2 Best Hotels in Nairobi National Park, Kenya

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Until recently, there were no accommodations available in the park. Now, there’s a luxury lodge and a luxury tented camp. Both are a good way to kick-start your safari. Stay here and you could be viewing lions and rhinos within an hour of stepping off your plane.

Nairobi Tented Camp

$$ | Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya

Insulated by a hidden glade—home to leopards, lions, and hyenas—Nairobi Tented Camp is in a secluded part of Nairobi National Park, providing an authentic bush experience within a few miles of the city center. Tents are comfortably equipped with large en suite bathrooms (with traditional hot-water bucket-showers). The lounge tent is sumptuously furnished with all the comforts of home and set meals are served around a big table, but this is a carefully prepared eco-camp that could potentially be removed within 48 hours, leaving zero imprint on the natural habitat. Hot water bottles tame Nairobi's cool high altitude nights but the bush around is as wild as anywhere in Africa; you might have a giraffe or rhino wandering around the camp.

Pros

  • Short transfers from JKIA and Wilson airports
  • If your plane lands after dark you'll be treated to a night drive en route to the camp
  • Lunch served under an olive tree, dinners under the sky

Cons

  • Nairobi National Park entrance and camping fees are extra
  • The access road is bumpy with the last 200 meters (656 feet) on foot
  • The tents are quite close together
Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya
0726-982 701
hotel Details
9 tents
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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The Emakoko

$$$$ | Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya

A 45-minute drive from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is a luxurious paradise bush lodge in a seemingly remote and hidden valley. In earshot of the roars of the Nairobi lions, the Emakoko offers spacious, beautifully designed rooms with huge verandahs built into the side of a valley on the Mbagathi River. Game drives are included in the room price. The owners are experts on Kenya and its wildlife and could be the best advisors you encounter on any of your travels. It is also easily accessible for visits to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to see baby elephants or the Giraffe Centre. The lodge bar and communal dining area overlooking the swimming pool is a good place to relax after the rigors of a long flight.

Pros

  • Close to both of Nairobi's airports, but in a remote area
  • Dinner by the pool is a starlit experience
  • Log fires in the rooms turn cooler nights into sheer romance

Cons

  • Windows and doors might have to be closed because of monkeys
  • The upper-level rooms are reached by steps
  • The access road is steep and tricky for drivers
Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya
0724-156–044
hotel Details
10 rooms
Rate Includes: All-Inclusive

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