Aberdare Country Club Hotel Mweiga Nyeri

Aberdare Country Club is nestled on the slopes of Mweiga Hill (Kamatongu Hill) in the Aberdare Highlands. This captivating heritage property offers the historic charm of a private English country home blended with the simple, welcoming comforts of a classic country inn. Originally built as a homestead named “The Steep” by an English couple settling in Kenya, the property is now a lush, unhurried haven set within its own massive 1,300-acre private wildlife sanctuary.

Guests can stroll through pristine gardens bursting with color and roaming peacocks, all while taking in spectacular views of the Solio Game Sanctuary to the north, the Aberdare Mountains to the west, and Mount Kenya to the east. The club also notably serves as the base and check-in point for its famous sister establishment, The Ark.

Location & Accessibility

The club is perfectly situated in the Great Rift Valley, offering a tranquil escape from the city while remaining highly accessible.

By Road

✓ Located in Mweiga, Nyeri County, the club is just a 15 to 20-minute drive from Nyeri town
✓ The property is situated roughly 157 to 190 kilometers northeast of Nairobi, making for an incredibly scenic and comfortable 2.5 to 3-hour drive

By Air

✓ From the Nanyuki Airstrip, the club is just an approximate 45-minute road transfer away
✓ For a faster journey, guests can take a scheduled 1-hour flight from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport directly to the Nanyuki Airstrip

Accommodation & Room Facilities

The Aberdare Country Club features cozy, colonial-style cottage accommodations scattered across landscaped gardens. Designed in an understated alpine architecture with polished wooden floors, warm East African decor, and private furnished verandahs, every cottage offers sweeping views of the surrounding plains, the Aberdare Mountains to the west, Mount Kenya to the east, or the adjacent Solio Game Sanctuary.

Standard Cottage Amenities

Every unit at the club is thoughtfully equipped to ensure a comfortable highland stay:
✓ En-suite bathroom equipped with hot water and bathtubs
✓ Furnished private verandah with panoramic mountain or garden views
✓ Wheelchair-accessible options and ground-floor layouts available for guests with limited mobility
✓ Cozy wood-burning fireplace in every cottage (lit upon request by hotel staff for chilly evenings)
✓ Tea and coffee-making facilities, flashlights/torches, and traditional hot water bottles for bed turn-down service

Room & Cottage Categories

✓ The VIP Suite: Designed for guests desiring extra space and modern conveniences. Includes a dedicated living area, air conditioning, Wi-Fi connectivity, a satellite TV, a mini-bar, and a private kitchenette
✓ Deluxe Rooms (3 Units): Set within specialized cottages (such as Nursery and Kinangop Cottages), these rooms feature private exterior doors without interconnecting access, making them ideal for individuals or couples seeking added privacy
✓ Multi-Bedroom Family Cottages: For larger groups or multi-generational families traveling together, the club offers 19 two-bedroom cottages, 1 three-bedroom cottage, and 1 expansive five-bedroom cottage, providing shared living spaces while maintaining individual privacy
✓ The Honeysuckle Suite: Exclusively set apart from the rest of the cottages in its own private garden compound, this 2-bedroom suite is the resort’s premier option for honeymooners or families seeking maximum seclusion. Features a spacious living/seating area, en-suite bathrooms, and a kitchenette
✓ Classic Queen & Twin Rooms (36 Units): Featuring classic East African decor, these 36 rooms are split evenly between 18 Classic Queen (1 Queen bed) and 18 Classic Twin (2 single beds) setups. Each accommodates up to 2 guests and offers tranquil views of the Kenya Highlands, riverbed, or lush garden vegetation

Hotel Facilities & Amenities

The Aberdare Country Club provides an impressive array of classic country club facilities, perfectly blending relaxation, recreation, and business within its expansive highland grounds.

✓ Country Club Athletics: Features two well-maintained outdoor tennis courts and extensive grounds for jogging or biking
✓ Heated Swimming Pool: A beautifully heated outdoor pool located in the lush gardens, complete with a convenient pool bar where parents can relax while watching their children
✓ Weddings & Team Building: The expansive, manicured lawns provide an idyllic setting for large-scale team-building events and bespoke romantic weddings, complete with specialized buffet or canapé packages
✓ 9-Hole Golf Course: A truly priceless golfing experience where guests can tee off on a 9-hole course set directly within the wildlife sanctuary. Don’t be surprised if your game is watched by a family of warthogs foraging for food
✓ Health Club & Spa: A fully equipped sanctuary designed to restore the balance between mind, body, and spirit. It features cardiovascular machines, free weights, a Pilates/aerobics area, a sauna, and a steam bath. The spa specializes in extensive therapeutic Ayurvedic treatments guided by a resident Ayurvedic doctor

✓ Conferencing & Corporate Events: Fully equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi and audio-visual gear

Aberdare Room: Accommodates up to 60 guests.
Satima Room: Accommodates up to 20 guests.

