Location

Located on the northern foothills of Mount Kenya is the 5300 hectare indigenous Ngare Ndare Forest, with red cedar, podo - measuring over 7 meters in circumferance, greenheart, and mugumo (fig). Is a safe haven for large mammals including elephant, and a paradise for monkeys, birds and butterflies.

Location

Situated on 50 acres along the Ngobit River with a 1 km frontage, surrounded by dry olive and cedar forest and relics of riverine forest trees with views of Mt. Kenya and the Aberdares.

Location

Rutundu Log Cabins are situated on the northern slopes of Mount Kenya, at 10,200 feet, just above the forest line. In total privacy, these log cabins are positioned overlooking Lake Rutundu, surrounded by alpine country, a home for unique bird life and vegetation.

Location

Mukima is a 15 minute drive from Nanyuki. The house stands on a 350 acre triangle, which was once a cedar forest. Evidence of the age and size of the forest can be seen in the timbers of which the house is built. There are clear views of Mount Kenya and the Loldaiga Hills from all corners of the property.

 The Chimpanzee Sanctuary

The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary opened in 1993. Lonrho Africa, the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) established a facility to receive and provide sanctuary and housing to an original group of 3 chimps orphaned at a young age by the bush-meat trade.

This cave is located at the foothills of Mt. Kenya, in Naru-Moru forest block of Mt.kenya forest reserve. The precise location of the cave is 19.5km from Munyu junction on Nairobi-Nanyuki road, which is 11km from Kiganjo Police College junction. It is 200m right of Narumoru forest station towards Nairobi River. The adjacent Nairobi River is 200m down the steep valley on whose slopes the cave is situated.

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy – a 90,000-acre private wildlife conservancy – is situated on the equator, in Kenya’s Laikipia District, between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snow-capped Mount Kenya. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of animals, including the “Big Five” (the endangered black and white rhino , leopard, elephant, buffalo and lion), Grevy’s zebra, Jackson’s hartebeest, cheetah and chimpanzee.

Location

Sangare Ranch Tented Camp is situated in a 6500 acre private conservancy at the foot of the Aberdare Range, neighbouring the Solio Game Reserve. The camp lies on the shore of an exquisite soda bird lake surrounded by wooded ravines, open meadows and dense thickets - ideal habitat for elephant, buffalo and leopard.

Solio Ranch, is a fenced, protected area geared toward Rhino conservation. The private 17,500-acre Solio Game Reserve, 22km north of Nyeri, plays a major part in preserving and breeding black rhinos in Kenya. Most of the hook-lipped horned beasts wandering national parks were actually born here. Its current population of rhinos would make some sub-Saharan countries blush!

A non observant visitor may let pass the richness of the Gakanga Valley in Zaina Forest, Nyeri district. This is only discovered after one takes the initiative to treck down the steep slope which would qualify to be one of the best natural gymns for those struggling with excess weight. The slope stands at over 60% and by mere climbing up and down the hill, one is sure of losing at least a kilo for every two trips they make on the trail.

MAKING their way to the Outspan Hotel in Nyeri visitors are faced by this signboard, fixed to a pepper-tree at a turn of the drive. The Outspan has a lot of visitors: those who stay there while visiting Nyeri on duty or business, those who stay there for a holiday, those who use it as their base before going on to the world-famous "Treetops", and those who go there especially in order to see "Paxtu" itself, the last home of Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movements.

Nyeri is a popular destination for relaxation, business, entertainment, and educational/cultural tourism. Its pubs offer lively entertainment, the farms in and around it offer pristine scenery, and the grave of the scouting Movement's founder, Lord Baden-Powell and his paxtu cottage are popular attractions.

From outside the gigantic brick sanctuary is an architectural marvel.Its location was chosen with great care to make it the perfect resting place. The serenity of the shrine is enhanced by a tree-lined drive and manicured lawns dotted with cone-shaped trees against the backdrop of the picturesque Nyeri Hill.

Encircled by the wild and beautiful moorlands of the third highest mountain range in Kenya, this atmospheric park offers a mist wreathed realm where elephants roam through lichen hung forests, spectacular waterfalls plunge into churning pools, and trout filled steams cascade through mossy dells. A haven for anglers and lovers of solitude alike, it also offers matchless views of the glittering coronet of Mount Kenya and the sparkling lakes of the Great Rift Valley.

Mt. Kenya is the jewel in the crown of the central Kenya circuit with gleaming snow-white peaks, it is the only massif to straddle the Equator, which runs 17 Kms from the highest peak. The mountain’s imposing height of 17,058 ft makes it the second in Africa after Kilimanjaro and the first in Kenya.The picturesque majestic landscape located 180 Kms north of Nairobi city is unique and listed among the world’s most impressive landscapes. It was inscribed on the World Heritage Site list in 1997 by the 21st session of the World Heritage Committee.