Sawela Lodge

Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge is situated off the Moi South road and on the southern shores of Lake Naivasha, about 85 Kilometers from Nairobi and 13kms from Naivasha town.

It is slightly over an hours drive from Nairobi the capital city.

The lodge is situated around Lake Naivasha with the natural Yellow/green acacia trees surrounding the lake side are on the shores of this fresh water lake.

With the most ultra-modern facilities and unique architectural design of the lodge, the environment provides enriching relaxation with magnificent views of the volcanic Mount Longonot.

Accommodation
The lodge offers 24 superior rooms and 18 Deluxe rooms ranging in choice of either a single or double.

Additionally, all rooms have satellite television and internet connections, and fitted with marvelous hand knit mats, a splendid cabinet with inspiring African art. An executive two bedroom suite is available with facilities that will guarantee the worth of every coin spent.

Restaurants & Bars
The Cheetah restaurant serves pleasant, buffet style food.

For a peaceful ambience, there is poolside dining and a snack menu. Exotic cocktails, juices and beers are offered together with bar food at the Buffalo Bar.

Here there are large screen TV’s for watching large sports events or this is a good place to just simply relax and soak up the quiet ambience of the expansive gardens.

Conferencing
A Business truly becomes pleasure with a conference at Sawela. The lodge posses all the elements required for a successful conference on a local or international scale.

Sawela offers a new and serene location for training and conferencing with modern conference rooms, and excellent conferencing package and are fully equipped to international standards with a varied sitting system to make your conferencing needs triumphant. This is complimented by a board room and secretarial office.

Facilities
:: Swimming Pool :: Power adapters :: Medical facilities
:: Laundry services :: Safety deposit box
:: Bureau De Change :: Lunch boxes for picnics
:: Access For Disabled Persons
:: Back up electricity generators
:: Ayah/Nanny’s accommodation
:: Baby Sitting And Listening Services
:: Family friendly – early children’s supper
:: Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge Curio Shop
:: Telephone in the rooms and facsimile in the Office
:: State of the art laundry room at Lake Naivasha Sawela lodge

Recreational Facilities
:: Guided game watching
:: Walking Safaris
:: Board games
:: Bird Walks
:: Boat rides
:: Swimming
:: Wildlife

Nearby Attractions
:: Joy & George Adamson Museum
:: Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary
:: Crater Lake Game Sanctuary
:: Boat Rides On Lake Naivasha
:: Hell’s Gate National Park
:: Mount Longonot National Park
:: Lake Nakuru National Park

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Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge

Located 90 minutes away from Nairobi by road, Naivasha has long been the place for those seeking to get away from it all.

Joy Adamson, author of Born Free made the shores her home, so did Lord Errol and a host of other well-known personalities. At 1880m above sea level, the air is cool, crisp and reinvigorating.

The Naivasha Simba Lodge is situated on the banks of Lake Naivasha, the cleanest lake in the Great Rift Valley. This fresh water lake was once Nairobi’s main landing strip for the luxury Flying Boats that came all the way from London.

Rooms
The lodge consists of 70 superior guest rooms furnished with wrought iron and mahogany furniture and have a step-down sitting area with television. They are clustered in blocks of 10 rooms, with 6 on the ground flour and 4 on the top.

The middle two rooms on the top have interconnecting facilities, making it convenient for those with families.

The end rooms on either side of the block also have extra open air showers.

Dining Area & Bar
You will enjoy a variety of tempting dishes ranging from Local to Eastern, Indian and International. You are also invited to make dining an adventure by participating in the preparation of your meals.

There is a wide screen at the lounge if you wish to catch up with the latest sports action, but if disco is the thing for you then you’ll be at home at the Ibis Pub.

Facilities
::Solar heated swimming pool
::Elaborate Heath Centre with a fully equipped fitness gym, steam room, sauna room, massage rooms and beauty therapist.
::A gift shop provides a selection of books and novels you can read.
::Conference Rooms

Outdoor Activities
:: Nature & Bird Walks
:: Boat Rides
:: Hell’s Gate – Activities that are carried out in the park include cycling, camping picnics and horseback safaris. One can also visit the geothermal power station and see the steam wells.

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Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge

Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge is situated around Lake Naivasha, probably Kenya’s most beautiful fresh water lake. It is situated in beautiful grounds with green acacia surrounding the lake side. It is the leading hotel on the Moi south land Road in Naivasha and has ultra modern facilities.

Accommodation
The lodge has 21 two-story African style rondavels each containing four suites. This makes a total of 84 rooms.

All the rooms have a modern furnishing.

The rooms on the ground floor have a sunken bathe and balcony and have queen size twin beds, On the upper floor the rooms have a king size bed and balcony. The balconies are furnished with a table and seats and offer an excellent place to relax and watch the over 400 bird species found in this region. The rooms have 240V power outlets.

