Mida Ecocamp

Kenya


This relaxed ecocamp has the most perfect position, between the forest, the creek and the stars. Accommodation is in atmospheric traditional huts – choose from Zanzibar (duplex with a breezy upper terrace), Giriama (haystack with amiable face and raised platform beds) and Swahili (square, with a thatched roof). The eco-credentials stretch to solar panels, renewable materials and a serious Giriama community focus.

The sofas in the restaurant, which serves delicious Kenyan dishes (KSh750 to KSh850), are made from old fishing canoes. All manner of great excursions can be arranged here, including attending traditional Giriama drumming.


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