About Pumzika Tu
Pumzika Tu is a comfortable colonial-style home set on a 1,200' high ridge in Kenya's beautiful Shimba Hills. The house is fully staffed with a master chef, housekeeper, gardener and two night watchmen and it is your home for the duration of your stay. The house is between the Shimba Hills Game Park and the Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary and has spectacular views over an unspoilt Africa. The Indian Ocean and the international resort of Diani Beach with its supermarkets, night-clubs and beach hotels is just half-an-hour's drive on a tarmac road.
The house is fully equipped with with high-speed Internet, comfortable bedrooms, barbecue and swimming pool and the staff are well trained, discreet and friendly. PumzikaTu is the perfect place to make a base for an family holiday, to entertain friends, colleagues, do some work or simply chill out. There is a safari-equipped Landrover and driver available for your exclusive use and a commercially piloted Cessna 182 available to fly you to Nairobi or other game parks right from your private strip adjacent to the house. The Landrover and driver is charged extra by the day and the aircraft and pilot extra by the flight hour.
Three front-facing double bedrooms all with balconies, fans and mosquito nets. The master bedroom has a seating space and a bathroom with double wash-basins, shower and bath; the second bedroom shares a bathroom with the third, joined by a dressing room and a child cot. All the rooms have desks and Internet.
There is a large internal sitting area with a dining table for six, a fireplace, a piano with sofas and arm-chairs. A fourth bedroom with ensuite shower, toilet and wash-hand basin can either be used as a bedroom with a queen-sized bed or - optionally - as a study when it will contain a 6' wide 'partner' desk providing two workstations with two screens each where you can connect your own laptops. There is good internet throughout and it is free. Just to the side of the sitting room is an internal garden with a display of flowering scrubs providing a home for three tame tortoises. Adjacent to the garden there is a private bar with a small bar-fridge and basin.
Eating breakfast above the clouds is another unique Pumzika Tu experience. There are a number of places to sit and enjoy the view. One of my favorites is this small round table set on its own balcony near the pool. If you are on your own you can have breakfast here and at often the whole valley will be filled with cloud making in the early morning providing a very special breakfast location.
Virtual Tour
This video will tell you more about the house.My husband and I made this video to tell you more about the house, introduce you to the staff and show you around.
Amenities
- Nature Grill
- Close to a Park Shopping Centre
- Fireplace Swimming Pool
- No crowds Supporting Staff
- Friendly places Nature Walks