Facilities
:: Laundry services
:: Accept all major credit cards
:: Room Service (on request)
:: Telephone at the reception
:: A souvenir shop.

Recreation
:: Swimming pool
:: Gym & sauna
:: Bird watching – Naivasha has the highest concentration of Fish Eagle in the world and over 300 species of birds have been sighted on and around the lake. The guides have a wide knowledge of the birds and their habits.
:: Crescent Island – By boat

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Lake Baringo Club Hotel

Lake Baringo Club Hotel is located on the shores of Lake Baringo, 75 kms north of the equator, the hotel nestles amongst palm trees, green lawns and the clashing pinks, purples, reds and oranges of bougainvillea obviously thriving in the hot steamy days that characterize so many of the Rift’s lakes. The chocolate lake laps gently at 26 acres of gardens whilst crocodiles bask and hippos snort their stories just 50 yards offshore.

But above all, Baringo is birds, birds and more birds. Over 460 species have been recorded here so it is no surprise that Baringo is the holiday vacation destination for bird watchers safaris and the highlight of the ornithology circuit of East Africa.

Accommodation
accommodation is luxurious and plentiful, designed to maximize your rest while you enjoy the other exciting activities close by. There are 7 twin rooms that open to the pool area.

40 twin rooms are available in the Lake Wing rooms.

Restaurants and bars serve your dining needs well. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the dining room that can accommodate 125 guests.

There is also a conference facility to meet your business needs.

The distance from Nairobi is 285 Km.

There is 1 meeting room with a capacity of 100: cocktail 100pax, boardroom style 40pax, theater style 60pax, with a slide or overhead projector, TV, video function, and flip charts.

Other services include: laundry, a gift Shop, telephone and fax services, communications radio, all major credit cards accepted and a Bureau de Change.

Facilities
DINING ROOM: This low ceiling open-sided dining room decorated with fishing nets, gourds and traditional jewelry seats 125 diners. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served from here.

HOTEL SNAG BAR: Next to the dining room, this bar services diners. It is open from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.

SWIMMIG POOL: The small freshwater pool with its own bar is shaded by colorful bougainvillea. Plenty of sun beds and mattresses are available for guests.

Activities
BOAT TRIPS: There are no scheduled trips but there are plenty of boats with their captains for hire. Rental is charged per hour; an hour trip being the norm for those who want to see hippo at close quarters, crocodile and the abundant lake birds. Keen bird watchers might wish to take a boat for two hours or more; they won’t have far to go though as the shores of the lake are alive with feathered activity.

HOT SPRING TOUR: There are two hot springs in the area. A visit to the hot springs on a close by island takes two hours with plenty of bird, crocodile and hippo watching en route. Another colorful sight en route is one of Njemps fishermen off-loading nets full of tilapia, catfish, mudfish and bass while the village women and children sort them into size.

BIRD WATCHING / BIRD WALKS: There are two scheduled walks a day with a resident ornithologist.

GARDEN WALKS: This gentle walk is most rewarding for keen birders and novices alike. Lake birds and bush birds fill every tree and shrub.

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Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort

Lake Bogoria Spa and Resort is an oasis in the middle of the African Savannah and is set in the acacia surrounding of the floor of the Great Rift Valley of Kenya.

Against the backdrop of the dramatic eastern wall of the Tugen Hills in the west, the hotel neighbours the Lake Bogoria Game Reserve which is only 5 minutes drive from the hotel.

The general area abounds with a large variety of animals and birds making it an ornithologists paradise, arguably the best in East Africa.

Visitors may also see the shy greater Kudu, the majestic Antelope with its spiraling horns. Other animals resident there include the Cheetah, Impala, Grants Gazelle and Waterbuck.

Accommodation
The hotel has 23 tastefully furnished cozy cottages, that is 2 VIP rooms and 21 standard rooms.Room facilities include phone. Other room amenities include minibar. Bathroom amenities include complimentary toiletries.

Entertainment: In-room entertainment options at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort include flat-screen TV.

Housekeeping services are also available.

Dining
Dining facilities at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort include a restaurant. Other hotel amenities include garden, gift shop / news stand and picnic area. Leisure amenities: There is an outdoor swimming pool at the hotel. Guests can also enjoy the following spa/wellness facilities: on site spa services.

Parking
For guest convenience, parking is offered at no extra cost. Valet parking is also available.

Hotel Facilities
:: In House Dining :: In House Bar :: TV In Room
:: Mini Bar In Room :: Accessible bathroom
:: Accessible path of travel :: Bar/lounge
:: Complimentary breakfast :: Free guest parking only during stay :: Full board rates available :: Garden
:: Gift shops or newsstand :: Half board rates available
:: In-room accessibility :: Luggage storage :: Parking (free)
:: Picnic area :: Restaurant(s) in hotel :: Security guard
:: Spa services on site :: Swimming pool outdoor

Total number of rooms – 21

Attractions
:: Boating activities
:: Reptile park
:: Flamingoes
:: Steam Jets and geysers
:: Cultural village.

