AT
a height of 7,200 ft on the slopes of Mt. Kenya ringed by a dense forest
which comes alive at dusk with the myriad sounds of Animals is the
Mountain Lodge.
It
is the closest "Tree Lodge" to Nairobi - only two and a
half-hours by car. It can be reached by a good road passing through
coffee, sisal and pineapple plantation. Each of the Lodge's rooms has
private showers and toilets.
Once
in the snug surroundings of the lodge with its spacious public verandahs,
or from one of the bedroom balconies, the visitor looks beyond the
branches of the tall trees to witness the endless parade of game animals.
A
specially constructed viewing bunker, connected to the lodge by a short
tunnel, affords a spectacular close up view of the game at the waterhole.
Constantly towering over the scene, at their clearest in the early morning
or late afternoon are the rocky peaks of Mount Kenya with half a dozen
glaciers.
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