Kenya is a country that has to offer an enormous variety: long sandy beach, wide plains with all the African wildlife you can imagine and mountains with tropical rainforests. This and the fact that one of is original Kenyan made us to decide to buy a villa in Kenya. The location is at Galu Beach which is ever further south than Diani Beach and is more quiet and relaxed than some parts at the North Coast. It is the most beautiftul beach in Kenya and also not so affected by the tides as other beaches. Even at low tide you are able to reach the water which is not the case in all parts of Diani and also not at the North Coast. Furthermore there are no hotels directly at the beach with the exception of Neptune Paradise, so it is very peaceful. Kenya has a very pleasant climate, temperatures around the year are round 30 degrees with the exception of June and July where they are around 25 degrees. There are two rainy seasons: a heavy one in April and May and a not so heavy one in October and November.
 

The villa is located 10 minutes walk from Galu Beach and built in African style with a Makuti roof (palm tree leaves) with all European luxury. Therefore it does not get so unbearably hot. Downstairs are two separate doublebedrooms, a very modern bathroom with toilet and a kitchen. The kitchen offers a cooker (gas and electricity), an oven and a fridge. Sufficient kitchen utensils are available. The dining area is outside under the covered spacious terrace. Upstairs is a very big open space with sofas and another double bed. All the beds are equipped with moskitonets.
The villa is surrounded by a very beautiful and large tropical garden with several palm trees and other bushes. The swimmingpool is more or less in the middle of the garden, 12 m long and 6 m broad with a very agreeable temperature at around 30 degrees.
For the guests´ comfort there are two employees: a housemaid who will do all the cleaning and the breakfast preparation and a swimmingpool attendant and gardener. They stay in the staff quarters which are also on the compound.
 

The villa is located among many houses built in the same style. The next restaurant Boko-Boko is about 30 minutes by foot. It is recommended to rent a car in case you do not want to travel by matatus (Kenyan public transport by minibus). The next bigger shops are about 5 – 6 km far away which means about 10 minutes by car. In Diani Beach there are many restaurants, bars and bigger hotel complexes. All of them are within 5 – 15 minutes drive from the villa. To Mombasa town it takes about 1 hour depending on the ferry which you have take to get there. The nearest National Park is Shimba Hills where you can see elephants and lots of other wildlife. This also takes about 1 hour to get there, further south are Wasini Island for dolphin watching and Wazaro Beach, one of the most beautiful places on the coast.
At the beach itself you can do more or less all kind of watersports (swimming, surfing, sailing, snorkeling, diving etc.) If you want to go on a longer safari, there are several travel agents i.e. in Diani Shopping Centre who can organise such trips to any other location in Kenya such as Rift Valley, Mount Kenya, Tsavo, Masai Mara, Amboseli etc.
 

Included in the house are some staff quarters where 2 permanent staff take care of the house and the garden. The garden is quite spacious and there are also facilities to park 2 cars. The next shopping possibility is about 8 km far away, there is a restaurant within 1.5 km. The walk to the beach takes about 10 - 15 minutes.

The villa comprises 2 bedrooms in total; 2 double. . This gives room for up to 6 people. Bed linen and towels are provided for your use.

The villa has 1 bathrooms and 1 WCs for your party's use.

The villa has ....nothing specified.

There is room for 6 in the living room and 6 in the dining room. To prepare food you will find a cooker, an oven, a fridge, a freezer, a kettle. You will also find a washing machine, an iron and ironing board. The owner has also provided cutlery, glassware.

This is a non-smoking villa

Pets are not welcome 

Not suitable for wheelchairs 

The villa is in a very quiet area. It has a private east facing swimming pool, a east facing garden, a west facing patio area, a east facing balcony. If you are driving there is private parking with the outside areas of the house having external lighting.

The villa is right beside swimming.

Close to the villa you will find a beach, wind surfing, shopping areas, a food shop.

Within easy reach of the villa you will find sailing, boat hire, fishing, golf, a restaurant.

Shimba Hills National Park and Wasini Island are very close for animal watching.

The villa is....

90 min from Mombasa International Airport airport.
60 min from Mombasa Railway Station.

Any day of the week.

Any day of the week.

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11 AM

Chris says: "Lovely. Beautiful house for very competitive price for the area. Wonderful location with piles of stuff to do nearby. "

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