KAREN VIEW RETREAT, Kepro Farm, owner-couple hosts
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Just out of Nairobi, near Karen; 2 spacious rooms sharing services. Bed & Breakfast provided; other meals @ 5 USD each; use kitchen to make your own meals @ 1 USD pp. We do day tours in and out of Nairobi. Well kept home compound. Quiet and peaceful neighborhood. OUR AMBITION IS TO HOST CITIZENS FROM ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD. You’ll love the place, the people, the ambiance, outdoors space, and planned excursions and tours. We can park/store your car (for long period ) or luggage at a fee. Spacious room - 15.8 Square meters. This room gives the guest the very relaxing view of the family garden and the leafy Karen neighbourhood across Empakasi River. The room is very well lit, making it a very good work station for the guests so inclined. We host long stay guests and expatriates and they can also do their work from our residence. OTHER SERVICE: We store your assets for safekeeping when you are away for a very pocket-friendly fee. This includes cars and suite cases. The accommodation is good for couples, solo adventurers, business travelers, researchers, and families (with no children). We prefer guests aged 22 to 75. Standard accommodation is Bed, Breakfast. With arrangement guests can have a 3-course lunch and dinner at USD 5.0 per meal. If you come with your raw food, you can use our kitchen for a small fee of USD 1.0 (Kes. 100) per person. The quoted night rates are for one person. We have two beds in a room so, if a guest wishes to share the room with a partner, the nightly rate is double the quoted one. Guests can use a shared kitchen. Laundry service is available at a small fee. Guests have free access to all corners of the 4-acre farm and even engage in Kepro Farm activities. For those guests who would like to be advised on investment and doing business in Kenya, Mwai and Kenya Productivity Institute will be on hand to do so. Both husband and wife are available to make guests as comfortable as possible. Mwai is an Investment and Management consultant with Kenya Productivity Institute (KEPI) and Kepro Farm. Ann is the manager of Kepro Farm. They both like discussing these and other business activities. KEPI has helped many, including Airbnb guests, make life-changing investment decisions. For our guests, we also organize day tours to Kenyan world-famous places like, National Museum of Kenya, Karen Blixen Museum and Finch's tomb, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Nairobi National Park, Bomas of Kenya, Amboseli National Park, Naivasha and Lake Nakuru and fun/keep fit hiking to Ngong Hills and Oloolua Forest Nature Trail. We are just outside the city, accessed by taxi and public transport. Our home is close to public transport and parks. We are on the 'touristic' side of Nairobi. KEPRO FARM EXCURSIONS AND SAFARI OFFERINGS: 1. Nairobi National Park - Kepro Farm will take you for morning (WITH UNFORGETTABLE SUNRISE PICNIC BREAKFAST IN THE WILD!) or afternoon game drives. 2. The Giraffe Centre – Play with and feed giraffes; listen to lecture about giraffes. 3. KAZURI BEADS - amazing enterprise where women (principally poor single mothers) make and sell world class quality beads. 4. The Karen Blixen House/Museum (See the film OUT OF AFRICA first) 5. Day Safari to Hell’s Gate National Park, biking, walk down the gorge, boat ride and Crescent Island 6. Day Safari to and hike up Mt. Longonot – memorable 6-hour hike to the 3rd highest point in Kenya 7. Day Safari to Lake Nakuru National Park – see the world-famous flamingos. 8. Day safari and game drive of Amboseli National Park and the magnificent view of Mt. Kilimanjaro 9. Hiking on The Ngong Hills - of the OUT OF AFRICA movie fame (Website hidden by Airbnb) 10. Day tour of coffee and tea growing areas near Nairobi, ending with a visit to the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi 11. Day Safari to Mt. Kenya region and game drive in Aberdare National Park Kepro Farm will assist you plan and execute visits to all these attractions and others you may fancy. Public transport available up to 9 pm. You can approach KEPRO FARM from two directions: 1. Magadi Road approach: From Galleria Mall, take Magadi Road to Ongata Rongai and turn right at the petrol station after Masai Mall/Uchumi Super Market. That is Gataka Road junction. At 4.5 kms from that junction, you will see a high, green, trimmed hedge and two sign boards - MWAI CLOSE and KEPRO FARM - on your right. That is home. 2. Alternative approach from Karen/Langata: Home is 3.5 kms from Co-op Bank Training Centre on Ushirika Road. Drive down and up the river; turn left at Gataka Road. At 2.0 kms from that junction, after passing the village and GATAKA POLICE POST, you see a high, green, trimmed hedge and two sign boards - MWAI CLOSE and KEPRO FARM - on your left. That is home. The last 2 kms is non-bituminized but good road. Normal household tolerable level of noise; Get introduced to the household dogs; Farm fresh milk and vegetables available; A walk down the farm to the river is an adventurous (steep) nature trail. Guests who love doing chores on the farm are welcome to do so. Some have loved the experiences. Kepro Farm Kennels are the superior breeders of top pedigree of German Shepherd and Boerboel dogs and Friesian cows in Nairobi and Kajiado. Dog and cattle lovers love Kepro Farm.
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