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Treetops is famous for one of it's former guests. The story goes that Queen Elizabeth II stayed there in the 1950s. she went to sleep a princess and awoke as a Queen. This was when she found out the sad news that her father had passed away.
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Advantages: You get to see the Kenyan wildlfe up close and personal, a magical place to stay Disadvantages: The rooms are tiny and you have to share a shower and toilet with 10 other guests
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Treetops is famous for one of it's former guests. The story goes that Queen Elizabeth II stayed there in the 1950s. she went to sleep a princess and awoke as a Queen. This was when she found out the sad news that her father had passed away.
We stayed at Treetops on the 4rd day of our Kenyan safari. Anybody staying there will start off at the Outspan Country Hotel, where you will be picked up by a typical Kenyan ... ...from them!
Treetops is a wooden building built on stilts. It is in between a large watering hole and a salt lick, where all the areas animals come regularly to drink. The hotel has 50 rooms, or cabins as I prefer to call them. They really are tiny! You won't spending much time in your room though, so it's not a problem!
There is a bar there and every level has large viewing windows, allowing you to view the wildlife ... more
This hotel really is out of this world. I was quite surprised that I loved it so much as I like my luxuries. It's like in another world. It's hard to explain but I'll try!
Treetops is famous for one of it's former guests. The story goes that Queen Elizabeth II stayed there in the 1950s. she went to sleep a princess and awoke as a Queen. This was when she found out the sad news that her father had passed away.
We stayed at Treetops on the 4rd day of our Kenyan safari. Anybody staying there will start off at the Outspan Country Hotel, where you will be picked up by a typical Kenyan bus. As the road to Treetops is so narrow and steep, only the bus is allowed up there, no other vehicles.
After a 10 minute rickety bus ride you get off in the middle of nowhere and, escorted by armed guides, you walk the last 100 yards to Treetops. This is amazing in itself as you can see various wild creatures on your approach. A group of 5 elephants could be seen on our approach and we really weren't that far away from them!
Treetops is a wooden building built on stilts. It is in between a large watering hole and a salt lick, where all the areas animals come regularly to drink. The hotel has 50 rooms, or cabins as I prefer to call them. They really are tiny! You won't spending much time in your room though, so it's not a problem!
There is a bar there and every level has large viewing windows, allowing you to view the wildlife close up. On the ground level you can almost touch the elephants and I got a great photo of the matriarch of the group of elephants that were visiting. I swear she was looking right at me!
The night is when the place really comes into it's own. After a group meal, which is spent sat around two large rectangular tables, everybody moves into the bar. It's now pitch black outside but the powerful floodlights come on and the whole area is illuminated. It's very magical! They hand out blankets for those who want to stay up and watch out for any wildlife that come by. For anybody wanting to go to sleep there is the option of hearing the buzzer in your room, which will be activated if anything is spotted. The most exciting visitor is the illusive leopard, followed by the hyenas, the rhino's and then the elephants.
We got woken up 3 times for the hyenas. Which normally I would have hated but it was such a great atmosphere. We were all sat there wrapped up in our blankets (it gets very cold there!), huddled up together.
I'm not sure what the price to stay at Trrtops is, as it was part of our safari, but according to a few websites I've looked on, it costs about £80 a night. It sounsd expensive, but it's worth it!
I was shattered by the morning but absolutely loved it. If you're going to Kenya you really must spend a night at this magical hotel.
Advantages: Eye ball to eye ball with wildlife Disadvantages: Lots of stairs
Staying at Treetops is a unique experience - and I've now been twice. I'd go every weekend if it wasn't so far away. There is nowhere like it for getting up close and personal - with both wildlife and fellow guests! The accommodation is literally built around trees and is almost completely made of wood. The tiny 2-bed rooms smell deliciously of cedarwood and there are tree trunks up through the lounges. The viewing facilities, both indoor and outside, ... ...warning you of wildlife appearances during the night. They put food out for the birds which you can watch from a couple of feet away. Dinner - hot and delicious - is taken 'assembly' style with a neat sliding service rack in the centre of the tables and there was also afternoon tea. Delightful.
You can only take a small item of luggage and the rest is stored at Outspan from where you are bussed to Treetops. You return to Outspan for breakfast. There ...
tynegal 15.10.2007
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