Dining & Culinary Experience

Dining at the club is characterized by historic charm, exceptional service, and the unique advantage of having a 1,300-acre wilderness as a potential dining room.

✓ Bush Culinary Experiences: Take advantage of the vast sanctuary with mouth-watering bush breakfasts, lunches, or dinners set directly in the wild
✓ Champagne Breakfasts: Kick-start your day with sparkles and bubbles in the game sanctuary, offering a stunning backdrop of the Aberdare Ranges and Solio Ranch
✓ The Lounge Bar: A warm, inviting space featuring comfortable leather sofas and a lovely wood-burning fireplace to ward off the highland chill during colder evenings
✓ Sundowners: Enjoy a cocktail or a traditional ‘Dawa’ (Swahili for medicine) up on Kamatongu Hill, offering the perfect conclusion to a day of adventure while watching the sun dip behind Mount Kenya
✓ The Main Dining Room: Designed with ornate chandeliers, glazed wood flooring, and full-length windows. The chefs serve first-class cuisine featuring a rich selection of European, Asian, and traditional Kenyan dishes

Experiences & Activities

Whether you want to climb mountains, trek with chimpanzees, or simply relax with a fishing rod, the club is a premier hub for diverse outdoor highland adventures.

Wildlife & Safari Excursions

✓ Chimpanzee Trekking: Just an hour and a half away at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki, guests can take a day trip to visit rescued chimpanzees
✓ Aberdare National Park Drives: Take half- or full-day safaris into the nearby Aberdare National Park to search the Salient and the Moorlands for elephants, leopards, buffaloes, Sykes monkeys, and stunning waterfalls
✓ Solio Game Reserve: Take a game drive to this famous 25,000-hectare private reserve located between the Aberdare Mountains and Mt. Kenya. It is globally renowned for its unique success in rearing White and Black Rhinos

Sanctuary Adventures

✓ Mountain Biking: Ride mountain bikes up the well-marked trails of Kamatongu Hill for magnificent, sweeping views
✓ Horseback Riding: A romantic and unforgettable way to explore the 1,300-acre sanctuary. Riders of all levels can saddle up and ride right alongside the resident wildlife
✓ Guided Nature Walks & Bird Watching: Walk safely through the unspoiled terrain with expert guides. The sanctuary is a birdwatcher’s paradise, boasting over 290 species including the stunning emerald-green Malachite Sunbird and the Golden-winged Sunbird

Hotel Highlights

✓ Wilderness Golfing: Features a completely unique 9-hole golf course situated inside the game sanctuary, where players regularly tee off amidst grazing wildlife
✓ Sister Property Access: Acts as the official check-in point and gateway to its famous sister property, The Ark, making it easy to combine both iconic experiences into one itinerary
✓ Historic Heritage Charm: Originally built as a private English country farmhouse named “The Steep,” the property retains the cozy, solid, and leisurely feel of a classic country inn
✓ Private Wildlife Sanctuary: Set entirely within its own 1,300-acre wildlife sanctuary, allowing guests to walk, bike, or ride horses right alongside zebras, giraffes, impalas, and peacocks
✓ Cozy Highland Accommodation: Offers classic, alpine-style cottages equipped with polished wooden floors, en-suite bathtubs, and wood-burning fireplaces lit on request to ward off the highland chill
✓ Bespoke Bush Dining: Provides incredible outdoor culinary experiences, ranging from Champagne breakfasts in the sanctuary to traditional ‘Dawa’ sundowners up on Kamatongu Hill with views of Mount Kenya
✓ Comprehensive Ayurvedic Spa: A standout Health Club and Spa offering authentic, therapeutic Ayurvedic treatments guided by a resident Ayurvedic doctor, alongside a fully equipped gym, sauna, and steam bath
✓ Gateway to Major Reserves: Serves as the perfect base camp for excursions into the Aberdare National Park (famous for its waterfalls and forests) and the Solio Game Reserve (renowned for its incredibly successful black and white rhino breeding program)

