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HOTEL, RESTAURANT & ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
2011
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1Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
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3 Foreword
5 Welcome from KTB
6 Introduction
Features
GeNeraL
ListiNGs
10 Safari Park Hotel & Casino
11 Kenyatta International Conference Centre
13 Sarova Hotels
15 Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club
17 Enashipai Resort & Spa
20 Baobab Beach Resort & Spa
21 Kole Kole & Spa
23 Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
25 Leopard Beach Resort & Spa
27 Heritage Hotels
29 Ole-Sereni Hotel
31 Travellers Beach Hotel & Club
33 Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi
35 Kahama Hotel
37 Sankara Nairobi
39 Kaskazi Beach Hotel
39 RedCourt Hotel
40 Turtle Bay Beach Club
43 Member Listing Index
44 Listing Guide
45 Nairobi & Regions
50 Coast
59 Lodges
66 Camps
71 Clubs
72 Other
73 PERAK
9 Nairobi's new road system
42 Location Kenya
FOREWORD
3Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
of ChangeA Time
FOR THE BETTER IN KENYAN TOuRISM
Welcome to the seventh edition of the
KAHC Hotel, Restaurant & Entertain-
ment Guide.
The timing of this edition could not have been
better as we enter a new era, with Kenya having
been completely reborn, when a new consti-
tution was approved in a ‘landslide victory’
referendum. Within the tourism fraternity
this was a significant step which we believe
will create a better business environment and
improvements in investor confidence in Kenya
leading to greater stability and prosperity for the
country’s economy. The new constitution will
replace one dating from Kenya’s independence
in 1963. To Kenyans, it is a historic journey that
began over 20 years ago coming to a happy end.
Kenya had the privilege of hosting two major
events, the 17th CAA African Senior Athletics
Championships and the 56th Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association Conference, which
were both held in Nairobi, with most of the
participants visiting our tourist destinations.
SHOWCASE
The guide has continued to be an informa-
tion platform for members to showcase their
properties and attract potential customers. It is
displayed at the World Travel Market in London
and at ITB Berlin and is used by the Kenya
Tourist Board marketing team for distribution
at various exhibitions all over the world through
our partnership.
We believe you will find this directory a useful
resource in your search for the favourite
spot you would like to visit as you make your
holiday plans.
Mike MachariaChief executive Officer,
Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers
Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
Jambo! It gives me great pleasure to welcome
you to the 2011 edition of the Kenya Hotel
& Restaurant Guide, which we trust will serve
your needs in accessing Kenya’s unique accom-
modation facilities and mouth-watering cuisine.
Kenya Tourist Board (KTB) would like to take
cognizance of the fact that new products,
establishments and properties as provided for
in this guide are in line with the sector’s drive
to provide diversity on all fronts.
The new and the refurbished facilities will go a
long way in ensuring that Kenya is a preferred
tourism destination that lives up to the expec-
tations and needs of its visitors.
uNIQuE
The guide provides a good description of the
diversity we can offer, from our wildlife to
our beaches, beautiful scenery and physical
attractions to our unique blend of culture and
including a range of sporting and specialist
safaris along with other fascinating excursions.
KTB welcomes you on board to sample our
products as described in this guide. You will
not go wrong if you make a decision to book a
flight to Kenya: your destination of choice for an
unforgettable and exciting experience.
Once again, a very warm welcome to Kenya, the
magic of Africa. Karibu!
Muriithi NdegwaManaging director
Kenya Tourist Board
WELCOME
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DiversityAND MAGIC OF KENYA ARE JuST WAITING TO BE DISCOvERED
As one of Africa’s top destinations, Kenya is
rightly famed for the warm and generous
welcome it affords all visitors. To this should
be added the quality of its accommodation, the
genuine warmth of its hospitality and the high
standards of service graciously and effortlessly
delivered by legions of well trained staff.
These are the qualities that keep visitors
coming back, time after time, to Kenya’s game
parks and beach resorts while ensuring that
Nairobi is the undisputed venue of choice for
regional conferences and exhibitions.
Rather than take this situation for granted,
however, Kenya is making serious efforts to
INTRODuCTION
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Kenyatta International Conference Centre
(KICC), the city’s attractiveness as a location
for meetings has led to increasing rates and a
scarcity of rooms at certain times.
Rack rates, too, reflect the fact that, as a
business destination, Nairobi is very much on
a par with other capital cities around the world.
Nevertheless, Kenya-based tour operators –
with their strong buying power and detailed
local knowledge – are often able to negotiate
attractive rates for groups and individuals, even
at some of Nairobi’s smartest addresses.
New hotels in the city include the stylish five-
star Sankara Nairobi in Westlands, upper Hill’s
imposing Crowne Plaza and the cleverly posi-
tioned Ole-Sereni, on Mombasa Road, close to
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. All these
hotels offer accommodation in the fresh, contem-
porary style that was first established in Nairobi a
couple of years ago by Tribe at village Market.
These new or nearly new properties are set
against Nairobi’s more established and tradi-
tionally presented hotels such as Fairmont The
OFFERS A HuGE CHOICE OF FINE HOTELS AND RESORTS
ensure that its hospitality industry goes on
growing and that its tourism sector continues to
generate significant foreign exchange earnings.
It is worth noting that tourism is the economy’s
third-largest foreign exchange earner, giving
employment to over 400,000 Kenyans.
BuSINESS
Nowhere is this growth more evident than in
thriving Nairobi, the bustling business capital
of East Africa and the regional headquarters of
choice for many of the world’s leading brands
and corporations along with a list of interna-
tional organisations that includes the united
Nations and the World Bank.
Not only has overall bed capacity here grown
significantly in the past few years – especially at
the top end – but existing hotels have sought
to upgrade their products in order to retain
business and match the offerings of their new
and expensively furnished competitors.
Nevertheless, rooms can still be at a premium
at peak periods. Led by the success of the
Norfolk and the Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi
(formerly the Holiday Inn), which trade on their
impeccable colonial roots and their commit-
ment to timeless elegance and discreet service.
Occupying a market position in between the
two are such internationally branded hotels
as the InterContinental and the Hilton, which
provide upmarket accommodation in a more
restrained style for the corporate guest.
visitors also have the option of staying just
outside the city in order to enjoy the tranquil-
lity of the surrounding countryside, travelling
into Nairobi as required. Windsor Golf Hotel
and Country Club, with its challenging 18-hole
championship course, and Karen Blixen Coffee
Garden in Karen are among several options in
this regard.
TOuRISM
The picture is different at the coast, where all-
inclusive package deals are the order of the day.
But even here there are many properties that
eschew mainstream tourism, offering a highly
personalised service and preferring to accept
bookings on an individual basis. This sector
is certainly on the increase as tourists seek to
tailormake their own trips and create their own
hotel bookings via the internet.
Kenya’s coastline is surprisingly diverse and
is far from being a collection of mass-market
resorts. Accommodation ranges from the mainly
boutique-style properties available in Lamu in the
north; then southwards through sophisticated
Malindi – a resort made popular by Italians – to
Watamu with its world-class beach and relaxed
atmosphere; to unspoiled and charming Kilifi
with its delightful creek and sailing community;
to Mtwapa, which has an equally attractive creek;
and then to Mombasa’s North Coast with its
profusion of hotels to suit all tastes and budgets.
Heading south from Mombasa via the Likoni
ferry, one finds a small number of beach
hotels before reaching the strip at Diani which,
like the North Coast, has a varied and increasingly
upmarket selection of properties together with a
range of activities to entertain just about everyone.
Beyond Diani to the south, but still on the
beach road, a few hotels are hidden away in
quiet locations. Further on, via ukunda, one
can head south towards Msambweni and the
border with Tanzania in search of peace and
isolation among a burgeoning group of small
owner-run properties.
ENHANCE
Despite the constant downward pressure on
room rates from voracious tour operators,
coast hotels continue to upgrade and enhance
their product. There are also a few new proper-
ties coming on to the market; but the 142-room
Swahili Beach in Diani, due to start up in 2011,
looks like being the most significant new beach
resort in many years.
Away from Nairobi and the delights of the
coast, hotel accommodation in Kenya’s other
towns and cities can often prove disappointing.
With few exceptions, much needs to be done to
raise standards in these properties.
7Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
Yet, scattered across an area to the north
of Nairobi are many fine hotels, such as the
magnificent and refurbished Fairmont Mount
Kenya Safari Club and Outspan in Nyeri as
well as two in Naivasha – the Great Rift valley
Lodge & Golf Resort and the fabulous new
Enashipai Resort & Spa.
It all goes to prove that visitors don’t have to
look too hard or too long to find something
magical in terms of accommodation in East
Africa’s most absorbing and vibrant nation.
Magical Kenya it certainly is.
Nairobi’s traffic jams are the stuff of legend
and an unpleasant frustration for anyone
trying to get to a meeting or to catch a flight. In
the opposite direction, it’s not uncommon for
arriving visitors to take two or three hours to get
from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
to their downtown hotel – especially if the hotel in
question is located in Westlands. And if it rains,
which thankfully it doesn’t too often, then an
already intolerable situation is made even worse.
Nairobians tend to be philosophical about the
city’s endless snarl-ups, while finding ever more
ingenious ways to beat the jams. But tourists and
other visitors can be seriously inconvenienced
and the inefficiencies created by the congestion
are thought to cost the Kenyan economy many
millions of dollars each year.
TRAFFIC
All is set to change, however; and while traffic
jams may not be entirely a thing of the past,
congestion will certainly be eased once the city’s
remarkable new road system is completed.
Thanks largely to the Chinese government, which
is providing KES 8.6 billion for the construction of
NAIROBI TRAFFIC
9Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
NEW ROAD SYSTEM WILL EASE
the 70 km eastern and northern by-passes, and
with the support of the Japanese, who are funding
the new west ring road, Nairobi will be changed
beyond recognition as elevated roadways and
impressive flyovers appear in and around the city.
IMPROvED
As it is, Mombasa Road, which connects JKIA
with central Nairobi, is much improved in terms
of its road surface. Outside the city, Kenya’s
road network has been dramatically improved
in the past couple of years as poorly maintained
highways have been transformed by foreign
contractors. This has made overland connections
quicker and easier between Nairobi and Narok
(for the Masai Mara), Nairobi and Samburu
(via the Great North Road) and Nairobi and
Mombasa (for the coast). And not before time.
The AgonyOF DRIvING IN NAIROBI
Part of the international Paradise Group, the
Safari Park Hotel & Casino is a one-stop
shop for comfortable accommodation and
leisure enjoyment only 15 minutes’ drive from
the centre of Nairobi.
This impressive five-star hotel stands in 50
acres of well maintained tropical gardens. Inter-
nally, the property is tastefully decorated with
African-style furnishings. Guest rooms also
have a distinctly African theme. The hotel has
205 rooms, all with private balcony.
There are no fewer than five restaurants,
allowing guests to enjoy a different culinary
experience each evening.
The Nyama Choma Ranch is famous for its
succulent meats and lively atmosphere and
attracts tourists from all over Kenya.
Café Kigwa blends Parisian café decor with a
New York deli theme. La Piazzetta provides
rustic Italian charm and offers delicious home-
made Italian pasta and traditional pizzas hot
from the wood-burning oven.
Winners Pavilion Chinese Restaurant special-
ises in delicately spiced seafood and exquisite
Szechwan feasts. The Chiyo Japanese Restau-
rant is a place of oriental calm serving exquisite
sushi and sashimi dishes.
ENTERTAINMENT
There is a variety of entertainment and leisure
facilities to keep guests amused throughout
their stay. The Sensual Safari Cats Dancers
& Acrobats, the Paradise Casino, the Cats Club
SAFARI PARK HOTEL AND CASINO
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ExperienceDiscotheque and the Piano Bar are popular and
sociable options. Alternatively, those looking to
relax and rejuvenate will enjoy the Safari Fitness
Centre with its range of ultra-modern equipment.
Alive with glitz and glamour, the Casino
Paradise has 106 slot machines and is the
perfect place to spend an evening.
vENuE
Contemporary and elegant, the hotel’s large
conference venue has a capacity of 1,200
delegates. There are 20 smaller conference and
meeting rooms, too, each with pre-function
space and modern equipment.
Wedding celebrations ranging from glit-
tering ballrooms to open-air simplicity can be
arranged by the hotel staff, who are guaranteed
to plan everything to absolute perfection.
Gifts and souvenirs can be purchased in the
hotel shopping area, which has a big selection
of traditional artefacts and jewellery.
EvERYTHING YOu NEED FOR A TRuLY AFRICAN
Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
Located in the heart of Nairobi and just
25 minutes away from the international
airport, The Kenyatta International Conference
Centre (KICC) is the established venue and
the organiser of choice for large-scale regional
conferences and exhibitions.
This impressive facility has hosted major world
conferences including; the Inter-parliamen-
tary union summit in 2008, the 2010 IFBL
Congress, the Pan-African Media Conference,
the 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Confer-
ence, the ICANN Conference, the ISOCARP
Conference and a public speech in 2010 by uS
vice President, Joe Biden.
Situated in 1.7 hectares within Nairobi’s central
business district, KICC has the capacity to hold
large and small-scale events, both indoors and
outdoors. State-of-the-art equipment, comfort-
ably air conditioned rooms and a pleasing
ambience all add to the appeal of this impres-
sive venue.
FACILITIES
The scale of facilities available ranges from
the magnificent Tsavo Ballroom, the largest
venue of its type in Africa, with of capacity of
over 4,000 delegates, to small meeting rooms;
ideal for secretariat co-ordination. Strategi-
cally mounted in the courtyard is a 9x9 metre
plasma Tv screen with clear resolution that is
viewable from 2 km away.
All meeting rooms are ultra-modern with
inbuilt and portable simultaneous translation
equipment, which has been used for various
uN Security Council meetings and other
International forums. The KICC view tower
gives delegates a unique experience of viewing
Nairobi city at 360 degrees. It is also an ideal
venue for dinners and cocktail events.
KICC hosts up to 40 major local and interna-
tional events each year, with the capacity and
facilities to accommodate five separate confer-
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ences on the same day. The KICC Corporation
has a professional team of well trained staff who
always strive to surpass client’s expectations.
ONE-STOP SHOP
Apart from Meetings, Incentives, Conferences
and Exhibitions (MICE) facilities, the centre also
offers catering services, a smart business centre
and ample parking for over 2,000 vehicles.
By constantly ensuring innovation, value for
money and ease of accessibility it is no surprise
that KICC has become a world-renowned exhi-
bition venue.
HostingMAJOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EvENTS
Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
With eight properties located throughout
the country, Sarova Hotels is one of
Kenya’s leading hotel groups
Sarova Stanley: Sarova Stanley is Sarova’s
flagship property. Opened in 1902, with 217
spacious and elegant rooms and located in
Nairobi’s business district, Sarova Stanley is a
city landmark. The hotel’s Thorn Tree Restau-
rant is Nairobi’s most famous pavement-side
meeting place. The hotel’s new Thai-Chi
restaurant serves authentic Thai cuisine.
The Exchange Bar was once the home of the
Nairobi Stock Exchange.
Sarova Panafric: Set on a hill overlooking the
city, the Sarova Panafric has 153 rooms, 45
apartments and four themed suites. Popular
with visiting executives, it is an ‘isle of calm’
in the capital’s busy business district. The
Flame Tree brasserie serves superb food as
well as offering great views of the city. There is
a poolside restaurant for more informal dining.
The hotel also has first-rate conference facilities.
Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa:
Located just north of Mombasa, this 338-room
resort justly claims a prime position on one of
East Africa’s finest beaches. The hotel’s beach-
side Lido Grill serves sizzling steaks and freshly
caught seafood, while the 24-hour Minazi Café
is a bistro-style eaterie with some of the coast’s
best pizza. The Pavilions offers buffet-style
dining with culinary themes.
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Sarova Mara Game Camp: The Sarova Mara
is a cluster of 75 luxury tents (51 standard, two
family and 20 superior club tents) in the Masai
Mara National Reserve. There is a wide range
of excellent cuisine at the Isokon restaurant,
including spectacular barbecues.
Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge: Located within
Lake Nakuru National Park is the Sarova Lion
Hill, comprising 67 chalets
(64 standard rooms and three suites)
overlooking the flamingo-fringed lake.
The Flamingo Restaurant serves wonderful
buffet-style cuisine.
Kenya’sLEADING HOTEL GROuP
Sarova Shaba Game Lodge: The Sarova Shaba
Game Lodge comprises 85 thatched chalets,
four junior suites and one presidential suite
set in the Shaba Game Reserve. The Surpelei
Restaurant overlooks the pool and serves a
wide variety of cuisine.
Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge: Offering a
total of 62 standard rooms and two suites, the
Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge is located in the
Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary inside Tsavo West
National Park.
Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge: The Sarova Salt
Lick Game Lodge is made up of 96 rooms on
stilts linked by elevated gangways and over-
looking a waterhole in Tsavo West National Park.
Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
Kenya HOTEL, RESTAuRANT & ENTERTAINMENT GuIDE
The Windsor Golf
Hotel & Country
Club is East Africa’s premier resort and is set
within landscaped and manicured gardens,
overlooking an indigenous forest and a champi-
onship golf course – a haven of wild and bird life
a world away from Nairobi’s busy city centre.
The Windsor is unbeatable for a golfing holiday;
makes an ideal base for a Kenyan safari and is
a top-class venue for conferences, corporate
functions, weddings and fine dining.
The Windsor’s 7,277 yard, 18-hole champion-
ship golf course threads its way through a coffee
plantation and forest. The course features lush,
springy fairways; fast but true greens and a
series of challenging water hazards.
If you are not a golfer, the forest offers secure
and well-defined jogging and walking tracks,
where it is possible to enjoy the abundance
of birdlife; the large and spectacular views of
Africa and the friendly Sykes’ monkeys.
ELEGANT
The Windsor Room is open every day and
offers an elegant and intimate atmosphere
for those who demand the finest international
cuisine. The three-star Michelin chef, Marc
van Der Borght brings excellence by creating
new culinary concepts. It’s a great venue for
celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, or just
having a night out.
The Library Lounge is open daily and has a fully
stocked bar and is an ideal setting to conduct
business, unwind and refresh with a view of the
golf course. The 24-hour Conservatory Restau-
rant and Kingfisher bar by the swimming pool
offer a more relaxed coffee shop-style menu.
For weddings, there are various locations: the
Garden Pond which can accommodate up to
WINDSOR GOLF HOTEL & COuNTRY CLuB
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500 guests; Lake view (300 guests); Kigwa view,
which can accommodate up to 400 guests; the
Tenth Tee, which can hold up to 2,000 guests;
Camp Karura- for dinner under the African stars
which holds 150 guests. There are also six confer-
ence rooms that can accommodate anything
from a small board meeting of five persons to a
conference of up to 240 theatre style.
For those looking for activity enjoy a swim in
the heated pool or use the gym, five tennis
courts, two squash courts and a health club as
well as a hair and beauty salon. There are also
visits to a coffee or flower farm and birdwatching
with the hotel’s resident ornithologist.
With construction of the new super highway
will come great benefits that will help guests
save travel time and gain easier access to the
hotel from various parts of the city.
ExperienceAFRICA’S BEST KEPT SECRET PROvIDES uNBEATABLE GOLFING
The hotel comprises 80 deluxe standard
rooms, 20 studio suites and 15 two-bedroomed
cottages. All overlook the golf course. Spacious
and modern bathrooms feature rain-sky shower
heads. All rooms are equipped with an in-built
safe, flat-screen television with DSTv, wired
fibre optic internet access and a direct-dial
telephone and fully stocked minibars. There is
24-hour room service.
Set in the splendour of Great Rift Valley by
the shores of Lake Naivasha, the coun-
try’s second-largest freshwater lake, Enashipai
Resort & Spa is just an hour’s drive from
Nairobi. The resort is also conveniently close to
some of the key attractions of the Rift Valley.
The resort has luxurious, spacious and
casually elegant suites decked with upscale
comforts and conveniences including high-
speed internet, minibar and flat screen TV with
premium entertainment channels. Guests can
enjoy an invigorating hot outdoor shower under
open blue skies.
Fine cuisine is served at the Senteo Restaurant
using fresh ingredients from nearby farms to
create a truly sensational menu. Guests can
enjoy a delicious latte in the Coffee Lounge or
unwind at the Lakeside Bar, a perfect setting
for sundowners and bonfires.
The resort has well equipped and modern
facilities for conferences and workshops.
Indoor meeting spaces are air conditioned with
an adjoining secretariat and a fully equipped
business centre to serve the needs of delegates.
SoCIaL aCTIVITIES
The resort offers ample opportunities for social
activities. Guests can enjoy a nature walk in
the resort gardens or book an excursion to
nearby parks and attractions where they can go
birdwatching, boat riding, rock climbing, hiking,
biking, golfing or sailing.
The resort gardens are also perfect for
weddings. What could be more romantic than
to say ‘I do’ in the company of family and
friends in the wonderful setting of the Rift
Valley, with views of Lake Naivasha and the
ENaSHIPaI RESoRT & SPa
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aberdare Ranges. The resort offers wedding
package solutions and outstanding catering
delivered by professional staff.
The world-class spa, with its sheltered location
in natural gardens, is the ultimate retreat to
soothe away the stress of urban living. Guests
can enjoy the signature ‘body of rocks’ treat-
ment or experience other classic treatments
such as rasul.
Kenya HoTEL, RESTaURaNT & ENTERTaINMENT GUIDE
DestinationTHE PERFECT aLL-yEaR-RoUND VaCaTIoN aND CoNFERENCE
Located on famous Diani Beach, the Baobab
Beach Resort & Spa is set in 40 acres of
tropical gardens overlooking the Indian ocean.
Nestling on a coral headland and shaded by
indigenous coastal forest and exotic coconut
palms, the resort stretches over 700 metres of
beachfront.
The new Maridadi Wing contains a selection
of superior and deluxe rooms. The Baobab
Wing has sea-facing rooms, garden-view
bungalows, a superior sea-view bungalow and
superior sea-facing rooms. all rooms come
with balcony, satellite TV, en-suite bathroom,
king-sized or twin beds, air conditioning, direct-
dial telephone, minibar and safe. The superior
rooms also have hairdryers, tea/coffee making
facilities, bathrobes and toiletries.
FINE DINING
The Baobab has three main restaurants serving
international, african and seafood dishes.
all food and local beverages are covered by
the Baobab’s all-inclusive package. The main
Karibu Restaurant serves an international
buffet. In addition to the Jambo Pool Bar, the
Tapa Tapa Bar serves drinks and light snacks
all day. The ocean-facing Maridadi Restaurant
serves a delicious asian/oriental buffet. The à
la carte Marhaba restaurant specialises in fresh
seafood and grills in a tranquil setting over-
looking the ocean.
RESoRT FaCILITIES
Sports and activities include windsurfing, water
polo, aqua fitness, scuba diving, beach volley-
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WorldoF ITS oWN
ball, darts, aerobic classes, tennis, table tennis,
shuffle board, boccia and archery. The Swahili
Lounge is perfect for relaxing, while the hotel’s
tropical gardens are home to many exotic birds.
Every evening, the in-house entertainment and
acrobatic team puts on a magnificent show in
the open-air Porini amphitheatre, followed by
a disco.
The afya Bora Wellness Club & Spa offers
well-being and relaxation with a fully equipped
gym, steam bath, hydro bath and Vichy shower,
plus a range of therapeutic treatments, beauty
therapies and massages.
