Location of treetops lodge and queen
Treetop Lodge Hotel is located in the Aberdares National park. This is the original tree lodge, legendary for its historical royal connection - as it is here that Queen Elizabeth II of England ascended to the throne in 1952 after the death of her father King Edward. The lodge rises straight out of the ground on stilts and has four decks, a rooftop viewing platform and vantage viewing platforms on each floor with open balconies that are ideal points for viewing and photography.
I n February 1952, Kenya had an unusual visitor, Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth. The Princess had visited the country on a Commonwealth tour which took her to four continents and along with her husband, had opted to stay at the Treetops Lodge, in Kenya’s Aberdares National Park.
During her stay at the hotel, Princess Elizabeth’s father, George VI, passed away though she could not get the news due to the remoteness of the place and only came to know of it after she had reached Sagan at the foothills of Mount Kenya.
According to Elizabeth’s guide and big-game expert Jim Corbett’s, what happened abroad directly transformed Elizabeth’s life, from Princess to Queen overnight.
“For the first time in the history of the world, a young girl climbed into a tree one day a princess and, after having what she described as her most thrilling experience, she climbed down from the tree next day a queen,” read Corbett’s statement as written on the Treetop’s visitor’s book. At the time, Treetops Lodge was a rickety-looking, simple two-bedroom lodge with a wildlife viewing platform. Now with recent renovations that lodge has a new-look, offering a lively, polished off four-deck building with vantage viewing platforms.
The new lodge has cozy double rooms, suites that sleep three guests and a villa which sleeps up to four guests. The hospitable staff is on hand to offer you the royal treatment as you share in the history of sleeping where the current her majesty became Queen. Despite recent major renovations at the Treetops Lodge Hotel, its rich historical attachment has not withered.
Treetops Tree
Hotel/Lodge is nestled deep in the forest of Aberdare National Park
about 17 Kilometers from the Outspan Hotel about 180 kilometers from
Nairobi. Treetops Lodge lies in the path of an ancient Elephant
migratory route between the Aberdare Mountains and Mt. Kenya National Park, and is strategically sited right in front of a watering hole and
salt lick. Guests can drink in the sight of Elephants, Buffalos, 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.Accommodation
Treetop Lodge Hotel Aberdare boasts accommodation in the main the lodge, suites, villas, on the grounds and within the estate.
Note: children below 7 years are not allowed except on special children nights.
More Accommodations in Aberdare National Park
The Ark Lodge -The Ark Tree Lodge is located in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the Mweiga airfield or 12 kilometers North of Nyeri (about an hour's drive).
The Aberdare country club is the base hotel and is approximately a 45 minute trip by road. The Ark is a unique tree lodge that overlooks a floodlit waterhole and a saltlick which attracts a host of wildlife. Elephant, Rhino, Leopard, Bushbuck and occasionally an elusive Bongo and giant forest Hog has been sighted. The Ark is shaped to resemble the actual Noah's Ark.
It is designed with decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for viewing the animals visiting the salt-lick and waterhole. A 'Resident Hunter' is always on hand to educate on the wildlife and landscape.
Outspan Golf and country club- Outspan Golf and Country Club Hotel is located 2 km from Nyeri town center right in the heart of Kenya’s tea and coffee growing highlands.
Outspan hotel is the nearest hotel to the spectacular Karuru Falls and is an eden of vibrant gardens and verdant green lawns. Outspan Hotel is 160 km from Nairobi. Outspan Golf and Country Club Hotel is the starting point for guests going to the world-renowned Treetops, has 3 cottages, 14 deluxe and 28 spacious standard rooms.
Golfers will particularly enjoy playing the game at the neighboring Nyeri Club. At this altitude, the ball goes much further than usual.
Accommodations in mount. Kenya National park
Mount Kenya Safari Club-It is situated on the foothills of Mt. Kenya, bordering the Mt. Kenya National Park, 10 km's from Nanyuki Town some 3 hours by road from Nairobi. Mount Kenya Safari Club is located near the high slopes of Africa's second highest mountain, Mt Kenya straddling the equator in a glory of luxurious cottages and elegant buildings set amid manicured lawns and decorative ponds
Mount Kenya Leisure Lodge-Mount Kenya Leisure Lodge is set on the foothills of Mount Kenya on well manicured about 215 kilometers from Nairobi. The hotel is only 5 kilometers from Mount Kenya.
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