Ark Lodge
At the heart of the awesome Aberdare National Park, you can delight in The Ark’s location, sitting above its own floodlit waterhole and salt-lick.
- Ark Lodge, Kenya
At the heart of the awesome Aberdare National Park, you can delight in The Ark’s location, sitting above its own floodlit waterhole and salt-lick.
Overview
At the heart of the awesome Aberdare National Park, you can delight in The Ark’s location, sitting above its own floodlit waterhole and salt-lick. Both attract a wide rand of African wildlife to the delight of guests who have a choice of panoramic views from a series of decks around the unique, boat shaped lodge. Guests can also choose to get up close and personal in the safety of a ground-level viewing bunker, allowing them to be a few feet away from groups of elephants. Whether you’re yearning for that perfect photographic memory, or you just want to immerse yourself in the majesty of the moment, staff at The Ark can facilitate those dreams.
Note: Children under the age of 7 years are not permitted at Ark Lodge.
Rooms
The rooms in The Ark are called cabins and all have ensuite bathrooms, windows with a view of either the forest or the waterhole, and an intercom system which buzzes to inform guests of animals’ arrivals at the salt lick or waterhole.
Rooms comprise a variety of configurations from single and twin, to family, king, queen sizes across three “Decks” Deck C has an accessible room with handicap facilities.
Deck C also is the location for all the main lodge facilities including a restaurant, bar and viewing deck – all of which is accessible by wheelchair.
Board Basis
facilities
At the heart of the awesome Aberdare National Park, you can delight in The Ark’s location, sitting above its own floodlit waterhole and salt-lick. Both attract a wide rand of African wildlife to the delight of guests who have a choice of panoramic views from a series of decks around the unique, boat shaped lodge. Guests can also choose to get up close and personal in the safety of a ground-level viewing bunker, allowing them to be a few feet away from groups of elephants. Whether you’re yearning for that perfect photographic memory, or you just want to immerse yourself in the majesty of the moment, staff at The Ark can facilitate those dreams.
Note: Children under the age of 7 years are not permitted at Ark Lodge.
Rooms
The rooms in The Ark are called cabins and all have ensuite bathrooms, windows with a view of either the forest or the waterhole, and an intercom system which buzzes to inform guests of animals’ arrivals at the salt lick or waterhole.
Rooms comprise a variety of configurations from single and twin, to family, king, queen sizes across three “Decks” Deck C has an accessible room with handicap facilities.
Deck C also is the location for all the main lodge facilities including a restaurant, bar and viewing deck – all of which is accessible by wheelchair.
Board Basis
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