Leopard Rock Lodge – Meru Hotels
Enjoy to stay in the exclusive Leopard Rock Lodge overlooking a tropical river that hosts Hippos, Crocodiles, many species of birds and Bisanadi Reserve.
Leopard Rock is unfenced open to wildlife from where you can see closely wild animals and predators who come inside the lodge to water at the river.
- Leopard Lodge is not fenced, which offers luxurious advernture ( many animals come to the lodge between the cottages )
- Very fine cuisine, high class restaurant with special service, selection of wine and Champagne
- 15 luxury cottage 80 sqm with large private terrace (10 suite cottages and 5 double room cottages 2 bathrooms ), floor Mazeras, Persian carpets, teak curved furniture. All cottages have king sized bed, precious linen ( see virtual tour 360 degree on website )
- Conference facilities – 30 persons
- Ultimate Jacuzzi room
- Relax at the Fantastic swimming pool with Island bar overlooking Crocodiles.
- Sundowner on our magical rock with the view of Mt Kenya and Nyambene Hills.
Leopard Rock Lodge is a Great Upmarket Safari Lodge built on a 3.5Km river frontage, in the last remaining park devoted to wilderness Meru National park, along the Equator 310km from Nairobi, North East of Mt Kenya, 5 hour journey from Nairobi by road and 1 hour by air. It is an ecological Lodge which respects the environment with the intention to maintain the authenticity of this wild area which stretches to Somalia, Ethiopia and the Indian Ocean.
George and Joy Adamson set their camp at the Leopard Rock Lodge which Joy described as an ideal Leopard country when they got the famous baby lioness – see movies born free, free for ever, living free.
Meru National Park has a wide variety of Landscapes and Habitat around the Equator. Forest, swamp and Savannah are pierced by 15 perennial rivers, rising from the volcanic Nyambene Hills reaching Tana river in the Southern boundary. The park is a low altitude area ranging 110m to 1100m above sea level. Meru National park has a lot of wildlife, Elephants, Black and white Rhinos, reticulated Giraffes, Buffalos, Lions, Cheetahs, Leopards, common and Grevy’s Zebra’s, waterbucks, Grant Gazelles, Lesser Kudu, Bush buck, Elans, Warthogs baboons, Monkeys, several dikdiks, orix, Generuks, Hartebeests, Somali Ostriches, Hippo, Crocodiles, Snakes as well as 300 other species of colourful birds.
Glamorous open dinning restaurant, high class, formal dress recommended for dinner.
3 Meals, more tea at 4 o’clock with pastries.
Dinner 6 courses
Enjoy the luxurious right in the middle of an African wilderness with its doum palms, wild fig trees, euphorbias at the doors of the deserts.
15 romantic cottages very luxurious with panoramic view from the bed, overlooking a tropical river and Bisanadi reserve with very high roof which ensures natural ventilation, large private terrace which have attractive view on – river and the bush.
10 luxurious suites including honeymoon cottages.
5 luxurious double room cottages 2 bathrooms
Swimming pool on the ground of the bush river
1 intimate lounge, 2 cover bar lounges, 1 open lounge, 1 fireplace.
Open to the wilderness (no fence) at the same level, Buffalos, Elephants, Leopards, many others and Lions which come very often to drink at the swimming pool by night.
Facilities
Oasis Swimming pool:
Try our Oasis Swimming Pool with the amazing fully stocked island bar located at the centre of the pool where you can be served with drinks like champagne, cocktails as you watch crocodiles basking at the river banks. The giant reptiles can also be viewed through a glass partition beneath the swimming pool as you swim.
The use of Videotheque and Library are also available.
Traditional Pottery.
Museum Tour: Visit our museum and see the amazing cultural and artists’ works from the indigenous warriors – spears, cups for drinking blood, guard for drinking milk and animal trophies Lion skull, Warthog tusks etc)
Ultimate Jacuzzi room for 2 people with massage on request.
Curio shop with special luxurious items with hand made silk, leather, etc
CONFERENCE FACILITIES: Our conference facilities are ideal for large and small seminars and can accommodate up to 30 people with luxurious Conditions. You are in a wild paradise with no telephone line, but you can keep contact with theworld through a projector LCD and a computer, GPRS email and GSM mobile.
- 1 intimate lounge cover
- 2 cover bar area
- 1 open lounge area
- 1 firewood area
The early morning tea will be served in the room before your game drive. On your private terrace you could enjoy the magnificent wake up of wilderness and to start for the park.
When you return a very nice breakfast will await you at the restaurant by the tropical river with either coffee or Tea served in Silver pot with delicious, croissants, crepes, house jam….or if you decide to have your breakfast at the hippo pool, you will see very close those big animals swimming at the shade of palm trees, many species of birds and time will stop for you…
During the morning, the comfortable beds are ready at the swimming pool where you can read or sip a drink while you look at the crocodiles and swim at the same time, or alternatively relax in the jacuzzi.
You can visit the Museum, to see videos from Meru National Park or George and Joy Adamson movies.
You can also walk along these fantastic river with a professional guide or seat in the front of the river for the spectacular view of Bisanadi reserve and Nyambene Hills.
Appreciate a succulent Lunch. You can also spent a day at Tana river with special lunch.
In the afternoon after the game drive you can see many predators around the lodge or visit the Rhino conservation & visit our neighbours the Borana people.
If you make it back by 5:30 pm you can enjoy the Magical sundowner on our rock. To reach the rock you will be accompanied by a guide along the river, walk between vegetation, palm trees, monkeys, birds creating for a very exciting feeling.
After climbing the rock you will be treated to the spectacular symphony of wilderness. Before dinner you can enjoy a swim under the swimming pool spot light watched by baboons.
The ceremonial dinner will be served at the restaurant or at the swimming pool giving you the feeling of oness with the world.
Game drives by day, by night in our specially designed game viewing and tracking 4 WHEEL DRIVE LAND CRUISER guests can choose to visit Rhino sanctuary, grave of the famous lioness or Pipa the cheetah, to see swamps, Bisanadi reserve, Meru National Park, Kora National park.
Borana village: A tour of Borana village in the neighbouring Bisanadi reserve impart a sense of love for humankind and wildlife. A cultural trip and wholesome African tradition.
Bird watching by naturalist,
Guided nature walk and
Trekking along the river to the Hippo pool,
Magical Sundowner,
Bush breakfast very close to the animals,
Fishing with professionals,
Camel walk at the Borana village,
Safari at Tana river with lunch to Adamson’s falls,
Borana dances by night.
