Swara Acacia Lodge Swara Plains Conservancy

Swara Acacia Lodge Swara Plains Conservancy is about 45 minutes from the Jomo Kenyatta airport or 36 km along the Nairobi – Mombasa highway. Escape the city hustle and bustle on this beautiful, unspoilt piece of Africa. Swara Plains Acacia Camp is situated on the Kapiti Plains opposite rugged Lukenya Hill.

It has exclusive access to 20,000 acres of gently rolling terrain. Unknown to many, Swara Plains Acacia Camp hosts a resident population of over 3000 game animals and over 270 identified bird species.

Comfortable accommodation and good home cooking are available at the camp. Evening game drives, cycling, and fishing in many of the seasonal dams are some of the activities in the conservancy. Swara Acacia Lodge Swara Plains Conservancy accommodation is in 13 cosy little bandas, each having its en-suite bathroom.

The main mess area is open with views of the garden. Just to be able to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the African savannah is an experience to be recommended. Swara Plains’ conservancy and surrounding area are home to many species of plains animals, zebra, giraffe, ostrich, numerous antelopes, and many, many more.

Nature and Wildlife

✓ Access to the private Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy
✓ Surrounded by 20,000 acres of protected land
✓ More than 3,000 animals are our neighbors, some even visit the lodge
✓ Our gardens and native aesthetics blend in with the environment
✓ Safari adventures via game drives, hiking, and biking

Events & Weddings

✓ Bridal preparation cottage and honeymoon suite
✓Breathtaking scenery and free-roaming animals for nuptial photography
✓ Exclusive use of our accommodations and facilities for the day or overnight
✓ Boutique weddings for couples seeking an unconventional, entrancing venue
✓ Bespoke packages for intimate gatherings or big parties, for up to 400 guests

Company Outings & Events

✓ Customizable packages, according to group size and budget
✓ Conferences and company outings with exclusive use of our facilities
✓ Activities like obstacle courses, wildlife safaris, ball games, social games, etc
✓ Exciting, adventurous team-building exercises in an extraordinary outdoor setting
✓ Conference room is fully equipped with projectors, screens, flip charts, and stationery

2025 Swara Acacia Lodge Swara Plains Conservancy Accommodation Rate Per Night;

Rates Applicable to Both Residents and Non-Residents

Notes;

* Kids below 3 years no charge for accommodation
* For all guests 8 years and above are treated as adults
* There is a Conservancy fee of 1,000 shillings per adult and 500 shillings per child per night
* Half board includes dinner, room, breakfast, and access to the conservancy, the grounds, various activities, and all relevant taxes. It excludes all soft and alcoholic drinks
* Full board includes – lunch, dinner, room, breakfast, access to the conservancy, the grounds, various activities, and all relevant taxes. It excludes all soft and alcoholic drinks
* NB: The lodge requires IDs/ PASSPORTS/ DRIVING LICENSES as a form of identification during check-in. Kids will be required to present a birth certificate or passport

Swara Plains Conservancy; Swara Plains Conservancy is just 30 minutes out of the city of Nairobi. Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy is situated on the Kapiti Plains, 35 km southwest of the capital, Nairobi, just off the main Nairobi-to-Mombasa highway. The Small World Country Club on the southern side of the road marks the entranceway to Swara.

This 20,000 acres ranch is old wild Africa at its very best: wide open savannah grasslands, tall yellow fever trees, endless views, over 3000 resident population of easy to see plains game, and +270 birds species. Swara Plains Conservancy is part of the Tsavo and Amboseli eco-system and with the exception of Elephants, Rhinos and Buffaloes all the other plains game found in Tsavo and Amboseli are found here.

You will see big herds of Oryx, Elands, Wildebeests, Giraffes, Monkeys, Hartebeests, Zebras, Impalas, Grant’s and Thompson’s Gazelles, Warthogs and the occasional Gerenuk in the total absence of mass tourism.

Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy also has a good number of Cheetahs and Leopards but unlike the cats in other National Parks which are now socialized to act for visitors (a Cheetah sitting on a car’s bonnet is not natural!), the cats here will grant you a sight but soon sneak into the bush – their natural reaction.

Environment conservation is a top priority here e.g. numerous dams have been dug to trap the scarce rainwater and there are well-maintained earth roads for game drives and nature walks. Not surprisingly the ranch and the camp have long been used for wildlife management research.

The number of visitors to Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy is deliberately kept small by having Acacia Camp with only 13 rustic and still comfortable bandas (cottages) making this a place to see game without being surrounded by safari vehicles. Good food is a big part of a travel experience, and as the owner/manager of Acacia has a long history of managing some of the well-known tented camps in Kenya, in Acacia Camp you can expect top kitchens with a touch of home cooking.

For birders, walkers as well as anyone looking for a nature-based tour in Kenya, we invite you to Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy for all the right reasons: one-off wildlife viewing experience, guided nature walks, colorful and easily found Kenyan birds.

Birds that can be seen outside the bandas as you relax include Hoopoe, Hunter’s and Scarlet-chested Sunbirds, Fisher’s Lovebirds, Black-faced Waxbills, Superb and Rüppell’s Long-tailed and Hildebrandt’s Starlings, Von der Decken’s Hornbills, Slate-coloured Boubou, White-bellied Canary, Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu, Crested Francolin among others.

African Spice Safaris recommends a minimum of 2 nights in Swara Acacia Camp and then proceed to Tsavo and/ or Amboseli to add the other big game that you didn’t see at Swara.

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