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Treetops Lodge

Located in Aberdare National Park, this world-renowned rustic Treehouse on its 80th anniversary is now open after 6 months of complete renovation.

This game viewing lodge was originally built in 1932 and is famous as the place where the then-Princess Elizabeth ascended to the British Throne. The father King George VI died on 5th Feb 1952 the night she spent at Treetops while on honeymoon.

Treetops lies in the path of an ancient Elephant migratory route between the Aberdare Ranges and Mt Kenya National park, and is strategically sited right in front of a natural watering hole and salt lick.

Accommodation
STANDARD ROOMS – All en-suite have twin beds than can be converted to king size double bed. All rooms have showers and are fitted with a luggage rack for the safari suitcase.

SUITES – With far more space than the standard rooms the 3 suites provide room to stretch and relax. Each suite has a wardrobe, bathtub with overhead shower and an extended sitting area with large windows overlooking the watering hole.

Restaurant & Bar
Restaurant – The dining room has a totally new look from the furniture to ambiance and fitted with large windows.

Seating is on individual tables that allow privacy and illuminated by mini chandeliers making dinner a romantic affair. It is equipped with an active cooking station, modern salad counter and buffet counter. Dinner and buffet breakfast is served at the lodge.

Bar – Main bar is located next to the lounge and is a popular venue for refreshing drinks and specialty coffee while enjoying unobstructed view of animals also coming for their drink at the watering hole.

Activities
:: Game Drive
:: Fishing
:: Swimming
:: Photography
:: Bird Watching
:: Nature Walk

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The Ark Lodge

Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, iconic and yes, quirky, The Ark overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick, which attracts a host of awesome wildlife.

Modeled after Noah’s Ark, The Ark has four viewing decks with balconies and lounges to provide superb game viewing from the comfort of the lodge. The animals come to you!

The Ark has four viewing areas from which to observe the ever-present animal activity at the waterhole and saltlick. There is also a ground level hide – the perfect spot for the discerning photographer. From this vantage point, photos of animals can be taken at eye-level..

Accommodation
The accommodation in the Ark is in the form of cabins that are self-contained with a shower and toilet.

The rooms are on three levels A, B and C. Deck C is the main deck where all the main lodge facilities are located, including the restaurant, cloakrooms and bar. There is also access for wheel chairs, for those who require it.

From the safety and comfort of all the four decks, one can watch the wild animals visiting the water hole in front of the Ark.

6 Single bedded rooms
37 Twin rooms with two single beds in each room
10 Double rooms with one queen bed in each room
7 Triple rooms with three single beds in each room

* Please note: The triple-bed cabins are the best rooms for families.

Wildlife
Visitors can observe different animals, such as elephants, leopards, buffalo, rhinos in the park. These animals come to the waterhole and can be seen from the comfort and secure decks.

Elephants dominantly rule the waterholes and salt licks. There are other animals that come to drink water such as hyenas, which have to contend with elephants chasing them off at great speed. Some animals such as leopards are shy; however, they are often seen during the morning and evening safari drives.

Activities
:: Game Drive
:: Fishing
:: Swimming
:: Photography
:: Bird Watching
:: Nature Walk

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Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club Resort’s 120 luxuriously appointed hotel rooms, set in over 100 acres of landscaped gardens, offer a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure.

Originally the retreat of movie star and Club founder, William Holden, the Club’s illustrious former members have included Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby.

Accommodation
There are 120 standard and superior guest rooms spread throughout in the delightful grounds of the Fairmont Safari Club. Superior accommodation comprise of Suites and Cottages.

All rooms feature a fire place, in room safe, a fully stocked mini-bar, tea and coffee facilities, separate bathroom and rain shower.

:: William Holden Cottages
The Cottages offer two bedrooms with en-suite bathroom, a spacious lounge with fireplace, private veranda and lawn garden overlooking the manicured grounds and Mount Kenya.

:: Fairmont and Deluxe Guest Rooms
Furnished with rugs, bedside lamps, dressing tables and built-in wardrobes, and a fireplace. In every bathroom there is a 115 / 240v shaving socket, overhead showers and bathtubs, flush toilets, washbasin.

:: Suites Guest Rooms
Each Suite is furnished with rugs, bedside lamps, dressing tables and built-in wardrobes, and a fireplace. In every bathroom there is a 115 / 240v shaving socket, overhead showers and bathtubs, flush toilets, washbasin.

Activities & Services
High on the slopes of Africa’s second highest mountain, the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club Resort in Nanyuki straddles the equator in a glory of luxurious cottages and elegant buildings set amid manicured lawns and decorative ponds. This is the perfect base for your holiday in Kenya.