Non-Residents Accommodation Rates Per Night Include:

Notes

* Check-in time is from 12:00 Noon
* Check-out time is 10:00 AM in the morning
* One Child sharing with one adult shall be charged an adult sharing rate
* Aberdare Country Club rates do not include transport to the lodge/ camp
* Free for children under 3 years sharing with an adult but maximum 2 in a room
* Aberdare Country Club rates do not include park entrance or conservation fees
* Christmas supplement of 50 US Dollars on the 24th, 25th, 26th & 31st and 1st of January  of per person per night applies

Game Package includes;

* Full Board
* Nyaribo Airstrip Transfers
* 2 Activities as show below
* Activity selection subject to time available

Game Package excludes;

* Park Fees
* Horse Back ridding in the Aberdare Sanctuary
* Spa Treatment at The Aberdare Country Club Spa
* Game Drive-Morning-Solio Game Ranch with dry snacks and beverages
* Experience ridding close to the Rothschild Giraffe with drinks and dry snacks
* Aberare National Park Waterfall Game Drive – Afternoon – Snacks and beverage

Supplements And Optional Activities At The Aberdare Country Club

* Lunch – 40 US Dollars per person
* Dinner – 45 US Dollars per person
* Breakfast – 30 US Dollars per person
* Fruit Basket – 20 US Dollars per room
* Fishing Rod for hire -20 US Dollars per rod
* Alcoholic Karibu drink- 15 US Dollars per person
* Extra Picnic Lunch box – 30 US Dollars per person
* Bush Breakfast (Minimum 4 guests) – 40 US Dollars per person
* Swimming for non-resident client/outsiders – 25 US Dollars per person
* Gym/ Steam / Sauna for non-resident clients – 35 US Dollars per person
* Transfer from or to Nanyuki Airstrip (One way) – 270 US Dollars per vehicle
* Bush Dinner in the sanctuary (Minimum 4 guests) – 60 US Dollars per person
* Horseback riding experience (1.5 Hrs per round/ride) –  50 US Dollars per person
* Kikuyu Cultural Dance performance at Aberdare Country Club – 170 US Dollars per show
* Cocktail / Sundowner with dry canapés + 2 drinks (Minimum 4 Guests)- 40 US Dollars per person
* Experience of private candle-lit dinner by the pool/garden (Minimum 4 guests) – 45 US Dollars per person
* Guided by Naturalist – Nature Walks or Bird Walks in the Sanctuary (Maximum 2 hours) – 30 US Dollars per person

Aberdare Country Club Hotel has 19 (2-bedroom cottages), 1 (3-bedroom cottage), 1 (5-bedroom cottage), and 1 standard suite. Each cottage is tastefully furnished with a living room, polished wood flooring, fireplace, kitchenette, dressing area, clothes rack, furnished verandah, and an en-suite bathroom with a bathtub.

Among the above cottages, the following are suitable for families, honeymooners, and those seeking something extra. The Honeysuckle, The Nursery Cottage, Kinangop Cottage, 2 Deluxe Rooms, VIP Suite

The two deluxe rooms are set within The Nursery and the Kinangop cottages with their own doors and do not interconnect with any other room. This makes them suitable for individuals and families alike.

There is an on-site restaurant designed with ornate chandeliers, glazed wood flooring, full-length windows, and 4-seater tables. The restaurant serves a variety of European, Asian, and Kenyan dishes. The well-stocked bar offers a wide range of alcohol and soft drinks.

Guests can relax by the poolside or take a stroll through the lush gardens. Aberdare Country Club Nyeri also features an outdoor pool and a spa with a gym, sauna, steam room, and a massage parlor. Guests can either play a game of tennis or a round of golf at the 9-hole course within the Game Sanctuary.

The hotel has an event/ conference hall equipped with a full range of audio-visual equipment and is the perfect place for meetings, conferences, and other corporate functions. There is a well-manicured lawn that provides an ideal venue for weddings and team-building activities. 

Aberdare Country Club Hotel Mweiga Nyeri activities include: horseback riding, golf, bird watching, sundowner, nature walk, and champagne breakfast. One can also enjoy a bush culinary experience, hiking, chimpanzee trekking, and a safari drive to Solio Game Reserve, Aberdare Game Sanctuary, and Mt. Kenya.

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