Safari & Up Country Accommodation
Aberdare Country Club
Location: Mweiga – near Nyeri
Total beds: 96
Total rooms: 48 with shower
Country hotel; swimming pool; 2 dining rooms, curio shops; golf course; fishing; riding; airstrip; horse riding, 2 tennis courts, night game drives, bush banquets
Possibly the best buffet lunch in Kenya. Best known as rendezvous for visitors to The Ark, but extremely comfortable country house hotel in its own right. Fine aviary.
Amboseli Serena Lodge
Location: Amboseli National Park
Total beds: 192
Total rooms: 96 with bath/shower
Game lodge; game viewing; swimming pool; 2 dining rooms; conference facilities.
Unusual architecture follows a theme of a Maasai village. Rooms on small side.
Amboseli Lodge
Location: Amboseli National Park
Total beds: 108
Total rooms: 54 with bath
Game lodge; game viewing; swimming pool.
Ark (The)
Location: Aberdares National Park
Total beds: 118
Total rooms: 58 rooms
Game lookout: floodlit waterhole; underground game viewing bunker; check-in at Aberdare Country Club; children under 7 years are not admitted; only one small overnight bag permitted; luggage can be safely stored at the Aberdare Country Club.
Atmosphere of snug skiing chalet, with good food and welcoming log fires. Top class lodge offering opportunity to view rare Bongo antelope. Truly built in shape of Ark.
Borana Lodge
Location: Northern foot of Mt. Kenya
Total Rooms: 6 individual rooms,
1 cottage.
Accommodation in a home built 75 years ago by the early settlers; swimming pool; day and night game drives; walks; horse riding.
Small exclusive luxurious game lodge built within a 35,000 acre cattle ranch, using local materials. Overlooks a water hole and salt lick which is regularly visited by game.
Buffalo Springs Tented Lodge
Location: Buffalo Springs National Reserve-adjacent Samburu National Reserve
Total beds: 84
Total tents: 36 with shower and flush toilet
Crater Lake
Location: Rift Valley – Southeast of Lake Naivasha
Tented Camp
Tranquil tented camp located on the shores of a deep volcanic lake southeast of Lake Naivasha in the cradle of Kenya’s magnificent Rift Valley
Elsa’s Kopje
Location: Meru National Park, North Eastern Kenya
Total Beds: 6 King Size, 2 Twin
Total Cottages: 9
Game lodge; game drives; game walks; swimming pool (with a view)!
A luxurious oasis in the wilds of Meru National Park. The lodge is built into the hillside of Mughwano Hill, the site of George Adamson’s original camp. The luxurious and spacious cottages are crafted around the natural features of the hill. The lodge boasts a ‘pool with a view’ that looks out across the plains!
Fig Tree Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Talek Gate
Total beds: 80
Total tents: 25 with shower and flush toilet
Total chalets: 15 with shower/bath
Tented camp; game walks; game drives; visits to Manyatta; traditional dancing; airstrip; balloon safaris.
Governors Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Western End
Total beds: 80
Total tents: 40 with shower and flush toilet
Luxury tented camp; accommodation tariff includes all game viewing by 4-wheel drive vehicles; airstrip, walking safaris, balloon safaris.
Top class tented camp situated on banks of Mara River in prolific game area. Expensive but justified. Food and service here less personal than at sister operation – Little Governor’s Camp.
Highlands Hotel
Location: Molo
Total beds: 40
Total rooms: 20 with bath/shower
Country hotel; golf course.
Rustic hotel in agricultural area
Homa Bay Hotel
Location: Homa Bay
Total beds: 40
Total rooms: 20 with bath/shower
Roadside motel; swimming pool; crazy golf; boating; fishing; conference facilities for 20.
Convenient base for visiting Ruma National Park
Hunters Lodge
Location: 100 miles south of Nairobi on Mombasa Road
Total beds: 40
Total rooms: 20 with bath/shower
Roadside motel; swimming pool; crazy golf; boating; fishing; conference facilities for 20.
Il-Moran Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Total Tents: 10 large luxurious tents
Game drives; game walks; no swimming pool.
The camp creates an atmosphere of the original hunting camps. Top class tented camp, which lines the winding banks of the Mara river.
Small, exclusive, luxurious and personalised!