The Baobab’s Porini Conference Room has
modern audio-visual equipment and caters for
up to 120 delegates.
In a
Part of the Baobab Beach Resort & Spa and
sharing the same coral headland, Kole Kole
has the same commanding views of the Indian
ocean as its well established sister property.
Kole Kole consists of luxurious superior and
deluxe rooms and suites with private Jacuzzi.
all rooms are ocean-facing and are located in
tropical gardens around the property’s elegant
infinity pool. The superior rooms feature private
balcony or terrace, two queen-sized beds,
en-suite bathroom with air conditioning, satellite
TV, hairdryer, minibar, electronic safe, direct
dial telephone, tea/coffee making facilities,
bathrobes and fine toiletries. In addition, the
more spacious deluxe rooms offer a magnificent
hand-carved four-poster king-sized bed and a
fruit basket and personal gift on arrival.
INTERNaTIoNaL CUISINE
Kole Kole’s all-inclusive package covers all
meals and light snacks as well as local wines,
beers and spirits from 10 am to midnight each
day. The Jodari Restaurant forms part of the all-
inclusive package, as do the Kipepeo Bar and
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Suli Suli Bar. The à la carte Tangezi Restaurant
specialises in fresh seafood (at an additional
cost) and offers an alternative fine dining expe-
rience overlooking the ocean.
FaCILITIES aND ENTERTaINMENT
The all-inclusive package covers a range of
sports facilities and activities including a chil-
dren’s club and children’s pool, beach volleyball,
tennis, table tennis, darts, aquafitness and
aerobics, shuffleboard and boccia. also available
at additional cost are golf on a nearby course,
glass-bottomed boat trips, snorkelling, big-game
fishing, windsurfing and scuba diving.
as dusk falls over the Kenyan coast, the resort
offers guests a great entertainment experience.
Evening cultural and acrobatic performances,
sound and light shows and theme nights are
played out in the Porini open-air amphitheatre,
which has modern audio-visual equipment and
seating for up to 700 guests.
The afya Bora Wellness Club & Spa is a true oasis
of tranquillity, offering guests the ultimate in
holiday well-being and relaxation. Guests can enjoy
world-renowned signature beauty treatments,
alluring bath and steam rituals and holistic thera-
pies in the individual and twin-bed ocean-facing
treatment rooms. The wellness centre includes a
fully equipped gymnasium with a personal fitness
instructor to assist your work-out.
Self-indulgencePURE
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts is the largest luxury hotel
management company in North america. The
Fairmont portfolio in Kenya consists three proper-
ties located in the most extraordinary places.
Fairmont The Norfolk
a landmark in the city since opening its doors
in 1904, The Norfolk has welcomed royalty,
statesmen and stars alike. This celebrated hotel
continues to provide a sophisticated respite from
the bustle of the downtown business district.
From spacious guest rooms set around tranquil
courtyards to relaxed terrace dining, and the famed
lobby bar that is a permanent fixture on the Nairobi
social scene, The Norfolk occupies a unique place
in both Kenya and its capital’s history.
Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
Kenya’s most famous retreat, the Mount Kenya
Safari Club straddles the equator. Spread over
100 acres of manicured lawns and landscaped
gardens, the spectacular views of neighbouring
Mount Kenya are, quite simply, breathtaking.
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KENya'S
The Mount Kenya dining experience embraces
both elegance and entertainment from the
casual temptations by the pool side, to more
formal evenings in the hotels signature Tusks
Restaurant.
Fairmont Mara Safari Club
a tented sanctuary lying at the foot of the
aitong Hills, the Mara Safari Club is surrounded
on three sides by the Mara River, on the edge
of the world-famous Masai Mara National
Reserve. accommodation at the Mara Safari
Club is completely at one with the natural
environment, offering a captivating retreat set
in green lush surroundings.
Leopard Beach Resort & Spa is one of the
south coast’s finest properties and one
that has undergone a major transformation in
recent years. The resort is set in 25 acres and
located on Diani Beach surrounded by coral
coves nestling between the cliffs and set in
expansive tropical gardens.
There are 158 comfortable rooms with tasteful
colour schemes. Every room is beautifully
furnished and includes a bath, shower (from
July 2011, after further renovations, showers
only) and bidet, air conditioning, multi-channel
satellite television, telephone, tea/coffee
making facilities, hairdryer and a minibar.
The resort comprises 70 standard rooms, 20
superior garden-view rooms, 48 sea-facing
superior rooms, seven suites, 10 ‘Chui’ class
cottages and three luxury villas.
Restaurants include: Horizon Restaurant for
table d’hôte meals; Coco Mchana for al fresco
à la carte luncheons; Chui Grill, a Chaîne des
Rôtisseurs establishment, a pizzeria on the
ocean’s edge and a poolside bistro bar.
In the evening, the resort’s meeting point is the
air conditioned Mario’s bar, while Marco’s is an al
fresco bar with fabulous views of the Indian ocean.
The resort has one of Kenya’s best water sports
centres offering a SXscuba PaDI diving school,
diving excursions, windsurf school, kite surfing,
kayaking, pedalo hire, deepsea fishing and
glass-bottomed boat, floodlit tennis, volleyball,
water polo and table tennis as well as walks
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through the extensive compound with beau-
tiful tropical gardens and scenic views over the
Indian ocean.. an 18-hole golf course is situated
just a few minutes’ walk from the resort.
SaNCTUaRy
opened in 2006 is the Uzuri Spa. Uzuri
(‘beauty’ in Swahili) is set in six acres of forest
creating a sanctuary for those seeking tranquil-
lity and the rejuvenation of mind, body and
soul. Uzuri Spa & Fitness Forest offers a luxu-
rious combination of original african products
and European style treatments. The spa menu
covers a comprehensive range of treatments
for men and women from TheraNaka™
massage therapies, specially designed for
Uzuri, to TheraVine™ anti-ageing facials, hydro-
therapy, body wraps and, of course, waxing,
manicures and pedicures. Uzuri comprises four
treatment rooms.
In the evening guests are offered a choice of
dancing to live bands and folklore performances
at the Mahogany Lounge & Disco. For meetings
and seminars, the resort offers excellent
conference facilities and equipment to meet all
requirements for up to 100 participants.
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FinestTHE SoUTH CoaST’S
Kenya HoTEL, RESTaURaNT & ENTERTaINMENT GUIDE
Kenya HoTEL, RESTaURaNT & ENTERTaINMENT GUIDE
Bringing luxurious accom-
modation to some of Kenya’s
wilder locations and at the coast has been
the hallmark of Heritage Hotels Ltd since it
began life as Prestige Hotels in 1988.
Today, Heritage specialises in delivering top
quality service and providing first-class accom-
modation in and around Kenya with properties
in the spectacular Great Rift Valley, Masai Mara
and Samburu National Reserves and at the
coast in Mombasa and on the island of Lamu.
GRoWING MaRKETS
Heritage’s business has expanded from the
traditional family safari market to cover other
emergent sectors, from children’s safari clubs
to honeymoon couples to water sports
enthusiasts, business travellers and
modern-day explorers.
The company’s products are divided between
three well-known brands: the more upmarket
Explorer brand, the mid-market Intrepids
brand, with its camps and lodges, and the
popular Voyager brand, which covers a popular
beach resort and a property in Tsavo West
National Park.
The Explorer portfolio includes the group’s
elegant flagship Mara Explorer camp in the
heart of the game-filled Masai Mara National
Reserve and an unbelievably enchanting and
exotic island hideaway on Lamu Island, Kipun-
gani Explorer.
THRILLING MIX
With properties in four of the country’s leading
safari destinations and with a flexible range
of ‘fly-in’ options, the Intrepids portfolio
maximises time on the ground in the parks and
provides a thrilling mix of wildlife viewing, East
african culture and modern sporting activities.
These four comprise Samburu Intrepids, Mara
Intrepids, Siana Springs and the Great Rift
Valley Lodge and Golf Resort, which boasts
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spectacular views over Lake Naivasha and of
Kenya’s prettiest 18-hole golf courses.
VoyaGER BRaND
Heritage Hotels’ Voyager brand, which is
made up of the Voyager Beach, just north of
Mombasa and the Voyager Ziwani, offers some
of the best value-for-money safaris in africa,
with a tantalising combination of beautiful
beach, bountiful bush, and the kind of elegant
and attentive service that has rightly made
Kenya the toast of the safari world.
LuxuryIN WILD LoCaTIoNS
Kenya HoTEL, RESTaURaNT & ENTERTaINMENT GUIDE
Bordering the wilds of Nairobi National Park
and the bustling city, the ole-Sereni offers
guests the best of both worlds.
Ideal for visitors to Kenya who don’t have time
for an excursion to one of the major game parks,
the ole-Sereni allows guests to view the exotic
wildlife from the comfort of its restaurants, bars,
swimming pool and selected guest rooms.
Each of the 134 exquisitely decorated and
individually air conditioned rooms is equipped
with safe, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities,
hairdryer, satellite TV, internet and telephone.
For that self-indulgent feeling, guests can opt
to stay in one of two executive suites on the
veranda facing the park and overlooking to the
waterhole.
SENSaTIoNaL
The hotel has a selection of bars and restau-
rants, providing guests with a range of dining
options. The main dining venue is The Big
Five Restaurant on the first floor, which has
five open-show kitchens cooking Mongo-
lian, Italian, Indian and Chinese dishes. The
restaurant has its own bar, set on a 300 ft
long veranda overlooking the waterhole. other
dining options are the Eagles Grill Room, on
the fourth floor, with panoramic views; the
Ngong Pool Bar, for healthy snacks al fresco;
and The Waterhole Snack Bar.
as a popular conference venue, the ole-Sereni
offers a choice of well equipped meeting
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rooms of various sizes. The largest is the Pride
Conference Centre, with a capacity of up to 500
delegates, which is a popular venue for major
international events.
RECREaTIoNaL
The health club and swimming pool allow
guests to take a break from the bustle of daily
life. The modern fitness centre occupies three
floors and includes a large fully equipped gym,
an aerobics room, a unisex hairdressing salon,
and separate men’s and women’s sections,
each with changing rooms, massage centre,
sauna and steam room.
Combininga MoDERN CITy HoTEL WITH a TRaDITIoNaL LoDGE
Kenya HoTEL, RESTaURaNT & ENTERTaINMENT GUIDE
For a lively and fun-filled experience, Travel-
lers Beach Hotel & Club provides four-star
value-for-money accommodation along the
stunning Bamburi Beach.
This all-inclusive resort has an impressive
landscaped pool that flows throughout the
property, starting at the entrance and contin-
uing out towards the beachfront. along the way,
there is a series of features such as waterfalls,
waterslides and islands.
CoMFoRT
Hotel accommodation is designed to provide
guests with complete privacy in spacious and
comfortable air conditioned rooms. Elegant
interiors, private balconies, separate lounge
area, en-suite bathroom, essential toiletries,
good entertainment channels and ample
storage space help to create rooms that are
totally comfortable. There is 24-hour room
service available to all guests.
a wide range of business options is available,
using the latest technology including all format
audio-visual projectors and screens, Pa systems
and cordless microphones. a professional team
is on hand to assist where necessary. Garden
events can be arranged on request.
Guests have a choice of four restaurants, all
located on the premises.
Sher-E-Punjab is a traditional Indian restau-
rant offering an à la carte menu and a special
curry lunch buffet on Sundays. The restaurant
attracts hotel residents and other tourists.
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La Pergola is all about ambience and style – an
elegant refuge serving an amazing variety of
Italian cuisine.
Shibe Restaurant is the hotel’s main dining
facility, providing guests with a sumptuous
buffet breakfast (from 7.30 am to 9.30 am) and
dinner.
Suli Suli Grill, next to the swimming pool,
serves tasty light meals and a variety of ice
cream throughout the day.
Bamburi Beach is a great area to enjoy water
sports and snorkelling. The property also has
a gymnasium and massage parlour and can
provide excursions and safaris throughout Kenya.
Unforget tableHoSPITaLITy oN BaMBURI BEaCH
Set within 12 acres of beautifully landscaped
gardens in Westlands, one of Nairobi’s
most upmarket areas, Southern Sun Mayfair
Nairobi embraces the historically warm Kenyan
hospitality in an environment that is traditional
and sophisticated.
Smart wooden furniture is well appointed in the
spacious guest rooms that are decorated with
soft, warm colour and luxurious chairs, linen
and towels. All the 171 rooms have tranquil
views of the gardens ensuring a peaceful and
calm escape from the bustling city of Nairobi.
ServiceS
catering to the needs of both business and
leisure travellers, the property has a range
of services and facilities to make guests as
comfortable as possible. There is high speed
wireless internet throughout the hotel, a state
of the art business centre and a health club.
Due to the central location within Nairobi,
modern equipment and efficient service it’s
no surprise that Southern Sun Mayfair is an
increasingly popular venue for conferences and
high profile events. The eight conference and
meeting rooms can accommodate 20 to 350
guests. each conference is planned to suit the
client, from themes to customised menus and
all receive the dedicated attention of the profes-
sional events team.
The OASiS reSTAurANT
Open daily from 6am to 11pm, The Oasis
restaurant is renowned as one of the finest
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restaurants in Nairobi and offers a friendly
and informal atmosphere. The menu includes
mouth-watering daily breakfast buffets and à la
carte or buffet dinners.
for more informal dining the hotel also has a
Golden Spur Steak ranch, a family restaurant
which serves a selection of steaks, delicious
burgers and a salad valley. Spur Steak ranch is
open between 11am and 11pm daily.
A charming and sociable area of the hotel is the
pool with deck and terrace where guests can
unwind and enjoy beverages, business lunches
and light meals with friends.
NairobiTrADiTiONAL WArMTh AND hOSpiTALiTy iN
Kenya hOTeL, reSTAurANT & eNTerTAiNMeNT GuiDe
A small authentic and locally owned hotel,
Kahama hotel is genuine Kenyan hospi-
tality at its finest. Set within lush tropical
gardens, around a large swimming pool, the
property oozes tranquillity and relaxation.
Accommodation is surprising good value
and of a high standard. There are 32 large, air
conditioned, newly renovated and tastefully
decorated rooms that equipped with en-suite
tiled shower/bath, telephones, mosquito
netting, satellite television and a choice of king-
size or twin beds.
uNWiND
The pool area is the hub of the property with
plenty of sun loungers, attentive staff serving
refreshing beverages and a large swimming
pool for cooling off in the heat. The beach is
a short two minute walk from the hotel and
guests can be escorted there by guards if
necessary. Also in the vicinity are various water
sports, go-karting, nature and nightclubs.
A fully equipped conference/function room
is available for up to 60 people as well as
business/personal internet services.
piTcher & buTch pub
At night the hotel comes alive with resident
DJs, live music, jazz nights and various enter-
tainment. The lively pitcher & butch pub and
restaurant is a popular local hang-out, espe-
cially at weekends and attracts hotel residents
and locals alike. The pub is set in a tastefully
designed brick and timber bungalow with a
cosy lounge and large beer garden. Serving
KAhAMA hOTeL
KeNyAN-OWNeD hOTeL OfferS fANTASTic
generous portions of tasty food, the pub also
has a big screen for live football games.
K1-KLub hOuSe
K1-Klub house, a short drive from the city
centre in the parklands suburb of Nairobi is
a trendy sports bar, pool saloon and club.
constructed from timber logs, K1 captures
an African game park lodge ambience on two
spacious floors. The lower ‘paradise’ floor has a
bar set against Nairobi’s biggest fish tank plus
an in-built boogie Dance-floor with the best
DJ music. upstairs is ‘heaven’ which houses
Nairobi’s largest pool saloon with seven quality
pool tables. Live satellite sports can be enjoyed
on many Tvs plus big screens on both floors.
entrance is always free and accommodation is
available at the parklands Shade hotel on the
same premises.
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SANKArA - NAirObi
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‘it’s all about the guest’ is the motto at
Sankara Nairobi. This fine hotel offers the
best in contemporary luxury, offering a genuine
sense of place and all the facilities that modern
travellers expect. it provides an ideal range of
options for business and leisure guests.
everything about the Sankara Nairobi is well
thought out. Guest-rooms and suites are
among the most spacious in the city, fitted out
to the highest specifications. each is equipped
with high-speed internet connection and an
oversized work desk with ergonomic chair,
allowing guests to work in peace and quiet.
STATe-Of-The-ArT
for entertainment, each room has a flat screen
Tv with surround sound and modern audio-
visual equipment that can be controlled from
a plug-and-play panel. The marble bathrooms
come with walk-in rain showers and luxurious
amenities. The contents of the bar can be
personalised and there is a selection of pillows.
At Sankara, everyone is treated as an individual.
Guests are greeted by name on arrival and
taken straight to their room. using an online
preference planner, guests can book a restau-
rant or spa treatment in advance.
cONTeMpOrAry
The property offers the best in modern dining
with fresh flavours, organic produce and
authentic cuisine from world-class chefs served
in an environment of top quality contempo-
rary design. from the brasserie, showcasing
international cuisine, to the open kitchen of the
pan-Asian restaurant, Sankara is a perfect place
to unwind. Guests can enjoy Nairobi’s premier
food and wine lounge or an evening at the
rooftop supper club with views over the city.
Sankara is all about relaxing in style. Guests
can make a splash in the outdoor pool over-
looking the Nairobi skyline, keep fit in the
top-floor gym or unwind in the award-winning
Angsana spa by banyan Tree – the first in
eastern and central Africa.
Deluxe St yl efive-STAr STANDArDS AND perSONALiSeD Service
Located just off Nairobi’s Mombasa road,
close to the city centre and within easy
reach of Jomo Kenyatta international and
Wilson airports, the red court hotel appeals to
a wide variety of guests.
its setting is one of endless
tropical paradise, with
coconut trees, white sands
and opalescent waters.
The hotel has been
designed in Moorish style
and then built in a horseshoe
shape in order to create privacy as
well as providing guest rooms with spectacular
ocean views.
Guests are greeted on arrival in the large open
reception area with a chilled welcome drink. A
well-stocked boutique, hairdressers and souvenir
shop are all conveniently located on site.
The cocktail bar, lounge and Tv room offer
relaxing areas in which to unwind and enjoy a
wide selection of beverages. Afternoon tea is
served each day at 4pm hours.
The hotel is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Kenya red cross and all proceeds go towards
the society’s funds, which makes settling the
bill that little bit more satisfying.
cOcKTAiLS
The 10 meeting rooms are ideal for confer-
ences, seminars, private dinners, cocktail
parties and banquets.
Other facilities include two executive board-
rooms, a fully equipped business centre and a
secretariat room. Modern conferencing equip-
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reDcOurT hOTeL
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There is a large and centrally located swimming
pool where guests can cool off from the hot
equatorial sun. Meals can also be served at the
poolside. The hotel also has all day entertain-
ment and animation program.
DiNiNG
The Kaskazi beach hotel caters for all culinary
tastes and requirements. There is an à la carte
restaurant (Aladdin’s Grill room) and an everyday
buffet restaurant (Karibu) on a beautiful terrace.
ment includes digital signage at the entrance
to conference rooms and remote-controlled
screens and projectors.
DiNiNG
The restaurant Mundial offers both à la carte
and buffet menus featuring delicious interna-
tional cuisine. The Afya Garden bar is ideal for
a daytime snack, while the Makutano Lounge
bar is a sociable venue in the evenings.
Paradise
Central Location
A SeTTiNG Of eNDLeSS TrOpicAL
The four-star Kaskazi beach hotel offers the
ultimate in luxury and is situated on the
pure white sand of Diani beach and overlooking
the warm blue waters of the indian Ocean.
AND A chANce TO heLp The reD crOSS
TurTLe bAy beAch cLub
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The eco-rated Turtle bay beach club is the
leading player in the all-inclusive holiday
market and has proved popular with both
families and couples seeking quality accom-
modation at an affordable price. it is located at
Watamu, just 25 km south of Malindi and inside
a national marine park.
Turtle bay has 145 rooms comprising delightful
standard en-suite accommodation: club rooms,
Swahili-style Lamu rooms and ocean-front rooms.
The beach club is justly famous for its tasty and
wholesome breakfasts as well as its extensive
buffet-style lunch and dinner. The poolside snack
bar is the place for informal eating, as is the pizza
Garden. Guests can also enjoy a special evening
at the à la carte blue Turtle restaurant. for that
pre-dinner cocktail or late-night digestif there is
the Lamu-style Weaver’s Nest.
AcTiviTieS
Turtle bay provides excellent water sports in
the adjacent Marine park as well as a chance
to view an exotic array of tropical fish. Diving
lessons are available in the pool before heading
out to the reef, a 10-minute boat ride away.
There is a wide selection of sports activities
plus birdwatching, dhow trips and visits to the
13th century Gede ruins.
eNvirONMeNT
The Turtle bay beach club is silver rated by
ecotourism Kenya – the only coast property to
receive such a high rating.
At Turtle bay guests can feel satisfied that they
are making a difference and contributing to the
protection of the natural environment, tradi-
tions and culture – the things that make a visit
to Kenya so special.
for those visiting the coast on business, Turtle
bay has a number of reliable meeting and
conference facilities. The hotel is also a great
venue for a wedding or special event.
