TOP 10 DISCOVERWATAMU HOUSES FOR KITE-SURFERS
DiscoverWatamu offer a wide range of private houses to rent on your Tribe Watersports holiday. All houses are fully staffed, the majority with cooks included but where there isn’t one DiscoverWatamu can offer you a casual cook for a small additional charge. Whilst you are out and about kiting, your cook can be preparing your next meal and as your house is cleaned, beds are made, all you need to do when you get back after an exnihilating day on the beach is to jump in the pool and maybe grab yourself a refreshing drink. DiscoverWatamu will help arrange your airport transfers and your first day’s food shopping delivered to the house for your arrival, taking the stress out of you having to do it. The ultimate in self-catering.
Here's our Top 10 DiscoverWatamu houses in order of proximity to Tribe Watersports .
1.BAOBAB (300m North of Tribe)
1. BAOBAB (300m from Tribe)
Only a 5-minute walk down the beach from Tribe, Baobab is a 3 Bedroom house with infinity pool, set high on a ridge with stunning high views of passing kite-surfers. A baraza roof space on top of the house can have another two guests, allowing 8 (including children) to stay. Baobab is staffed with a cook/housekeeper, and gardener.
Price: Ksh 27,500/- per night for up to 8 guests (including children)
2. MANDALAY OCEAN LODGE (700 North of Tribe)
Mandalay Ocean Lodge has recently been renovated and is approximately 1km down the beach from Tribe. Set on one floor with three modern bedrooms air-conditioned bedrooms and a beautiful sheltered pool area behind, this property can comfortably sleep 6 guests (including children). Fully staffed with Wifi, TV and generator/invertor back up.
Price: Ksh 45,000/- per night for up to 6 guests (including children)
3. BIJOU COTTAGE (1km South of Tribe)
For a kitesurfing couple or two, a good choice is the cosy two-bedroom beach cottage, Bijou Cottage. About a 10-minute walk up to Tribe Watersports. Bijou has two double air-conditioned bedrooms and shares a pool with the other cottages on the plot. There is Wifi and a housekeeper comes to clean. A cook, if required would be extra. Sleeping up to 4 guests (including children)
Price: Ksh 45,000/- per night for up to 4 guests (including children)
4. BEACH HOUSE (1.2km North of Tribe)
This spectacular 4-bedroom beachfront house with 2 bedroom cottage has a gentle sloping palm garden leading down to the beach at Watamu Marine Park – lots of space to prepare your kite on the grass and a refreshing infinity pool. Fully staffed including cook, housekeeper, gardeners and night guard and an automatic generator back up. The house has Wifi, Satellite TV and spacious Airconditioned bedrooms. Spectacular views out to sea from the roof terrace. The house can sleep up to 8 guests in the house or 12 with the addition of the cottage (including children)
Price: Ksh 45,000/- per night for up to 8 guests (including children) (house only)
Ksh 50,000 per night for up to 12 guests (including children) (house & cottage)
(minimum 3 night booking)
5. THE BEACHCOMBER (1.2km North of Tribe)
This 4-bedroom house and pool is right on the beach and comes fully loaded with A/C in the bedrooms, room safes, satellite TV for when the wind isn’t so good as well as WiFi. The house has a cook, housekeeper, gardener and night guard and is on an automatic generator in the event of any power outages. It is 1.3km North of the part of the beach where Tribe operate – a 2-minute drive or a 20minute walk down the beach. The Beachcomber accepts smaller groups using less rooms or using all 4 rooms can take a maximum of 9 guests (including children)
Price per night
Ksh 25,000/- for up to 4 guests (using 2 bedrooms)
Ksh 27,500/- for 5-6 guests (using 3 bedrooms)
Ksh 32,000/- for 7-9 guests (using all 4 bedrooms)
6. ARCADIA (1.2km North of Tribe)
Arcadia is the perfect holiday house for kiters on a budget. Sleeping up to 10 guests (including children), in 4 airconditioned bedrooms and an additional sleeping area downstairs, the property is 2nd row on a beach access road, making it only a minute’s easy walk to the Watamu Marine Park. With refreshing pool and plenty of outside seating areas. Just over 1km down the beach from Tribe Watersports, Arcadia is fully staffed including a cook, housekeeper, gardener and night guard.
Price per night.
Ksh 25,000/- for up to 10 guests
7. THE SUGAR HOUSE (1.2km North of Tribe)
The Sugar House is a lovely spacious house on a beach access road with views from the roof terrace out over Prawn Lake – perfect for watching the magnificent sunsets. Only a 2-minute easy walk to the beach, it is a 2-minute drive or a 20-minute walk to Tribe. The house has 4 air-conditioned bedrooms, a large swimming pool and is fully staffed including a cook, housekeeper, gardener and night guard. There is Wifi and Satellite TV for an additional charge. The house can sleep up to 9 guests (including children)
Price per night
Ksh 20,000/- up to 6 guests (using 3 bedrooms)
Ksh 25,000/- up to 9 guests (including at least one child
8. LAKESIDE HOUSE (1.25km North of Tribe)
A bit further out of the way, Lakeside House is a charming modern 2-bedroom house and pool overlooking Prawn Lake. With a lovely open lawn to spread out your kite on, it is about a 15 minute walk, or 5 minutes in a tuk-tuk to the Tribe Watersports Offices. The bedrooms are air-conditioned and there is Wifi and a backup generator. The house is staffed with a housekeeper, gardener and night guard and a casual cook can be provided for an extra fee. The house sleeps up to 4 guests (including children)
Price per night
Ksh 15,500/- up to 4 guests (A minimum of 3 nights is required)
9. THE WHITE HOUSE (1.3km South of Tribe)
The White House is a lovely 4 bedroom house on a beach access road approximately a 15 minutes’ walk from Tribe Watersports. The house is fully staffed, including a cook, house-keeper, gardener and night guard and has Wifi and TV for an additional charge. Just a minute away from the white sandy beaches of the Watamu Marine Park. The White House sleeps up to 8 guests (including children)
Price per night
Ksh 22,000/- (up to 8 guests)
10. TIKITI MAJI (1.5km South of Tribe)
Tikiti Maji is a 3-bedroom makuti topped house with pool in the Mida Forest area. Only a 5-minute drive to Tribe Watersports, this is a good budget property for a large family or a group of friends. It is staffed with a caretaker/gardener and a night guard and a cook can be provided for an additional charge. The house sleeps up to 10 guests (including children)
Price per night
Ksh 16,000/- (up to 10 guests)