Keekorok Lodge
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Eastern end
Total beds: 138
Total rooms: 62 with bath/shower
Total tents: 12 with shower and flush toilet
Game Lodge, swimming pool, airstrip, balloon safaris, function room, game drive
The oldest lodge in the Maasai Mara. Situated in the heart of the game viewing.
Kichwa Tembo Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Western End
Total beds: 84
Total tents: 42 with shower and flush toilet
Tented camp; airstrip
Good first class tented camp with permanent structure incorporating reception, bar, lounge, dining room and shop.
Kilaguni Lodge
Location: Tsavo West National Park
Total beds: 100
Total rooms: 50 with shower
Game Lodge; swimming pool; airstrip; long viewing verandah; conference facilities for 100.
Kilimanjaro Buffalo Lodge
Location: Just ouside Amboseli National Park – 32 km (20 miles) east of Ol Tukai
Total beds: 90
Total rooms: 40 with bath/shower
Suites: 5 with bath/shower
Game lodge; swimming pool; sauna; gymnasium; airstrip; TV/video room; conference facilities.
Kimana Lodge
Location: Kimana Swamps – midway between Amboseli and Tsavo Parks
Total beds: 58
Total rooms: 24 with shower
Game lodge; swimming pool.
Very basic lodge – the local watering hole for the Irish Missionaries! In between Amboseli and Tsavo Parks themselves.
Lake Baringo Club
Location: Shores of Lake Baringo
Total beds: 96
Total rooms: 48 with bath/shower
Lakeside hotel; swimming pool; resident ornithologist; launch excursions; escorted bird viewing walks; traditional dancing, snake farm, camel rides, fishing, airstrip.
Well maintained gardens with flowering trees and shrubs in prime bird viewing area with stunning views of this less populated area of Kenya.
Lake Baringo Island Camp
Location: Ol Kokwe Island – Lake Baringo
Total beds: 46
Total tents: 23 with shower and flush toilets
Tented camp, swimming pool, launch excursions for bird – viewing and visiting local villages.
Comfortable well-run camp in secluded romantic setting on Ol Kokwe Island in the middle of Lake Baringo.
Lake Bogoria Hotel
Location: Lake Bogoria.
Total rooms: 22 rooms, 23 cottages
Bird watching, conference facilities, swimming pool, game reserve 5 minutes drive from the hotel.
Lake Elementaita Lodge
Total rooms: 33 twin & double rooms all en-suite.
Bush breakfast, day/night game drives, horse riding.
Huge ranch house built by English settler Lord Cole in 1916.
Lake Naivasha Country Club
Location: Shores of Lake Naivasha, 1 hr drive from Nairobi
Total beds: 90
Total rooms: 46 with bath and shower
Bird watching, fishing & boating trips, swimming pool, conference facilities.
Lakeside hotel; swimming pool, fishing, boat trips to nearby Crescent Island, conference facility, visits to hells gate
Comfortable, well-run hotel set in beautifully maintained gardens along lakeshore.
Lake Nakuru Lodge
Location: Lake Nakuru National Park
Total beds: 120
Total rooms: 60 with shower
Game lodge; tennis court, swimming pool; conference rooms, bush barbecue
Attractive public areas.
Lake Turkana Fishing Lodge
Location: Fergusons’s Gulf – Lake Turkana
Total beds: 46
Total rooms: 18 with bands
This hotel is able to accommodate 10 extra beds. Fishing lodge; launch excursions to nearby volcanic islands, swimming pool; Nile perch fishing, tribal dancing
Spectacular situation in remote area. Affords fine opportunity to visit colorful Turban tribe and enjoy rich bird life of the area.
Larsens Camp
Location: Samburu National Reserve
Total tents: 17 luxurious tents
Night/day game drives; No swimming pool.
Camping in high style with a casual colonial elegance. The tents are located on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro river under the shade of palm trees.
Lerai Camp
Location: Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, 15 miles from Isiolo
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Accommodation in permanent luxurious tents; game drives; game walks
The camp is located within the Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary which was made famous by conservationist and author Anna Mertz. The tents are discrete and comfortable, placed on raised platforms. A few days at the camp is a unique combination of hospitality, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.
Lewa Downs
Location: Lewa Downs Conservancy
15 miles from Isiolo
Total beds: 4
Total rooms: 2 in farmhouse
Accommodation in private home; swimming pool; game drives/walks; riding; farm expeditions; rhino sanctuary; prehistoric site; airstrip; group visits arranged.