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NAIROBI & REGIONS
bLue pOST hOTeL........................... 45ceNTrAL pArK hOTeL................. ....45crOWNe pLAZA NAirObi............. ..45eNAShipAi reSOrT & SpA............ ..45fAirvieW hOTeL............................. 45fAirMONT MOuNT KeNyA SAfAri cLub.................................... .45fAirMONT The NOrfOLK................ .46hiLLpArK hOTeL.... .........................46hiLTON NAirObi..... ........................46iMpALA hOTeL...... ...........................46iNTercONTiNeNTAL NAirObi... ...46JAcArANDA hOTeL NAirObi..... ....46KAreN bLixeN cOffee GArDeN reSTAurANT & cOTTAGeS...... .......46Kivi MiLiMANi hOTeL...... ...............46KWALiTy hOTeL....... ........................47LAicO reGeNcy hOTeL...... ............47LAKe NAivAShA reSOrT........ ..........47LAKe NAivAShA SOpA reSOrT... ...47MArbLe Arch hOTeL..... ................47MvuLi hOuSe.............. ................47NAirObi SAfAri cLub................... ..47NAirObi SereNA hOTeL................. 47OLe-SereNi hOTeL.......................... 48OuTSpAN.......................................... 48pArK viLLA hOTeL........................... 48preSbyTeriAN GueST hOuSe...... 48reDcOurT hOTeL........................... 48rOcK reSOrT KiSuMu................... 48SAfAri pArK hOTeL & cASiNO..... 48SANKArA NAirObi.......................... 48SArOvA pANAfric........................... 49SOuTherN SuN MAyfAir NAirObi............................. 49SuNSeT hOTeL................................ 49The SArOvA STANLey.................... 49Tribe - The viLLAGe MArKeT hOTeL................................. 49upper hiLL cOuNTry LODGe....... 49uTALii hOTeL................................... 49WiNDSOr GOLf hOTeL & cc............. 49
COAST
ALMANArA DiANi beAch reSOrT... 50AMANi TiWi beAch reSOrT........... 50bAMburi beAch hOTeL................. 50bAObAb beAch reSOrT & SpA...... 50bAObAb hOLiDAy reSOrT............. 50bLue bAy viLLAGe............................ 51cAMperS hAveN & JAMbOree reSOrT....................... 51cOrAL Key beAch reSOrT............. 51DiANi reef beAch reSOrT & SpA................................................... 51DiANi SeA LODGe............................. 51DiANi SeA reSOrT........................... 51DrifTWOOD beAch cLub............. 51eDeN rOc hOTeL............................ 51fLAMbOuyANT bOuTique hOTeL.... 52heMiNGWAyS reSOrT.................... 52JAcArANDA iNDiAN OceAN beAch reSOrT................................. 52JuMuiA cONfereNce & beAch reSOrT............................. 52KAhAMA hOTeL............................... 52KASKAZi beAch hOTeL.................. 53KiLiLi bAhAriNi reSOrT & SpA..... 52KiNONDO KWeTu............................ 53KipuNGANi expLOrer.................... 53KiWAyu SAfAri viLLAGe................. 53LeiSure LODGe reSOrT................. 53LeOpArD beAch reSOrT & SpA.... 53LiON iN The SuN reSOrT.............. 53MAKWeTu reSOrTS........................ 53MiDvieW ceNTrAL hOTeL............. 54MiLeLe beAch hOTeL.................... 54MNArANi cLub................................ 54MOMbASA beAch hOTeL.............. 54MOMbASA cONTiNeNTAL reSOrT.... 54MOMbASA SAi reSOrT................... 54MSAMbWeNi beAch hOuSe & privATe viLLAS............................. 55NepTuNe beAch reSOrT............... 55NepTuNe pALM beAch reSOrT....55NepTuNe pArADiSe viLLAGe reSOrT............................... 55
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NOrTh cOAST beAch hOTeL...... 55NyALi iNTerNATiONAL beAch hOTeL.................................. 55OceAN SpOrTS reSOrT................. 55pA pWeZA ADAMSviLLe beAch SuiTeS.................................. 56piNeWOOD beAch reSOrT & SpA... 56pLAZA beAch hOTeL...................... 56reef hOTeL....................................... 56SAi rOcK hOTeL.............................. 56SANDieS TrOpicAL viLLAGe.......... 56SArOvA WhiTeSANDS beAch reSOrT & SpA................................... 57ScOrpiO viLLAS............................... 57SereNA beAch hOTeL & SpA......... 57SeveriN SeA LODGe........................ 57SOuTherN pALMS beAch reSOrT... 57SuN N SAND beAch reSOrT......... 57SuNriSe reSOrT ApArTMeNTS & SpA......................... 58SurfSiDe viLLAS.............................. 58SWAhiLi beAch................................ 58TeMpLe pOiNT reSOrT (SALAMA beAch hOTeL)................ 58TrAveLLerS beAch hOTeL & cLub.. 58TurTLe bAy beAch cLub............... 58vOyAGer beAch reSOrT................ 58
LODGES
ALLiANce NArO MOru river LODGe................................... 59AMbOSeLi SereNA SAfAri LODGe.... 59AMbOSeLi SOpA LODGe................. 59AShNiL ArubA LODGe.................... 59AShNiL SAMburu LODGe.............. 59fAirMONT MArA SAfAri cLub..... 59GreAT rifT vALLey LODGe & GOLf reSOrT............................... 60iMpALA SAfAri LODGe................... 60KeeKOrOK LODGe.......................... 60KiLAGuNi SereNA SAfAri LODGe... 60LAKe eLeMeNTAiTA LODGe........... 60LAKe NAKuru LODGe..................... 61LAKe NAivAShA SOpA LODGe....... 61LeOpArD rOcK LODGe................... 61LOiSAbA............................................. 61MArA SereNA SAfAri LODGe........ 61MArA SiMbA LODGe........................ 61MASAi MArA SOpA LODGe............ 62MpATA SAfAri cLub......................... 62NAivAShA SiMbA LODGe............... 62NGuLiA SAfAri LODGe.................. 62OL DONyO WuAS LODGe............... 62OL TuKAi LODGe............................. 63rONDO reTreAT ceNTre.............. 63rOyAL MArA SAfAri LODGe.......... 63SAMburu GAMe LODGe................. 63SAMburu SereNA SAfAri LODGe.... 63SAMburu SOpA LODGe.................. 63SArOvA LiON hiLL GAMe LODGe.... 64SArOvA SALT LicK GAMe LODGe.... 64SArOvA ShAbA GAMe LODGe...... 64
Listin g Index
SArOvA TAiTA hiLLS GAMe LODGe.... 64SAruNi SAMburu LODGe..............64ShiMbA.............................................. 65TAWi LODGe...................................... 65The ArK............................................. 65TreeTOpS.......................................... 65vOi SAfAri LODGe........................... 65
CAMPS
&beyOND KichWA TeMbO MASAi MArA TeNTeD cAMp.......... 66eLephANT pepper cAMp............... 66eLSA’S KOpJe.................................... 66eNTiM cAMp..................................... 66fiG Tree cAMp................................. 66GOverNOrS’ cAMp......................... 66GOverNOrS’ iL MOrAN cAMp..... 67GOverNOrS’ privATe cAMp.......... 67iLKeLiANi cAMp................................ 67JOy’S cAMp........................................67Kicheche MArA cAMp................... 67KiLiMA cAMp..................................... 67KiTich cAMp..................................... 67LArSeNS cAMp................................ 68LeWA SAfAri cAMp......................... 68LiTTLe GOverNOrS’ cAMp............ 68MArA expLOrer Luxury TeNTeD cAMp.................................. 68MArA iNTrepiDS cAMp.................. 68MArA LeiSure cAMp...................... 68NyuMbu cAMp................................ 68OLTOMe reSOrTS........................... 69OLuMArA cAMp.............................. 69reKerO cAMp.................................. 69rhiNO river cAMp......................... 69SAMburu iNTrepiDS cAMp.......... 69SANcTuAry OLONANA.................. 69SArOvA MArA GAMe cAMp........... 69SeveriN SAfAri cAMp.................... 70SiANA SpriNGS TeNTeD cAMp...... 70SWeeTWATerS TeNTeD cAMp....... 70TArhi ecO cAMp.............................. 70TOrTiLiS cAMp................................. 70vOyAGeur ZiWANi.......................... 70
CLUBS
KAreN cOuNTry cLub.................. 71KeNTMere cLub.............................. 71LeiSure GOLf cLub........................ 71MuThAiGA cOuNTry cLub.......... 71NAirObi cLub.................................. 71pArKLANDS SpOrTS cLub............. 71
OTHER
iNNScOr KeNyA.............................. 72Kicc.................................................... 72NAS AirpOrT ServiceS.................. 72The LOrD errOL reSTAurANT..... 72The TAMAriND GrOup................... 72TiN TiN reSTAurANT...................... 72
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using the Kenya hotel, restaurant & enter-
tainment Guide just got even easier.
here is the new easy-to-follow list of symbols
to denote various key facilities available at the
properties featuring in this KAhc Kenya hotel,
restaurant & entertainment Guide.
The purpose of these icons is so that users can
see, at a glance, the main services on offer. for
a more in-depth look at an individual hotel,
resort, lodge, camp or club there is also a short
write up about the property and a list of its
unique features.
The idea is that readers can quickly and effi-
ciently identify where each property is located,
find up-to-date contact details and easily differ-
entiate between KAhc members.
facilities highlighted are those currently avail-
able to guests.
ecOTOuriSM
Some of the hotels, lodges and camps listed
in this guide have official eco-ratings from
ecotourism Kenya with an appropriate symbol
to denote the property’s exact eco-classifica-
tion. These properties are recognised for the
best practices in environmental conversation,
sustainable resource utilisation and socio-
economic investment. properties are rated
gold, silver or bronze.
for the first time in the 2011 edition of the
KAhc Kenya hotel, restaurant & enter-
tainment Guide regular ecotourism Kenya
members are also given the appropriate logo
to denote that the owners of these properties
subscribe to the general environmental aims
and objectives of the association but may not
as yet have an official eco-rating.
GOLD-rATeD – Gold eco-rating
is an indicator that a facility has
achieved superior and replicable
levels of excellence in responsible resource
use, environmental conservation and socio-
economic investments.
SiLver-rATeD – Silver eco-rating
demonstrates a move towards
excellence; awarded to facilities
that show innovations in responsible resource
use, environmental conservation and social-
economic investment.
brONZe-rATeD – bronze
eco-rating is the entry level and
demonstrates a facility’s aware-
ness and commitment to environmental
conservation, responsible resource use and
socio-economic investment.
ecOTOuriSM KeNyA MeMberS – Members
of ecotourism Kenya properties subscribe to
the general environmental aims and objectives
of the association.
visit the ecotourism Kenya website (www. ecot-
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Nairobi & Regions
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ENASHIPAI RESORT & SPASouth Lake rd, Naivasha Tel: +254 (0)20 359 2627 cell: +254 (0)713 254 035 fax: +254 (0)20 359 2629 email: [email protected] www.enashipai.com
Location: Naivasha
Located within the splendour of the rift valley and by the shores of Lake Naivasha, enashipai resort & Spa is close to some of Kenya’s key attractions. With a modern spa, heated pool, modern conference centre and complimentary facilities, the resort offers mind and body rejuvenation. The resort is the perfect destination for business or pleasure.
Additional Facilities: coffee lounge, business centre, shop, private museum
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FAIRVIEw HOTELBishop’s Rd, PO Box 40842-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 288 1000 Cell: +254 (0)720 604 428 Fax: +254 0)20 272 1320 Email: [email protected] www.fairviewkenya.com
Location: bishop’s road, upper hill
The fairview – ‘the country hotel in town’ – is set in five acres of landscaped gardens, five minutes from downtown Nairobi. Owned and managed since 1946 by one family, the fairview is a charming blend of past and present. Guests are usually business people and independent travellers.
Additional Facilities: parking, travel agent, shop, five restau-rants, business centre
CENTRAL PARK HOTELPO Box 26181-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 800 7021/2; 316 803/4 Cell: +254 (0)71 403 6666 Fax: +254 (0)20 221 1431 Email: [email protected] www.hotelcentralpark.net
Location: Sheikh Karume road, central Nairobi
hotel central park is conveniently located in the heart of Nairobi city centre. ‘for the finest experience’ is the motto at the hotel, and it is easy to see why. Staff are committed to providing the finest quality service and attention to detail. room rates are affordable and good value for money.
Additional Facilities: coffee shop, parking, air conditioned rooms, disabled facilities
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CROwNE PLAzA NAIROBIPO Box 25574-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 274 6000 Cell: +254 (0)717 830 333; 717 830 334 Fax: +254 (0)20 274 6100 Email: [email protected] www.cpnairobi.com
Location: upper hill, Nairobi
crowne plaza Nairobi is a modern, elegant and luxurious five-star hotel located in upperhill. Many prestigious companies, banks and embassies surround the property. The hotel has two dynamic restaurants: baraza (open all day) and Sikia (for fine dining). for a more relaxed ambience the Alabaster coffee Lounge and babalu’s Lounge are ideal casual venues.
Additional Facilities: business centre, health club, shop, beauty salon, bank, parking
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FAIRMONT MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUBPO Box 35, Nanyuki Tel: +254 (0)62 203 1300/15 Fax: +254 (0)20 221 6796 Email: [email protected] www.fairmont.com
Location: Nanyuki
Kenya’s most famous retreat, the fairmont Mount Kenya Safari club, was originally the private haven of movie star and founder William holden. The club is spread over 100 acres of manicured lawns, trout-filled streams and landscaped gardens. recently refurbished, all 115 guest rooms have a fireplace and spectacular views of nearby Mount Kenya.
Additional Facilities: Golf, fishing, horse riding, table tennis
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BLUE POST HOTELPO Box 42-01000, Thika Tel: +254 (0)20 252 9332-4; 208 0606 Cell: +254 (0)721 578 245, 733 426 300 Fax: +254 (0)20 252 9330 Email: [email protected]
Location: Thika-Muranga highway, 45km from Nairobi city
established in 1908, blue post hotel has been purposely located between two natural water falls; namely chania and Thika. for nature lovers the hotel garden forest is home to a variety of indigenous trees, found only in east Africa at the blue post forest. An impressive diversity of bird species can also be found here.
Additional Facilities: coffee Shop, parking, animal park, nature walks, museum, shop, horse riding, rafting, weekend live entertainment
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KIVI MILIMANI HOTELOff Ralph Bunche Rd, PO Box 20681-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 272 2358; 271 1245 Cell: +254 (0)723 491 064; 735 491 064 Fax: +254 (0)20 272 4685 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.kivimilimanihotel.com
Location: 2 km from Nairobi city centre
Kivi Milimani hotel offers self-contained en-suite rooms with garden and pool views, all stylishly decorated and with verandas. The contemporary restaurant specialises in delicious African and continental cuisine. Menus filled with innovative ideas are offered on an à la carte, table d’hôte or buffet-style basis.
Additional Facilities: business centre, parking, luggage storage, outdoor banqueting, cocktail venue
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INTERCONTINENTAL NAIROBIPO Box 30353-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 320 0000 Fax: +254 (0)20 320 0036 Email: [email protected] www.ihg.com
Location: uhuru highway, opposite uhuru park, Nairobi
for over 40 years intercontinental Nairobi has remained the city’s leading upscale international hotel. The rooms and suites offer spacious accommodation, facilities and service for frequent business and leisure travellers.
Additional Facilities: parking, disabled facilities, indian restaurant, italian restaurant, themed evenings
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IMPALA HOTELParklands Rd, PO Box 14144, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 374 2346/7 Fax: +254 (0)20 374 3258
Location: Nairobi
Located on Nairobi’s parklands road, the impala is a one-star hotel popular with both local and foreign guests who make up around 25 per cent of the property’s clientele. The restaurant serves continental cuisine and there are also two bars for a relaxing evening drink.
Additional Facilities: parking, outside catering
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JACARANDA HOTEL NAIROBIPO Box 14287-00800, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 444 8713/7 Fax: +254 (0)20 444 5818/8977/6159 Cell: +254 (0)733 601 613/4 Email: [email protected] www.jacarandahotels.com
Location: Westlands, Nairobi
The Jacaranda hotel Nairobi is a uniquely equipped hotel with exquisite plant-filled atrium gardens. The hotel is situ-ated 10 minutes from the city centre and 45 minutes from the airport. formerly known as the Landmark hotel, the hotel has maintained its international standards and is designed to satisfy the varying needs of business and leisure travellers.
Additional Facilities: Outside catering, gardens, 24-hour room service, shop, beauty salon, business centre
KAREN BLIxEN COFFEE GARDEN RESTAURANT & COTTAGES336 Karen Rd, Karen, PO Box 163-00502, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 882 130/8 Fax: +254 (0)20 882 508 Email: [email protected] www.blixencoffeegarden.co.ke
Location: Karen
enjoy the nostalgia and romance of Kenya at Karen blixen coffee Garden restaurant & cottages. This small, exclusive hotel is set in the heart of Karen. built around 1908, the building was originally the farm manager’s house of the Swedo African coffee company.
Additional Facilities: french cuisine
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HILLPARK HOTELLower Hill, PO Box 46037-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 272 4312/3/5 Fax: +254 (0)20 271 6768 Email: [email protected] www.hillparkhotel.com
Location: Nairobi’s upper hill
Discreetly tucked away in Nairobi’s upper hill, next to the World bank, the hillpark hotel is sure to appeal to visitors who enjoy the quiet comfort of a country home. The hillpark hotel is conveniently located only a six-minute drive from the city centre and 10 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta international Airport.
Additional Facilities: business centre, beauty salon, room service
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HILTON NAIROBIPO Box 30624-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 279 0000 Fax: +254 (0)20 225 0099; 222 6477 Email: [email protected] www.hilton.com
Location: Nairobi, five minutes from Kicc
hilton Nairobi is ideally located in the heart of the business and shopping area of Nairobi, a five-minute walk from the Kenyatta international conference centre. enjoy superb service and facilities ranging from 287 comfortable rooms, a choice of restaurants and bars, meeting and banquet rooms, to a health club with outdoor heated pool.
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, electronic safes, 24-hour room service, shuttle bus service, shop, lounge, business centre
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FAIRMONT THE NORFOLK Harry Thuku Rd, PO. Box 40064-00100 (GPO), Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 226 5000 Fax: +254 (0)20 221 6796 Email: [email protected] www.fairmont.com
Location: Nairobi
A landmark in Nairobi since opening its doors in 1904, The Norfolk (now named fairmont The Norfolk) has welcomed royalty, statesmen and stars alike and today the hotel continues to provide a sophisticated respite from the bustle of the city’s downtown business district.
Additional Facilities: health club, heated swimming pool, beauty parlour, shop
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LAKE NAIVASHA SOPA RESORTPO Box 72630-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 361 6000 Cell: +254 (0)722 206 328; 733 610 060 Fax: +254 (0)20 375 1507 Email: [email protected] www.sopalodges.com
Location: Southern shores of Lake Naivasha
Situated on the southern shores of Lake Naivasha, second-largest of the only two freshwater lakes in Kenya’s Great rift valley, Lake Naivasha Sopa resort is an impressive property with a dramatic backdrop. The lake is home to over 400 recorded species of birds.
Additional Facilities: parking, disabled facilities24
LAKE NAIVASHA RESORTOff Moi South Lake Rd, PO Box 1184-00606, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 272 8775 Cell: +254 (0)721 700 775 Fax: +254 (0)20 272 3517 Email: [email protected] www.lakenaivasharesort.co.ke
Location: On the shores of Lake Naivasha,
Lake Naivasha resort, a former english colonial farmhouse, consists of 20 rooms and four family cottages set in a serene environment. The grand colonial-style property is set amid gardens of roses that stretch up to the lake edge. The friendly staff create a ‘home-away-from-home’ atmosphere.
Additional Facilities: horse riding, birdwatching, camping, boating, fishing
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LAICO REGENCY HOTELLoita St, Uhuru Highway, PO Box 57549-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 221 1199 Fax: +254 (0)20 221 7120 Email: [email protected] www.laicoregencyhotel.co.ke
Location: Nairobi
Set in the heart of Kenya’s capital city, the Laico regency hotel is a part of the Laico hotels & resorts group. This is an elegant hotel offering discreet luxury and exquisite cuisine. The hotel is 15 minutes from the airport. conference facilities include seven conference halls. There are four restaurants and three in-house bars.
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KwALITY HOTELArgwings Kodhek Rd PO Box 44275-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 272 1285; 272 1080/2 Fax: +254 (0)20 272 5549 Email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Located at hurlingham, the Kwality hotel has an attractive setting with manicured and sculptured garden. The hotel has self-contained double rooms and the daily tariff includes bed and breakfast. The comfortable Mulaqaat restaurant has seating for over 90 people and offers a complete North indian culinary experience.
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MARBLE ARCH HOTELPO Box 12224-00400, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)722 209 633 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected] www.marblearchotelkenya.com
Location: Near Jomo Kenyatta international Airport
Located in the heart of Nairobi, Marble Arch hotel is clean and reliable. The hotel offers a beautifully ornamental dining room as well as an elegant bar and lounge area. The hotel has three separate conference facilities for between 20 and 250 guests and offers outside catering and breakfast meetings.
Additional Facilities: coffee shop, parking
MVULI HOUSEPO Box 12181-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 607 983; 607 957 Fax: +254 (0)20 607 751 Email: [email protected] www.mvulihouse.com
Location: Nairobi
Located at the junction of Mombasa and Lang’ata roads, the Mvuli house is conveniently positioned for Nairobi’s city centre and for both Jomo Kenyatta international and Wilson Airport. Mvuli house is a bed and breakfast-type establish-ment offering 49 en-suite rooms – 46 doubles and three singles. All are fitted with Tv and direct-dial telephone.
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NAIROBI SAFARI CLUBPO Box 43564-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 282 1000 Cell: +254 (0)722 209 842; 722 208 782; 733 251 333/4 Fax: +254 (0)20 222 4625; 221 5137 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.nairobisafariclub.com
Location: Nairobi’s central business district, 18 km from Jomo Kenyatta international Airport
This stylish hotel is located in the heart of Nairobi and offers accommodation in tastefully designed suites. As Kenya’s only all-suite hotel, it is ideal for both local and international conferences.
Additional Facilities: Sauna, steam bath, massage parlour, shop, parking, business centre, heated swimming pool
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NAIROBI SERENA HOTELKenyatta Ave, PO Box 46302-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 282 2000, 313 800 Fax: +254 (0)20 272 5184 Email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com
Location: Nairobi
renowned for its high standards of efficiency, hospitality and service, the Nairobi Serena hotel is the flagship of the Serena hotel Group. Set amid lush tropical gardens with panoramic views over the park and the downtown skyline, the Serena is an oasis of serenity amid the bustle of one of Africa’s most vibrant capitals.
Additional Facilities: health club, air conditioned rooms, business centre
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PRESBYTERIAN GUEST HOUSEMuhoho Ave, South C PO Box 27573-00506, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 607 144; 60397 Email: [email protected] www.presbyterianguesthouse.co.ke
Location: Off Mombasa road, Nairobi
presbyterian Guest house & conference centre is a reason-ably priced property just 4 km away from the city centre. famed for its conference facilities, the property has a main hall that can accommodate up to 500 people and also two smaller halls of 100 each.
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REDCOURT HOTELRed Cross Rd, Off Mombasa Rd PO Box 26601-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 390 4000; 604 528 Cell: +254 (0)728 606 476/8; +254 (0)738 973 512/3 Fax: + 254 (0)20 604 520; 608 681 Email: [email protected] www.redcourt.co.ke
Location: Near Jomo Kenyatta international Airport
This four-star property offers a modern conference centre with a selection of eight conference rooms, two executive boardrooms and its own restaurant. The main Mundial restaurant is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Makutano Lounge bar and the Afya Garden bar are ideal for unwinding and socialising
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, parking, garden, business centre, shop, 24-hour room service
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SANKARA NAIROBIPO Box 1638-00606 woodvale Grove, westlands, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 420 8000 Fax: +254 (0)20 420 8888 Email: [email protected] www.sankara.com
Location: Westlands, Nairobi
Sankara Nairobi combines international five-star standards with personalised service and authentic new African flavour. The tranquillity of the spacious hotel rooms, stunning rooftop pool and world-class spa create the perfect environment for guests to relax and unwind, while the tempting choice of dining areas and carefully designed meeting spaces put the property at the centre of Nairobi’s vibrant social and business life.
Additional Facilities: Spa
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SAFARI PARK HOTEL & CASINOThika Rd, PO Box 45038-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 363 3000; 856 2222; 356 8644 Cell: +254 (0)722 205 683; 733 333 713 Fax: +254 (0)20 363 3919; 856 1584 Email: [email protected] www.safaripark-hotel.com
Location: Opp. Moi international Sports centre, Kasarani
Safari park hotel is an oasis of tranquillity, offering luxurious accommodation, beautifully landscaped gardens with an inland beach and a tropical swimming pool. The world-class conference centre has 20 meeting rooms and recreational facilities. The property has five restaurants that offer interna-tional, African, chinese, Japanese and italian cuisine.
Additional Facilities: Shop, coffee shop, discotheque, casino, parking, jogging track, tennis, squash
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ROCK RESORT KISUMU PO Box 100, Daraja Mbili, Kisumu Tel: +254 (0)722 855 822 Email: [email protected] www.rockresort.co.ke
Location: Along Kisumu-busia highway
rock resort Kisumu is located facing the magnificent views of the Kisumu valley. Guest rooms are tranquil, comfortable and generous in size – each with breathtaking views of the rocky valley. The property is just 10 minutes from Kisumu Airport and 20 minutes from Kisumu city centre.
