Panari Resort Nyahururu
Escape to a luxury hideaway waiting for you in the heart of 20 acres of tranquil forest. Whether you are coming for a short break or a longer retreat, the resort has all you need for a perfect stay. You can simply unwind in the comfort of the resort or use it as your base as you head out on a ride to explore Lake Nakuru, Lake Baringo or Lake Bogaria. The resort is a short 2½ hour drive from Nairobi and an hour’s drive from Mount Kenya, off the famous Mount Kenya-Samburu safari circuit on the Nyeri-Nyahururu road.
Courtyard rooms
Hosted in the main building are huge rooms that are all connected, with spacious hall in twin and double stays. The rooms look into the children’s playing area allowing for peace of mind as you sit on the balcony, taking in the sounds of the Thompson Falls. Well furnished with polished wood, these rooms are adorned with portraits of Joseph Thompson’s adventures and wildlife that once roamed free. Room amenities include tea and coffee making facilities, safe deposit box, plasma screen, direct dial telephone, and free wi-fi. The rooms are closely situated near the dining and bar area for your convenience. Two rooms for the physically challenged are also situated in the main building.
Cottage rooms
With views over the Ewaso Nyiro river and further onto the Marmanet Forest, the cottage rooms are aptly named after indigenous trees of the Laikipia, and are set in a quiet and serene area away from the main building. Access to the cottage rooms is via smart golf carts. Each spacious room, has a stone fire place to offer warmth on the typically cold evenings and balconies to take in the breath-taking views from the privacy of your room. Accommodation is in both twin and doubles, sporting an open plan feature complete with an intimate sitting area. The walk-in showers offer a welcome respite after a day spent in high altitude and the accompanying amenities compliment your experience. Room amenities include tea and coffee making facilities, safe deposit box, plasma screen, direct dial telephone, and free wi-fi.
Villas
Set in the nook of the resort are the executive villas. These tastefully furnished villas are surrounded by plush gardens offering privacy and the peace and quiet reminiscent of the Joseph Thompson era. Each villa is equipped with a hallway, kitchenette, living room area complete with fire place and balcony. Room amenities include tea and coffee making facilities, safe deposit box, plasma screen, direct dial telephone, and free wi-fi. Valet services are inclusive in the rate to further compliment your stay.
Conference and meeting rooms
The resort has 5 conference rooms, complete with state-of-the-art audio visual, free wi-fi and air condition. Our dedicated events team are on hand to tailor make your event. Taking a leaf from the history of Laikipia, the main conference room is named – The Joseph Thompson Banqueting Hall. With capacities of up-to 250 delegates, this vast room is suited to events such as meetings, weddings, ceremonial get-togethers and launches. For that high-end VIP event, the Resort offers the Golden Oak room. This room is tastefully furnished to suit your needs with a choice of banqueting menus to choose from. The Golden Oak, together with the Purple Orchid and Walnut tree rooms can accommodate up to 65 delegates each in cocktail set up. The conference room capacities are shown as below, and rates are available for daily delegate use, and room hire use.
The Brown Olive restaurant
One can enjoy the legendary Brown Olive Restaurant – reputed to be our scenic point, capturing the Joseph Thompson Fall’s history to compliment the feel. Our guests enjoy a choice of the indoor dining at this legendary restaurant that holds pride of place in the main building of the resort. The Brown Olive offers a fusion of cuisines with influences from Continental and pan-African cuisines. It also serves mouth-watering pizzas prepared in an authentic wood fired oven. The restaurant opens from 6.00am to 10.30pm.
Pool bar and restaurant
Pool bar takes advantage of the happy hour prices throughout the operating hours. The ideal spot to enjoy fresh juices and light meals and the perfect complement to a day by the pool block, or simply to take a relaxed break. Take advantage of the Happy Hour as a refreshing alternative to cool down. Mondays to Sundays, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Silky oak bar
The Silky Oak Bar is an elegantly decadent, plush lounge bar; home to the finest mixologists ready to serve exotic and tailored cocktails at any given time. The Silky Oak Bar serves up an international selection of breakfast, lunch and dinner items throughout the day. It’s the spot for the attentive service. The Silky Oak Bar stocks all major local newspapers and in keeping with its status there are screens mounted to keep you updated with the latest news and sports.
