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Sailing like an ark amid the primeval forests of Kenya's highest mountain, Mount Kenya, this timbered tree hotel offers champagne-clear mountain air, sweeping views across the tree-canopy, sparkling trout streams, and gentle forest walks. The lodge is within Mount Kenya National Park. Located 2.134 m above sea level, on the lower slopes of the mountain, the lodge is cool, tranquil and hushed for optimum game-sightings. There is a watering hole in the immediate vicinity of the lodge, and it lies approximately 193 km from Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta Airport.||Raised on stilts above the forest canopy, a timbered drawbridge leads from the forest up on to the wooden decks of the lodge. Inside, the impression of having boarded a ship is perpetuated by a combination of log panelled walls, timbered game-viewing decks and winding stairs leading to a selection of snugly comfortable, cabin-styled rooms. The charming eco lodge comprises a total of 41 rooms and facilities on offer to guests include a hotel safe and room and laundry services.||Each timber-built, cabin-styled room has its own luxury en suite bathroom and a private balcony overlooking the watering hole. The décor, which echoes the Kikuyu culture, features handwoven wall hangings, soft lighting and cosily-warm soft furnishings. Hot-water bottles are provided at night. Each room is equipped with a hairdryer and Internet access.||Activities include guided walks through the forest, trout fishing in the clear mountain streams and trips to the high moorland plains of the mountain.||By road: transfers by road from Nairobi take approximately 2 to 3 hours.