Additional Facilities: parking, air conditioned rooms
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PARK VILLA HOTELPO Box 1000-50205, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 203 6433 Fax: +254 (0)20 554 1216
Location: Webuye
This remote hotel is located in Western Kenya on the Great North road in the town of Webuye. The property is ideal for business travellers with excellent business, conference and meeting facilities. visitors can be taken around to watch the spectacular Webuye Waterfalls of the Nzoia river.
Additional Facilities: parking
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OUTSPANPO Box 14815-00800, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 445 2095 Cell: +254 (0)722 207 761 Fax: +254 (0)20 445 2102 Email: [email protected] www.aberdaresafarihotels.com
Location: Near Nyeri town in central Kenya
This country hotel set in beautiful, lush 45-acre rolling gardens, abounds with recreational activities. The serene beauty enchanted Lord baden-powell and his wife Lady Olave, and he spent his last three years in a cottage named paxtu. The property is the base hotel for Treetops.
Additional Facilities: coffee shop, tavern pub, paxtu Museum, cultural village, nature walks, excursion to Solio rhino Sanctuary
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OLE-SERENI HOTELPO Box 18187-00500, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 390 1000; 503 6000 Cell: +254 (0)720 143 502 Fax: +254 (0)20 828 564 Email: [email protected] www.ole-serenihotel.com
Location: 5 km from Jomo Kenyatta international Airport
Situated by Nairobi National park, Ole-Sereni brings to life five-star brilliance that seamlessly blends city life with the rugged splendour of the wild. Guests enjoy viewing the various wild animals from the big five restaurant, the Water hole bar and the Ngong pool bar. On the fourth floor the eagles Grill room and bar is an exclusive fine dining area.
Additional Facilities: forex counter, shop, 24-hour room service, business centre, travel desk
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Sarova PanafricPo Box 30486-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 272 0822 fax: +254 (0)20 272 6356; 271 5905 Email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: Nairobi
Imposingly set in a pleasant residential suburb of Nairobi, the Sarova Panafric commands a panoramic view of the Kenyan capital. The hotel is famed for its excellent local and interna-tional cuisine, sumptuous buffets, tantalising barbecue and extensive à la carte menu. It is also home to the Flame Tree Restaurant, dubbed ‘the finest restaurant in town’.
Additional Facilities: : Wellness centre, business centre, children’s club, 24-hour room service
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WindSor Golf HoTEl & ccPo Box 45587, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 856 2300; 356 5501-4 cell: +254 (0)722 203 361 217 fax: +254 (0)20 856 0160/1; 356 5506 Email: [email protected] www.windsorgolfresort.com
Location: Nairobi
Victorian-design buildings set within colourful landscaped gardens, overlooking a fusion of indigenous forest and a cham-pionship golf course, define the Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club as East Africa’s premier resort. This is an environmental haven for wildlife and birdlife with man-made water features.
Additional Facilities: Golf, golf lessons, health club, tennis, discotheque, shop, squash, beauty salon
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SunSET HoTElPo Box 215, Kisumu Tel: +254 (0)35 41 100/2 fax: +254 (0)35 22 745 Email: [email protected]
Location: Kisumu
Located just five minutes from the centre of Kisumu and 15 minutes from Kisumu Airport, the three-star Sunset Hotel stands in an attractive landscaped garden bordering the Kisumu Impala Sanctuary. Guests staying at the Sunset Hotel have an uninterrupted view of Lake Victoria. As its name suggests, the Sunset Hotel attracts visitors from all over the world who can view the magnificent sight of the setting sun.
Additional Facilities: Outside catering
TriBE – THE villaGE MarKET HoTElPo Box 300-00621, village Market, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 720 0000 Email: [email protected] www.africanpridehotels.com/tribe
Location: Gigiri, Nairobi
Set in the leafy suburb of Gigiri, just 10 minutes from Nairobi city centre, the hotel offers a combination of convenience, security and an unparalleled range of shopping and entertain-ment options for both tourists and business people visiting the city. The property has 142 rooms, lofts and suites plus a presidential wing, penthouse and apartments.
Additional Facilities: Spa, shop
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THE Sarova STanlEycorner of Kimathi St & Kenyatta ave Po Box 30680, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 228 830; 316 377 fax: +254 (0)20 229 388; 221 9860 Email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: City centre, Nairobi
Flagship of the Sarova Hotels Group, The Sarova Stanley is Nairobi’s oldest hotel, built in 1902, with a rich and proud history. The Sarova Stanley has undergone an intensive programme of renovation. The hotel has three restaurants: the famous Thorn Tree Café, the Thai Chi, for authentic Thai cuisine, and the al fresco Pool Deck Restaurant.
Additional Facilities: Shop, health club, business centre
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uTalii HoTElPo BoX 31067-00600, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 856 3540; 856 1201/2/7, 245 8627 cell: +254 (0)722 205 891/2; 733 600 584; 733 410 005 fax: +254 (0)20 856 0514 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]
Location: Thika Road, Nairobi
Utalii Hotel is located 8 km from Nairobi city centre and is easily accessible from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The hotel offers a peaceful country environment set in spacious and beautiful gardens. Excellent cuisine is offered with both à la carte and table d’hôte menus available.
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, coffee shop, tennis, parking, disabled facilities, live entertainment, children’s club, business centre, outside catering
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SouTHErn Sun Mayfair nairoBi cnr Msapo close/Parklands rd, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 368 8000 cell: +254 (0)722 204 599; 722 205 508 fax: +254 (0)20 3748 823 Email: [email protected] www.southernsun.co.ke
Location: Westlands, Nairobi
Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi is one of Nairobi’s best known land-marks. This historic four-star hotel enjoyed its first heyday in 1945 and has recently been extensively refurbished to offer modern facili-ties yet still retain the understated charm and elegance of yesteryear.
Additional Facilities: Lounge, parking (150+ cars), disabled facilities, shop, beauty salon
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uPPEr Hill counTry lodGE2nd ngong ave, upper Hill Po Box 40842-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 288 1600 fax: +254 (0)20 288 1599 Email: [email protected] www.countrylodge.co.ke
Location: Nairobi
Upper Hill Country Lodge offers exceptional value in the Kenyan capital. Accommodation is affordable without any compromise on comfort, safety, quietness or cleanliness. Owned and operated by Fairview Hotel the lodge reflects three generations of experience in the hospitality industry.
Additional Facilities: Parking, vending machine
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alManara diani BEacH rESorTPo Box 5468-80401, diani Beach, Mombasa Tel: +44 (0)1932 351 937 (uK) cell: +254 (0)716 863 884 Email: [email protected] www.almanararesort.com
Location: Diani Beach
Located on Diani Beach, Almanara Diani Beach Resort offers six fully inclusive villas and one spectacular presiden-tial villa. Complete with personal chef and maid services, this five-star resort offers guests a bespoke luxury experi-ence while maintaining the genuine cultures of Africa.
Additional Facilities: Spa, water sports, personal butler service, diving, excursions
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BaoBaB Holiday rESorTPo Box 99527-80107, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 800 5498 cell: +254 (0)720 631 113 Email: [email protected] www.baobabholidayresort.com
Location: Bamburi Beach
Baobab Holiday Resort is located off the new Malindi Road, on Mombasa’s north coast opposite the famous Bamburi Nature Trail, only 10 minutes’ walk from the beach. Accom-modation at Baobab Holiday Resort ranges from luxury air conditioned rooms, to self-catering apartments ideal for families. All rooms have a high standard of decor and include air conditioning, safe, TV and minibars.
Additional Facilities: Business centre, room service, air conditioned rooms
aMani TiWi BEacH rESorTPo Box 1877-80400, ukunda Tel/fax: +44 (0)8450 772 247 Email: [email protected] www.amanitiwibeachresort.com
Location: Tiwi Beach, South Coast
A private paradise set on 20 acres of lush tropical grounds; the resort is an eco-friendly haven boasting its own private beach, with all the comforts of the modern day. With 216 rooms, Amani Tiwi Beach Resort offers a mix of exciting activities and warm hospitality. Welcome to ‘Paradise under African skies.’
Additional Facilities: Inter-connecting family rooms, diving, water sports, coffee shop, tennis, beauty salon
BaoBaB BEacH rESorT & SPaPo Box 32-80400, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)20 205 7093/8 fax: +254 (0)20 205 7092 Email: reservations@ baobab-beach-resort.com www.baobab-beach-resort.com
Location: Diani Beach
The Baobab Beach Resort & Spa is set within 80 acres of tropical gardens, overlooking the alluring beaches of the Indian Ocean. The resort consists of three luxurious proper-ties – The Baobab, The Mardadi and Kole Kole.
Additional Facilities: Water sports, diving, tennis, spa, live entertainment, excursions
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BaMBuri BEacH HoTElMombasa-Malindi rd, Po Box 83966, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 5611/7 fax: +254 (0)41 548 5900 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.bamburibeachkenya.com
Location: Bamburi Beach
The Bamburi Beach Hotel is conveniently located on the north coast and within reach of the international airport at Mombasa. This hotel offers the all-inclusive concept and is set amid lush tropical gardens, with extensive white sandy beaches overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean.
Additional Facilities: Parking, Jacuzzi, squash, live enter-tainment, beauty salon
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BluE Bay villaGEPo Box 162, Watamu Tel: +254 (0)42 32 626 fax: +254 (0)42 32 422 Email: [email protected] www.igvclub.it
Location: Watamu
The Blue Bay Village is situated some 2 km from Watamu and 23 km south of Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast and overlooks the marine park. The property forms part of the iGV Club. All rooms, which have makuti roofs, have satellite TV and video. There is a choice of rooms: standard; standard with air conditioning; deluxe and suite.
Additional Facilities: Fresh water swimming pool, volleyball, table tennis, canoeing, tennis, diving, snorkelling, horse riding
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drifTWood BEacH cluBPo Box 63-80200, Malindi Tel: +254 (0)20 2617 300 cell: +254 (0)721 724 489; 734 747 133 fax: +254 (0)42 213 0712 Email: [email protected] www.driftwoodclub.com
Location: Silversands Beach, 10 minutes from Malindi Airport
Informal, friendly, with excellent food and a relaxed ambience, The Driftwood is the last of the original-style Kenya coast hotels situated on the lovely Silversands Beach. Accommoda-tion consists of 23 standard rooms, two luxury cottages and three villas. All rooms have air conditioning.
Additional Facilities: Wheelchair-friendly, beauty salon, shop, diving
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diani SEa rESorTPo Box 37-8400, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)40 320 3438 cell: +254 (0)711 387 028 fax: +254 (0)40 320 3439 Email: [email protected] www.dianisea.de
Location: Diani Beach
Diani Sea Resort is located on the white sandy shores of Diani Beach, 30 km south of Mombasa. The resort stands on a 10-acre plot with exotic gardens sloping to the sea. The main building contains entrance hall, dining room, lounge and a conference room.
Additional Facilities: Live music, evening entertainment, tennis, squash, water sports, diving, fishing
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caMPErS HavEn & JaMBorEE rESorTMalindi rd, Mombasa cell: +254 (0)720 240 991 Email: [email protected]
Location: Bamburi Beach
Campers Haven & Jamboree is located moments from the beach. Guests can pitch their own tents or rent one of the many already there. Additionally visitors can stay in the guest accommodation. Rooms are also available.
Additional Facilities: Live music
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diani SEa lodGEPo Box 37-8400, ukunda cell: +254 (0)711 387 199 fax: +254 (0)40 320 3439 Email: [email protected] www.dianisea.de
Location: Diani Beach
Diani Sea Lodge is an all-inclusive property located on the white sandy shores of Diani Beach, 30 km south of Mombasa. Accommodation consists of 151 bungalows and 10 comfortable rooms in a charming cottage. All rooms are air conditioned, have en-suite facilities and feature hand-made Lamu-style furniture.
Additional Facilities: Freshwater swimming pool, children’s pool, shop, health centre, tennis, mini golf, diving
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diani rEEf BEacH rESorT & SPaPo Box 35-80400, ukunda Tel : +254 (0)40 320 2723; 320 3308 fax: +254 (0)40 320 2196; 320 3067 Email: [email protected] www.dianireef.com
Location: Diani Beach
Set in 34 acres and nestling in the pristine white sands with 380 metres of beachfront overlooking the Indian Ocean, the luxurious and award-winning Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts. The Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Spas 2009 publication has commended the resort for having one of the world’s finest spa experiences.
Additional Facilities: Spa, shops, children’s club, tennis, squash
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coral KEy BEacH rESorTcasuarina rd, Po Box 556, Malindi Tel: +254 (0)42 30 717/718 fax: +254 (0)42 30 715 Email: [email protected] www.coralkeymalindi.com
Location: Malindi
Coral Key Beach Resort is located in Malindi and comprises 44 rooms under makuti roofs, all designed using local styles and themes and set in luxuriant gardens. For all-inclusive guests, the main restaurant offers a buffet service of light, tasty and quality meals blended with international specialities and themed evenings.
Additional Facilities: Spa, tennis, diving, volleyball, diving, fishing, beauty treatments, shop
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EdEn roc HoTElPo Box 350, Malindi Tel: +254 (0)42 20 480/1/2 cell: +254 (0)720 909 853; 732 233 043 fax: +254 (0)42 20 333 Email: [email protected] www.edenrockenya.com
Location: Malindi
The Eden Roc Hotel is a family-owned holiday destination dating back to 1957 with a long history of providing luxury and comfort. It is composed of two main buildings and bungalows spread over a large tropical park. Apart from being a holiday resort, Eden Roc Hotel also hosts confer-ences – with two conference halls and a boardroom.
Additional Facilities: Water sports, diving, snorkelling, nature walks, horse riding, dhow sailing, excursions
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JuMuia confErEncE & BEacH rESorTPo Box 46-80109, Mtwapa Tel: +254 (0)20 354 8318 cell: +254 (0)710 288 043; 738 713 444 Email: [email protected] www.resortjumuia.com
Location: Kanamai Beach (30 km from Moi International Airport)
Set on the beautiful Kanamai Beach with 300 metres of uninter-rupted coast, Jumuia is the perfect getaway for business confer-ences, family holidays, weddings and honeymoons. In addition to standard guest rooms, there is a 100-bed facility suitable for the cost-conscious. The resort is non-alcoholic and non-smoking.
Additional Facilities: Snack bar, sports facilities (football, volleyball, water volleyball, water polo, aqua aerobics)
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KaHaMa HoTElPo Box 10626-80101, Mombasa Tel : +254 (0)41 548 5395 cell: +254 (0)733 771 133; 729 487 446 fax: +254 (0)41 548 5066 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.kahamahotel.co.ke
Location: Bamburi Beach
Kahama Hotel is a well located, small cosy hotel offering low cost but luxurious rooms and Swahili penthouse apartments set in palm tree tropical grounds with a large swimming pool. The hotel also has a great sports bar with DJs, live bands and four cinema screens showing live satellite sports.
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, solar hot water, internet café, parking, free Wi-Fi, sports bar
HEMinGWayS rESorTMida creek drive, Po Box 267-80202, Watamu Tel: +254 (0)42 233 2724; 42 233 2373 cell: +254 (0)722 205 917; 733 411 112 fax: +254 (0)42 233 2256; 42 233 2181; 42 2332255 Email: [email protected] www.hemingways.co.ke
Location: Watamu Marine Park
An oasis of peace and calm, nestling on one of the world’s top 10 beaches, for rest and relaxation few places on earth compare to Hemingways Resort, Watamu. Every one of the Hemingways’ beautifully appointed rooms offers delightful views of the Indian Ocean and endless white sand beach.
Additional Facilities: Spa, tennis, shop, library, business centre, fishing, dhow, glass bottom boat, snorkelling
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KaSKazi BEacH HoTElPo Box 135-80400, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)40 320 3725 cell: +254 (0)715 400 370 fax: +254 (0)40 320 2233 Email: [email protected] www.kaskazibeachhotel.com
Location: Diani Beach
Known for its good service, the Kaskazi Beach Hotel is located amid lush tropical vegetation. All rooms have sea views, en-suite bathrooms and balconies. Buffet-style breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the main Karibu Restaurant. The à la carte restaurant Aladdin’s Grill Room serves a variety of fish and meat dishes.
Additional Facilities: Shop, hair salon, massage, diving, air conditioned rooms
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flaMBoyanT BouTiQuE HoTElPo Box 53-80400, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)40 320 2033 cell: +254 (0)720 843 585 fax: +254 (0)40 3202 223 Email: [email protected] www.flamboyant.co
Location: Diani Beach
Set in a lush tropical garden, Flamboyant graces the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, protected by a hemline of coral reef, offering calm and serenity. Family-run, Flamboyant offers all-inclusive services and personal attention from dedicated personnel. Cuisine is seafood oriented; highlighting the Swahili coastal culinary specialities.
Additional Facilities: Tennis, squash, snooker, air condi-tioned rooms, safes in guest rooms
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Jacaranda indian ocEan BEacH rESorTPo Box 73-80400, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)40 320 3730 fax: +254 (0)40 320 3551 cell: +254 (0)721 672 111; 734 600 922 Email: [email protected] www.jacarandahotels.com
Location: diani Beach
Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort is a luxury resort situated 40 km south of Mombasa in an unrivalled setting. Designed in Swahili style, the resort has 100 air conditioned white- washed, makuti-roofed village styled rooms. The rooms have balconies, with some offering spectacular views.
Additional Facilities: Tennis, diving, beauty treatments
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Kilili BaHarini rESorT & SPacasuarina rd, Po Box 93, Malindi Tel: +254 (0)42 212 0169; 212 1264 cell: +254 (0)77 020 6500 fax: +254 (0)42 212 0634; 77 300 7637 Email: [email protected] www.kililibaharini.com
Location: Silversand Beach, 5 km from Malindi Airport
Kilili Baharini is an exclusive complex, hidden within the greenery. It is the ideal place for complete relaxation and to experience an unforgettable part of Africa. There are 29 air conditioned, luxurious guest rooms, three prestigious suites, three junior suites, five swimming pools, two bars, a restau-rant, a beauty and health spa and a fabulous white beach.
Additional Facilities: Spa, breakfast served on the veranda, afternoon tea
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KiWayu Safari villaGE Po Box 55343-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 0891; 600 0107; 600 8475 cell: +254 (0)723 598 858; 735 598 858 fax: +254 (0)20 600 6990 Email: [email protected] www.kiwayu.com
Location: 30 km North of Lamu
Kiwayu is a natural, simple but luxurious and secluded retreat. Established in 1973, the property is owned and run by the Pelizzoli family. The theme at the camp is informality; a swimming costume, kikoy (sarong), hat and sunglasses are all that guests need. The restaurant offers first-class cuisine, a mixture of Italian, Mediterranean and Swahili dishes.
Additional Facilities: Water sports, snorkelling, fishing, excursions around the Kiunga Marine Reserve
Kinondo KWETuPo Box 5445, diani Beach Tel: +254 (0)40 330 0031 cell: +254 (0)710 251 565 Email: [email protected] www.kinondo-kwetu.com
Location: Galu Beach
Home to Ida and Filip Andersson, Kinondo Kwetu is often described as a ‘home away from home’ – a paradise on the Kenyan coast. With various forms of accommodation, all surrounded by green shady gardens and just a few steps from the white sandy beach, Kinondo Kwetu can cater for up to 38 people.
Additional Facilities: Diving, motor/ sailboats, snorkelling, tennis, stables, beauty treatments, sauna
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lion in THE Sun rESorTMarine Park rd, Po Box 1056-80200, Malindi Tel: +254 (0)42 213 0066 Email: [email protected] www.lioninthesun.net
Location: Malindi
Once one of the Kenya coast’s most exclusive and most majestic homesteads, the Lion in the Sun is now a unique exciting retreat just outside Malindi. The property is also one of only six exclusive Henri Chenot centres around the world and for those who are interested, the Chenot philosophy of well-being is fully integrated into the guest’s stay.
Additional Facilities: Spa, personal butler service
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lEoPard BEacH rESorT & SPaPo Box 34-80400, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)20 204 9271/2; 20 204 9270 fax: +254 (0)40 3203 424 cell: +254 (0)724 255 280; 733 202 721 Email: [email protected] www.leopardbeachresort.com
Location: Diani Beach
This superbly renovated beach resort and spa on dazzling Diani Beach is the epitome of Swahili-style luxury, interna-tional cuisine and endless leisure choices. An ideal travel destination for incentives, it also boasts an adventure centre offering lots of activities and a multi-faceted conference centre. Accommodation comprises cottages and honeymoon suites, sea-facing superior and standard rooms.
Additional Facilities: Spa, tennis, water sports
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lEiSurE lodGE rESorTPo Box 84383 Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)40 320 2620; 320 2011/4 cell: +254 (0)733 333 309; 722 206 968 fax: +254 (0)40 320 2046 Email: [email protected] www.leisurelodgeresort.de
Location: Diani Beach, South Coast
‘Truly Leisure, Truly Paradise’ is the motto at Leisure Lodge. The resort has recently been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification, marking a major milestone in the hotel’s history. Accommodation is lavishly designed, with the focus on comfort and privacy.
Additional Facilities: Casino, golf, diving, water sports, glass bottom boat, fishing, tennis, shops, wellness centre, beauty salon, business centre
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MaKWETu rESorTSPo Box 34268-80118, nyali, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 353 3752 cell: +254 (0)720 609 584 fax: +254 (0)41 476 025 Email: [email protected] www.makwetu.com
Location: Nyali
The Makwetu Resorts comprise 12 self-catering apartments and six studio rooms all of which are en-suite and air condi-tioned. Both the apartment and studios are suitable for either short or long-term let and can be booked on self-catering, bed and breakfast or half-board basis.
Additional Facilities: Gardens, parking, air conditioned rooms
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KiPunGani EXPlorErPo Box 74888-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 444 6651; 444 7929 fax: +254 (0)20 444 6600; 444 6533 Email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: Kipungani Channel, Lamu
Kipungani Lamu is an incredibly romantic destination. The deserted beach is ideal for walks, as a wedding venue, or seafood beach dining. The property has a rustic luxury with makuti (thatch) and palm-mat bandas combined with king-sized beds and hammocks. Guests can laze by the pool, indulge in water sports or enjoy a cruise on a dhow.
Additional Facilities: Water sports, fishing, snorkelling, diving, kayaking, nature walks, health spa, excursions
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MidviEW cEnTral HoTElBarracks rd, nyali Po Box 34306-80118, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 470 650/1/3/4 cell: +254 (0)738 469 043; 713 726 290 fax: +254 (0)41 470 652 Email: [email protected] www.midviewhotels.com
Location: Nyali
Midview Central Hotel is a smart and well-run hotel located in Nyali. The hotel covers five floors, with the top two floors benefiting from stunning ocean views. Guest rooms are modern and spacious with private balconies, key-card access and air conditioning.
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, 24-hour room service
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MilElE BEacH HoTElnew Malindi rd, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 211 8312 cell: +254 (0)729 403 649; 734 600 665 fax: +254 (0)20 800 9013 Email: [email protected] www.milelebeach.com
Location: North coast of Mombasa
Milele Beach hotel, the first non-alcoholic, non-smoking Beach Hotel in East and Central Africa, is set within nine acres of colourful tropical gardens overlooking the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. The hotel captures the traditional Swahili architecture in an environment of white sandy beach and soothing breeze against the tropical palms.