Despite the closure the popular tented camp, David and Delia Craig still welcome small parties. Strongly recommended for those wishing to get off the beaten track and enjoy privacy and exclusivity.
Little Governors Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Western end
Total beds: 30
Total tents: 15 with shower and flush toilet
Luxury tented camp, accommodation tariff includes all game viewing by 4-Wheel drive vehicles; balloon safaris.
Small exclusive luxury safari camp in idyllic setting overlooking a seasonal swamp, which attracts game and bird life. Ideal for honeymoon couples as has three tents equipped with double beds – very rare on safari!
Lokitela Farm
Location: Western Kenya, 19 kms west of Kitale town on the foothills of Mount Elgon.
Maasai Mara Sopa Lodge
Location: Oloolaimuta Valley, Maasai Mara
Total beds: 180
Total rooms: 85 all ensuite
Swimming pool. A charming lodge built up on one side of the valley commanding a fantastic view down the valley to the plains beyond. Well run and well maintained. Very popular for big tour groups and incentives.
Mara Buffalo Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – northwestern end
Total beds: 78 with shower and flush toilets.
All beds in tents and bandas.
Tented Lodge owned and run by African Safari Club.
Mara Explorer
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Total Beds: 7 double, 3 twin
Total Tents: 10
Game drives; game walks; swimming pool available at Mara Intrepids
This exclusive tented camp (5*) offers 10 luxurious tents, each with its own private deck overlooking the Talek River. Each tent also has it’s own personal butler on 24 hour call.
Mara Intrepids Club
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – northwestern end
Total beds: 60
Total tents: 30 with shower and flush toilets
Tented camp: swimming pool; airstrip.
Luxury tented camp, accommodation tariff includes all game viewing by 4-wheel drive vehicles.
Mara River Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Western end
Total beds: 32
Total tents: 16 sharing shower and long drop toilets
Tented camp; airstrip.
The absence of sophisticated facilities does not detract from an otherwise pleasant camp operation with a real bush atmosphere. Much favored by keen conservationists, researchers and serious photographers.
Mara Safari Club
Location: Maasai Mara
Total tents: 50 ensuite
Can accommodate 90 guests.
Bush breakfasts, game drives, swimming pool, gift shop, wildlife library, balloon safaris, bush weddings, walking safaris, fishing excursions, buffet lunches.
Bordering the renowned Mara game reserve positioned near the A itong Singing Wells in the plains.
Mara Serena Lodge
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve – Western end
Total beds: 150
Total rooms: 78 shower
Game Lodge: swimming pool; airstrip; balloon safaris; curio shop
Popular lodge with magnificent view of Mara River and plains.
Mara Simba Lodge
Location: Talek, Maasai Mara
Total beds: 170
Total rooms: 80, all en-suite with big verandahs
Balloon safaris, walking safaris, bird walk, day/night game drives, pool side barbeque, bush breakfast and dinner.
A charming eco friendly lodge, built from natural heavy timber and situated on the banks of the Talek River and very open and airy.
A popular destination for groups and incentives – the most eco-friendly lodge in the Maasai Mara.
Maralal Lodge
Location: Maralal
Total beds: 62
Total rooms: 24 with bath
Game lodge; leopard hide, base for landrover excursion to Lake Turkana.
The fourteen cedar chalets rate amongst the most attractive accommodation in Kenya. Profusion of plains’ game graze remarkably close to the lodge’s viewing verandah. Visitors normally see leopard at small hide operated by the lodge.
Marsabit Lodge
Location: Maralal
Total beds: 62
Total rooms: 24 with bath
Game lodge: leopard hide, base for landrover excursions to Lake Turkana.
Beautifully situated deep into the Northern Frontier District.
Mount Kenya Safari Club
Location: Nanyuki on slopes of Mt. Kenya
Total beds: 228
Total rooms: 114
Suites: 8 suites, clubrooms, and studio suites,
Cottages: 25 with twin rooms with bath/shower, and sitting room
Luxury country club; 2 restaurants, heated swimming pool; golf; tennis courts; bowling green; riding; sauna; Chukka drummers; conference facilities for 70
Magnificent grounds beautifully landscaped. The deluxe cottages and suites must rate as among the most sumptuous accommodation to be found anywhere. Ideal for inclusion midway or at end of safari.
