Styled to resemble a ship, the lodge comprises four decks and a top viewing deck. Timber built, it is raised on stilts overlooking a water hole and salt lick, while living tree branches form part of the fabric of the building itself. Solely dedicated to game-viewing, the accommodation is compact. At 6450 feet above sea level it can also be chilly at night at all times of the year (and especially during the Kenyan winter, from June to September). Typically guests take lunch at the Outspan Hotel in Nyeri before journeying to Treetops. Upon arrival they are met by a ranger for a briefing on optimum safety and game viewing.

Location

Treetops is located just inside the gates of the Aberdare National Park, overlooking a waterhole and saltlick.

Accommodation

The 48 guest rooms (called ‘nests') are small and dark paneled in wood - they do not offer private bathrooms. Communal bathrooms are down the hall. Two suites (with private shower rooms) are also offered.

Dining and bars

The wood paneled dining room features long communal tables and bench seating. There is also a lounge and bar. The waterhole is traditionally visited by rhino, elephant, buffalo, lion, bushbuck and waterbuck.

Child-friendly

The club welcomes children over the age of five. Due to the proximity of the wildlife and the necessity for a silent environment the lodge is not considered suitable for children under this age. 

What to see and do

The lodge offers nightly talks on the flora, fauna, avifauna and history of the park. 2-hour game drives are also offered in the ‘Salient' of the Aberdare National Park (the lower slopes of the range) and full-day game drives take in the upper slopes or moorlands area. The lodge has a gift shop. 

Wildlife highlights: colobus monkey, leopard, lion, serval cat, elephant, warthog, black rhino, giant forest hog, reed and bushbuck, buffalo, duiker, suni, eland and the rare bongo antelope. Birds: 250 recorded species.