Mount Kenya Safari Club is a two and a half hour drive from Nairobi.

Alternatively, it is a fifty minute flight to Nanyuki airstrip and a fifteen minute transfer drive to the Club.

Comfort Level: Luxury

Child Policy: Children welcome

High on the slopes of Africa's second highest mountain, the Mount Kenya Safari Club straddles the equator in a glory of luxurious cottages and elegant buildings set amid manicured lawns and decorative ponds.

Ever since the Club was founded in 1959 by the late Film Star William Holden, eccentric American Ray Ryan, and Swiss financier Carl Hirshmann, it has been a Mecca for the international jet set - its list of members reads like a Who's Who of royalty, aristocracy, and the rich and famous.

Whether visiting Kenya at a leisurely pace or stopping simply for lunch, the Mount Kenya Safari Club maintains an immutably majestic presence and is a touching reminder of the vision of its creators.

Throughout the 100 acres of grounds there are ponds, mountain streams, waterfalls and colourful flower gardens as well as birdlife.

Bedrooms & Cottages: 114 bedrooms. These comprise 2 Villas, 13 Riverside and 12 William Holden Cottages, 8 Garden Suites and Club Rooms and Studio Suites.

The Luxury Villas, William Holden Cottages and the Presidential Suite each have a large sitting room. Most rooms have a private verandah overlooking the majestic Mount Kenya and log fireplace.

Leisure: A wealth of activities and facilities are available at The Mount Kenya Safari Club including:

• heated swimming pool , tennis court, horse riding, putting green, 9-hole golf course, bowls, croquet, trout fishing,

• art gallery

• health and beauty centre, club shops, club chapel, game viewing platform,

• bush dinner on the banks of the River Likii

In the game ranch surrounding the Club gardens, you can see Leopard, Cheetah, Buffalo and Impala.