Treetops will be closed for refurbishment from the 1st October 2011 until 1st January 2012,
Treetops is the original tree lodge, and is world famous for its location facing a water hole and a salt lick on the edge of the Salient area of the Aberdare National Park, set on stilts overlooking a floodlit waterhole and salt lick visited by a variety of animals each night.
The lodge lies at 6,450 feet above sea level. It has 4 decks and a rooftop-viewing platform. There are 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.

Treetops will be closed for refurbishment from the 1st October 2011 until 1st January 2012, when it will open it's brand new doors.

The refurbishment will restore the history and romance of Treetops; improve guest facilities and services while maintaining the superior wildlife viewing. The character of the “tree house” look and feel will be maintained.

En-suite guest rooms with improved comfort and size will have a superb view of the wildlife water hole.

With enhanced adventure activities, guests can book and stay for 2-3 nights as they experience the breathtaking and unique Aberdare Ranges.

Set in the heart of the Salient area of the forested Aberdare National Park, at 2286 meters/7500 feet altitude, The Ark overlooks a glade with a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of wildlife. Elephant, rhino, buffalo, leopard, bushbuck, giant forest hog, warthog, waterbuck and hyena are among the animals seen on a regular basis.

The Ark comprises three 'decks' from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. Its ground level bunker provides excellent close up photographic opportunities, and a chance to view the wild animals close up in safety.

Guests meet at the Aberdare Country Club for lunch and are then transported through the Aberdare National Park to the Ark during the afternoon, giving ample time to enjoy the scenes. After an early breakfast guests return to the Country Club.

Located in Shimba National Reserve, Shimba is 48km from Mombasa town and is a 45 minutes drive from the ferry or from Kenya’s south coast. e reserve is one of the last remaining habitat of the rare Sable antelope in East Africa a treat you will not want to miss. Other animals seen are elephants, colobus monkeys, giraffe, buffalo and if you’re lucky you may get to see a leopard. On a clear day one can see the outline of Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. Apart from game, the park offers stunning panoramic observation points with views sometimes as far as the ocean. e park has over a thousand species of plants some endemic to the area. With a lineage of over 200 million years the Cycad is a palm like plant of the forest undergrowth. Shimba is only habitat of the magnificent Sable antelope in the country. Other regular visitors to Shimba are herds of African Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, and Colobus monkey and Bushbabies. Carnivores include leopard and spotted hyena. Deep in the national reserve is a spectacular breathtaking 82 foot waterfall with a natural plunge pool. A shower in the cool clean waters of the fall or a dip in the pool is quiet refreshing after the walk. As you walk following the trail, the ranger or naturalist will educate you on the rich flora and fauna found in the park. You may spot some of those rare butterflies including Acraea aubyni an orange black butterfly that flies slowly. is is about a 45 minute gentle walk from the drop off point and one must be accompanied by our naturalist or KWS ranger. Sundowner After your afternoon tea take a drive 10 km south of the lodge to our nature walk area. On the way you are likely to spot a herd of elephants or buffaloes. We alight from the vehicle at the sundowner site and walk up a small hill from where you’ll watch a spectacular African sunset and the silhouette of the Usambara mountains in the neighboring Tanzania. Just before dark, you make your way down the hill and a bon fire awaits you where you will enjoy some refreshments. e resident naturalist takes you through the History of the lodge the park and its inhabitants. You leave for the lodge before nightfall.

Standing at 2,195m (7,200 ft) on the slopes of snowcapped Mount Kenya., ringed by a dense rain forest that comes alive at dusk with the myriad sounds of creatures all sizes Serena Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendours of an ancient rainforest. The lodge offers not only the champagne-clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest and a colourful cavalcade of wildlife but also the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa’s second-highest mountain.

Guests can also awake to the trumpeting of elephant, fall asleep to the symphony of the African night or sit in stillness and observe the fascinating interplay of the animals as they arrive to drink, bathe, spar and forage around the water hole. Finally, they can venture down to the secret viewing hide by the water’s edge and experience the awesome thrill of being only meters away from some of the most massive beasts on earth.