Enashipai Resort and Spa

Enashipai Resort and Spa is on Moi South Lake Road in Naivasha, featuring landscaped gardens, lake activities, Siyara Spa, and several dining venues. You can enjoy a morning boat safari, then return for a spa treatment or swim. Another day can be reserved for cultural visits or exploring the Rift Valley.

Accommodation includes executive rooms, spacious suites and self-catering villas. Couples, families and groups can choose resort rooms or options with separate bedrooms and shared living areas. Our itinerary planning ensures Naivasha is a featured destination on your Kenya safari, not just an overnight stop before the Mara.

Reaching Naivasha from Nairobi

The resort is on Moi South Lake Road. Transfer times vary based on whether guests arrive from Nairobi, the airport, or another safari destination. Journey durations are tailored to each itinerary.

Our arrival planning follows your starting point and onward route. If your stay includes a boat safari or spa appointment, we recommend allowing time to settle in before the first activity.

Executive rooms, suites and larger villa stays

Enashipai Resort and Spa offers a range of accommodation layouts. Executive rooms include Wi-Fi, television, a kettle, a safe and a mini-fridge. Larger categories have separate living, dining or kitchen areas. We recommend rooms based on group size, sleeping preferences and privacy needs.

Fountain Executive Room

Main features: Approximately 60 sqm, including extra space beyond the main room, with a private balcony overlooking the signature rock fountain. Double and twin arrangements are available, and some rooms interconnect. Bathrooms include a bathtub and shower.

Suits: Couples wanting additional space and families whose children’s ages and bedding needs fit the selected configuration.

Why it matters: The fountain outlook and selected connecting arrangements offer alternatives to a standard single-room family stay.

Garden Executive Room

Main features: Approximately 35–45 sqm plus an extra lounge, with a garden outlook, private balcony and kitchenette. Some rooms are near Siyara Spa. Capacity is up to two adults and two children.

Suits: Couples and small families who prefer gardens and extra seating space.

Why it matters: The lounge provides a place to relax without making the bedroom the only living area.

Villa Executive Room

Main features: Approximately 42 sqm, located within garden villa buildings with a private balcony, bathtub and shower. These rooms can connect with larger villa accommodation.

Suits: Couples, families and groups looking for connected rooms.

Why it matters: This is a room within a villa building, not automatically an exclusive booking of the entire villa.

One-Bedroom or Honeymoon Suite

Main features: Approximately 180 sqm, with a bedroom, separate living and dining areas, kitchenette, balcony and garden views. The bathroom has a bathtub and an outdoor rain shower. Capacity is two adults.

Suits: Couples wanting separate spaces for sleeping, dining and relaxing.

Why it matters: The living areas make longer stays more comfortable than a single-room arrangement.

Self-Catering Villas and Cottages

Main features: Approximately 160–350 sqm, with two- and three-bedroom options that accommodate four to seven guests, depending on the unit. Facilities include shared living areas, fully equipped kitchens, and balcony dining space.

Suits: Families and small groups needing several bedrooms and shared areas.

Why it matters: Cooking facilities and separate sleeping spaces allow the stay to follow the group’s routine.

Presidential Villa – Lux Manyatta

Main features: Five en-suite bedrooms accommodating up to ten guests, with shared living spaces, a private swimming pool, landscaped gardens and a clubhouse.

Suits: Larger families and groups seeking whole-villa accommodation.

Why it matters: Private shared facilities keep the party together without relying entirely on the resort’s communal spaces.

We confirm bedding, children’s ages, room layouts, connecting arrangements and any exclusive-use requirements before booking.

Making time for Siyara Spa

Siyara Spa has six treatment rooms, a couples treatment room, steam rooms, hydrotherapy facilities and relaxation areas. Treatments include a signature massage, hot-stone massage and a Rasul ritual using a body scrub, mineral-rich mud and steam. Couples can book a shared treatment that combines exfoliation, a body mask, massage and a mini facial.

We schedule spa treatments to fit alongside lake excursions and meals. Spa services are usually charged separately unless included in your package.

Swimming, fitness and time outdoors

The freeform pool offers a shared space to swim, cool off after an outing and relax by the water. Guests can exercise in the indoor gym or use active spaces and lakeside zones.

A 5 km trail runs through the property, offering an on-site walking or running route. The games room and playground provide family options. Babysitting is available on request, subject to availability. Swimming, gym and games room access are complimentary for guests.

Senteu Restaurant, Entumo dining and lakeside drinks

Senteu Restaurant overlooks the pool and serves buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, with live cooking stations and seasonal selections. Kenyan flavours sit alongside international dishes. Where possible, the resort’s gardens supply vegetables and herbs.

Entumo Restaurant, near the conference centre, serves local and international buffet meals with indoor and outdoor seating. The Coffee Lounge offers an all-day à la carte menu, Kenyan coffee, teas and freshly baked pastries.

Oltepesi Bar and Lakeside Bar offer a variety of settings for drinks. Wave Nightclub provides evening entertainment. Our booking checks confirm whether your stay includes bed and breakfast, half-board or full-board and clarify dining arrangements and supplements. Meal plans do not include drinks.

Lake outings, culture and active experiences

A Lake Naivasha outing can include a boat safari with opportunities to see hippos, fish eagles and other waterbirds. Crescent Island offers a guided walk among animals such as giraffes and zebras, with boat transfers arranged in advance.

For active days, walking and cycling around Hell’s Gate and Crescent Island offer ways to explore the area. Additional options include horse riding, hiking and wildlife excursions to Lake Nakuru. Activities should suit your fitness, schedule and current access conditions.

The resort also arranges museum and village experiences, cultural walks and flower-farm visits. Cooking sessions, paint-and-sip activities, sundowner drinks and bonfires give guests alternatives to wildlife outings and spa appointments.

We recommend experiences based on your interests, not by filling every day with activities. 

Meetings and group events at Entumo

Entumo Conference Center combines flexible meeting rooms with a pillarless ballroom accommodating 500 delegates in theatre style, 234 in classroom style or 280 for a banquet. Smaller rooms support workshops and board meetings. Foyers provide space for receptions and networking.

Audio-visual facilities, an events team and a business centre support your programme. Our group arrangements combine accommodation, meeting layouts, catering and leisure activities for group events. Business centre services are charged separately.

Sustainability around the lake

The resort separates recyclable waste and composts organic material for gardens and farming. Rainwater harvesting and treated wastewater irrigate gardens to reduce demand on other sources. Guest rooms have reusable glass water bottles and refillable toiletry dispensers. Solar systems provide water heating and street lighting.

Environmental partnerships include work with the Lake Naivasha Riparian Association, connecting resort operations with lake conservation.

From Nairobi through Naivasha to the Mara

Enashipai Resort and Spa offers a different first stage for a Nairobi–Maasai Mara journey. Before several days of game drives, guests can start with a lake outing, a guided walk or time at Siyara Spa.

Two nights allow a lake excursion and time to relax at the resort. Three nights provide more flexibility for a treatment and another outing without rushing departure.

Our Maasai Mara safari packages include this stop, with transfers coordinated to your chosen camp and transport plan. Let us know your preferred balance of wildlife, activities and relaxation to make Naivasha and the Mara a seamless holiday.

What to know before booking

• Please share any dietary requirements, mobility needs or celebration requests.
• Request baby cots, connecting rooms or babysitting ahead of time.
• Review the outside food and beverage policy for self-catering accommodation.
• Pack appropriate restaurant attire. Swimwear, bathrobes and slippers are not permitted in dining areas.
• For groups, finalize room allocation, meeting layouts and catering arrangements in advance.