Eucalyptus spa
We offer an indoor pool and well-trimmed lawn for sun bathing and a well-trained life guard around the clock during pool operating hours, with bar and restaurant offering the best of healthy options perfect for kids and adults. Our gym carries the modern gym equipment’s to cater the desire of every individual that visits our facility we also offer personalised workout regimen to help every member meet their highest goals in fitness and lifestyle. We also have a well-trained instructor who is all rounded to offer zumba and yoga and aerobics.
Steam and sauna
Enjoy our healing chambers driven by the most healing essential oils provided in your visit at the Eucalyptus Spa we offer daily access of 500 each per day, for in house and club members enjoy this facility for absolutely free.
Yoga
Enjoy the modern yoga therapy in our Eucalyptus Spa with our internationally qualified gym instructor for the in house guest and our health club members. We offer classes as part of our package to non-members with a daily fee of only 500 per session.
Salon
Enjoy our fully equipped salon offering the latest hair trends with our highly experienced hair guru. We offer a wide range of services ideal for walk ins, reservation and we also offer best wedding up dos.
Lush gardens
The resort has well-manicured lawns and flower gardens which makes it a beautiful location for wedding photo shoots, garden parties, engagement grounds, exhibitions and children’s outdoor activities.
Kids Playing Area
Play in our indoor and outdoor game area with lots of fun activities for children and adults alike.
Laikipia wildlife at a glance
Laikipia harbors a wealth of wildlife species, including a wide are of bird species. Spotting Grevy’s zebras –the handsome, radar-eared, fine-striped species – is almost a certainty, as a quarter of Africa’s remaining population lives in Laikipia. You can find most of Kenya’s more common wildlife in Laikipia, too, as well as more than 2,000 elephants, which migrate between the slopes of Mount Kenya, the Laikipia safari conservancies and the Samburu region.
South Marmanet forest
The 4500 Ha of forest forms part of the migrating route popularly known as the elephant corridor. It is an area where Rumuruti and South Marmanet forests join. In large numbers, elephants use this route to look for food from different parts of the extensive forest land as well as to access the farm lands neighbouring the forest during the harvest seasons, which happens mostly during the period between October and November. The corridor is also important in accessing the elephant maternity where families accompany mothers to deliver their calves and watch over them for several days before proceeding. A fire tower in the middle of this forest is in place to monitor cases of fire in the forest and is the point where visitors enjoy the scenic view.
Hippo pools
Hippo pools along Ewaso Ngiro River ‘the river of brown waters’ as per the local community form part of the attractions in this region. Best times to see the hippos are during the early hours of morning or at dusk when the large beasts are freely grazing on the grass fields. However visitors are cautioned to be careful when approaching the hippo grazing areas as hippos are extremely dangerous especially during meal time and at night. It’s highly advisable to seek backup security from the KWS centre that’s adjacent to the hippo camps.
Lake Ol’ Bolossat
Lake Ol’ Bolossat is an internal drainage basin whose swamps have a high salt content due to high evaporation rates and the sediments. It is situated in the valley between the north-western slopes of Aberdare mountains and Dundori ridge. The water from the lake drains into the Ewaso Narok tributary, then connects to the legendary Ewaso Ngiro. It is host to lots of wild animals. In addition, 185 species of bird are here. It has been listed by Birdlife International as an important bird and biodiversity area. The most abundant species documented are the long-tailed widow-bird, red-capped lark and grassland pipit However, Lake Ol’ Bolossat is 7 km drive from the main road, though unpaved and would pose a challenge to non 4×4 cars during the wet season. The access to the lake is free of charge.
Thomson’s falls
Thomson’s falls is a 74m scenic waterfall on the Ewaso Ng’iro river. It is 2 miles from the town of Nyahururu. In 1883 Joseph Thomson was the first European to reach Thomson Falls, and named it for his father. He was a Scottish geologist and naturalist who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the early 1880s. Visitors can view the falls from above, or there’s a trail down to the bottom of the ravine. Upstream from the falls is one of the highest hippo pools. Ewaso Narok river is a tributary of the Ewaso Ngiro river. The falls span a height of 72 meters. It is a major economic resource for Nyahururu.
