Located in the Central Province, Central Highlands, west of Mount Kenya. The Aberdare National Park is 766 sq. km. in extent, lying at an altitude of 1800 - 3900 meters above sea level.

The Aberdares is the established name of a mountain range which thrusts directly north from Nairobi for more than 160 kms. The range was named after then President of the Royal Geographical Society by the intrepid Scot, Joseph Thomson, who explored the region in 1883.

The park is a fairyland, awesome in its majesty and beauty. The carnivores are represented by lion, usually more hairy and spotted than on the plains, leopard and serval, the latter often seen on the moorlands and sometimes in its melanistic state.

Mammals of the forest zone include blue monkey, colobus, leopard, elephant, warthog black rhino, giant forest hog, bushbuck, buffalo, red duiker, and suni. The open moorlands have eland, several species of duiker, and the rare bongo. More than 200 bird species have been recorded.

Birds are not only plentiful, but dazzling. The crowned eagle (which eats monkeys) is everywhere and the forest echoes to the shrill cries of the silvery-cheeked hornbill. The resplendent sunbirds are well represented, among them the brilliant metallic violet Tacazze, the emerald green Malachite Sunbird and on the moorlands the Scarlet tufted Malachite Sunbird, with its very long slender tail.

The Aberdare National Park hosts 2 unique tree hotels, The Ark and the famous Treetops.  The Park is a wonderland of strange alpine plant mutants, dense forests, tumbling waterfalls and an abundance of wildlife.  Waterholes and saltlicks at the hotels, attract the animals and are illuminated throughout the night for game viewing.

Mt. Kenya National Park - Jagged snow-capped summits of Africa's second highest mountain, 5199m (17,058 ft) dominate the horizon of this park.  Lying astride the equator, Mt. Kenya hosts a variety of flora and fauna, including the bongo, black rhino, bush pig and other wildlife. 

Experience a Mount Kenya safari and discover Africa 's second highest mountain. With a summit covered in snow and ice it's difficult to imagine that it's situated astride the equator!

Mount Kenya also has a fair splattering of wildlife, particularly on the lower slopes of the mountain. You can expect to see elephant, rhino, buffalo leopard, bushbuck, several species of duiker, giant forest hog, and colobus and Sykes monkeys. There is also prolific birdlife around the mountain, ranging from huge eagles to multi coloured sunbirds.
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'Tree Lodge'

 In February 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen on learning of the death of her father, King George VI whilst staying at the Treetops.