SERENA MOUNTAIN LODGE

Hotel Description

-Aaa diamond rating - -star rating - 4 stars-mobil rating - 4 stars.-Property description-sailing like an ark amid the primeval forests ofkenya s highest mountainmount kenyathis timberedtree hotel offers champagne-clear mountainairsweeping views across the tree-canopysparklingtrout streamsand gentle forest walks. Located at2134 metres above sea levelon the lower slopes ofthe mountainthe lodge is cooltranquil and hushedfor optimum game-sightings. The open-airviewing-deck looks down on to its own water holeand salt-lickwhich attracts numerous herds ofelephant and buffalo. There is also a tunnelleading to a photo-hidewhich offers spectacularviewing and photographic opportunities just metresaway from the wildlife at the water hole.Raised on stilts above the forest canopya timbereddrawbridge leads from the forest and up on to thewooden decks of the lodge. Insidethe impression ofhaving boarded a ship is perpetuated by acombination of log panelled wallstimberedgame-viewing decks and winding stairs leading to aselection of snugly comfortablecabin-styled rooms.Activities include guided walks through theforesttrout fishing in the clear mountainstreamstrips to the high moorlands of themountainand 5-day luxury climbs of the mountain.Mount kenya -5199 m- is kenya s highest mountainanational icona climbers meccathe nation snamesakea unesco natural world heritage site and awildlife stronghold. One of the world s highestnational parksit is also an extinct volcano somethree and a half million years old and the sacredhome of ngaigod of the kikuyu people.