The Treetops is the original tree lodge, and is world famous for its location facing a water hole and a salt lick in the Aberdares National Park as well as its historical royal connection. The lodge lies at 6,450 feet above sea level. The property has a very humble beginning. In 1932, its first visitors gingerly climbed the wild fig tree supporting the two-room tree house. By 1952, Treetops had expanded. Treetops welcomed a young English girl, its most famous visitor. This young English girl climbed the tree as a princess one afternoon, to descend the following morning as Queen Elizabeth I I, her father, King George VI, had died during the night.

 

By now, Treetops reputation had spread far and wide; for the globetrotter, the rich, the famous, and the fashionable, no visit to Africa - Kenya was regarded complete without experiencing the Treetops adventure. Even today, with all the exciting safari lodges, and camps Kenya has to offer, 50 room Treetops heads the list for many of our customers. Treetops is sited in the heart of the dense lichen hung forest of the Aberdares National Park and overlooks two waterholes, and the magnificent snowy peaks of Mount Kenya.

For the safety and comfort of several observation lounges, guests can photograph at close quarters the territorial charge of short sighted rhino, a protective elephant matriarch chaperoning her calf, the graceful bounding of a bushbuck doe. A family of lions, have on more than one occasion, made a meal of some poor unfortunate warthog to the fascinated horror of Treetops dinners.

For those guests who value their sleep as much as the nocturnal entertainment, everyone is allocated a comfortable bed in either a single or twin room with plentiful shared bathroom facilities, or on request, suites with its own bathroom. If you wish to do your game viewing the 'lazy way', the professional hunter can wake you up each time one of the big five visits the tree house! Make sure you do not miss out an experience of a lifetime.

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.

Remarks:
RATES
-Rates are based on full board basis and include government taxes.
-Rates do not include park fee.
-Easter & Christmas (23/Dec/2007 to 01/Jan/2008) Supplements Apply
CANCELLATION POLICY
-Cancellation is subject to a fee charged for bookings already reserved. Conditions and cancellation penalties apply.

NB: Prices and availability are subject to revision without prior notice owing to currency, tax, levy and seasonal fluctuations
Rates:

Room Type	Low Season	Mid Season	High Season
Standard Single	US$   113	US$   245	US$   265
Standard Double	US$   195	US$   285	US$  313
Standard Triple	US$   271	US$   383	US$   409