Additional Facilities: Wellness centre, business centre, coffee shop, ice cream parlour, parking, baby-sitting
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MoMBaSa conTinEnTal rESorTPo Box 10649-80101, Bamburi, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 219 1750-2 cell: +254 (0)73 443 3433; 73 492 7927 fax: +254 (0)20 219 1753 Email: reservations: [email protected] www.mombasacontinentalresort.co.ke
Location: Bamburi Beach
Mombasa Continental Resort is a fresh and exciting estab-lishment that reflects the beautiful history of Mombasa, combining all the influences that created the Swahili language and culture.
Additional Facilities: Diving, water sports, excursions, air conditioned rooms, discotheque, disabled facilities
MoMBaSa BEacH HoTElMt Kenya rd, Po Box 90414, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 471 861-5 fax: +254 (0)41 472 970 cell: +254 (0)72 220 3143/4 Email: [email protected] www.kenya-safari.co.ke
Location: Mombasa
Built on a cliff to capture the allure of Kenya’s Indian Ocean, Mombasa Beach Hotel offers the ideal beach holiday. Each of the balconies of the 150 air conditioned rooms and seven VIP suites allows visitors an uninhibited view of the ocean’s expanse as well as the tranquil tropical gardens.
Additional Facilities: Tropical gardens, basketball, indoor games, water sports; sailing, windsurfing, snorkelling, diving
Mnarani cluBPo Box 1008, Kilifi Tel: +254 (0)20 807 0501-4 cell: +254 (0)727 288 166; +254 (0)733 333 579 fax: +254 (0)20 807 0505 Email: [email protected] www.mnarani.co.za
Location: Kilifi
Mnarani Club is situated on the cliffs of Kilifi overlooking the Indian Ocean – a fantastic location in a peaceful and picturesque part of the north Kenyan coast. The atmosphere is relaxed and the service is always personal. The property was recently voted one of the top 10 bargain hotels in Africa by Travelers’ Choice®.
Additional Facilities: Private beach, sailing lessons, squash, crazy golf, spa, diving school
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MoMBaSa Sai rESorTPo Box 85111-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 6000 fax: +254 (0)41 548 6289 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Location: Bamburi Beach
Mombasa Sai Resort is conveniently located on the North Coast of Mombasa among the other major hotels on the Bamburi Beach and short distance from all the major restaurants, clubs, entertainment and shops. The resort caters for couples and families who want a beach holiday in a quiet and personalised hotel that is reasonably priced and provides all basic amenities.
Additional Facilities: Parking
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ocEan SPorTS rESorTPo Box 208, Mida creek road, Watamu cell: +254 (0)724 389 732 fax: +254 (0)42 32 266 Email: [email protected] www.oceansports.net
Location: Watamu
Privately owned and managed, Ocean Sports Resort is a perfectly unique destination, with exquisite views of the Indian Ocean. The ambience is friendly and unpretentious and guests are looked after by enthusiastic staff. A small, stylish and sociable beach resort for free spirits and families.
Additional Facilities: Disabled facilities, bike/kayaks rental, fishing, diving, snorkelling, horse riding, shop, beauty treat-ments, tennis, parking
nyali inTErnaTional BEacH HoTElPo Box 90581,nyali, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 264 8100 cell: +254 (0)733 700 533 fax: +254 (0)20 264 8200 Email: [email protected] www.nyaliinternational.com
Location: Nyali
The four-star Nyali International Beach Hotel opened in 1946 and has a reputation for hospitality and excellence. Located 10 km from Mombasa and set in 20 acres of tropical gardens, the hotel has retained its charm.
Additional Facilities: Water sports, diving (close to the Great Nyali Reef), close proximity to Nyali Golf Course
norTH coaST BEacH HoTElPo Box 89926-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 203 7784/5 fax: +254 (0)20 202 3523 cell: +254 (0)722 209 458; 733 409 430 Email: [email protected] www.northcoastbeachhotel.co.ke
Location: Kilifi
North Coast Beach Hotel is an all-inclusive club offering a one-price holiday on the coast of Mombasa. The lively resort is located 40 minutes from Moi International Airport. The service and the Kenyan smile set the trend for excitement and romance which keeps guests coming back year after year.
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, live entertain-ment, beauty salon, shop, business centre.
nEPTunE ParadiSE villaGE rESorTGalu Beach, Po Box 696, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)40 320 3061/4 fax: +254 (0)40 320 3019 Email: [email protected] www.neptunehotels.com
Location: Diani Beach
Neptune Paradise Village is located 32 km south of Mombasa in 25 acres of landscaped gardens stretching down to one of the most spectacular beaches in East Africa. There is a choice of menus, including theme nights and speciality cuisines, served in two main restaurants and two à la carte grills.
Additional Facilities: Tennis, putting greens, bowling, beauty salon, massage room
nEPTunE PalM BEacH rESorTPo Box 696, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)40 320 2353 fax: +254 (0)40 320 3019 Email: [email protected] www.neptunehotels.com
Location: Galu Beach
The Neptune Palm Beach Resort is located at Galu Beach, on Mombasa’s south coast. Laid out as quaint cottages and designed in traditional style, all rooms have balconies, double beds, telephones, room safes and en-suite bathrooms. The Mnazi restaurant serves a buffet-style breakfast, lunch and dinners and drinks are served with meals as part of the all-inclusive package.
Additional Facilities: Mosquito nets, afternoon tea, air conditioned rooms
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nEPTunE BEacH rESorTBamburi, Po Box 83125, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 5701/3 fax: +254 (0)41 548 5705 Email: [email protected] www.neptunehotels.com
Location: Bamburi Beach
The Neptune Beach Resort is located on the silver sands of Bamburi Beach, offering the serenity of a true ocean retreat with easy access to the historical heart of Mombasa. Deli-cious local and international dishes are served in the large open-air and covered dining areas. There is a beautiful free-flow pool just a few steps away from the beach.
Additional Facilities: Diving, fishing, snorkelling, water sports
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MSaMBWEni BEacH HouSE & PrivaTE villaSPo Box 51-80404, Msambweni Tel: +254 (0)20 357 7093 cell: +254 (0)723 69 7346 fax: +254 (0)20 213 7599 Email: [email protected] www.msambweni-house.com
Location: Msambweni, South Coast
Msambweni Beach House & Private Villas are in a quiet, unique setting on a stretch of completely unspoilt sandy beach surrounded by 28 acres of natural land. The property is designed in Lamu style with whitewashed intricate features, high-beamed ceilings, makuti roofs and locally hand-carved furniture.
Additional Facilities: Shop, air conditioned rooms, parking, lounge
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Pa PWEza adaMSvillE BEacH SuiTESPo Box 34269, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 0340 fax: +254 (0)41 548 0343 cell: +254 (0)727 531 259 Email: [email protected] www.papwezasuites.com
Location: Mombasa
Pa Pweza’s architectural design blends Swahili and Arab culture with a contemporary feel. The Pweza Restaurant is a modern brasserie that delivers friendly attentive service, deli-cious food and cocktails.
Additional Facilities: Wellness centre, business centre
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SandiES TroPical villaGEPo Box 68, casurina rd, Malindi Tel: +254 (0)42 212 0444 fax: +255 (0)42 213 1872 Email: [email protected] www.planhotel.com
Location: Silversand Beach, five minutes from Malindi
Sandies Tropical Village is an exclusive four-star resort with a lovely beachfront. The property is a charming oasis of tranquillity and elegance with all the advantages of the all-inclusive service. Dining options include a buffet or an à la carte menu at the main restaurant; snacks and drinks available throughout the day at a choice of three bars.
Additional Facilities: Water sports, diving, daily and evening entertainment programme, spa, baby-sitting, doctor
PinEWood BEacH rESorT & SPa Po Box 90521, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 208 0981/ 2 fax: +254 (0)40 330 0045 Email: [email protected] www.pinewood-beach.com
Location: Galu Beach, next to Diani Beach
Pinewood Beach is a multi-award-winning boutique beach resort where natural beauty and inspired design are merged to create a perfect holiday destination. The property recently received the ‘Best Bargains, Africa’ award from TripAdvisor. The new in-house Aqualand now offers one of the most comprehensive water sports facilities on the coast.
Additional Facilities: Spa, four restaurants, TV lounge, business centre, forex counter, safari desk, swim-up bar
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Sai rocK HoTElnew Mombasa-Malindi rd Po Box 83063-80100 Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 7644 / 5 cell: +254 (0)726 270 036; (0)734 270 036 Wireless: +254 (0)20 801 3597 fax: +254 (0)41 548 7646 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.sairock.co.ke
Location: Bamburi Beach
Sai Rock Hotel is situated on Bamburi Beach with breath-taking views over the Indian Ocean. In a beautiful setting of an architectural masterpiece, this exclusive hotel was built using a subtle blend of coastal and modern architecture.
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, Jacuzzi, spa, business centre, beauty salon, massage, shop, water sports
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rEEf HoTElPo Box 82234, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 471 771-2 cell: +254 (0)722 270 769 fax: +254 (0)41 471 349 Email: [email protected] www.reefhotelkenya.com
Location: Nyali, north Mombasa
Reef Hotel is one of the most popular international beach resort hotels in Kenya. The property is family-friendly, relaxed and offers affordable alternatives for holiday, business or conference guests. Guests enjoy lavish buffets for lunch and dinner, and on theme nights, romantic candle-lit dinners. There are also weekly barbecues.
Additional Facilities: Air conditioned rooms, crazy golf, three swimming pools, sports bar, tennis, Jacuzzi
Plaza BEacH HoTElBamburi Beach, Po Box 88299, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 5321/4 fax:+254 (0)41 548 5325 Email: [email protected] www.plazabeach.co.ke
Location: Bamburi Beach
Situated on the gleaming white powder sands of Bamburi Beach, the Plaza Beach Hotel offers the amenities and comforts of a small, luxurious, ‘boutique style’ executive hotel. The main restaurant serves themed buffet-style dinners, with a variety of tropical and international cuisine, while the speciality restaurant features à la carte dishes and seafood.
Additional Facilities: Business centre, massage parlour, shop, beauty salon
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ScorPio villaSMnarani rd, Po Box 368-80200, Malindi Tel : +254 (0)42 212 0194; 42 212 0892 cell: +254 (0)700 437 680 fax: +254 (0)42 212 1250 Email: [email protected] www.scorpio-villas.com
Location: Malindi
Scorpio Villas is located 2 km from the centre of Malindi in a splendid tropical setting with views of the Indian Ocean and its crystal-clear waters. There are two bars: the Mango Tree Bar and the Palm Beach Bar.
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SouTHErn PalMS BEacH rESorTPo Box 363, ukunda Tel: +254 (0)40 320 3721; 320 3360/4 cell: +254 (0)72 220 3166; 73 333 3366 fax: +254 (0)40 320 3381 Email: [email protected] www.southernpalmskenya.com
Location: Diani Beach
Southern Palms Beach Resort is situated on stunning Diani Beach, about 35 km south of Mombasa. This four-star resort was built and opened in 1992 and has subsequently earned a reputation for its warm hospitality. The property boasts two large free-form swimming pools – one with complete with a Jacuzzi.
Additional Facilities: Beach volleyball, football, water sports, water aerobics
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Sun n Sand BEacH rESorToff Mombasa/Malindi rd, Po Box 2-80109, Mtwapa Tel: +254 (20) 205 7950/1/2/3 cell: +254 (0)722 204 799; 204 333 fax: +254 (20) 205 7954 Email: [email protected] www.sunnsand.info
Location: Mtwapa
Set among 18 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens with stunning beach frontage, Sun n’ Sand Beach Resort is located on Kikambala Beach, Mtwapa. The hotel’s business centre offers services as well as conference facilities. Guests have a choice of six restaurants, including themed dinners, à la carte seafood and Italian and Chinese cuisine.
Additional Facilities: Golf (nearby), water sports, diving, glass bottom boat, fishing
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SEvErin SEa lodGEBamburi Beach, Malindi rd, Po Box 82169-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 5001-5; 20 286 4247/8; 20 2004153/4 cell: +254 (0)733 645 444; 722 284 682; 710 536 097; 733 645 444 fax: +254 (0)41 548 5212 Email: [email protected] www.severin-kenya.com
Location: On Bamburi Beach
Severin Sea Lodge is located directly on the shores of the Indian Ocean on Bamburi Beach. The hotel has been constructed in traditional Swahili style with accommodation in round bungalows. The main buildings and two swimming pools are harmoniously located within a vast grove of palms.
Additional Facilities: Shop, internet café, gelateria, massage, library, table tennis, diving, water sports
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SErEna BEacH HoTEl & SPaPo Box 90352-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 354 8771-4 cell: +254 (0)733 584 500-2; 727 424 201-3 Email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com
Location: Mombasa
Serena Beach Hotel & Spa offers an oasis of tranquillity while delivering a unique mix of high-action water sports, sybaritic sun worship, world-class cuisine and vibrant nightlife. Styled to resemble an ancient Swahili village, the hotel is set in extensive palm-shaded grounds and centred on a sky-blue swimming pool with a thatched bar and crystal waters cascading into a tiled market square.
Additional Facilities: Water sports, shop, diving, health club, spa, inter-connecting family rooms
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Sarova WHiTESandS BEacH rESorT & SPaMombasa/Malindi rd, Po Box 90173-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 5926/9; 20 212 8000 fax: +254 (0)41 548 5652 Email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: Bamburi Beach
Set in 22 acres of tropical gardens, with palm trees and fish ponds, Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa features one of the finest and longest beaches in East Africa. The Pavilions Restaurant is the main dining restaurant offering exceptional buffet-style cuisine with amazing nightly themed cuisine.
Additional Facilities: Spa, shop, excursions, tennis, volley ball, business centre
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SunriSE rESorT aParTMEnTS & SPaPo Box 34180-80118, nyali, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 357 6010/1 fax: +254 (0)20 357 6017 Email: [email protected] www.sunriseresortkenya.com
Location: Nyali
Sunrise Resort Apartments & Spa is located in the upmarket beach-side area of Nyali, just north of Mombasa. All apart-ments are two-bedroomed and include private balcony, sitting room, two toilets and a shower room, air conditioning, a full kitchenette, sitting room and are fitted with a wireless internet connection.
Additional Facilities: Spa, traditional Thai massage parlour, business centre, ice cream parlour
SurfSidE villaSPo Box 81821-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 6074; 548 6074 cell: +254 (0)733 865 291 fax: +254 (0)41 222 5661 Email: [email protected] www.surfbeachvillas.com
Location: Bamburi
Surfside Villas forms part of Surfside Beach Club and is located at Bamburi, about 12 km north of Mombasa. Guests are accommodated in beautiful self-contained and fully furnished two-bedroom villas. Each villa is air conditioned and features a spacious lounge, dining room and well equipped kitchen as well as a swimming pool and beach bar.
Additional Facilities: Discotheque, fishing, shop
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SWaHili BEacH Po Box 5202-80401, diani Tel: +254 (0)20 651 531/2; 552 887; 828 598 fax: +254 (0)20 651 519; 552 887 cell: +254 (0)733 834 325; 722 610 549 Email: [email protected] www.swahilibeach.com
Location: Diani Beach
Swahili Beach is an innovative five star resort development offering a harmonious blend of architectural influences from the east African coast, Arabia, India and Zanzibar.
The property has been built using state-of-the-art technolo-gies to ensure minimum ecological impact.
Additional Facilities: Coffee shop, spa, water sports, busi-ness centre
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TEMPlE PoinT rESorT (SalaMa BEacH HoTEl) Po Box 296-80202, Watamu Tel: +254 (0)42 233 2057/8; 233 2275 cell: +254 (0)722 204 131 fax: +254 (0)42 233 2289 Email: [email protected] www.templepointresort.com
Location: Mida Creek, Watamu
Temple Point Resort is located in Watamu’s Mida Creek. Set in lush gardens the atmosphere reflects a delightful private home, with luxury accommodation in tastefully decorated Swahili-style rooms. The elegant restaurant offers a range of local and international dishes complemented by choice of bars.
Additional Facilities: Glass-bottomed boat, canoes, bikes, diving, tennis, pizzeria
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voyaGEr BEacH rESorTPo Box 34117-80118, reef rd, nyali Tel: +254 (0)20 444 6651; 444 7929 fax: +254 (0)20 444 6600; 444 6533 Email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: 7 km north of Mombasa
Voyager Beach Resort is a ship-themed resort ‘moored’ on a stunning beach. The ‘cruise ship’ docks at different ports every evening, with themed cuisine and ‘on-board’ family entertainment, including classic Broadway musicals. The resort is ideal for family groups, young ‘sailors’, honeymoon couples, as well as older seafarers.
TurTlE Bay BEacH cluBPo Box 10-80202, Watamu Tel: +254 (0)42 233 2003; 233 2080; 233 2226 cell: +254 (0)721 830 604; 734 601 066 fax: +254 (0)42 233 2268; 233 2345 Email: [email protected] www.turtlebaykenya.com
Location: Watamu Marine National Park
Located on one of the top five rated beaches in the world, Turtle Bay offers excellent water sports facilities in a National Marine Park which hosts an abundant variety of fish and marine life. Appealing to a wide range of visitors, it’s no surprise that this friendly hotel attracts visitors back year after year.
Additional Facilities: Business centre, excursions, shop, tailor, bikes, tennis, diving school, water sports, parking
TravEllErS BEacH HoTEl & cluBPo Box 87649-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 5121/6 cell: +254 (0)720 648 708 fax: +254 (0)41 548 6109 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.travellersbeach.com
Location: Bamburi Beach
Travellers Beach Hotel & Club is located on a white sandy beach just 12 km north of Mombasa and prides itself on being the finest all-inclusive club in the area. The Suli Suli Grill and Bahari Grill serve informal meals during the day. Dinner is served in the main restaurant overlooking the pool.
Additional Facilities: Shop, water sports, diving school, ramps/grips in the bath for the handicapped
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alliancE naro Moru rivEr lodGEPo Box 18-10105, naro Moru Tel: +254 (0)724 082 754; +254 (0)623 1047 Email: [email protected] www.naromoruriverlodge.com
Location: Mount Kenya
The Alliance Naro Moru River Lodge is set in the foothills of Mount Kenya and is a base for climbers. The lodge stands on the equator between Nyeri and Nanyuki at an altitude of 1,982 metres. Set in beautiful tropical gardens, it offers excellent trout fishing and is a paradise for birdwatchers. Two restau-rants offer a range of cuisine. The lodge has a team of guides to take guests up Mount Kenya to Point Lenana.
Additional Facilities: Mountain climbing, game drives
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aMBoSEli SErEna Safari lodGEPo Box 48690, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)45 622 361, 622 622 fax: +254 (0)45 622 430 Email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com
Location: Amboseli National Park
Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge has a spectacular setting in a copse of giant acacia trees beside a natural spring in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. With its Maasai architecture, the lodge has been designed to harmonise perfectly with the environment.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, sundowners, community visits, tribal dancing
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aSHnil aruBa lodGEPo Box 90738-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 2166 338/9 cell: +254 (0)722 414 487 fax: +254 (0)20 216 6340 Email: [email protected] www.ashnilhotels.com
Location: Tsavo East National Park
Ashnil Aruba Lodge is named after the Aruba dam – a body of water that attracts abundant wildlife in Tsavo East National Park. All guest rooms have a terrace overlooking the Aruba dam. Various exciting activities are offered at the lodge, including game drives and guided nature walks.
Additional Facilities: Shop, garage, gas station, car wash bay
aMBoSEli SoPa lodGEPo Box 72630-00200 Tel: +254 (0)20 361 6000 cell: +254 (0)72 220 6328; 73 361 0060 fax: +254 (0)20 375 1507 Email: [email protected] www.sopalodges.com
Location: On the Edge of Amboseli National Park
In the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro resides the Amboseli Sopa Lodge. Set in 200 acres of land, the property is not far from where Ernest Hemingway lived when writing ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro’. Amboseli National Reserve is home to the Maasai community, over 400 species of breeding birds and is abundant with rare and wonderful wildlife.
Additional Facilities: Parking, disabled facilities, climbing
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fairMonT Mara Safari cluBc/o Harry Thuku rd, Po Box 58581-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 216 940 fax: +254 (0)20 216 796 Email: [email protected] www.fairmont.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
A tented sanctuary lying at the foot of the Aitong Hills, the Fairmont Mara Safari Club is surrounded on three sides by the Mara River at the edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve. Accommodation at the Mara Safari Club is completely at one with nature, offering a captivating retreat set in lush surroundings. Each of the luxurious tents looks out over the Mara River.
Additional Facilities: Library, game drives, bush dinners, walking and balloon safari
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aSHnil SaMBuru lodGEPo Box 10557-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 356 6970/1 cell: +254 (0)717 612 499 fax: +254 (0)20 356 6974 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.ashnilhotels.com
Location: Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Samburu
Ashnil Samburu Camp sits in Buffalo Springs Game Reserve, which takes its name from an oasis of crystal-clear water at the western end of the reserve. It is separated from Samburu National Reserve by Ewaso Nyiro River and is less hilly and dense yet equally attractive.
Additional Facilities: Shop, garage, gas station, car wash bay
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KEEKoroK lodGEc/o Wilderness lodges, Po Box 42788-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 630 392 fax: +254 (0)20 630 384 Email: [email protected] www.wildernesslodges.co.ke
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Located in 80 acres and refurbished in 2006, Keekorok Lodge is set within the Masai Mara National Reserve. Accommoda-tion comprises 89 double rooms, eight superior rooms and four suites and stone-built bungalows with private balconies and en-suite bathrooms. Most rooms overlook the reserve and others look into a large garden.
Additional Facilities: Hot air ballooning, birdwatching, game drives
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KilaGuni SErEna Safari lodGEPo Box 48690, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)45 340 000 fax: +254 (0)45 622 470 Email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com
Location: Tsavo West National Park
Located in the heart of Tsavo West National Park, with its huge population of elephants, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge was the first to be built in a national park and has long been a favourite of international tourists. The lodge has a terrace from which guests can view the spectacular African sunsets.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, excursions, shop, nature walks, live entertainment, beauty treatments, library
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laKE ElEMEnTaiTa lodGEPo Box 561, nakuru Tel: +254 (0)51 850 863/833 fax: +254 (0)51 850 863 Email: [email protected] www.jacarandahotels.com
Location: Nakuru
The Lake Elementaita Lodge was formerly known as the Kekopey ranch and was built by the English settler Lord Galbraith Cole in 1916. It still retains the features and atmosphere of an early colonial home. Now managed independently, the property has a good reputation for hosting functions of all kinds with highly professional services and facilities.
Additional Facilities: Outside catering, nature walks, horse riding, game drives
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GrEaT rifT vallEy lodGE & Golf rESorTTel: +254 (0)50 500 47/8 fax: +254 (0)20 444 6600; 444 6533 Email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: Eburru Mountain – Great Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort borrows its name from the valley. It sits majestically on the mighty Eburru Mountain and each room shows a facet of the valley’s dynamic vistas. Built around an 18-hole golf course, the lodge offers various types of accommodation from private villas to luxury rooms.
