Alfajiri Villas
ALFAJIRI VILLAS -
DIANI BEACH, SOUTH COAST, KENYA
Considered by many as the finest resort on the East African Coast, Alfajiri Villas overlook the Indian Ocean and their elevated positions ensure privacy and stunning views. Alfajiri's villas are built in a style befitting of their location, with high Makuti roofs, ivory Danish floors, wooden beams, Lamu doors and impressive African and Far Eastern Artifacts. Most of the furniture is made on the property in the villa’s workshop. The gardens are meticulously maintained and include many palms from the villa’s nursery. Large verandas, with huge hand carved sofas and cushions, dominate the front of the villas, where a stretch swimming pool sits on the edge of a small cliff merging into the sea and the horizon.
Alfajiri won the 2002 Harpers and Queen award for the private villa providing the best service worldwide. The Alfajiri Villas are open year-round.
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Alfajiri offers three separate accommodations: the Cliff Villa, the Garden Villa, and the Beach Villa. The villas are owned and hosted by Fabrizio Molinaro and his wife Marika. After completing medical school in Italy, Fabrizio has spent the last 23 years in Kenya in the safari business and traveling the world for artifacts for the Villas. Marika was in the fashion business for many years and she is now an interior designer for some of Kenya’s most luxurious houses, while running a workshop, where she is producing the furniture that are decorating the villas. The staff of 30 speak English, French and Italian and are very unobtrusive.
You will be the personal guest of the camp's manager, Patrick, who has a wealth of experience of the African bush. Game drives and game walks are included in the rate and complimentary wine is served with dinner. During the day, meals are served outdoors amongst the trees. For breakfast there are fresh fruits, cereals and hot-baked breads, together with a cooked breakfast prepared before your eyes. For lunch, the buffet will satisfy the hungriest appetites. In the evening guests can enjoy cordon-bleu dinners by candlelight, deep in the bush. These are truly unforgettable experience.
Cliff Villa
The Cliff Villa is a bright and airy, Caribbean-style, private house, which is beautifully decorated, with artifacts from Africa and the Far East. The villa can accommodate up to eight guests in four bedrooms, all en-suite, with a dining room, kitchen, lounge and a large veranda over looking the Indian Ocean. All rooms are air conditioned with mosquito nets. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms. The room configurations is: 2 double rooms, 1 twin room, and 1 triple room.
Guests at Alfajiri Cliff Villa have exclusive use of the property. The service is discreet and includes up to 14 experienced staff as needed.
Garden Villa
The Cliff Villa is an African-style, private house, which is beautifully decorated, with artifacts from Africa and the Far East. The villa can accommodate up to eight guests in four large, luxuriously-appointed, double bedrooms, each with its own large bathroom and overlooking the Indian Ocean. The rooms are air-conditioned, with split-level units and mosquito nets. All rooms have a different interior decor, with furniture and artifacts collected from different countries around the world.
Garden and Beach Villa share a swimming pool and bar.
Beach Villa
The Cliff Villa is an African-style, private house, which is beautifully decorated, with artifacts from Africa and the Far East. The villa includes two luxuriously appointed double bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. One of the rooms overlooks the Indian Ocean, while the other looks over the infinity swimming pool. Two additional rooms can provide exciting accommodation for children only. Please note there is no bathroom at this level, so children would share one of the two bathrooms below. All rooms have mosquito nets. Please note that the four rooms in the Beach Villa have no air conditioning.
Guests at Alfajiri Cliff Villa have exclusive use of the property. No other guest, belonging to another group, will be booked at the same time. The service is discreet and includes up to 14 experienced staff as needed.
Cuisine
The cuisine includes fresh seafood, brought daily to order from the beach, with some of the best crabs, prawns, lobsters, octopus and sea fish available. The menus have a Mediterranean influence, olive oils, Parma ham and cheeses are flown in weekly from Europe. The salads and fresh vegetables come daily from local farms and the fruit is hand-picked from trees and bushes around Diani. The Molinaro’s will adapt menus to suit the guests. A selection of good quality South African and Italian wine available.
Children
The Molinaro's have two young girls and the house has been designed with children in mind. Two ayahs (nannies), who both speak English, are available 24 hours a day. Plenty of games are available as well as a TV and video if needed. Alfajiri Cliff Villa is the perfect place for families with small children that are looking for a relaxing time and to have their children well looked after, all in absolute privacy.
Communications
Alfajiri Villas are equipped with reliable telephones, a fax machine and e-mail facilities.
Activities &
Wildlife
Activities at Alfajiri include:
• Relaxation
• Snorkeling to the coral reef with local fishermen, using a traditional African boat.
• Massage
• Vehicle available for local excursions within Diani Beach area
• Tennis, squash and a gym at a nearby property
• Golf inclusive of green fees and clubs
Golfing
Guests at Alfajiri enjoy unlimited golf, inclusive of green fees and use of golf clubs. An 18-hole championship golf course is ideally located less than two minutes away from Alfajiri. The course, home to the Diani Beach Masters, is recognized as one of the most exciting golf courses in East Africa. Fully irrigated fairways run through Palm, Cashew nut and Casuarinas Pine trees. The par-72, 6084-meter course has 85 bunkers and a large lake, which guarantees a challenging and exciting game of Golf. The golf course also plays host to abundant bird-life and several species of monkey.
Extra cost activities
There are various activities that are easily arranged locally at extra charge:
• Diving and Diving courses PADI
• Kite Surfing
• Jet Sky Dolphin Safari and mangrove bird watching
• Deep-sea fishing (marlin, sailfish, shark, tuna etc.) World record marlin can be sought in the Pemba Channel some 45 km away
• Safaris can be organized from Alfajiri Villas. Close proximity to Tsavo East National Park. Exclusive walking safaris can be organized at Galdessa Camp
• Excursions to the nearby Kisite Marine National Park and to Funzi Island.
Other Considerations
Climate & Weather
Alfajiri enjoys an excellent climate, with low humidity from September to March. There is a continuous off or onshore breeze.
During the period from May to July the weather could be windy and you could experience rainy days.
| |
Jan/Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May/Jun |
Jul/Aug |
Sep/Oct |
Nov/Dec |
| Min/Max C |
24-32 |
24-32 |
24-31 |
29-32 |
28-31 |
30-32 |
31-33 |
| Rain mm |
18 |
64 |
196 |
250 |
75 |
72 |
76 |
• Minimum stay from 20 December to 5 January inclusive and the month of August is 7 nights.
Included
Full board accommodation, imported wines, beers, imported spirits, soft drinks, airstrip transfers, and laundry. Snorkeling, massages, vehicle available for the Diani area, tennis, squash and a health club are included at a nearby property.
Excluded
Health insurance, gratuities, champagne & specific spirits and wines, deep-sea fishing, diving and diving courses, safari and excursions, guide accommodation.
Health
The East African coast is a malarial area and prophylactics are recommended. A doctor is on 24-hour call and a small, well-equipped private hospital is less than a kilometer away.
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