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UPCOUNTRY AND SAFARI HOTELS
IN KENYA
- 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. Run down game lodge.
- 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. 
- Buffalo Springs Tented Lodge
Location: Buffalo Springs National Reserve-adjacent Samburu National
Reserve
Total beds: 84
Total tents: 36 with shower and flush toilet
Poor quality tented game lodge.
- 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.

- 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. Run down and only recommended for a coffee break
on the Nairobi/Mombasa highway.
- 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. Recently taken over by Serena Hotels who are sure
to improve the standards dramatically.
- 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. Pleasant enough lodge but unfortunate location
45 minutes from the National Park. 
- 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 driver 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, but some bedrooms tiny. 
- Lake Turkana Fishing Lodge
Location: Fergusons’s Gulf – Lake Turkana
Total beds: 46
Total rooms: 18 with bandas
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.
Unfortunately due to the remoteness, gets very little business and as
a result is very run down.
- Larsens Camp
Location: Samburu
Total tents: 17 luxurious
Night/day game drives. Camping in high style with casual colonial elegance.
- 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 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. Rooms on small
side. 
- 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 echo 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: Marsabit
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. However,
insecurity in the area results in it being rather lonely.
- 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.
- 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 Tukai
Location: Amboseli
Total rooms: 80
Bird watching, bureau de change, conference facilities.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 
- 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 Lodge
Location: Samburu National Reserve
Total beds: 141
Total rooms: 75 with shower
Total tents: 12with 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 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.
- 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
Location: Shaba National Reserve
Total rooms: 80
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
Location: Shimba Hills National Park, near the South coast
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
Location: Maasai Mara
Total cottages: 20 suites featuring kitchenette, Jacuzzi, private barbecue
area.
Day/night game drives, balloon safaris, game walks, bar, library, shop
and office, pool Situated outside the reserve itself. 
- 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
Very run down hotel in the heart of Kenya’s Tea Growing Area. 
- 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. 
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