Additional Facilities: Golf, excursions, hot water springs, birding, horse riding, nature walks, children’s club, boating
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iMPala Safari lodGEPo Box 85479-80100, Mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 210 8174 cell: +254 (0)713 817 115 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.impalasafarilodge.com
Location: 5 km from the Tsavo East National Park entrance
Impala Safari Lodge is located in Voi, 334 km from Nairobi and 151 km from Mombasa, and has spectacular views across the Sagala Hills. The property is tastefully designed and offers both cottages and tents with a lounge and rooms ideal for families or friends who want to stay together in a secluded private setting.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, birdwatching, nature walks, sundowners
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loiSaBaPo Box 1348, nanyuki Tel +254 (0)62 31 072 Email: [email protected] www.loisaba.com
Location: Nanyuki
Its remote location, in a 61,000 acre private wildlife conservancy, makes Loisaba Lodge a unique and tranquil safari experience. Loisaba Lodge is perched on the edge of a plateau facing Mount Kenya, with each of the seven en-suite guest rooms offering extraordinary views of the surrounding landscape. Each of these rooms opens onto its own private deck. In addition, Loisaba has two sets of starbed locations: Kiboko and Koija Starbeds.
Additional Facilities: Tennis, spa, game drives, shop, community visits, horse riding
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laKE naKuru lodGEPo Box 561, nakuru Tel: +254 (0)20 2733695/6; 51 850 228 fax: +254 (0)20 273 3698 Email: [email protected] www.lakenakurulodge.com
Location: Great Rift Valley
Lake Nakuru National Park has achieved an international fame as a birdwatchers’ paradise and an animal sanctuary with white and black rhinos. The eco friendly lodge blends in with the surroundings. There is accommodation for 170 people in family rooms, deluxe rooms and suites. The property is known for its hospitality, competent staff, great cuisine, outside catering, bush barbecues, African nights and sundowners.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, shop, horse riding
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Mara SErEna Safari lodGEPo Box 48690, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)50 22 253; 22 137 fax: +254 (0)50 22 382 Email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Set on a high ridge in the Masai Mara National Reserve, the Mara Serena Safari Lodge offers spectacular views. Mara Serena is a modern interpretation of a traditional African village of domed huts, spaced apart to allow guests an unin-terrupted view of the landscape.
Additional Facilities: Hot air ballooning, community visits, game drives, nature walks, shop, business centre, library
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laKE naivaSHa SoPa rESorTPo Box 72630-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 361 6000 cell: +254 (0)722 206 328; 733 610 060 fax: +254 (0)20 375 1507 Email: [email protected] www.sopalodges.com
Location: Southern Shores of Lake Naivasha
Situated on the southern shores of Lake Naivasha, second-largest of the only two freshwater lakes in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort is an impressive property with a dramatic backdrop. The lake is a stage for some magnificent storms and was named Nai Pasha (rough water) by the Masai tribes.
Additional Facilities: Parking, disabled facilities
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lEoPard rocK lodGEc/o Po Box 34464-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 0031 cell: +254 (0)733 920 082; 736 333 100 fax: +254 (0)20 600 0031 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.leopardmico.com
Location: Meru National Park
Leopard Rock Lodge is an ecologically upmarket safari lodge built on 3.5 km of river frontage. It is situated on the equator in the heart of George and Joy Adamson country. The lodge is one of a kind, unfenced, open to wildlife and often visited by giraffes, elephants, lions and buffalos.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, walking guide, museum, Jacuzzi, shop
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Mara SiMBa lodGEc/o Po Box 66601-00800, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)50 22 590 fax: +254 (0)50 50 308 Email: [email protected] www.simbalodges.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Mara Simba Lodge was conceived as the ultimate lodge in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Overlooking a dramatic bend in the Talek River, with grounds extending for almost 1 km along the river bank, the lodge is designed to complement its natural setting. The restaurant offers an excellent choice of meat dishes and vegetarian menus.
Additional Facilities: Walking safaris, bush dinners84
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nGulia Safari lodGEGround floor, utali House, uhuru Highway Po Box 42013, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 344 201/2/5; 311 474-9; 229 751/2; 224 4173 fax: +254 (0)20 222 2661 Email: [email protected] www.safari-hotels.com
Location: Tsavo West National Park
Ngulia Safari Lodge is located in Tsavo West National Park on the edge of the Ndawe Escarpment with panoramic views of the sweeping plains. The nearby waterhole is floodlit to allow guests to see nocturnal animals, including leopards, coming to quench their thirst. A special gallery enables hippos to be viewed underwater.
Additional Facilities: Birdwatching
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naivaSHa SiMBa lodGEPo Box 66601-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 434 3960-2; 444 4401-2 fax: +254 (0)20 434 3963; 444 4403 Email: [email protected] www.simbalodges.com
Location: Lake Naivasha
Opened in 2003, Naivasha Simba Lodge comprises 70 standard rooms all overlooking one of Kenya’s most dramatic and best-known Great Rift Valley lakes. Each room has en-suite facilities, a private balcony and overhead fan. The lodge’s restaurant serves mouth-watering food from around the world in a buffet-style format.
Additional Facilities: Shop, health centre, sauna, beauty treatments, tennis, nature walks, boat rides
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MPaTa Safari cluBc/o 20th floor, anniversary Towers, university Way Po Box 58402, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 221 7015; 244 987; 310 867 cell: +254 (0)72 240 2249; 733 067 4284 fax: +254 (0)20 310 859; 222 9420 Email: [email protected] www.mpata-masaimara.com
Location: Oloololo escarpment, Masai Mara
Mpata Safari Club is located right on the top of the Oloololo escarpment overlooking the Masai Mara National Reserve and close to the Tanzanian border. From the club there are stunning panoramic views across the plains.
Additional Facilities: Library; suites have large lounge, kitchenettes and Jacuzzi
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ol donyo WuaS lodGEPo Box 24133-00502, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 0457; 600 5108; 600 5980 fax: +254 (0)20 600 5008 Email: [email protected] www.oldonyowuas.com
Location: Between Amboseli and Tsavo National Parks
Located midway between Amboseli and Tsavo National Parks, Ol Donyo Wuas Lodge is on a private 275,000 acre group ranch that looks up to Kilimanjaro and over fabulous savannahs. Ol Donyo Wuas is small and intimate, with only six suites including family suites with private lounges, private pools and beautiful ‘star bed’ rooftop sleepouts.
Additional Facilities: Mountain biking, hiking, excursions, massage, community visits, game drives
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MaSai Mara SoPa lodGEPo Box 72630-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 361 6000 cell: +254 (0)72 220 6328; 733 610 060 fax: +254 (0)20 375 1507 Email: [email protected] www.sopalodges.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara Sopa Lodge is located on the furthermost eastern corner of the Masai Mara National Reserve on a hillside of the Oloolamuita Valley. The lodge blends in perfectly with its surroundings and the interior style reflects traditional Maasai culture. In Maasai the word ‘sopa’ means ‘welcome’ and at Mara Sopa all guests are ensured the very warmest of welcomes.
Additional Facilities: Parking, disabled facilities
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ol TuKai lodGEoff rhapta rd, Westlands, Po Box 45403-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 444 5514 fax: +254 (0)20 444 8493 Email: [email protected] www.oltukailodge.com
Location: Amboseli National Park
Located in the heart of the Amboseli National Park, Ol Tukai Lodge is a high-class tourist resort and one of the best spots in the world to see elephants and other wildlife. The lodge offers wonderful views of Mount Kilimanjaro, and its design was inspired by the beautiful topography to take advantage of the flat plains on one side and the acacia forest on the other.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, live entertainment, shop
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rondo rETrEaT cEnTrEPo Box 2153-50100, Kakamega Tel: +254 (0)56 30 268 cell: +254 (0)733 299 149; 735 894 474 fax: +254 (0)56 31 057 Email: [email protected] www.rondoretreat.com
Location: Kakamega Forest, 20 km from Kakamega
Kakamega Forest is the only rain forest in Kenya. Trinity Fellowship, a non-profit-registered society, runs Rondo Retreat within the forest. The restaurant provides tasty meals and after-dinner coffee is provided in the sitting room. In the afternoons, tea is served on the veranda.
Additional Facilities: Hiking trails, stunning viewpoints, guides
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SaMBuru GaME lodGEc/o Wilderness lodges, Po Box 42788-00100, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 650 392 fax: +254 (0)20 650 384 Email: [email protected] www.wildernesslodges.co.ke
Location: Samburu National Reserve
Set in 10 acres in Samburu National Reserve and on the slopes of the Ol Olokwe Mountain, Samburu Game Lodge is a place for guests to experience true wilderness and serenity. All of the 61 cottages, rooms and suites are decorated using the finest materials and fabrics. All have en-suite bathrooms and private balconies overlooking the river.
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royal Mara Safari lodGEPo Box 260-00621, village Market, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 883 046; 201 8169 fax: +254 (0)20 712 3357 Email: [email protected] www.royalmara.com
Location: Mara North Conservancy
Situated directly on the Great Migration route, Royal Mara Safari Lodge offers a thrilling safari experience. The wealth of game around the lodge is perfect for guests wanting to discover the Big Five. The lodge makes every dining experience unique, with dinner served in a variety of loca-tions, from the dining room overlooking the hippo pool to barbecue bush dinners in the open savannah.
Additional Facilities: Walking safaris, hot air ballooning, community visits
SaMBuru SErEna Safari lodGEPo Box 48690, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 284 2000 fax: +254 (0)20 271 8103 Email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com
Location: Samburu National Reserve
In the flash flooding that occurred on 4 March 2010 in Samburu National Park, most of the lodges and camps in the area, including Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, suffered significant damage. Samburu Serena Safari Lodge is currently closed as the owners review the situation and assess the full extent of the damage.
Additional Facilities: Game drives
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SaMBuru SoPa lodGEPo Box 72630-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 361 6000 cell: +254 (0)72 220 6328; 73 361 0060 fax: +254 (0)20 375 1507 Email: [email protected] www.sopalodges.com
Location: Samburu National Reserve
Samburu Sopa Lodge is built overlooking the wildlife-rich banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River within the Samburu National Reserve. The lodge is on raised ground, allowing panoramic views of distant Samburu Hills on one side and Mount Kenya on the other. The public areas are airy and spacious with views of the surrounding terrain.
Additional Facilities: Game drives
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Sarova SalT licK GaME lodGEPo Box 72493-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 271 3333 fax: +254 (0)20 271 5566 Email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: Taita Hills Sanctuary
Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge is a unique concept elevated on stilts, overlooking a waterhole and linked by suspended walkways. At night, the waterholes are floodlit, ensuring an uninterrupted view of the daily procession of visitors below. The restaurant features delicious international and local cuisine, usually in the form of a sumptuous buffet.
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Saruni SaMBuru lodGETel: +254 (0)50 22 424 Email: [email protected] www.sarunisamburu.com
Location: Kalama Conservancy, bordering Samburu National Reserve
Saruni Samburu is a design lodge located on Kalama Conservancy, bordering Samburu National Reserve. Surrounded by 95,000 hectares of wildlife conservancy and perched on top of a spectacular viewpoint, Saruni Samburu is a breathtakingly spacious safari lodge. Saruni Samburu has a sister lodge in the Masai Mara.
Additional Facilities: Private airstrip, game drives, night drives, wellness centre
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Sarova SHaBa GaME lodGEPo Box 440, isiolo Tel: +254 (0)64 30 638 fax: +254 (0)64 30 481 Email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: Shaba Game Reserve
Located in the heart of the Shaba Game Reserve, 100 km north of the equator, the Sarova Shaba Game Lodge is an oasis of flora and fauna with spring water cascading through the grounds. Accommodation is in luxury thatched chalets, all en-suite and with views over the Uaso Nyiro River.
Additional Facilities: Wellness centre, community visits, nature walks, camel safaris
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Sarova TaiTa HillS GaME lodGEPo Box 72493-00200, nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 2433 7445 fax: +254 (0)20 271 5566 Email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: Taita Hills Sanctuary
Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge offers luxury accommoda-tion and amenities and is the ultimate base from which to explore the magnificent Taita Hills Sanctuary. The lodge is designed in the style of a German fortress, recalling the First World War Anglo-German conflict in this area.
Additional Facilities: Live entertainment, shop, nature walks, game drives, excursions
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Sarova lion Hill GaME lodGEPo Box 7094, nakuru Tel: +254 (0)51 850 235/850 288 fax: +254 (0)51 2210836 Email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru, in the heart of the Rift Valley, is one of Kenya’s famous soda lakes. The surrounding park is full of birdlife, including hundreds of pink flamingos. There is also a rhino sanctuary where visitors can see white and black rhino, an endangered species. Sarova Lion Hill offers a unique vantage point.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, sundowners, wellness centre, shop, sauna
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Tawi LodgePo Box 1206-00502, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 230 0943 Cell: +254 (0)733 625 399; 722 745 552 email: [email protected] www.tawilodge.com
Location: Amboseli National Park
Tawi Lodge offers stylish accommodation and also aims to contribute to the promotion of a harmonious development for the wildlife and the Maasai along the corridor between Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills.
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The arkc/o harry Thuku rd, Po Box 58581-00200, CSQ Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 216 940 Fax: +254 (0)20 216 796 email: [email protected] www.fairmont.com
Location: Aberdare National Park
The Ark provides a perfect vantage point to sit and quietly contemplate the beauty of its surroundings. Its biblical name is reflected in its wooden structure, accessible only via a drawbridge and offering cabin-style rooms located on different decks. The lodge overlooks the Yasabara salt-lick waterhole – a natural magnet for local wildlife.
Additional Facilities: Walking safaris, game drives, hang gliding, picnic lunches
Voi SaFari Lodgeground floor, Utali house, Uhuru highway Po Box 42013, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 344 201/2/5; 311 474-9; 229 751/2; 224 4173 Fax: +254 (0)20 222 2661 email: [email protected] www.safari-hotels.com
Location: Tsavo East National Park
Built high on a hillside overlooking the Tsavo East National Park is Voi Safari Lodge, one of the most innovatively constructed wildlife retreats in the whole of Kenya. There is a special hide for camera enthusiasts, enabling photogra-phers to take close-up images of game animals that are quite oblivious to human presence.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, airstrip
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TreeToPSPo Box 14815-00800, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 445 2095 Cell: +254 (0)722 207 761 Fax: +254 (0)445 2102 email: [email protected] www.aberdaresafarihotels.com
Location: Aberdare National Park (Mt. Kenya Region)
This game-viewing lodge, built on stilts, offers cosy accom-modation with a magnificent view of Mount Kenya and overlooks two waterholes. Treetops is currently engaged in a conservation initiative dubbed ‘Return the Bush’. This project will benefit visitors and the surrounding environment.
Additional Facilities: Shop, photographic hides, view decks, outdoor lectures at the jungle bar, game drives, full day moorland excursions
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ShimBaPo Box 14815-00800, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 445 2095 Cell: +254 (0)722 207 761 Fax: +254 (0)20 445 2102 email: [email protected] www.aberdaresafarihotels.com
Location: Shimba Hills National Reserve
Shimba is located 45 minutes’ drive from Mombasa. Nestled in the tropical rainforest, the wooden tree lodge is surrounded by indigenous trees and overlooks a waterhole. Shimba is cool, refreshing and the perfect place to relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of the forest and the soothing trickle of water flowing from a spring.
Additional Facilities: Wooden walkway, jungle bar, wedding venue, bush breakfasts, guided walks, cultural tours
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&BeyoNd kiChwa TemBo maSai mara TeNTed CamPc/o &Beyond, Private Bag X27, Benmore 2010, South africa Tel: +27 (0)11 809 4441, Fax: +27 (0)11 809 4400 email: [email protected] www.andBeyond.com
Location: Ololololo Escarpment, western border of the Masai Mara National Reserve
In addition to excellent game viewing, &Beyond Kichwa Tembo lies directly in the path of Africa’s spectacular Great Migration within the Masai Mara National Reserve. Warthog wander among the spacious safari tents, each with en-suite bathroom. Kichwa Tembo is renowned for its warm local hospitality and delicious pan-African meals.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, birdwatching, lectures by a Maasai naturalist, night drives, guided walking trails, community visit, sundowners, hot air balloon
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eLePhaNT PePPer CamPPo Box 743-00517, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 3090/1; 600 4053/4 Fax: +254 (0)20 600 4050; 600 3066 email: [email protected] www.elephantpeppercamp.com
Location: Masai Mara North Conservancy
Situated within the Masai Mara North Conservancy, this eight-tent bush camp is tucked away in a prime Kenyan wildlife area. Surrounded by the Mara’s ubiquitous game, it is a seasonal camp that is taken down for a month or so each year during the rainy seasons.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, night drives, guided bush walks, community visits, sundowners
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Fig Tree CamPPo Box 40683-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 605 328; 605 067; 605 072 Fax: +254 (0)20 693 595 email: [email protected] www.madahotels.com
Location: Banks of the Talek River, Masai Mara National Reserve
Part of the adventure at Fig Tree is that guests can choose to stay in either a tent or a cabin. All rooms and tents have a private balcony and views over the national reserve. The Royal Tents are the latest addition to the camp, complete with four-poster beds and butler service.
Additional Facilities: Games drives, shop, tree house, hot air ballooning
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eNTim CamPPo Box 64196-00620, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 202 7125/6 Cell: +254 (0)733 258 120 email: [email protected] www.entim-mara.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
This unfenced luxurious and intimate camp has been designed to enhance the surrounding environment. All en-suite tents have magnificent view of the plains beyond and the Mara River. There is a cosy lounge area with a small library, separate bar and dining area, which is open-fronted, allowing guests the unmatched experience of eating meals while watching the wildlife.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, hot air balloon, sundowners, community visits, walking safaris
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eLSa’S koPjePo Box 743-00517, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 3090/1; 600 4053/4 Fax: +254 (0)20 600 4050; 600 3066 email: [email protected] www.elsaskopje.com
Location: Meru National Park
Elsa’s Kopje is named after Elsa the lioness, made famous by George and Joy Adamson in their biographical book and film ‘Born Free’. The camp comprises 10 en-suite open-plan cottages. One of the 10 cottages is a spacious new honey-moon suite, which is spread over three levels.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, guided bush walks, bush breakfasts, fishing, massage
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goVerNorS’ CamPPo Box 48217-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 273 4000/5 Fax: +254 (0)20 273 4023/4 email: [email protected] www.governorscamp.com
Location: Banks of the Mara River
Created in 1972, Governors’ Camp set new standards in luxury for a tented camp and nestles in the small forest along the banks of the Mara River. Each morning a breakfast feast is prepared over blazing coals: mountains of bacon and eggs, fresh pastries, exotic fruits and freshly brewed Kenyan coffee.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, hot air ballooning, community visits, excursions, walking safaris
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kiCheChe mara CamPPo Box 15236-00509, karen, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 889 0541; 249 3569; 249 3512 Cell: +254 (0)73 688 8055; 70 088 8055 Fax: +254 (0)20 260 1418 email: [email protected] www.kicheche.com
Location: Masai Mara North Conservancy
Kicheche Mara Camp is located on the Aitong Plains of the Masai Mara. The camp is hidden in wild olive groves and its style is classic and intimate. There are 11 spacious tents and a maximum of 22 guests. Each tent is comfortably furnished and overlooks the plains and nearby hills.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, community visits, nature walks
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iLkeLiaNi CamPPo Box 64196-00620, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 202 7125/6 Cell: +254 (0)733 258 120 email: [email protected] www.ilkeliani.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Ilkeliani is located in a small river glade in central Mara. The Spacious guest tents are all en- suite, well spaced and sited along the Talek River, thereby ensuring maximum privacy. Ilke-liani Camp’s well furnished bar-lounge and viewing deck over-look the plains and hills, from here guests can enjoy watching the emerging wildlife in the plains and spectacular sunsets.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, hot air balloon, commu-nity visits, night drives, walking safaris
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kiTiCh CamPPo Box 743-00517, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 4053/4; 600 3090/1 Fax: +254 (0)20 600 4050; 600 3066 email: [email protected] www.kitichcamp.com
Location: Matthews Mountain Range (North Kenya)
The Matthews Mountain Range rises up out of the desert; a chain of peaks covered in dense dewy forest. In a remote valley, Kitich Camp overlooks a river glade within the lush indigenous forest. Kitich Camp’s cosy lounge and spacious new deck overlook the floodlit river glade. From here guests can enjoy watching the wildlife emerge from the forest at dusk.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, guided forest walks, river swimming, birdwatching, cultural visits
joy’S CamPPo Box 743-00517, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 3090/1; 600 4053/4 Fax: +254 (0)20 600 4050; 600 3066 email: [email protected] www.joyscamp.com
Location: Shaba National Reserve
Joy’s Camp is situated in Shaba National Reserve and is named after the world-renowned conservationist Joy Adamson. An elegant oasis in the arid lands of Samburu, Joy’s Camp is built on the site of Joy Adamson’s tented home. The 10 chic canvas bedrooms are set on raised floors with breathtaking views of the surrounding hills.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, guided bush walks, sundowners, community visits, Joy Adamson Museum
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kiLima CamPc/o escapades Ltd, Po Box 1206-00502, karen, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 208 1747 Cell: +254 (0)733 625 399 email: [email protected] www.kilimacamp.com
Location: Masai Mara Triangle/banks of the Mara River
This intimate eco-lodge has a fantastic location overviewing the Masai Mara and is an ideal base to enjoy the real African wildlife experience in comfort and style. The camp offers several activities including; game drives, guided bush walks, hot air ballooning, visit to Maasai manyatta, fly camping, archery and sundowners.
Additional Facilities: Spa (traditional Maasai/ continental beauty therapies), outdoor hot shower/ baths, wine cellar, mess tent, reception desk
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goVerNorS’ iL moraN CamPPo Box 48217-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 273 4000/5 Fax: +254 (0)20 273 4023/4 email: [email protected] www.governorscamp.com
Location: Banks of the Mara River
Governors’ Il Moran Camp is small and intimate, with added touches that make it ideal for those who want that extra bit of luxury. The camp is situated along the banks of the Mara River, right in the heart of the Masai Mara National Reserve, with the best game viewing right on your doorstep.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, hot air ballooning, community visits, excursions, walking safaris
goVerNorS’ PriVaTe CamPPo Box 48217-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 273 4000/5 Fax: +254 (0)20 273 4023/4 email: [email protected] www.governorscamp.com
Location: Banks of the Mara River
Governors’ Private Camp is for those who want something exclusive. The camp can only be booked by one family or group at a time. As its name suggests, it is private. It means that up to 16 people can have the experience of staying on a beautiful bend of the Mara River all to themselves.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, hot air ballooning, community visits, excursions, walking safaris
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mara LeiSUre CamPPo Box 48995-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 557 009 Cell: +254 (0)737 799 990/2 Fax: +254 (0)20 556 126 email: [email protected] www.maraleisurecamp.co.ke
Location: Banks of Talek River/Masai Mara National Reserve
Mara Leisure Camp is an exclusive boutique camp located along the Talek River at the confluence of the Masai Mara’s four game viewing areas on the northern boundary of the Masai Mara National Reserve. This makes all areas of the park accessible for game viewing including night game drives, bush walks and cultural visits.
Additional Facilities: Parking, 4x4 Land Cruisers, disabled facilities
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mara eXPLorer LUXUry TeNTed CamPTel: +254 (0)20 444 6651; 444 7929 Fax: +254 (0)20 444 6600; 444 6533 email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve – banks of the Talek River
Set on its own private peninsula, this exclusive tented camp is the best in luxury living, reminiscent of the old African safari style, where no creature comfort is spared. The Masai Mara is famous for its black-maned lions and the annual migration of wildebeest, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, nature walks, fine dining, spa, community visits
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mara iNTrePidS CamPTel: +254 (0)20 444 6651; 444 7929 Fax: +254 (0)20 4446600; 444 6533 email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve, banks of the Talek River
The Mara Intrepids Camp is set on the vast grasslands of the Masai Mara with the Talek River flowing past. This spacious tented abode has a signature view of the endless Mara plains. Ideal for families, the camp offers new two-bedroomed family tents complete with a spacious lounge and an outside deck.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, nature walks, children’s club, spa
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NyUmBU CamPTel: +254 (0)20 434 7417; 474 7508 Cell: +254 (0)73 460 0625 Fax: +254 (0)20 434 7258 email: [email protected] www.maasaimara-nyumbu.com
Location: Ngila plains at the edge of Masai Mara Game Reserve
This eco-friendly camp has custom-designed tents equipped with hot shower and flushing toilets. Game viewing starts right from the camp itself and the location is ideal to experi-ence the wildebeest migration. Game drives take place either in the Nyumbu Trust Conservancy, the Masai Mara National Reserve or the Olare Orok Conservancy.
