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SERENA MOUNTAIN LODGE - MOUNT KENYA
NATIONAL PARK,
KENYA
Serena Mountain Lodge
The only ‘tree hotel’ ever to be built on the slopes of
Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya, Serena Mountain Lodge offers a
matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious
panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendours of an
ancient rainforest. Floating 2,195 m high on the flanks of Kenya’s
highest mountain and secreted deep within her largest forest reserve,
the lodge offers not only the champagne-clarity of mountain air, the
tranquility of the forest and a colourful cavalcade of wildlife but
also the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa’s second-highest
mountain.
- Guests can also awake to the trumpeting of
elephant, fall asleep to the symphony of the African night or sit in
stillness and observe the fascinating interplay of the animals as
they arrive to drink, bathe, spar and forage around the water hole.
Finally, they can venture down to the secret viewing hide by the
water’s edge and experience the awesome thrill of being only meters
away from some of the most massive beasts on earth.
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The lodge - Serena Mountain Lodge:
Sailing like an ark above the rainforest’s waxy-green canopy, the first
sight of Mountain Lodge sets the scene for the experience to come and
provides a dramatic climax to the tantalizing approach up the lower
slopes. A timbered drawbridge leads from a winding path in the depths of
the rainforest, over a moat of sun-dappled jungle and up on to the
wooden ‘decks’ of the forest-green, timbered 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. Cool,
tranquil and hushed for optimum game-sightings, the open-air
viewing-deck looks down onto the endlessly shifting scenes of the
wildlife theatre that troops and teems around the salt lick and
waterhole below.
Come evening, the softly glowing lamps
and warmly upholstered arm-chairs allow for optimum night-viewing whilst
for those in search of a really close wildlife encounter, a special
‘hide’ has been built at the water hole’s edge delivering
once-in-a-lifetime closeness to some of the world’s rarest animals.
Inside, the cosily-welcoming bar centres on a glowing fire and has been
tastefully decorated with traditional Kikuyu handicrafts and a series of
sepia prints depicting the traditional Kikuyu way of life.
The brightly renovated rooms,
meanwhile, feature thick-pile locally woven rugs and wall-hangings,
whilst the décor has been designed to provide glowing warmth and
fireside comfort against the evening chill of this unique tropical
mountain environment.
Dining at Serena
Mountain Lodge Rooms:
The traditionally timbered dining room is surrounded by windows and has
been built on stilts so as to seemingly float above the liana-strung
forest whilst commanding enchanting views over this primeval
environment. The menu has been planned to offer a blend of traditionally
hearty safari favourites, spicy ethnic cuisine, crisp salads and
internationally-themed dishes
Serena Mountain Lodge location: Mount Kenya, Kenya
Rooms Available at Serena Mountain Lodge: 42
Maximum Occupancy: 4
Single Occupancy: Yes
Age Restriction at Serena Mountain Lodge: None
Serena Mountain Lodge Ownership: Serena Hotels
Guest Services and Amenities
at Serena Mountain Lodge:
- Individually tailored forest trails, moorland hikes and mountain climbs;
- A private water hole and salt lick, which acts as a magnet for the
region’s wildlife - especially elephant;
- Post mountain-climbing herbal massages;
- Extensively stocked Africana Gift Shop;
- Relaxing beauty treatments, manicures and pedicures;
- Full housekeeping services (hot water bottles, laundry, shoeshine etc);
- Forex facilities;
- Full medical back-up and emergency evacuation facilities;
- All weather airstrip and well-maintained road network;
- A wide range of board games plus a full library of books on Africa;
- Express check-in and check-out facilities.
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