Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club

Nyeri Town, Kenya

(Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club is located in Nyeri Town Nyeri, the Provincial Headquarters of Kenya's Central Province near the Aberdare Ranges. Outspan Hotel is 160 Kilometers (a two hour drive) north of Kenya's capital, Nairobi and 2 Kilometers from Nyeri Town Center. Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club is the nearest Hotel to the spectacular Karura Falls in the Aberdares National Park about 17 Kilometers away)

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club

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Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club; Outspan Hotel is located in Nyeri town, right in the heart of Kenya`s tea and coffee growing highlands. It is the nearest hotel to the spectacular Karuru Falls and is an Eden of vibrant gardens and verdant green lawns.

Peacocks add to the charming ambiance as they roam at will. Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club was built in 1927 and was once home to Lord and Lady Baden Powell, founders of the Scout and Girl Guide movements. A significant landmark within the grounds is a cottage where Lord Robert Baden Powell, the founder of the world's scout's movement, spent the last three years of his life.

This has been transformed into a museum called Paxtu. His wife Olave is also credited with founding the girl guides movement. Their rooms and memorabilia are preserved for scouts and guides from all over the world to visit. Over time scarves and personal mementos have flooded this cottage as a sign of respect to this couple that begun such a well respected movement.

When you are done viewing the museum, take some time to sign the visitor's book. Their cottage Paxtu is now a museum that is open to Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club visitors, and to scouts and guides from all over the world.

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club is the starting point for guests going to the world-renowned Treetops. The Outspan hotel consists of 3 cottages and 42 spacious rooms. Most of the rooms have fireplaces and garden access. It is also an idyllic corporate retreat with fully-equipped conference rooms, computer, internet access and business facilities.

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club Non- Residents Rates

Non-Residents Standard Rooms Rates on Full Board Basis

Non-Residents Outspan Deluxe Rooms Rates on Full Board Basis

Dates From	Dates To	Single Room (1 Guest)	Double Room (2 Guests)	Triple Room (3Guests)
04th Jan 2012	31st Mar 2012	190 US Dollars	262 US Dollars	367 US Dollars
01 Apr 2012	5th Apr 2012	122 US Dollars	244 US Dollars	315 US Dollars
6th Apr 2012	9th Apr 2012	204 US Dollars	276 US Dollars	388 US Dollars
10th Apr 2012	30th Jun 2012	122 US Dollars	244 US Dollars	315 US Dollars
01 Jul 2012	31st Sep 2012	204 US Dollars	276 US Dollars	388 US Dollars
01 Oct 2012	21st Dec 2012	190 US Dollars	262 US Dollars	367 US Dollars
22nd Dec 2012	01 Jan 2013	204 US Dollars	276 US Dollars	388 US Dollars

Non-Residents Outspan Cottage Rates on Full Board Basis

Notes

* Extra Meals are charged a supplement of 25 per person US Dollars

* Half Board meal plans must be advised in writing in advance and credited 10 US Dollars per person
* Late Transfers (outside scheduled times) will be charged 25 US Dollars per person and limited to minimum 4 Guests (Treetops Rates are inclusive of Tranfers)

Christmas Supplement:

* Please note that Cottages accommodate 2 Adults and two children

* Chania Rooms are Deluxe and accommodate two Guests

Child Policy:

* A child is a person between 5-11 years sharing room with an adult

* Transfer to Treetops from Outspan is at 1430 Hours and 1630 Hours

* Children aged 5 to 11years sharing with parents 50% of the half twin rate

* Children 12 years and above sharing with parents 80% of the half twin rate

* Kindly note that children under the age of 2 years and below sharing a room with parents stay for free

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club Residents Accommodation Rates

Notes

* Deluxe Wing and Cottage Rates are available upon request

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club Rooms

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club comfortable rooms come in two distinct styles- there are the Chania rooms that are resplendent in a mix of authentic wooden and old-style furniture bathed in soft lighting for that ultimate relaxation. Wooden floors and carpets ensure that your feet remain warm in the chill of the day or night, in addition to a fireplace.

Each room's furnishings are uniquely blended to match with even the walls. The standard rooms are very spacious and airy with a colonial feel that is favored by foreigners.

The family cottages are literally like a home, with a sitting room, master bedroom complete with baby cot, as well as a children's room for two. Television sets are provided in all rooms just in case you want to keep in touch with the outside world.

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club meals are served in the dining room or on a wide verandah. On clear days, the verandah is the perfect spot to catch a glimpse of snow-capped Mt. Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa.

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club Activities

Outspan Hotel Unforgettable Guided River Walk

Outspan Hotel resident naturalist identifies the birds that reside here such as the Scoops owl, as well as various plants and trees, some which are indigenous while others were introduced during the colonial days. The river walk includes the sight of an ancient Mugumo tree that is very central to the Kikuyu culture and tradition, which they regard as sacred.

Under this tree the community would pray and offer sacrifices to 'Ngai' the God of the Kikuyu while facing Mount Kirinyaga, now known as Mt Kenya, for it is there that they believed God resided.

The tree we pass is currently being choked by a strangler fig, a parasitic type of plant that climbs up other trees preying on their nutrients and water. So far, however, the 500-year old Mugumo tree has not succumbed and remains standing tall and majestic for visitors to behold.

During the walk you also get a view of the Chania River flowing between black rocks. The shores of the Chania river are covered in shambas of food crops like maize, pumpkins and bananas. There is a village across the river that gives an idea of how the local community lives, so for those interested in local lifestyles listen attentively as the naturalist explains.

The rivers waters weaving past black rocks jutting from the river bed, but its main attraction is a waterfall gorge, where the waters gush downwards in a thundering sound that invades the senses; a nice setting to just sit and spend an afternoon meditating.

Outspan Hotel Dances by Members of the Kikuyu Ethnic Community

Outspan Hotel Themed nights are popular and the ‘African barbecue night', complimented by Kikuyu traditional dances are centred on a boy's circumcision ceremony. The parent's roles are re-enacted so that the guests understand it better. An Outspan Hotel guest is picked who would supposedly share in the boy's initiation to manhood!

Before each dance begins a narrator explains the stages, thereby making it all the more interesting. The famous Chuka drummers from the Meru community, neighbors to the Kikuyu, also display their mastery in drum beating.

This entertainment may also be enjoyed every afternoon at a nearby Kikuyu village. The trend in the Kenyan tourist scene now is that whichever region of the country you visit you are bound to be entertained by the resident tribe.

Guests may also swim in the hotels pool, or play a quick game of tennis or squash on the courts. Golfers will particularly enjoy playing the game at the neighboring Nyeri Club. At this altitude, the ball goes much further than usual!

Outspan Hotel Golf & Country Club Activities

* Salient Game drives in Aberdare National Park

* Visit Cultural and Historic sites in Nyeri Town
* Kikuyu Dance performance & Lecture

* Visit Baden Powell Paxtu Museum

* Solio Ranch have day Game drive
* Coffee Farm visit 2 hours
* Guided Nature Walk

From the Outspan Hotel we can take you on Safari to:
* Tsavo to explore the Man's Eater den of a bygone Era

* Sundowner among the African Giants in the endless plains of Amboseli
* Unwind at on the powder-white sands and shimmering waters of Indian Ocean!!

* Laikipia for riding and walking safaris, Lion Tracking, balloon and helicopter safaris

* Masai Mara for a front line seat to watch the annual wildebeest Migration and the BIG FIVE

* Samburu for the elusive Leopard, Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe and Grevy’s Zebra that are only found here

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