Treetops

Treetops is the tree hotel where Princess Elizabeth was staying on the night of 5 to 6 February 1952, when her father, King George VI, died. As Jim Corbett wrote in the visitors' book, a young girl climbed into a tree one day a princess and came down a queen. The first Treetops opened in 1932 as a small treehouse beside a forest waterhole in what is now Aberdare National Park. It was burnt down in 1954 during the Mau Mau uprising and rebuilt near the same waterhole, at almost 2,000 metres with a view of Mount Kenya. After closing in October 2021, Treetops reopened under new management in August 2024 with 36 rooms, among them the room tied to the royal visit. Elephant, buffalo and other animals come to drink below, and guests watch from their rooms, the viewing deck and two ground-level hides; the lodge will wake you if something arrives during the night. Treetops suits travellers who want a piece of Kenyan history with their game viewing, and we can plan it alongside Ol Pejeta or Lake Nakuru.