Welcome to Acacia Camp Swara Plains! Just 30 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta International airport or 36 Kms from Nairobi, come and escape the city hustle and bustle on this beautiful piece of unspoilt Africa.
Situated on the Kapiti Plains opposite the rugged Lukenya Hill, Acacia Camp is nestled in a glade of shady Yellow Fever Trees. It is fully contained within a privately fenced 20,000 acre wildlife sanctuary to which guests have exclusive access. Unknown to many, Acacia Camp and the surrounding sanctuary hosts a resident population of over 3,000 game animals and over 270 identified bird species.
Comfortable rustic accommodation and good home cooking are provided at the camp. Nature walks, cycling, fishing, and day/night game drives are just some of the activities offered at the sanctuary.
With such an accessible location this magnificent piece of African Savannah provides an experience not to be missed. Acacia Camp and the sanctuary are home to many species of plains animals: Cheetah, Zebra, Eland, Oryx, Giraffe, Ostrich, numerous antelope, and many many more.
Accommodation
Acacia Camp Swara Plains offers comfortable rustic accommodation.
There are 13 cozy little bandas each with their own en-suite bathroom.
The main mess area is open with views of the garden. Cold beverages are available at the bar and an outside patio offers a casual respite.
Activities
Acacia Camp’s exciting activities are sure to make your stay here most memorable.
Experience:
Sundowners
Guided Nature Walks
Suitable for riding bikes but bring your own.
Boating : supply your own boat
Fishing in seasonal Dams : supply your own gear
Spectacular Bird Watching
Game Drives
Night Game Drives with a Spotlight
Excellent Home Cooked Meals
Camping
Facilities Include: Access to Air Strip, Conference Rooms, Space for School Outings
Home to the Hopcraft family since Independence, Swara Plains provides immense views with big skies that are so much a part of the high Savannah. Both Mount Kenya to the north and Kilimanjaro to the south are visible from the sanctuary. There is a perimeter fence line of over 50 kilometers for security and some 100 kilometers of roads.
Swara Plains is also home to the award-winning children’s bestseller HOW IT WAS WITH DOOMS turned movie, ‘Duma’. A Warner Bros feature film based on the Hopcraft’s true story of adopting an orphaned Cheetah cub, Dooms.
The Hopcrafts have an unequivocal love and dedication to preserving the landscape, wildlife, and flora of the Swara Plains, un-matched to the rest of the world.
Professor David Hopcraft, a conservationist, began experiments on Swara Plains with the support of Cornell University and the National Science Foundation, to understand the relationship between wildlife and healthy rangelands. Dedicated to preserving 20,000 undeveloped acres, David pioneered an incentive-based conservation, leading to it’s widespread use in Kenya. Come to Acacia camp and absorb the unique history of Swara Plains and this majestic slice of Wild Africa, just 30 minutes outside Nairobi!