Mountain Lodge
Location: Southwest slopes of Mount Kenya
Total beds: 99
Total rooms: 38 with wash basins only
Suites: 13 with shower
Game lookout; floodlit waterhole; children under 8 years not admitted.
Attractive and comfortable tree house on wooded slopes of Mount Kenya. As popular as Treetops and the Ark.
Mukutan Retreat
Location: Laikipia, Northern Frontier District
Total Beds: 3 double
Total Cottages: 3
Game drives; game walks
Lodging is provided by three traditional dwellings, perched on the edge of Mukutan Gorge, and patterned after native African rondavels. Each hut offers luxurious accommodations with double beds, fire place and private verandah overlooking the cliffs.
Naro Moru River Lodge
Location: Naro Moru
Total beds: 44
Total rooms: 22
An additional 74 beds in self-catering accommodation are available.
Country lodge; trout fishing; base for walking and climbing excursions on Mt. Kenya; tennis court.
Tranquil setting along banks of trout stream. Extensive grounds are home to impressive array of bird life.
Ngulia Safari Lodge
Location: Tsavo West National Park
Total beds: 104
Total rooms: 52 with bath/shower
Game lodge; swimming pool; viewing verandah
Comfortable lodge set on escarpment with superb views over the Tsavo plains.
Oasis Lodge
Location: Loyengalani – South shore of Lake Turkana
Total beds: 46
Total rooms: 23 with bath/shower
Fishing lodge; 2 swimming pools; airstrip.
Simple but comfortable accommodation 1 ½ km (1 mile) from lake shore. Swimming pool fed by natural hot water.
Ol Donyo Wuas
Location: Chyulu Hills
Total Beds: 7 double
Total Cottages: 7
Day/Night game drives; game walks; horse riding; hiking
The lodge is set in the foothills of the Chyulu range. Each cottage has an en-suite bathroom and open fronted verandah with spectacular panoramic views across undulating grass plains to the majestic snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Horse riding in the Chyulu’s is an amazing experience as you can approach wildlife much closer – lion still growl if you apprach too close! At Ol Donyo Wuas you have the chance to experience a piece of Africa that has retained its integrity!
Ol Tukai
Location: Amboseli
Total rooms: 80
Game drives; bird watching; swimming pool
The lodge is camourflaged in a forest of fever trees and palms. The rooms have a panorama of landscape, sky and wildlife with the massive majesty of snow-capped Kilimanjaro in the background.
Outspan Hotel
Location: Nyeri
Total beds: 88
Total rooms: 44
Suites: 6 with bath
Cottages: 4 with bath
Country hotel; fishing; golf; tennis court; squash court; conference room; swimming pool; visits to coffee farm; traditional dancing; visits to Aberdare Salient.
Lord Baden – Powell’s cottage ‘Paxtu’ set in hotel’s pleasant grounds. Assembly point for visitors to Treetops.
Rift Valley Lodge
Location: Eburru Escarpment, Naivasha
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Lodge; golf; swimming pool;
Located on the edge of the Eburru Escarpment with magnificent views of Lake Naivasha,the sweeping floor of the Great Rift Valley to the jagged volcanic crater of Mt. Longonot.
Rusinga Island Club
Location: Lake Victoria
Accommodates up to 10 guests in cottages.
Stunning location on the shores of Lake Victoria – one of Kenya’s best kept secrets.
Sabuk Lodge
Location: Laikipia, Northern Frontier District
Total Beds: 2 king size, 2 twin, 1 triple
Total Cottages: 5
Day/night game drives; game walks; horse riding; camel safaris
An entrancing haven in the wilds of the Laikipia plateau, overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River and the plains of Laikipia towards Mt. Kenya. The cottages are perched high on the riverbanks and are open at the front with stunning views of the river and cliffs. An exclusive and luxurious lodge.
Salt Lick Lodge
Location: South of Tsavo West National Park
Total beds: 126
Total rooms: 63 with shower
Game lookout; floodlit waterhole; children under 8 years not admitted; underground game viewing bunker; own game sanctuary.
Built on stilts, an intriguing popular game – viewing lodge in south Tsavo area. Attractive rooms and good food make this one of Kenya’s most popular lodges.
