Accommodation

• The lodge rises straight out of the ground on stilts.

• It has 4 decks and a rooftop-viewing platform.

• There are 50 twin bed rooms, which are neat and cozy and are designed like cabins on board a ship.

• Dinner is imaginatively served at tables with bench seating.

• Coffee and liqueurs are served in the comfortable lounge, which features picture windows and trees growing through the building.

• The bar is open every night till midnight.

• Mount Kenya’s breath taking view is visible on clear mornings.

• Treetops have open balconies for viewing and photography; two photographic hides at ground level at either end of the lodge allow really close shots of unsuspecting animals.

• There is an optional buzzer in every room that alerts the guests if something special were to show up at night.
  

The Ark

Set in the heart of the Aberdares National Park, The Ark Game Lodge overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of awesome wildlife such as elephant, rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog.
 

Accommodation

• The Ark is reached via the Aberdare Country Club and is a forty-minute drive.

• It is around 7 miles from Mweiga airfield; a one-hour drive from Nyeri airstrip and a two-hour drive from Nanyuki airstrip.

• The Ark has 60 “cabin-styled” rooms, comprising of 6 singles, 37 twins, 10 doubles and 7 triple-bed cabins.

• All rooms have private bathrooms with shower; all are comfortably furnished and enjoy a view of the forest waterhole.

• Dinner and breakfast are served in the main dining room.

• Located on one of the viewing decks is a lounge and a bar, which remains open all night for tea and coffee.

• The Ark has four game viewing areas from which to observe the ever-present wildlife. There is a ground level hide where you’ll literally come face to face with animals.

• Comfortable en-suite cabins are fitted with buzzers to announce the arrival of one of the “Big Five” at the waterhole.

• Resembling and named after Noah’s Ark, The Ark comprises of three decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb advantage for game viewing.

• A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities and takes you closer to the animals.
  

Aberdare Country Club

Aberdare Country Club is a two-hour drive from Nairobi. The club nestles on the slopes of Mweiga Hill. The club is a popular weekend resort for Nairobi residents. The Club’s 1300-acre wildlife sanctuary abounds with Thompson and Grant’s gazelles, zebras, giraffes and the more reclusive leopards. It is a haven of unhurried charm set in a garden bursting with profusion of color, with peacocks stalking the green lush lawns.

You can walk or ride through this unspoilt paradise, play a round of golf - watched by a family of warthog, fish for trout, play tennis or just relax by the pool or in the beautiful gardens.
 

Accommodation

• By air, The Aberdare Country Club is 1 mile from Mweiga airfield, 6 miles from Nyeri airstrip and a forty minute drive from Nanyuki airstrip.

• There are 28 twins and 18 double-bed rooms, 36 of which are in cottages. A total of 107 guests can be catered for. The bedrooms are tastefully furnished and all have attached bathrooms.

• The cottages have two bedrooms, each with interconnecting doors, and most have fireplaces.

• A balcony provides superb views of Mount Kenya and Aberdares.

• All rooms and cottages have spectacular views of the plains, the Aberdare Mountains to the west and Mount Kenya to the east.

• Offering first class cuisine with a selection of European, Asian and Kenyan dishes, the dining room is situated in the main building along with the lounge bar.

• A popular venue for conferences, a choice of four rooms is available. The rooms will accommodate groups of 10 to 100 people depending on the layout. Each room is equipped with a full range of audio-visual equipment. The Aberdare Country Club also offers some secretarial facilities.

• Children enjoy swimming; the pool-bar gives parents a convenient place to relax and still watch over the children.

• Other recreational activities available are putting green, horseback riding, tennis courts and 9-hole golf course.