Best African Kenya Night Game Viewing Safari Lodges
Located just inside the gates of the Aberdere national park, Treetops overlooks waterholes and a salt lick. The lodge rises straight and stark on stilts and is solely dedicated to game viewing. Climbing the narrow open stairs, you commit yourself to a night of close quarters and cold decks.The possibility of seeing wild animals close has created the Treetops tradition.The lounge is friendly, with big picture windows and warm wood, and there is a roof deck with open viewing in all directions.The narrow, dark paneled dinning room features long communal tables and bench seating. The guest rooms called "nests" are tiny bed closets with dark wood paneling, small windows, and no bathrooms.Small communal shower bathrooms are down the hall or sometimes downstairs.
The Ark,
Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, this unique game lodge The Ark overlooks a floodlit waterhole which attracts a host of wildlife - elephants, rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog.
Resembling and named after Noah"s Ark, The Ark comprises three decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities.
Before embarking on the half-hour drive to The Ark, lunch is served at the charming Aberdare Country Club.Dinner and breakfast are served "On Board".
Serena Mountain Lodge, Mt. Kenya
Located at 7200 FT (2195M) on the slopes of the snow-capped mount Kenya, Serena Mountain Lodge is the most luxurious tree lodge in Kenya with private ensuite bathroom facilities. At dusk the dense tropical rain forest comes alive with myriad sounds of creatures of various descriptions.
The elephant, Rhino, several species of antelopes including the bongo and occasionally, both leopard and the lion are frequent visitors at the illuminated water hole which is connected to the lodge by a short tunnel to a specially constructed bunker affording a close up view of the game.
For the ornithologists, over 200 species of birds have been identified while the indigenous tropical rain forest vegetation is of special interest to the botanists. The most rewarding experience is a clear early morning or afternoon view of the rocky peaks on Mount Kenya with its over half dozen glaciers.
Sabuk Lodge, Laikipia
Sabuk Lodge is a stunning wilderness destination, perched on the high banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River in the Northern Frontier District, overlooking the Laikipia Plateau and Samburu land.
The lodge has 5 rondavels (open sided cottages) with veranda, shower and toilet, each with its own fabulous view. Sabuk was fashioned out of the local landscape, built with local materials, the hillside, and flora, twisted wood and stone boulders incorporated