Longonot Ranch House | Mt. Longonot Lodge Naivasha
Home-Stay Guest House Retreat in Lake Naivasha | Kenya

(Longonot Ranch House is located in 80,000 acres at the Kedong Private Wilderness which Straddles the slopes of Mount Longonot and borders Hell's Gate National Park to the West. Kedong Private Wilderness is only 80 Kilometers from Nairobi, the Capital City of Kenya. By private air charter to Naivasha Airspray (Neylan) Air Field about 10 Kilometers from the ranch house or safarilink scheduled air charter service)

Longonot Ranch House | Mt. Longonot Lodge

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Longonot Ranch House Naivasha is located on the southern side of Lake Naivasha, 80 kilometers from Nairobi. By air (charter) takes 25 minutes to the airstrip about 10 kilometers from the Ranch House.

Longonot Ranch House is situated in the Great Rift Valley on Kedong Ranch, near Lake Naivasha which is 26 kilometers away. The drive from Nairobi takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes on good tarmac road.

Longonot Ranch House makes an ideal base for a 2 to 7 day stay and is eco friendly as the electricity is powered by wind and solar. Longonot Ranch House is open all year round and accommodation is in 2 room's en-suite in cottage with adjoining sitting and dining rooms and 1 detached en-suite cottage making a total of 3 rooms or 6 guests with limited overflow into the main house.

Longonot Ranch House 'Kinangop' and 'Ol Karia' rooms are twin-bedded with dining and sitting room in between. 'The Happy Valley', a honeymoon suite, is adjacent. The cottages are fully furnished and completely self-contained.

Longonot Ranch House Non-Residents Accommodation Prices

Non-Residents Accommodation Rates Per Night Include: Laundry + Guided Leisure Walk + Kedong Ranch Conservancy fee + Transfer from Naivasha airstrip is inclusive + Gate entrance for guests staying at Longonot Ranch House is free & Full board Accommodation (Breakfast, Lunch-three course meal, Dinner-four course meal)

Notes

* 2 Rooms are suites 50 US Dollars Supplement plus per night
* 1 Cottage with 2 bedrooms 100 US Dollars Supplement plus per night

* Extra bed 75% per person

* Picnic Lunch 20 US Dollars

* Lunch per person 30 US Dollars

* Dinner per person 30 US Dollars

* Children aged 2 years and below stay for Free

* Boat riding 70 US Dollars per person per hour

* Rates quoted above are all on Full Board basis

* Game drive 2 Hours per vehicle 150 US Dollars

* These rates include Kedong Ranch Conservation Fee

* Guided horse-riding excursion 25 US Dollars per person per hour

* Children aged 3-12 years sharing with an adult pay 50% of adult rate

* Children under 12 years having exclusive use of a room pay 75% of adult rate

* African Spice Safaris can organize Transfer from Nairobi airport at 300 US Dollars

Longonot Ranch House Rates Includes:

* Kedong Ranch Conservancy fee

* Gate entrance for guests staying at Longonot Ranch House is free

* Full board Accommodation (Breakfast, Lunch-three course meal, Dinner-four course meal)

Longonot Ranch House Rates Excludes:

* Bonfire

* Laundry
* Bird watching
* Indoor playing

* Guided Leisure Walk

* Swimming in construction
* Boat riding 70 US Dollars per person

* Horse riding 25 US Dollars per person

* Transfer from Naivasha airstrip is inclusive

* Nature walk 15 US Dollars guided by Masai
* Game drive 100 US Dollars per car for 2 Hours

* Discotheque 30 US Dollars include entry and transport

* Night game drive 150 US Dollars per vehicle from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

* Hippo and flamingo watch small lake 30 US Dollars per person 3 Hours

* Visit Masai Mara National Park 300 US Dollars including entry fee and transport

* Sun downer 20 US Dollars per person includes, beer, glass of wine and soft drinks

* Visit Hell`s Gate National Park 50 US Dollars including entry, transport, and lunch

* Visit Nakuru National Park 250 US Dollars including entry fee, transport and lunch

* Mt. Longonot National Park climbing 50 US Dollars including entry fee and transport

Longonot Ranch House Residents Accommodation Prices

Residents Accommodation Rates Per Night Include: Laundry + Guided Leisure Walk + Kedong Ranch Conservancy fee + Transfer from Naivasha airstrip is inclusive + Gate entrance for guests staying at Longonot Ranch House is free & Full board Accommodation (Breakfast, Lunch-three course meal, Dinner-four course meal)

Notes

* Picnic Lunch 1,900 Kenya Shillings

* Lunch per person 2,900 Kenya Shillings

* Dinner per person 2,900 Kenya Shillings

* Children aged 3-12 years sharing with an adult pay 50% of adult rate

* Children under 12 years having exclusive use of a room pay 75% of adult rate

Longonot Ranch House Activities

* Boating

* Horse riding

* Mountain hiking

* Bush sundowners

* Walking and game viewing by safari vehicle

* Boat Riding 6,900 Kenya Shillings per person
* Horse Riding 2,000 Kenya Shillings per person

* Night game drives are also available on request

* Nature Walk 1,500 Kenya Shillings guided by Masaai

* Game Drive 9,900 Kenya Shillings per car for 2 hours
* Discotheque 2,900 Kenya Shillings include entry and transport

* Night Game Drive 14,800 Kenya Shillings per vehicle from 7:00 pm-9:00pm
* Mt. Longonot ,National Park Climbing 4,900 including entry fee and transport

* Hippo and Flamingo Watch Small Lake 2, 900 Kenya Shillings per person 3 Hours

* Visit Masai Mara National Park 24,000 Kenya Shillings including entry fee and transport

* Visit Hell's Gate National Park 4,900 Kenya Shillings Including entry, transport and lunch

* Sun Downer 2,000 Kenya Shillings per person includes, beer, glass of wine and soft drinks
* Visit Nakuru National Park 19, 500 Kenya Shillings including entry fee, transport and lunch

Other activities nearby include Hell's Gate National Park, Mt. Longonot National Park, Lake Naivasha - well known for its bird life, black bass fishing and waters ports, Lake Nakuru National Park (1 hour 15 minutes), the Aberdare National Park (1 hour 30 minutes), Great Rift Valley Golf Resort at Green Park, Mt. Suswa caves, and Eburru - 18 hole Golf Course. Longonot Ranch House is hosted as a home-stay retreat by Klaus Schroder.

Longonot Ranch House has stunning views of Hell's Gate gorge and the Aberdare Mountain range. This colonial style ranch house is situated at 7,000 ft above sea level and looks out over rolling plains to Lake Naivasha, where approximately 475 different species of birds make their home.

Amongst the many species of game which roam freely over the open plains and rocky lava flows are eland, giraffe, Cape buffalo, zebra, impala, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, kongoni, warthog, hyena, jackal, bat eared fox and spring hare. Occasionally Cheetah, Leopard and Aardvark are seen. About 10,000 head of wild animals are counted annually.

Longonot Ranch House History

Longonot Ranch House was built by the wife Martha Gellhorn of the Legendary American writer Ernest Miller Hemingway. Conveniently built in the wild the house was used by Hemingway as, his shelter during his hunting adventures in East African Parks.

To date the Hemingway suite is preserved in memory of his escapades in Africa and especially in Longonot area.

Longonot Ranch House is located Great Rift Valley on Kedong Ranch, near Lake Naivasha. Main-town nearby is Lake Naivasha town about 26 Kilometers away.

Booking & Reservations for Longonot Ranch House, Lake Naivasha - Kenya

Booking Office Tel: + 254 718-179-967

Email: [email protected]