Sirikoi Private House

The house splits across three distinct cottages connected by a courtyard. The central living and dining space anchors everything with its two fireplaces, private bar and views across to the wetlands through picture windows. It's the sort of space that encourages long breakfasts and sundowner sessions around the fire pit on the private deck. The master suite sits separately with its own outdoor shower, whilst the second cottage houses two en-suite bedrooms - perfect for families with older children or two couples travelling together. Your heated pool provides the best wildlife watching spot without moving; elephants, zebra and buffalo regularly appear whilst you're floating about. Though self-contained, you're still part of Sirikoi's broader world - the main lodge's 18-metre infinity pool, gift shop stocked with African art and sculpture, and that remarkable organic garden growing over sixty varieties of fruit and vegetables all remain accessible.

Each of the three bedrooms comes with Victorian bathtubs, rain showers and fireplaces that staff light each evening. The master suite adds an outdoor shower and feels deliberately secluded from the other two bedrooms, whilst the twin cottage's two rooms share their own entrance and sitting area. Décor channels understated safari elegance - handmade organic toiletries, wildlife sketches on walls, writing desks positioned to face the views. Large windows mean you're never far from whatever's happening outside, and the digital safes handle valuables whilst you're out tracking rhino. Bathrooms are unexpectedly spacious with twin washbasins and proper storage, recognising that families don't travel light. The whole setup acknowledges that sometimes people want proximity without being on top of each other.