool and 2 training dives)

Referral only Open Water Diver —270,- €

(4x training dives)

PADI Advanced OWD Course —370,- €

(Theory, 5x training dives)

PADI Adventure Diver Course —255,- €

(Theory, 3x training dives)

EFR- Course  —105,- €

PADI Rescue Course —520,- €

PADI Speciality Course on request

(Deep, Night, Underwater Photographer)

PADI Dive master on request

(The first step in the professional)

PADI Assistant Instructor on request

(Will be Assistant for Diving Education)

Training Dives with Instructor —85,- €

Dives: inclusive Tank, Weight & Boat Trip

Try Dive free

1 Dive rented equipment 50,- €

1 Dive own equipment 45,- €

2 Dive rented equipment 100,- €

2 Dive own equipment 90,- €

6 Dives rented equipment dive six – pay only five 250,- €

6 Dives own equipment dive six – pay only five 225,- €

10 Dives rented equipment dive ten – pay only eight 400,- €

10 Dives own equipment dive ten – pay only eight 360,- €

20 Dives rented equipment dive twenty – pay sixteen 800,- €

20 Dives own equipment dive twenty – pay sixteen 720,- €

(Price list from January 2012 – November 2012)

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