Additional Facilities: Game drives
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Lewa SaFari CamPPo Box 743-00517, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 4053/4; 600 3090/1 Fax: +254 (0)20 600 4050; 600 3066 email: [email protected] www.lewasafaricamp.com
Location: Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Lewa Safari Camp has a stunning location, with outstanding game viewing and spectacular views of Mount Kenya. The camp is based within the private 65,000 acre wildlife conserv-ancy of the Lewa Wilderness Trust. The conservancy reinvests all profits generated from tourism (including Lewa Safari Camp) into conservation.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, horse riding, camel riding, birdwatching, fishing
LiTTLe goVerNorS’ CamPPo Box 48217-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 273 4000/5 Fax: +254 (0)20 273 4023/4 email: [email protected] www.governorscamp.com
Location: Banks of Mara River
Little Governors’ Camp is located around a large watering hole alive with animals and birdlife. Getting to the camp is an adventure in itself, as guests first have to cross the Mara River by boat, then walk a short distance, escorted by armed guards, through the forest. Meals are of a high standard, served outdoors during the day or inside a candle-lit dining tent.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, hot air ballooning, community visits, excursions, walking safaris
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LarSeNS CamPc/o wilderness Lodges, Po Box 42788-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 650 392 Fax: +254 (0)20 650 384 email: [email protected] www.wildernesslodges.co.ke
Location: Samburu National Reserve
With just 20 tents, Larsens Camp offers an intimate and luxurious African safari experience. The camp is located in Samburu National Reserve, which enjoys year-round warm temperatures and offers some splendid views. All tents are sited along the west bank of the river and decorated with modern features in a classic style.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, birdwatching, cham-pagne breakfasts, sundowners
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rekero CamPc/o Bush & Beyond, Po Box 56923-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 60 0457/5108 Fax: +254 (0)20 60 5008 email: [email protected] www.rekero.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve, where the Talek River meets the Mara River
This small and intimate camp, famed for its guiding, sits on a bank of the Talek River. Each of the eight large, walk-in tents shares a private piece of the stunning riverside setting. Each tent has an en-suite bathroom with ‘safari’(bucket) shower, sink and flush toilet.
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oLUmara CamPPo Box 16550-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 236 3741 Cell: +254 (0)20 201 8105 Fax: +254 (0)20 418 0318 email: [email protected] www.olumara.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
This stylish camp has been specifically designed to blend with its natural surroundings, featuring the rugged Masai Mara Koiyaki Lemek and the Olare Orok River. A rope suspension bridge across the river affords an adventurous entrance to the camp.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, night drives, sundowners
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SamBUrU iNTrePidS CamPTel: +254 (0)20 444 6651; 444 7929 Fax: +254 (0)20 444 6600; 444 6533 email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: Northern Kenya
Samburu Intrepids is located in Kenya’s dry northlands on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River. The camp has spacious tents with private verandas facing the river; there are also two family suites. Visitors can witness the Samburu’s special five – reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, beisa oryx and the gerenuk – as well as Africa’s big cats.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, nature walks, children’s club, spa
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rhiNo riVer CamPTel: +254 (0)20 386 4831/2; 359 8871 Cell: +254 (0)732 809 287 email: [email protected] www.rhinorivercamp.com
Location: Meru National Park
A collection of eight luxury cottages built out of sumptuous caramel canvas and sustainable hardwood, raised on plat-forms above the gently flowing Kindani River, make Rhino River Camp a quiet, exclusive experience. Each room has its own private ‘zen’ area where guests can meditate, read or simply unwind.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, hiking, walking safaris, mountain bikes, fishing, massage, community visits
SaNCTUary oLoNaNaPo Box 41789-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 695 0002 Cell: +254 (0)733 824 599 Fax: +254 (0)695 0320 email: [email protected] www:sanctuaryretreats.com
Location: Bordering the Masai Mara National Reserve
Sanctuary Olonana is an award-winning tented camp on a private stretch of the Mara River, at the foot of the impressive Siria Escarpment close to where the famous last scene from ‘Out of Africa’ was filmed. Game concentration is high and during the wildebeest migration the action happens on the camp’s doorstep.
Additional Facilities: Game drives and nature walks
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SaroVa mara game CamPPo Box 48690, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)50 22 386 Fax: +254 (0)50 22 371 email: [email protected] www.sarovahotels.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Sarova Mara Game Camp offers an opportunity to experience a luxury tented safari. Guests who don’t mind an early start can watch sunrise over the Mara from a hot air balloon and see the wildlife awakening in the savannah before landing for a sumptuous bush breakfast.
Additional Facilities: Hot air ballooning, walking safaris, bush dinners
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TorTiLiS CamPc/o Po Box 743-00517, Uhuru gardens, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 600 3090/1; 600 4053/4 Fax: +254 (0)20 600 4050; 600 3066 email: [email protected] www.tortilis.com
Location: Amboseli
The variety and scale of the African landscape can be appreci-ated at Tortilis Camp, an award winning eco-tourism camp in Amboseli with breathtaking and unrivalled views of Mount Kilimanjaro. The 18 luxuriously designed tents (including one family house with two en-suite bedrooms and a private seating/dining area) are located in a grove of verdant flat-topped acacia trees.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, guided bush walks, bush breakfasts, sundowners, community visits, beauty treatments
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Voyager ZiwaNi Po Box 74888-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 444 6651; 444 7929 Fax: +254 (0)20 444 6600; 444 6533 email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: On the border of Tsavo West National Park
Built on the slopes of Africa’s tallest mountain and the world’s tallest free-standing mountain, Voyager Ziwani gives you breathtaking views of Kilimanjaro and its second-highest peak, Mawenzi. The tented lodge is set on a private ranch bordering Kenya’s largest national park, Tsavo.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, nature walks, children’s club, fine dining, night drives, spa
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Tarhi eCo CamPc/o Tarhi eco Camps Ltd Po Box 89064-80100, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 6378 email: [email protected]
Location: Banks of Voi River
Located on the banks of the Voi River, in a shadowed glade among the Boskia trees, Tarhi Camp has the atmosphere of the pioneer camps of long ago while providing the luxury of a permanent camp with modern utilities. Each tent provides an en-suite shower and toilet and running water. The tents are spacious yet practical.
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SweeTwaTerS TeNTed CamPPo Box 48690, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)62 31 970 Fax: +254 (0)62 31 965 email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com
Location: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Clustered around a waterhole and set in the pristine calm of its own private reserve, Sweetwaters Tented Camp is in a class of its own. Accommodation is provided in 39 luxuriously appointed tents. Each tent has a thatched roof, an en-suite bathroom and its own veranda with views over the waterhole.
Additional Facilities: Camel treks, nature walks, bird-watching, shop, business centre
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SiaNa SPriNgS TeNTed CamPPo Box 74888-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 444 6651; 444 7929 Fax: +254 (0)20 444 6600; 444 6533 email: [email protected] www.heritage-eastafrica.com
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Siana Springs is set in the midst of freshwater springs bordering the vast expanse of the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Built in the Siana Conservancy that belongs to the local Maasai, the tents are set in groves of indigenous trees with resident troops of colobus monkey, hyrax and bushbuck.
Additional Facilities: Game drives, night drives, nature walks, children’s club, spa
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SeVeriN SaFari CamPTel: +254 (0)41 548 5001-5; 20 286 4247/8; 20 2004153/4 Cell: +254 (0)733 645 444; 722 284 682; 710 536 097; 733 645 444 Fax: +254 (0)41 548 5212 email: [email protected] www.severin-kenya.com
Location: Tsavo West National Park
Severin Safari Camp offers guests a unique combination of adventure, wellness, personal service and culinary highlights amid the Kenyan wilderness. The camp is not fenced and there-fore perfectly integrated in the landscape. Experience amazing scenery and animals during game drives, enjoy a delicious bush lunch or relax during a massage in the Kenbali Spa.
Additional Facilities: Baraza Conference Tent, Kenbali Spa, Out of Africa Restaurant
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LeiSUre goLF CLUBPo Box 84383, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)40 320 2011 Fax: +254 (0)40 320 2046 email: [email protected]
Location: Diani
The Leisure Golf Club at Diani on Mombasa’s south coast is a 6,084 metre (6,632 yard) 18 hole, par 72 championship course. The club is a venue for a number of top international golf tournaments. The full-size driving range has a chipping green and bunker for practice. There is a well stocked pro shop and the clubhouse has all facilities including food and all types of beverages.
Additional Facilities: Golf, driving range
kareN CoUNTry CLUB karen rd, Po Box 24817, karen Tel: +254 (0)20 388 2802 Cell: +254 (0)733 606 950 Fax: +254 (0)20 884 088 email: [email protected] www.karencountryclub.org
Location: Karen
Often considered one of the prettiest courses in Kenya, Karen Country Club is an 18-hole, par 72 course set among beautiful gardens with a rich birdlife. Founded in 1937 the club is located next to the house of Karen Blixen (author of ‘Out of Africa’). The club is famous for its beautiful lawn terrace where guests can enjoy a delicious lunch after a round of golf and look out over the course.
Additional Facilities: Golf, tennis, squash
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NairoBi CLUBPo Box 30171-00100, gPo Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 272 5726-9 Cell: +254 (0)722 203 649; 733 363 628 Fax: +254 (0)20 272 0096 email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.nairobiclub.com
Location: Ngong Road/Haile Selassie Road Junction
Nairobi Club is a private members’ club, owned by its members. Members who realised the need for a homely establishment in the heart of Nairobi established the club in 1901. The club is the second-oldest and most popular estab-lishment of its kind in Kenya.
Additional Facilities: Tennis, cricket, squash, bowling, hockey, billiards, aerobics, massage, sauna, steam room
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keNTmere CLUBLimuru-Tigoni-Banana rd, Po Box 39508-00623, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 202 1369; 2 358 5511 Cell: +254 (0)722 276 357 Fax: +254 (0)20 202 0076 email: [email protected] www.kentmereclub.com
Location: Kiambu West District
Sometimes described as the ultimate settlers’ club, the Kentmere at Tigoni is located in the heart of the highlands amid tea and coffee plantations some 30 km from Nairobi. The Kentmere is generally recognised as the least spoilt of the old colonial country clubs and is the very essence of what an English club should be.
Additional Facilities: English-style pub, outside catering, excursions, gardens
mUThaiga CoUNTry CLUBmuthaiga road, Po Box 16526-00620, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 260 3690/1 Cell: +254 (0)722 200 785; 734 605 055 Fax: +254 (0)20 260 3693 email: [email protected] www.mcc.co.ke
Location: Muthaiga Road, opposite Saudi Arabian Embassy
The long established Muthaiga Country Club opened on New Year’s Eve 1913 and has since occupied a special place in Africa’s affections. With its distinctive blend of culture, comfort and charm, the Muthaiga Country Club has estab-lished itself as one of the most distinguished and popular members’ clubs in East Africa.
Additional Facilities: Business centre
ParkLaNdS SPorTS CLUBojijo rd, Parklands, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 374 5164 Fax: +254 (0)20 745 971 email: [email protected] www.parklandsportsclub.com
Location: Nairobi
Parklands Sports Club was established in 1906 and has since grown in terms of facilities and membership. Today, the club has reciprocal membership with a number of clubs in both Kenya and overseas. There are conference facilities for up to 25 people. The Twiga Centre is suitable for larger functions and can hold more than 100 people.
Additional Facilities: Squash, snooker, tennis, hockey, health club, steam room, sauna, massage
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iNNSCor keNya LTdmaasai rd, off mombasa rd Po Box 27724-00506, Nairobi Tel. +254 (0)20 23 638 33; 35; 40; 41| Cell: +254 (0)720 993 000; 734 924 735 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi and Mombasa
Innscor has a variety of brands that cater for people of all ages and backgrounds. The company owns renowned brands including Galito’s, Creamy Inn, Chicken Inn, Pizza Inn and Bakers Inn. The focus is on product quality, customer service, affordability and a vibrant culture. Galito’s offers an impressive selection of great tasting chicken. Creamy Inn is the place for delicious coffees and ice creams. Pizza Inn serves some of the finest pizzas in town and Chicken Inn offers mouth-watering Southern-style breaded and spiced rotisserie chicken with salads, rolls or fries.
TiN TiN reSTaUraNTLower ground Floor, kiCC, harambee ave Po Box 58077, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 229 093 Fax:+254 (0)20 213 815 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Established in 1978 and situated in the heart of Nairobi’s Central Business District, Tin Tin Restaurant has earned an enviable reputation among food connoisseurs around Kenya. The sumptuous menu represents years of hard-earned experi-ence and dedication to quality. Visit them to experience the exhilarating taste, breath-taking splendour and impeccable service at one of Nairobi’s longest-standing restaurants.
The Lord erroLL reSTaUraNT89 ruaka rd, Village market, Po Box 999, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 712 2433; (0)712 1308 Fax: +254 (0)20 712 1142 email: [email protected] www.lord-erroll.com
Location: Nairobi
Named after the 22nd Lord Erroll, the central character in ‘White Mischief’, The Lord Erroll is one of Nairobi’s top eateries. The Verandah is the perfect al fresco dining experience and at weekends it is an especially popular lunchtime venue.
With its wood panelling and photographic memorabilia, the Highlander Bar pays homage to a bygone era. International dishes are prepared in The Conservatory while The Claremont serves classical French cuisine.
The TamariNd groUPPo Box 74493- 00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 272 8090/1/3/4 Cell: +254 (0)73 364 1627; 72 220 4358 Fax: +254 (0)20 272 4209 email: [email protected] www.tamarind.co.ke
Location: Nairobi and Mombasa
The Tamarind Group owns and operates some of Kenya’s best-known brands in the hospitality sector, comprising interests in restaurants, entertainment and accommodation. These include: the Carnivore, with its charcoal-grilled exotic meat; the Tamarind Restaurant, the leading place at the coast for lovers of seafood; the Nairobi Tamarind; and the Tamarind Village. The group operates two seagoing dhows which set sail each day from the Tamarind Restaurant.
kiCCharambee ave, Po Box 30746-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 224 7277 Fax: +254 (0)20 310 223 marketing/ Front office: +254 (0)20 221 4535; 20 224 7290 email: [email protected] www.kicc.co.ke
Location: Nairobi
Located in the heart of Nairobi Central Business District and within walking distance of several five-star hotels. The Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) is a perfect venue for conferences, meetings, exhibitions and special events. With a combination of offices and meeting rooms, the KICC has hosted many international conferences and is one of Nairobi’s most famous landmarks.
NaS airPorT SerViCeS LTdPo Box 19010-00501, jkia, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 827 900; 20 697 2000 Cell: +254 (0)722 205 287; 733 618 482 Fax: +254 (0)20 822 323 email: [email protected] www.nascat.com
Location: NAS Complex, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and NAS Complex, Moi International Airport, Mombasa
NAS Airport Services is a Nairobi-based yet internationally recognised in-flight catering company. For more than 50 years NAS has provided local and international airlines landing at Kenya’s premier airports with fully integrated catering provision, loading and offloading, laundry, bonded storage and dry goods uplift. These services are tailored to the precise requirements of each airline.
EnjoyTHE MUSIC AND CULTURAL
RICHNESS OF KENYA
Kenya raha (meaning ‘exploit pleasure’) is a way of describing all that’s fun in Kenya –
bars, nightclubs, discos, water sports, cinemas, casinos, restaurants – after a long safari or business meeting. More and more visitors are aware that Nairobi is the centre of a rich music scene distilling the best that East Africa has to offer. On top of the standard soukous and benga, Nairobi now boasts live fusions of Afro-beat, electronica, R&B and hiphop and some remarkably palatable jazz.
Added to the heady mix of local bands, many Tanzanian musicians have carved a niche in the region, including the upmarket open-air venues of Mombasa, Malindi, Ukunda and Diani in the South Coast.
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Outside the capital, Mombasa offers a variety of great entertainment, with an assortment of casinos, nightclubs and cinemas as well as daytime and evening cruises by dhow.
SHOWCASE
Visit the PERAK website for a showcase of the best places to eat in Mombasa and the entire region. Thanks to the diversity of cultures, there is a wide variety of options including Swahili, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Italian and many more. Mombasa is especially famous for its freshly caught seafood.
Nyama choma (barbecued meats) is a Kenyan favourite. Traditional Swahili dishes are also served at most places.
As an association, PERAK and its members have provided a secure, hassle-free environment for visitors. For the full-circle Kenyan experience, tourists and travellers should sample the lively bars, diverse restaurants, modern cinemas and spirited nightclubs in order to understand the true meaning of Kenya raha.
Sam ikwayeChief Executive Officer
Pubs, Entertainment & Restaurants Association
of Kenya (PERAK)
www.perakkenya.org
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BLaCk diamoNd Bar & reSTaUraNTTel: +254 (0)72 459 2356; 72 255 6702 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Black Diamond Club is located in the cosmopolitan suburb of Westlands with a spacious balcony to offer you the best view of the area. The club has a great atmosphere and welcomes anyone over the age of 23. Serving a wide variety of beer, there is also an impressive cocktail menu.
In terms of entertainment, there are techno nights, club nights with DJs, big screen sports TVs, various performing artists and live bands.
BUFFeT Parkoff argwings khodek rd Po Box 2755-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 271 1772 email: [email protected] www.buffetpark-tamasha.co.ke Facebook: Tamasha hurlingham
Location: Nairobi
Buffet Park has gradually become a social port of call for Nairobians, visitors and tourists who would love to eat, drink and have a taste of Nairobi’s hospitality in a hearty and unpretentious venue in the upmarket Hurlingham suburb.
The Buffet Park kitchen has a reputation for preparing a delicious meat dishes. Beef, mutton and chicken dishes are served just the way one has ordered.
ChaNgeS PUB & hoTeL1st/2nd floors, Building-mpaka Plaza, mpaka rd Po Box 14727-00800, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)722 894 501; 722 704 989 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Throughout the week Changes Pub & Hotel has a great line-up of exciting and vibrant events, DJs, reggae music and live acts.
Located in Westlands, this popular establishment is easy to get to and attracts a wide mix of clientele.
ChomaZoNe, momBaSa roadTel: +254 (0)20 821 194 Cell: +254 (0)722 327 676 email: [email protected] www.chomazone.co.ke
Location: Nairobi
Located off the busy Mombasa Road highway, 15 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport., Chomazone has become a popular transit point to the airport, to Arusha or to Mombasa.
With excellent roast meats and live entertainment plus a wonderful outdoor ambience, Chomazone is a great hang out.
Serving some of the best roast chicken in town and well presented local cuisine, this trendy restaurant is popular with both a young and more mature crowd. A great place for private or corporate functions or just to meet friends.
CLoUdNiNe iNTeraCTioNargwing khodek rd hurlingham, Po Box 75493-00200, Nairobi Cell: +254 (0)724 886 107 email: [email protected] www.cloudnine.co.ke
Location: Nairobi
Cloudnine believe that you don’t have to be a star to enjoy singing!
As Kenya’s leading karaoke provider, Cloudnine offers its services to entertainment spots and parties – both private and corporate.
aLFajiri Bar & griLLmalim juma rd, Nairobi Cell: +254 (0)722 514 054
Location: Nairobi
The Alfajiri Bar & Grill is located in Nairobi’s Central Business District and popular with locals.
With numerous rooms inside and a great patio area outside, Alfajiri is a great place to enjoy a hearty meal surrounded by local ambience.
Located in the heart of Nairobi, it has a great atmosphere with music and TV playing as guests enjoy their food.
Alfajiri’s menus is eclectic and features everything from steaks to lamb korma and fajitas.
There is a patio area for those that prefer al fresco dining and the bar has a reputation for good service.
CLUB SoUNdTel: +254 (0)72 257 1382 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
In downtown Nairobi, Club Sound has an elevated dance floor, loads of comfy sofas and a bar area.
CoCo jamBo Bar & reSTaUraNTPo Box 4010-00506, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 387 5002 Cell: +254 (0)722 514 601 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
An oldie but goodie, Coco Jambo has recently been refur-bished to the highest standard. Known both as a bar and as a restaurant, Coco Jambo is a popular venue for locals and visitors alike.
There is a wide choice of food on the menu, but it is famous mainly for its meat dishes, such as roast and fried beef and goat meat, all of which are very good. The new bar area is modern and chic, with fabulous music playing on weekend nights.
CLUB ViBro mai mahiu rd, off Lang’ata mbagathi junction Po Box 60720-00200, Nairobi Tel: +245 (0)722 742 372 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Club Vibro affords a cool ambient atmosphere only disturbed by pleasant live musical performances by leading bands who play every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
This fun-loving establishment is ideal for those wishing to dance to original Afro beats while sampling delicious, sizzling nyama and kuku dishes and sip refreshing beverages in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Crooked QPo Box 66631-00800, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 444 1632 Cell: +254 (0)721 208 843
Location: Nairobi
One of the busiest and most lively venues in Nairobi, the Crooked Q is a popular hot-stop with locals. It has been around for a long time and has stood the test of time. The layout and design are fairly simple. The club itself resembles a long corridor, with two pool tables on either side.
The club also extends to the roof of the building, where party people can club under the moon. Be warned, though, that the party here goes on until 9am.
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FLorida 2000Po Box 55381-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254(0)20 222 9036 Fax: +254(0)20 221 7269| email: [email protected] www.floridaclubskenya.com
Location: Nairobi
Florida 2000 is the biggest discotheque in Nairobi and is equipped with modern entertainment facilities including laser lights.
The disco boasts a variety of exciting bars such as the Smirnoff TITO Bar which takes service to a new level.
Kenya’s hottest DJs play the latest music every night of the week from 9pm to 6am.
gaLiLLeo LoUNgeTel: +254 (0)72 252 0191 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
This pleasant bar has comfortable sofas, a stress-free atmosphere.
Live music plays at the weekends, there is a dance floor and a bar counter serving reasonably priced drinks.
The décor is a mix of vibrant orange walls with Roman style columns.
The club also offers open mike nights with poetry recitals and stand-up comedy acts.
Additionally there is a private room for parties or large groups.
hoTeL jaFFerSTel: +254 (0)72 676 0002 email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Located along Mfangano Street, opposite the bus station, Hotel Jaffers provides a bed and breakfast service.
Very reasonably priced and in a great location, the property is ideal for travellers on a budget.
