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Ol Kanjau

OFFICIAL CATEGORY (Ministry of Tourism Classification):exclusive

Ol Kanjau, the Camp of the Elephants, is a traditional style tented camp just three kilometres east of Amboseli National Park. The elephant population of the greater Amboseli Basin at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro now numbers 1000 animals in over 50 matriarchal families and associated bull groups. The Amboseli elephants have perhaps the oldest and most intact social structure of any elephant population in Africa. They are also the best known and well studied.

Location

Amboseli National Park, approximately 260 Kms (4 hours) from Nairobi on the border of Kenya and Tanzania... Access By daily Schedule flights to Amboseli, Airkenya/Safarilink. By private charter directly to Amboseli; By road, a four-hour drive from Nairobi. By road from Namanga (Tanzania Border), a two-hour drive.

Seasons

 

Closed April, May and November.

Hotel Details

Number of Rooms:

  • Total of 48 en-suite rooms: categorised as below:
  • 20 double-bedded and 28 twin-bedded.
  • 38 of these in 2 bedroom cottages with interconnecting doors.
  • 41 rooms have a fire-place (Exceptions are rooms 1,3,4,16 and 17).
  • 03 rooms can be converted to triples. 9 extra beds available.
  • Honeysuckle Cottage: Two doubles plus an extra single room.

Room Dcor: Cottages set to the left and right behind the main building, each with charming stonework exterior over which colourful vines climb; with each room having a balcony overlooking either Mt. Kenya or the lovely woodland where animals are often seeing grazing. Rooms 28 and 29 overlook Mt. Kenya.

Room amenities: Each room furnished with bedside tables, dressing tables, built-in wardrobes, rugs, coffee tables ands lounge chairs, telephone, water flasks and drinking glasses, umbrella and bible, kettle and one-cup sachets of coffee, tea, milk and sugar, 115/240 v shaving socket, shower stall, separate bath-tub, wash basin and flush toilets, shampoo, bath and shampoo gel, freshly laundered towels, hot and cold running water.

 

Special features:

The Clubs Wildlife Sanctuary that extends over a thousand acres with abundant wildlife and birdlife. Guided nature walks and rides available at the Club. 9- Hole Golf Course rather steep and often a host to a family of Olive baboons.

Food & Drink

  • Dining room with a capacity of 220 and has five sections; three indoors with fireplaces, two terraces that can host 50 and 16.
  • Gura Bar located in the main building next to the dining room, has two fireplaces and comfortable leather settees with a capacity of 60.
  • Swimming Pool Bar set on a raised platform with high stools around the geometric bar with a great view of the game sanctuary and with unlimited capacity.
  • Room service is NOT available.

General Facilities

  • Access for the physically disabled
  • Babysitters and Ayah accommodation available on request
  • Bureau De Change and use of Credit Cards:
  • Telephones in rooms and fax services available
  • Laundry and shoe cleaning services
  • Lunch Boxes available on request
  • Mains Electricity 220-240 V and generator
  • Medical Facilities
  • Safe-Keeping Facilities
  • Gift Shop

Conference Facilities

Full range of AV and communication equipment available - (some at a nominal fee).

Three Conferences rooms are:

The Aberdare Room - Capacity 80 theatre style. Has plenty of light during the day due to the large windows with a view of Mt. Kenya. Has a small adjoining room ideal for secretarial services and a patio ideal for tea breaks.

The Kinangop Room - Capacity 80 theatre style. Set in a secluded corner of the front lawns with the entrance to the conference room being on a pleasant garden patio. Has a fireplace and washroom. It is ideal for children games/videos.

The Satima Room - Capacity 30 theatre style. Has fireplace and adjoining washroom.

Recreational Facilities

  • Board Games rooms
  • 09-Hole Golf Course
  • Horse Riding and game rides
  • Putting Green
  • Satima Room Videos
  • Swimming Pool
  • 2 Tennis Courts
  • Trout Fishing
  • Fishing Safaris (Full Day)
  • Aberdare Salient half day and full day
  • Nature Walks and Game Rides
  • Gliding at Mweiga Airstrip
  • Night Game Drives
  • Sanctuary Walks (Guided or on own)
  • Solio Ranch (Half-Day)
  • Sweetwaters Chimp and game Sanctuary

Weather Forecast

Current Situation
19.05.2012


partly cloudy
20°C
Sunrise 06:27:00
Sunset 18:28:00

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scattered thunderstorms
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26°C (High)
 

Tomorrow's Forecast
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scattered thunderstorms
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airOn request, we can combine your safari itinerary with a stay at the beach hotels in Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu and Zanzibar for any number of nights.