 The famous Treetops Lodge started life in a very humble way. In 1932 its first visitors gingerly climbed the wild fig tree supporting the two-room tree house. By 1952, Treetops had expanded. Now a four room construction, Treetops welcomed, in February of the same year, its most famous visitor. A young English girl climbed the tree as a Princess one afternoon, to descend the following morning Queen Elizabeth II - her father, King George VI, had passed away during the night.
Even today, with all the exciting safari lodges and camps Kenya has to offer, 50 room Treetops heads the list for many a visitor. Situated in the heart of the dense lichen hung forest for the Aberdare National Park's Salient, Treetops overlooks two waterholes and magnificent snowy peaks of Mount Kenya and lies in the path of an ancient elephant migratory route between the Aberdare Mountains and Mt.Kenya National Park.
This lodge-on-stilts is as space-efficient on the inside as it is unassuming on the outside. Trees grow right through the building and dinner is served in the restaurant on charming old world refectory tables with bench seating. There are 48 cozy rooms and two suites with own bathroom, a lounge overlooking the waterhole and two bars.
But the comparatively little comforts (shared bathrooms except for suites and bench-seating at meals) are made up when you drink in the sight of elephants, buffalo, rhinos and more from the safety of four viewing decks and a rooftop platform. Shutterbugs can take close shots from two photographic hides at ground level. Die-hard animal lovers needn't worry about missed sightings, even into the early hours of the morning, as an optional buzzer in the rooms alerts you when a spectacle is unfolding at the waterhole.
Please note that Outspan Hotel is where your journey to Treetops Lodge, which is only 17 km away, begins and ends. It is only permitted to bring an overnight rucksack to Treetops owing to limited space in the cabins. Excess luggage is stored at the Outspan, your base hotel.
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