Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge

Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge sits on a hillside inside Lake Nakuru National Park, which surrounds one of Kenya’s Rift Valley Lakes, with most rooms and lounges facing the park and the lake. When the flamingos are in, the shoreline turns pink.

Meals are served in the rustic Flamingo Restaurant, which has a warm indoor section and a covered patio overlooking the gardens and the lake. For something more memorable, the team can arrange bush sundowners, viewpoint sundowners above a watering hole or a private deck dinner for honeymooners. After dark, a bonfire is lit every evening on the Rift Valley Bar terrace, and evenings might bring storytelling, live guitar or Afro dance.

Families are well looked after. The Ozone Kids Club runs supervised activities for children aged 4 to 12, and the solar-heated pool has its own baby pool. Grown-ups can slip away to Tulia Spa for a massage overlooking the lawns, or wander through the lodge’s organic garden. The lodge also holds a silver eco-rating.

ACCOMMODATION

Chalet-style cottages are spread in rows across the hill, all on the ground floor and each with a patio facing the gardens or the lake. Choose from Standard Rooms, inter-connecting Family Rooms, Junior Suites and the Presidential Suite. Every room has an in-room safe, a hairdryer, a pillow menu and tea and coffee making facilities. The suites add a minibar, TV and direct dial telephone. A guest room adapted for wheelchair users is available, and ramps link the pathways and public areas. All rooms are non-smoking.