A lodge built into the forest canopy above a floodlit waterhole. Leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo visit through the night. This is where Princess Elizabeth learned she had become Queen in 1952.
The original Treetops burned down in 1954. The current lodge was rebuilt on stilts above the same waterhole, in the same forest, with the same idea: position yourself above a floodlit salt lick and wait for the animals to come to you through the night. They do, reliably, because the waterhole has been here for decades and the forest animals know it.
Elephant arrive in the late afternoon, often in groups of fifteen to twenty. Rhino appear at dusk and again around midnight. Leopard are less reliable but the forest here is some of the best leopard habitat in central Kenya. You do not leave the lodge platform after dark — a rule, not a suggestion.
Highlights
Night Game Viewing
Floodlit waterhole watched from the lodge platform through the night. Elephant, rhino, and buffalo visiting in darkness.
Cedar & Podocarpus Forest
3,000 metres of altitude. Bamboo, giant heather, and afro-montane forest. Colobus monkey and bongo antelope in the trees.
Historic Treetops
The site where Princess Elizabeth learned she had become Queen of England on the morning of 6 February 1952.
Moorland Game Drive
A half-day drive in the open moorland above the treeline for eland, serval, and the rare mountain bongo.
What's Included
Itinerary
Price from
From $2,400
per person · all-inclusive