Samburu Intrepids
Location: Semi-arid desert of Northern Kenya.
Total tents: 25
Game drives, swimming pool, camel safaris.
Luxury tented lodge situated on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River.
Samburu Lodge
Location: Samburu National Reserve
Total beds: 141
Total rooms: 75 with shower
Total tents: 12 with shower and flush toilets
Game Lodge; swimming pool, crocodile feeding in evening.
Attractive open air rotunda lounge. Crocodile and leopard regularly viewed from lodge area.
Samburu Serena Lodge
Location: Samburu National Reserve
Total beds: 124
Total rooms: 62 with shower including 8 in luxury block
Game lodge; swimming pool; traditional dancing.
Rooms small and functional.
Large swimming pool sited between public area and river.
Sarova Lion Hill
Location: Rift Valley over looking one of the world’s greatest ornithological spectacles, Lake Nakuru.
Total rooms: 65 chalet type rooms
Curio shops, conference facilities, day/night game drives.
Sarova Mara Camp
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Total beds: 98
Total tents: 75 tents
Game lodge; swimming pool
Comfortable first class tented lodge
Sarova Shaba
Total rooms: 80
Total suites: 1 superior suite, four luxury suites with Jacuzzi.
Restaurant, 2 bars, pool, curio and gift shop, game drives, conference facilities, camel safaris.
The most inviting swimming pool in the arid Samburu/Shaba area.
Shimba Hills
Standard rooms with access to toilet and shower facilities and suites have their own bathrooms.
The only tree hotel on the Kenyan Coast.
Siana Springs Intrepids
Location: Maasai Mara
Total Tents: 38
Day/night game drives; game walks; swimming pool; balloon safaris
Situated at the base of the Ngama Hills on the Western edge of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The tents are all luxurious and spacious with en-suite bathrooms and secluded verandahs.
Sunset Hotel
Location: Kisumu
Total beds: 100
Total rooms: 50 with bath
Town hotel; swimming pool; conference room; launch excursions on Lake Victoria; air-conditioned rooms; children’s playground.
Sweetwaters
Location: Nanyuki
Total tents: 30, accommodate 64 people.
Conference facilities, badminton court, swimming pool, bird and nature walks, chimpanzee sanctuary, bush lunches, camel riding, day/night game drives, 3hr scenic drive from Nairobi.
A tented camp full of atmosphere.
Taita Hills Lodge
Location: South of Tsavo West National Park
Total beds: 122
Total rooms: 61 with shower/bath
Suites: 2 with bath/shower
Country lodge; swimming pool; tennis court; airstrip; conference room; golf; traditional dancers; camel riding; hairdressing salon.
Tea Hotel
Location: Kericho
Total beds: 70
Total rooms: 41
Suites: 2 with shower
Tortilis Camp
Location: On the edge of Amboseli National Park.
Total tents: 17
Bird watching, swimming pool and pool bar, gift shop, game drives, guided nature walks, bush breakfasts, picnics, excursions to Tsavo West National Park and Chyulu Hills, Maasai village visits.
Great cuisine with great views of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Treetops
Location: Aberdares National Park
Total beds: 92 all facing waterholes
Total rooms: 48 without shower/bath
Suites: 2 with shower
Game lookout; floodlit waterhole; underground game viewing bunker; essential check in at Outspan Hotel before noon; hotel transport provided to Treetops at 14:30 hours; children under 10 not admitted; only one small overnight bag permitted; lock up facilities available at Outspan Hotel.
It has all been said before. Kenya’s most famous game lookout – however, the encroachment of Nyeri town has spoiled the atmosphere.
Tsavo Safari Tented camp
Location: Tsavo East National Park – on the bank of Athi River
Total beds: 54
Total tents: 27 with shower
Tented camp; airstrip; game viewing permitted only in camp 4-wheel drive vehicles; swimming pool
Comfortable camp with great atmosphere. Clients are rowed across river in inflatable dinghies to reach camp. Paucity of game more than compensated by abundance of bird life.
Voi Safari Lodge
Location: Tsavo East National Park
Total beds: 100
Total rooms: 50 with shower/ bath
Game lodge: swimming pool; lower level observation point; airstrip
Spectacular views from this architecturally intriguing lodge.