The Great Rift Valley Lodge

On a quick break out of Nairobi or enroute from safari, the hotel rooms are spacious with a lounge and fireplace and private balconies overlooking the Aberdares, Kenya’s longest mountain massif stretching 160 kilometres, the Kinangop plateau lying a tier below the Aberdares and the plains of Eburru littered with black obsidian stone telling its volcanic past. It offers 21 twin and nine double rooms, all with private balconies overlooking the spectacular expanse of the Rift Valley.

Accommodation

The rooms at The Great Rift Valley Lodge are spacious 2- and 3-storey blocks, and are beautiful with large four-poster beds,  wooden furniture, and modern en suite bathrooms. Several of the rooms have interlinking doors that convert them into spacious family suites. Alternative accommodation is available in the Longonot villas. It has 40 modern three-tier three-bedroomed houses. It is a home away from home, a designer’s delight complete with every modern amenity to make the traveler feel right at home. The living room, dining room and kitchen take the entire floor with the master bedroom on the top tier. The ground floor with the two bedrooms, opens to the garden with every floor giving that unforgettable view of the mountain and the lake. Lastly, there is a series of homely private chalets overlooking the golf course, with two, three or four bedrooms, all modern amenities, and the same magnificent views throughout.

Longonot single villa

Set on beautifully landscaped gardens of succulent plants and ponds, the Longonot Villas open out to the mighty mountain that is Longonot. The Twin Villa Room is on the ground floor and covers an area of 28m² and has 2 twin beds 90×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the Rift Valley. It is beautiful with handmade wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Lodge single room

The spacious Lodge Room has a size of 28m² with a king size bed 180×200 or 2 twin beds 90×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the Rift Valley. It is beautiful with wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Lodge double room

The spacious Lodge Room has a size of 28m² and has a king size bed 180×200 or 2 twin beds 90×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the Rift Valley.  It is beautiful with wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Longonot twin villas

Set on beautifully landscaped gardens of succulent plants and ponds, the Longonot Villas open out to the mighty mountain that is Longonot. The twin villa room is on the ground floor and covers an area of 28m² and has 2 twin beds 90×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the Rift Valley. It is beautiful with wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Longonot junior suite single villa

The junior suites are ideal for those wanting a home atmosphere, with it’s living room, dining room and kitchen taking located on second floor with the master bedroom occupying the third floor. The room has a size of 28m² and has a king size bed 180×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the Rift Valley. It is beautifully furnished with handmade wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Lodge triple room

The spacious lodge room has a size of 28m² and is fitted with a king size bed 180×200 or 2 twin beds 90×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the rift valley. It is beautifully furnished with handmade wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Lodge quadruple room

The spacious lodge room has a size of 28m² and is fitted with a king size bed 180×200 or 2 twin beds 90×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the Rift Valley. It is beautifully furnished with handmade wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Longonot junior suite villa

The junior suites are ideal for those wanting a home atmosphere, with it’s living room, dining room and kitchen taking located on second floor with the master bedroom occupying the third floor. The room has a size of 28m² and is fitted with a king size bed 180×200. It boasts a balcony with spectacular views over the expanse of the Rift Valley. It is beautifully furnished with handmade wooden furniture and a modern en-suite bathroom.

Golf

The 18-hole championship course at 7,000 feet on the Eburru Range is both challenging and exciting. Sitting on the Mau Escarpment in the Great rift valley, the course commands stunning vistas of Lake Naivasha, Mount Longonot, the Kinangop Range and Aberdare Mountains. The golf resort is famous for one the longest holes in Kenya – the par 5 – 17th signature at 598 metres. The well watered golf course has contoured greens built to USGA specs with tiffgreen grass. The three teeing positions and the fairways are planted to the indigenous Kikuyu grass which remain green and lush throughout the year. All golf holes are well bunkered, and there are five water features on the course. The air is fresh, temperatures range between 16º – 34ºc. Rains are generally at night and people play golf the year round 12 hours a day.

Golf safaris

Golfers give right of way to the wild animals who have taken residence on the lush fairways and tiny islets in the ponds. Flocks of black-headed oriole, Fischers Lovebirds and Egyptian geese sun themselves on the greens without batting an eyelid at the golfers. Set on the slopes of a small dormant volcano with unspoilt scenery in all directions, most holes on this course enjoy stunning views of mountains, plains, lakes and both escarpments of the Rift Valley itself. The 18-hole course is  around the Great Rift Valley Lodge and along the fairways are 80 private homes.

Wildlife