KENYA ABERDARES HOTELS & LODGES

The Ark
The Ark is a boat-shaped Tree lodge set in the heart of the Aberdare National park . It overlooks the Yasabara waterhole, perhaps the largest salt-lick in the Aberdare Mountains and the haunt of a variety of forest game unequalled in Africa. This tree-lodge is uniquely shaped to resemble the actual Ark, designed with decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for viewing the animals visiting the salt-lick and waterhole.. A "Resident Hunter" is always on hand to elucidate on the wildlife and landscape. Accommodation is in 60 ‘cabins’ all fitted with buzzers to announce the arrival at the water-hole of any of the ‘big five’. Access to vehicles is limited to conserve and protect the environment which hosts wildlife such as elephant, rhino, buffalo, bush bucks, giant forest hogs, Sykes monkey, leopard, and bongo. Lunch is served at The Aberdare Country Club after which guests take a 45-minute game drive within the National Park arriving at The Ark in time for afternoon tea.

The Outspan Golf Club
A traditional country hotel with strong historical roots, Outspan, is located 160kms from Nairobi and 2km from Nyeri. The hotel offers comfortable accommodation in recently decorated twin rooms, garden suites and cottages in a 45 acres setting and beautiful gardens. Lord Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting spent the last three years of his life here in a cottage called Paxtu. His rooms are kept as a small museum and this shrine is visited by scouts and guides from all over the world.  There are 2 purpose built conference rooms for creative meetings and training sessions.  Amenities include tennis, squash, swimming billiards, badminton and next door, a 9-hole golf course. Other activities include daily displays of kikuyu traditional dances, nature walk along chain River, escorted bird walks, excursion to tea and coffee farms and game drives in the Abrades salient.

Treetops Lodge
Located in the heart of a dense forest in the Aberdare National Park, overlooking two waterholes and with views of Mount Kenya, the famous Treetops gained overnight renown as the place where Princess Elizabeth became Queen on learning of the death of her father, King George VI in 1952. Since then, for many, no visit to Kenya would be complete without experiencing the Treetops adventure. Today, the 50-room Treetops offers comfortable beds in either a single or twin room with plentiful shared bathroom facilities. Two suites with their own bathrooms are also available. From the observation lounges, guests can view and photograph an exciting range of wildlife including rhino, elephant, bushbuck, Lion and many other species.