There are many recreational activities available: horseback riding, golf, croquet, a bowling green, table tennis, swimming, a beauty salon, an animal orphanage and much more.

To be able to relax and appreciate the superb setting, the personal attention lavished on all our visitors, the numerous activities and superb cuisine, one night at our resort hotel in Nanyuki is just not enough.

Dining
Enjoy an elegant affair at the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club!

Created using fresh and nutritionally balanced ingredients, Fairmont Lifestyle Cuisine dishes contribute to optimal health and wellness.

Additionally, we are pleased to offer you Lifestyle Cuisine Plus, nutritious meals catering to guests with specific diet-dependent conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and gluten-free, as well as unique dietary preferences including, macrobiotic, raw and vegan diets.

Lifestyle Cuisine Plus menus are available for functions large and small, in all our meetings and event destinations around the world.

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Alliance Naromoru River Lodge

On the slopes of Africa’s second highest mountain sits a perfect and most serene mountain climbing and vacation establishment, of rustic cabins and cottages that reflect nature and unrivalled hospitality. This breathtaking mountain lodge is a quiet locale to have fun, be with family and friends, with easy access to Mt Kenya’s peaks for climbing, hiking or trekking, biking, and bird watching.

Accommodation
a) ROOMS:
STANDARD ROOMS:
– There are 12 standard rooms featuring accommodation in twins with showers.

SUPERIOR ROOMS:
– More spacious than the standard rooms, these feature accommodation in twins, triple and double beds.

They come with a fireplace and inter-connecting rooms ideal for families. 12 rooms are available in this category.

DELUXE ROOMS:
– Feature both shower and bathtubs for utmost luxury. They also have a balcony, fireplace and an impressive view of Mt. Kenya. This category comprises of 14 rooms.

Conferencing & Events
The conference facilities at Naro Moru Lodge are set in pristine natural surroundings where you will only be distracted by the sounds of a bubbling river, crickets and exotic birds in abundance.

The Lodge manages different conferencing events from corporate and business events to weddings , and cater for groups of up to 150 people. We provide an extensive range of equipment for all your meetings including business support facilities (free Wi-Fi and high speed Internet). Our Makutano Conference room seats 120 people theatre style.

The Boardroom sits 15 people, while the Mt. Kenya Complex by the poolside seats up to 60 people.

Bars & Restaurants
It is of utmost importance to us that our guests enjoy their meals.

Visit our on-site restaurants and select from a superb a la carte and buffet menu. Passing by and looking for a quick stop over breakfast, lunch or dinner? Sample delectable continental and local cuisine packaged in buffet lunches and garden barbeques.

– Kirinyaga Restaurant – this restaurant seats up to 50 guests at time. Sample some of our best wines here as you enjoy your meals.
– Nellion Restaurant – Nellion seats next to the lodges poolside.
– Point Lenana bar – Open from 8. 00am – 11.00pm. Right next to the Kirinyanga restaurant, this bar named after one of Mt Kenya’s peaks allows you to cool down after a trek in the mountain.

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Serena Mountain Lodge

Sailing like an ark amid the primeval forests of Kenya’s highest mountain, Mount Kenya, this timbered tree hotel offers champagne-clear mountain air, sweeping views across the tree-canopy, sparkling trout streams, and gentle forest walks.

Located at 2,134 metres above sea level, on the lower slopes of the mountain, the lodge is cool, tranquil and hushed for optimum game-sightings.

The open-air viewing-deck looks down on to its own water hole and salt-lick, which attracts numerous herds of elephant and buffalo. There is also a tunnel leading to a photo-hide, which offers spectacular viewing and photographic opportunities just metres away from the wildlife at the water hole.

Raised on stilts above the forest canopy, a timbered drawbridge leads from the forest and up on to the wooden ‘decks’ of the lodge.

Inside, the impression of having boarded a ship is perpetuated by a combination of log panelled walls, timbered game-viewing decks and winding stairs leading to a selection of snugly comfortable, cabin-styled rooms.

Activities include guided walks through the forest, trout fishing in the clear mountain streams, trips to the high moorlands of the mountain, and 5-day luxury climbs of the mountain.

Restaurant & Bar
:: 41 rooms (all non-smoking)
:: Gallery dining room at tree-top level
:: Bar with central fireplace and viewing deck
:: Guided forest walks
:: Trout fishing
:: Mountain climbs and treks
:: Tree-planting programme
:: Gift shop and business centre
:: Bush breakfast, Bush lunch and Dinner at the Rooftop
:: Massages, facials, pedicures, manicures
:: Board games and library of Africana books
:: Special dietary needs catered for with advance notification
:: Wake up calls to view animals at the waterhole on request

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