Facilities include DSTV and hot showers.
jamBo griLLPo Box 2453-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)715 821 600 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Nyama choma with plenty of side dishes from KES 350. Secure parking. Beer from KES 140. The Grill is known for its good music and its discotheque.
k1 kLUBhoUSeojijo road, Parklands, Po Box 39005-00623, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 374 9870 Cell: +254 (0)737 974 504; 717 969 500 Fax: +254 (0)20 374 7099 email: [email protected] www.klubhouse.co.ke
Location: Nairobi
K1 Klubhouse is Nairobi’s foremost sports bar, pool saloon and ‘Klub’. Constructed from timber logs, K1 uniquely captures the ambience of an African game park lodge on two spacious floors. The lower Paradise floor has a bar set against Nairobi’s biggest fish tank, plus an in-built Boogie dance floor with the best DJ music. Upstairs is Heaven, which houses Nairobi’s largest pool saloon, with seven quality pool tables. Live satellite sports can be enjoyed on many TVs, plus big screens on both floors. Entrance is always free.
doLCe The CLUBTel: +254 (0)72 251 2512 email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
In downtown Nairobi, playing all the latest music, Dolce the Club is fun and friendly environment. Entry requires a fee and smart dress code.
The club also serves food.
FieryPeaCh - CheeTahS PUB & reSTaUraNThurlingham Plaza, arwings kodhek rd Po Box 566-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 273 6386; 20 273 1777 Cell: +254 (0)722 817 774 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
FieryPeach-Cheetahs Pub & Restaurant is located in the smart Hurlingham Plaza.
Situated in the heart of the popular residential district of Hurl-ingham, the property has a great location.
Popular with locals and tourist FieryPeach serves delicious food and cooling drinks – all at competitive prices.
LegeNd & BUTCheryPo Box 75442-00200, Nairobi email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Offering the best nyama choma in Maasailand Legend & Butchery is the place to be in Nairobi.
As well as serving delicious food they also play all the latest music in the ultra modern discotheque.
Easy to find, Legend & Butchery is located 18 km from Nairobi city in Ongata Rongai town on Magadi Road.
maggieS PUB & reSTaUraNTTel: +254 (0)72 265 6 314 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Maggies Pub & Restaurant is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
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SheeBeeN Upper hill, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 271 3412/3 email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
‘Sheebeen’ in general means an unlicensed public house – a quirky name for the newest addition to Nairobi’s entertainment spots.
A great concept and a relaxed hang-out, Sheebeen is one of the coolest bars in Nairobi.
Serving cold Kenyan beer and exotic cocktails – the property tends to attract the more mature clientele who feel at home in this friendly and cosy atmosphere.
In addition, there are great live music nights throughout the week.
meLadeN reSTaUraNTUpper hill, opp. the library, Nairobi Cell: +254 (0)722 156 775; 722 623 317 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Delicious food is served throughout the day at the Meladen Restau-rant – tasty breakfasts, buffet lunches and à la carte dinners.
The menu offers a range of mouth-watering favourites; kuku choma, sweet mbuzi choma, fish, aliya, greens-osuga, mrenda and mor dhiang.
Throughout the week there is a range of entertainment, from ladies night (on a Wednesday) to live music every Friday, Saturday ad Sunday evening.
Other services provided include; outside catering facilities, trans-fers, hotel bookings and meeting arrangements.
mweNda’S PUBUtalii house Po Box 9659-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 223 0767 Cell: +254 (0)720 999 021 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Located in Utalii House, Mwenda’s Pub is a popular drinking spot in Nairobi.
NaTUraL heriTageCell: +254 (0)722 730 941 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Located off Mbagathi Way at the Golf Course Shopping Centre, Natural Heritage is a great and sociable local pub.
As well as a selection of beverages, food is also served. The menu includes chicken and pork choma, fry, mbuzi and boiro.
New FLorida diSCoPo Box 42558-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 221 5014 Fax: +254 (0)20 221 9150 email: [email protected] www.floridaclubskenya.com
Location: Nairobi
Florida Nightclub is Nairobi’s most popular and well estab-lished nightclub. Every night the club pulsates to the hottest hits played by DJs. The floorshows are a ‘must watch’.
There is also a restaurant serving Chinese and international cuisine.
oLiVe gardeNSTel: +254 (0)20 273 7854 Cell: +254 (0)72 265 3925 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Olive Gardens is a serene, relaxed, secure and homely haven, situ-ated in the quiet and friendly neighbourhood of Hurlingham only 5 minutes drive from the city centre along Argwings Kodhek Road.
This is an ideal place to relax in and discover Nairobi. Enjoy excel-lent accommodation at reasonable rates, all the comforts of home within the convenience of Nairobi.
PSySPo Box 9156-00100, Nairobi Cell: +254 (0)720 596 083 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
The Psys Pub is situated in Lang’ata Road in Nairobi and serves a wide selection of beers and spirits.
The Pub has made a strong comeback over the last few years and is known locally for its rock and soul music.
maiNSTay CreaTioNSTel: +254 (0)72 590 9100; +163 039 81 979 (US) email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
The Mainstay Creations owns an entertainment website ‘The Web winker’ (launching soon) which will provide a large selection of entertainment hotspot choices to customers to enjoy food, drinks and televised sports.
Users will be able to buy products and services directly (no matter where you are in the world) for family or friends based in Kenya. The “Web winker” also hopes to be the online one-stop shop where customers can find information about what is happening where in the entertainment scene in Kenya.
maNg CaFÉTel: +254 (0)20 340 692 Cell: +254 (0)72 251 5058 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
The Mang Café is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
raFiki’S Tel: +254 (0)724 984 568; 712 390 699 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Rafiki’s is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
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Perak - NairobiSkyLUX LoUNge & Bar 2nd floor, Soin arcade, muthithi rd, westlands, Nairobi Cell: +254 (0)773 533 051 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
The SKYLUX Lounge and Bar, the newest ultramodern nightclub on the Nairobi scene. This hot spot is a luxurious and alluring choice for fun-loving, high spirited Nairobians and tourists.
There are three main areas - the relaxed beer garden, a hip night-club and an intimate lounge space.
SKYLUX Lounge is for the young at heart not the actual adoles-cents and guests must be over 25 years of age.
This trendy nightclub is the vision of tomorrow’s Nairobi nightlife where entertainment can be understated, youthful, groovy and classy for the more discerning adult who knows how to live it up in style.
SUrF N ByTeSTel: +254 (0)72 541 1135 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Surf n Bytes is an up and coming party and sports pub located opposite the French Cultural Centre.
Entertainment consists theme nights and local DJs.
The LegeNd LoUNge Baricho rd, industrial area Cell: +254 (0)712 390 699 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Nairobi’s newest and trendiest lounge bar is conveniently located on Baricho Rd, behind Nakumatt Mega and in close proximity to Nairobi CBD, Upper Hill and Langata roads.
The Legend offers the very best in entertainment and dining with an amazing ambiance, awesome crowds, fun atmosphere and jamming tunes.
The PriNCeSS hoTeL20 Tom mboya St, Po Box 60445-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 221 4640/1 Cell: +254 (0)725 755 062 Fax: +254 (0)20 221 2806 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Princess Hotel is located in the central business district in Nairobi, within 10 minutes walk of Kenyatta International Conference Centre and Nairobi Railway Station. The hotel is also within easy reach of a travel agent, a forex bureau and the local bus station.
The hotel has 20 self-contained rooms (both double and single), two suites, a restaurant, two bars and a meeting room (for up to 30 people). Rooms rates include breakfast.
Cable TV and an in-house DJ are also available.
The SPree CLUBTel: +254 (0)72 441 4412; 0728 799 997 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
The Spree Club is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
ToNoNoka FireworkS LimiTed33, Lunga Lunga rd, industrial area Po Box 78490-00507, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 536 779; 536 781 Fax: +254 (0)20 536 780 Cell: +254 (0)722 529 874; 733 529 874; 733 520 759 email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Tononoka Fireworks is Kenya’s top address for the organising of major fireworks displays and the staging of pyrotechnics.
waLLeT PUBPo Box 4131-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 230 836 Cell: +254 (0)722 747 367 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
A popular drinking spot for both locals and foreign visitors to Nairobi.
wiNkerS PUBPo Box 58053-00200, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 224 0236 Cell: +254 (0)722 704 989 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
One of Nairobi’s most popular pubs and is located in the Central Business District.
The pub is renowned for its good music and carnival atmosphere.
Taidy’S reSTaUraNTPO Box 54480-00200 Tel: +254 (0)20 607 002; 20 351 2474Cell: +254 (0)72 165 1001 Fax: +254 (0)20 604 124email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
Taidy’s Restaurant is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
TamaSha hUrLiNghamgandhi avenue Po Box 2755-00100, Nairobi Tel:+254 (0)20 271 1772 email: [email protected] www.buffetpark-tamasha.co.ke Facebook: Tamasha hurlingham
Location: Nairobi
Tamasha is the exclusive up-market wing of Buffet Park that serves a mature clientele who prefer a fine ambience for their pint and plate in the company of their peers. Tamasha serves dishes like pork spare ribs, lamb, chicken, steaks, sandwich served with freshly fried chips, jacket potatoes, garden vegetables, salads etc. The menu has a choice or two for the vegetarians. Tamasha has some of the best entertainment everyday of the week from the Karaoke on Tuesday, Afro-Music on Wednesday and Sunday Jazz.
The ageNda reSTaUraNTNgong rd, opposite Uchumi hyper Po Box 27283-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 386 1698 Cell: +254 (0)728 968 955; 731 096 8955 email: [email protected]
Location: Nairobi
The Agenda Restaurant offers a range of services; corporate and individual functions, wedding packages, meeting rooms and theme nights.
At Agenda, all the cuisine is made using only the finest ingredients and all meals, snacks, beverages and juices are made from scratch.
The restaurant’s speciality is its tasty African cuisine.
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CaFÉ BoNjoUr email: [email protected] Cell: +254 (0)72 569 9939; 72 225 0931; 72 035 8197
Location: Mombasa
Café Bonjour is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Asso-ciation’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
BahNoLF Bar & reSTaUraNT CLUBTel: +254 (0)723 697 072 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
The Bahnolf Bar & Restaurant Club is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
BeaCh ShaCk VeNTUreSTel: +254 (0)72 246 4456 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
Beach Shack Ventures is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
BeLLa ViSTa reSTaUraNTCell: +254 (0)720 753 480; 729 479 848 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
The Bella Vista Restaurant is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
The establishment serves American/Italian cuisine. Located on the beach, the restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.
CaNToN maLaySiaN reSTaUraNTCastle hotel Car Park Po Box 88267, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 222 7977 Cell: +254 (0)733 939 228 www.cantonmalay.com
Location: Mombasa
Canton Malaysian Chinese Restaurant is situated at the Historic Castle Hotel in the heart of Mombasa. The Canton Malaysian Chinese restaurant brings exquisite tastes all the way from South East Asia to Africa. It is well known for its original Malaysian Chinese spiced-up cuisine, fresh seafood from the Indian Ocean, vegetarian dishes, Malaysian curries and the famous Chinese Peking Duck. It is open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner. There is ample secure parking and it is ideal for a quick business lunch or for tourists or an eight-course gourmet banquet.
CaSaBLaNCa day & NighT CLUBmnazi moja road, off moi avenue Po Box 98131, mombasa Cell: +254 (0)722 84 772 email: [email protected] www.casablancamombasa.com
Location: Mombasa
Casablanca Club, located in the heart of Mombasa’s central business district, is Mombasa’s only 24-hour entertainment venue. Customers can drop in any time for delicious meals, all the live sport and entertaining music. Casablanca has six bars to cater to every taste. Check out the Casanova Bar – the only exotic dance bar in Kenya with a VIP section.
CaSaUriNa Nomad CLUBPo Box 532-80109, mtwapa Tel: +254 (0)41 231 7136 Cell: +254 (0)720 548 242 email: [email protected] www.casaurina.com
Location: Mtwapa
Casaurina Nomad is a 24-hour bar and nightclub located on the north-coast of Mombasa (500 metres from Mtwapa Bridge on Mombasa-Malindi Highway). Hosting events and parties, Casau-rina Nomad features an open-air disco and restaurant.
The club was initially constructed as a pub with a garden restaurant.
CLUB LamBada mTwaPaPo Box 2060-80100, mombasa Tel: +254 20 234 3435 email: [email protected] www.clublambada.com
Location: Mtwapa
Located in the heart of Mtwapa town on Mombasa Malindi highway, Club Lambada is renowned for its unique sunken dance floor and the only Splash Disco in East and central Africa where the DJs play the music submerged in a shallow pool.
The club has the best of entertainment both local and inter-national with cabaret shows, live bands and the bikini ladies’ dancing by the poolside. Every Sunday is family day out with lots of entertainment for the children.
FLorida NighTCLUB & CaSiNo/kaLaBaZa reSTaUraNTPo Box 99714-80100, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 231 3127 Cell: +254 (0)40 330 0282 email: [email protected] www.floridaclubskenya.com
Location: Mombasa
As the only seafront discotheque in Kenya, The Florida Night-club & Casino offers its clientele a choice of eight enticing bars to suit their every mood. The casino offers roulette, blackjack, and poker, slot machines and for the first time in Kenya. Live horse racing.
Kalabaza serves neo-African cuisine, fusing old African recipes with 21st century Africana, in a rustic African setting with a breathtaking view of the Indian Ocean.
BoB’S SaNdwiCh BarBirgis Complex, near Nakumatt, Nyali Tel: +254 (0)20 21 775 email: [email protected]
Location: Nyali
Bob’s Bar is a leading 24-hour entertainment venue which plays music by local professional DJs. With a maximum capacity of 2,000 people, the property is large enough to warrant the two impressive disco areas that play different genre of music.
Also housing a sports bar (Murphy’s Irish Pub), there is a projector with a very big screen and plasma TVs throughout the venue. All bars are fully stocked with wide range of beers, spirits and soft drinks. In terms of food there is a choice between African dishes, Continental cuisine and seafood.
Bobs bar where the party never ends! We will entertain you and exceed your satisfaction.
CaFÉ moCha LTdCell: +254 (0)735 410 820 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
Cafe Mocha is to be found within the Nyali Cinemax Complex just past Ratna Square. With its al fresco style seating, one can sip on a long list of pampered coffees whilst nibbling on deli cakes and snacks. Great atmosphere to meet friends and relax.
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Perak - Coastg10’S diSCoPo Box 83341-80100, mombasa Tel/Fax: +254 (0)41 249 4410; 249 5905; 249 5047 Cell: +254 (0)722 242 133 email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.g10sdiscomsa.com
Location: Mombasa
One of Nairobi’s most popular discotheques and where the young at heart gather to enjoy good music and the latest sounds.
iL CoVo BamBUri Po Box 34147, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 7460 Cell: +254 (0)735 452 686 Fax: +254 (0)41 548 5809 email: [email protected] www.ilcovo.net
Location: Bamburi
Il Covo is in Bamburi on the north coast beach of Mombasa, nestled between all the main hotels. It is built on two levels, with a veranda overlooking the beach, two balconies on the first floor, a magnificent bar, sushi and teppanyaki corner upstairs. A traditional firewood pizza oven overlooks the beach. Its pizzas are famous, along with seafood and traditional pasta dishes. Specials of the day are based on the fishermen’s catch. Day and night dining on the beach are available, as are sunbeds and umbrellas.
kUSiNe CaFÉ Tel: +254 (0)72 087 7140 email: [email protected]
Location: Ukunda
The Kusine Café is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
New BUXToN iNN LTdTel: +254 (0)72 241 1713; 72 270 0505 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
The New Buxton Inn Ltd is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
NyaLi CiNemaXmain Nyali road, Po Box 82675, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 470 000/1 Fax: +254 (0)41 470 005 email: [email protected] www.nyalicinemax.com
Location: Mombasa
Nyali Cinemax is a modern entertainment complex with world class facilities. The two-screen international standard cinema shows Digital and Digital 3D movies, and both Hollywood and Bollywood movies as close as possible to the Interna-tional release dates.
Other outlets at the Cinemax include: Bollywood Bites, an authentic Indian vegetarian restaurant, the Hollywood Bowl, Casinomax Casino, Café Mocha, Roberto’s Pizzeria and Techno Cyber Café.
PaLmCiTy griLL & eNTerTaiNmeNTTel: +254 (0)71 973 0042; 72 362 7832 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
Palmcity Grill & Entertainment specialises in serving succu-lent meat while customers enjoy great entertainment.
PaPiLLoN gardeN Bar ViLLa Po Box 86291-80100, Bamburi, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 548 7493 Cell: +254 (0)729 753 654; 734 661 064 email: [email protected]
Location: Bamburi
Papillon Garden Bar villa offers an international á la carte menu, in a relaxed setting with a swimming pool and beer garden, weekend live band entertainment and sports displayed on big screen at the garden bar.
Located only 100 metres from the beach, the property has a friendly atmosphere in a private setting.
Accommodation is also available at reasonable rates. Rooms are a high standard, with 24-hour security and direct contact to the management.
kahama hoTeL-PiTCher & BUTCh PUBmombasa-malindi highway, just past whitesands, Po Box 10626-80101, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)20 350 7205; Cell: +254 (0)720 593 388; 733 771 133 email: [email protected] www.kahamahotel.co.ke
Location: Mombasa
Pitcher & Butch Pub, next to K1 Klubhouse, is a lively traditional pub set in a tastefully designed brick and timber bungalow with a cosy lounge and beer garden.
The pub is fully equipped with a state-of-the-art sound system with an unrivalled menu of theme nights throughout the week. Entrance is always free.
koroga CoUNTry CLUB mSaTel: +254 (0)72 2 41 2304
Location: Mombasa
Koronga is a club adding a new dimension to Mombasa’s social scene. ‘Koroga’ is based on a Swahili word that literally translated as ‘stir’.
The establishment offers the customers a chance to express their culinary skills, whilst enjoying the ambience of a restau-rant. This self-service restaurant is open from 11am to 11pm every day of the week.
ParTy PLoT reSTaUraNTPort reitz road Po Box 90659-80100, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)722 787; (0)712 667 111 Cell: +254 (0)712 145 333
Location: Bamburi
Just five minutes from the airport, the Party Plot Restaurant is ideally located for visitors arriving in Mombasa.
There is a children’s playground as well as great facilities for wedding receptions and birthday parties.
Meals can be enjoyed in the village garden while enjoying sea views. Expatriate chefs provide a wide range of exciting cuisine for family and holidaymakers.
La VeraNda reSTaUraNTPo Box 10506, Bamburi, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)73 377 4436 Fax: +254 (0)41 548 5452 Cell: +254 (0)733 774 436 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
La Veranda is an Italian restaurant and pizzeria specialising in pizzas, home-made pasta and seafood.
It also stocks a fine selection of international wines and spirits. The restaurant is located behind the Nakumatt Nyali Shopping Centre.
The oFFiCeTel: +254 (0)72 283 6562 email: [email protected]
Location: mombasa
The Office is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Associa-tion’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
Providing excellent entertainment, this lively property is located at Likoni, on the south coast.
wiLd waTerSPo Box 82630, mombasa mamba Village road, Nyali Tel: +254 (0)41 470 408/9 Cell: +254 (0)725 888 501 Fax: +254 (0)41 470 401 email: [email protected] www.wildwaterskenya.com
Location: Nyali
Transformed from a 50-year old abandoned quarry to its present location Wild Waters presents a unique coastal experience.
Wild Waters is the largest family entertainment park in East and Central Africa with activities in the air, and on land and water.
raiLwayS CLUB aNNeX Cell: +254 (0)722 410 386; 712 941 383 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
The Railways Club Annex is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
roBerTo’S iTaLiaN reSTaUraNTNyali Cinemax, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 447 1110; (0)20 268 4160 Cell: +254 (0)723 332 667 email: [email protected] www.robertosmombasa.com
Location: Nyali
Roberto is always on hand to give suggestions for his favourite dishes or what is on the specials menu for that day. Or diners can ask him for almost any Italian dish or wine. He prides himself on producing the best traditional Italian cuisine and spends hours in the kitchen himself, either preparing or teaching his chefs to produce the dishes so that diners can imagine themselves in a trattoria in the heart of Italy. Roberto’s has the finest Italian cuisine on the Kenya Coast and residents flock back time after time to sample his tasty dishes, which he changes almost weekly.
TamU TamU eNTerPriSeSTamuTamu dishes, mombasa-malindi rd, mtwapa Po Box 95614-80106, mkomani, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)724 620 705 email: [email protected]
Location: Mtwapa
Located in Mtwapa along Mombasa Road, Tamu Tamu Dishes is located close to Tuskys supermarket.
Serving tasty, reasonably priced food, the restaurant is open seven days a week, 7am to midnight. Throughout the day, breakfast, lunch and dinner are served by friendly waiters.
The cuisine ranges from popular Swahili food to Continental dishes.
The BaSe CLUBTel: +254 (0)71 677 7411; 72 035 8197
Location: Mombasa
The Base Club is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Asso-ciation’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
The mooriNgSmtwapa Creek, mombasa Tel: +254 (0)41 213 828 Cell: +254 (0)736 547 923 email: [email protected] www.themoorings.co.ke
Location: Mtwapa
The Moorings is one of the oldest and best known seafood restaurants on the coast. Situated on Mtwapa Creek, it is Kenya’s only floating restaurant, with a great waterfront setting and a spectacular view. The restaurant also serves a landlubber’s menu with steak, chicken, pasta, pizzas and vegetarian cuisine. Enjoy expertly prepared seafood dishes in an ambience of tranquillity and charm. The Moorings also operates an Arab sailing dhow for up to 20 people for sundowners, weddings, moon cruises or day trips.
SaFari iNN Bar & reSTaUraNTPo Box 382-80109, mtwapa Cell: +254 (0)722 671 475 email: [email protected]
Location: Mtwapa
Safari Inn Bar & Restaurant is located next to the African Safari Club Hotels, 17 km north of Mombasa. The bar has a real African atmosphere and is popular with both tourists and locals. Next to the bar is the Mombasa Safari Inn Guest House with affordable self-contained rooms.
Entertainment includes live music with Maranda and Band on Tuesdays, Maasai dance on Wednesdays and live music with Midnight Express on Fridays. The restaurant is known for its excellent food, with steaks, fish, seafood, Swiss Rösti and some African dishes for reasonable prices.
SorTUNe geNeraL SUPPLieS - aCaPULCo CLUB Cell: +254 (0)722 821 682 email: [email protected]
Location: Mombasa
Sortune General Supplies - Acapulco Club is a member of PERAK and subscribes to the Association’s code of conduct and its aims and ambitions.
STarS & garTerS CLUBPo Box 5736, malindi Tel: +254 (0)42 31 528 email: [email protected]
Location: Malindi
Located in the busy Lamu Road, Stars & Garters is Malindi’s first disco. It offers a wide range of packaged entertainment programmes to suit all tastes and ages, including live bands every Wednesday and Saturday, top East African artists on special weekends, a fine à la carte restaurant, catering serv-ices, satellite TV showing live football, and a well stocked bar.
TemBo eNTerTaiNmeNT PLaZaPo Box 82491-80100, Nyali, mombasa malindi rd (near Nakumatt Nyali Shopping Centre) Tel: +254 (0)20 202 4330 Cell: +254 (0)722 411 873 email: [email protected] www.tembodisco.com
Location: mombasa
One of the largest and most renowned entertainment centres in East Africa, Tembo Disco has the capacity for 3000 people. Facilities include the exclusive Comfy Disco Lounge Bar, the fully air condi-tioned exotic Lollipop@GoGo Cocktail Lounge Bar, the German ‘Oktoberfest’-style Bavaria Beer Garden (open 24-hour), the cosy Poa Restaurant & Grill, the Mshkaki Grill Station and the Pizza & Ice Cream Corner. Tembo Entertainment Plaza safely is easily reachable in five to 10 minutes from most north coast beach hotels.
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