Tembo Villa
Two ensuite bedrooms, a private plunge pool, a dedicated chef, and a 4x4 with driver-guide on stand-by. Set apart from the main lodge for two couples or a family of four.
The villa runs at your pace
Tembo is the largest single accommodation we operate. Two ensuite bedrooms, a shared living and dining space under a high makuti ceiling, and a wraparound deck that drops onto a private heated plunge pool. There is no shared lobby, no shared corridor, no shared anything.
You also get your own people. A dedicated chef who builds the day's menu around your morning coffee. A villa host who handles everything from laundry to dinner reservations. A driver-guide and 4x4 outside the front gate from dawn, to drive whenever you want, wherever you want, for as long as you want.
The villa is set back from the main lodge along a stone path, behind a row of mature acacia. From the deck the view is over private grassland, with the lodge restaurant a four-minute walk away if you want to join the rest of the property for dinner.
Features and finishes
Bedrooms
Two ensuite king bedrooms, each with mosquito net canopy bed, dressing area, and outdoor rain shower. Both rooms can be twinned on request.
Living and dining
Open-plan under a 4.5m makuti ceiling. Brass fan, leather sofas, dining table for six, fully stocked bar. Floor-to-ceiling glass folds back onto the deck.
Plunge pool
Private heated plunge pool, 4m by 3m, set into the deck. Pool noodles, towels and a shaded sun-lounger area for four.
Chef
Dedicated chef from breakfast until after dinner. Menu is built each morning around your preferences. Children welcome at all sittings.
Vehicle
Dedicated 4x4 Land Cruiser with driver-guide on stand-by from 06:00. Pop-up roof, fridge, picnic kit. Park fees billed separately.
Boma
Private fire boma in the garden, lit nightly on request. Maasai watchman to walk you back from the main lodge after dark.
Included in the rate
- Two ensuite bedrooms (king or twin)
- Dedicated chef from breakfast to after dinner
- Dedicated 4x4 with driver-guide on stand-by
- Private heated plunge pool with towels, noodles
- Villa host for laundry, reservations, errands
- Bar pre-stocked with house wines, beers, gin, tonic
- Twice-daily housekeeping with evening turndown
- Lodge-to-airstrip transfers
Quoted separately
- Park fees and conservation levies
- Premium wines, vintage spirits, cellar list
- Hot air balloon flight ($680 pp)
- Full spa treatments
- Fuel for game drives outside the lodge concession
- Maasai village visit and cultural experiences
Related stays
Tembo is best booked exclusive use
The villa is most often taken whole by a family or two couples travelling together. We do not split-let between groups. Quotes are villa-rate, not per-person.