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Aberdare

Treetops is a stilted lodge in Kenya's Aberdare National Park, first built in 1932 among the trees beside a waterhole and salt lick. Princess Elizabeth was staying here in February 1952 when her father died and she became Queen. The present 36-room lodge faces the waterhole, which is floodlit after dark so guests can watch elephant and buffalo from the decks. It closed in 2021 and reopened under new management in 2024, offering standard rooms, suites and Queen Elizabeth rooms, plus guided walks and game drives.

Elevated accommodation among the treetops

Tarangire National Park

Elewana Tarangire Treetops is a lodge of 20 treehouse rooms raised among marula and baobab trees in the Randilen Wildlife Management Area, on Maasai land north-east of Tarangire National Park. At 65 square metres the rooms are among the largest in East Africa, open-fronted with broad balconies and double showers. The main lodge is built around an old baobab and overlooks a waterhole and swimming pool, with boma dining in the evenings. Because it lies outside the park, walking safaris and night drives are possible alongside day trips into Tarangire.

Elevated accommodation among the treetops

Kibale National Park

The Tree House is a single-room treetop hideaway in the forest near Kanyanchu, the chimpanzee tracking trailhead and visitor centre in Kibale National Park. It is now run by Primate Lodge, whose main lodge sits beside the visitor centre, and is reached on foot along a short forest path. The platform rises about 10 metres up a large tree and looks over an elephant wallow, where forest elephants and several monkey species are regularly seen. Facilities are basic, with no private bathroom in the tree, and staff escort guests to and from the lodge for meals.

Elevated accommodation among the treetops