Located a kilometer from Nyeri town, Outspan is a comfortable hotel, set in a well tended tropical garden with views of Mount Kenya. The 45 rooms
are spacious and airy, most with fire places and garden access. Outspan serves as a base hotel for Treetops, guests check in and have lunch before
departing for Treetops. Lord Baden Powell, founder of Scouting movement spent the last three years of his life in a cottage called Paxtu.

Game drives
Enjoy a 2 hour game drive in the Aberdare National Park situated only 17km from Outspan. The park is home to 2000 elephants and is the last remaining habitat of the elusive bongo antelope and the giant forest hog. Other animals to be seen include black rhinos also roam the wild , buffaloes , serval cats, leopards, African wild cat, spotted hyena, African Civet and the rare golden cat.

Nature Walk
Outspan is famed for it expansive grounds, beautiful gardens and over 300 bird species. As you guided walk along river Chania, our naturalist will identify the flora & fauna, and a waterfall gorge where the river squeezes between black rocks. The highlight is the massive five hundred year old Mugumo tree, sacred to the Kikuyu people. -

Coffee Farm visit
Nyeri is the home of the finest Arabica coffee in the world. At the Kihuri Coffee Estate, the farm manager will ~ide you round the 70 year old plantation and take you through conversion, harvesting and the grading process of coffee beans
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Visit Paxtu Museum
The Outspan Cottage Paxtu was built for Lord Baden- Powell, founder of Scouts Movement. From October 1938, Baden-Powell and his wife lived in the cottage until the Chief Scout's death in 1941. Preserved as a museum with various memorabilia in his memory is Panu.

Gikuyu Dance
The Gikuyu are the largest ethnic group in Kenya and they have always placed ceremonies in high regard and a place was always set aside for them in the centre of every village. At Outspan, Gikuyu ceremonies and songs take place in a typical Gikuyu Village of thatched huts and ceremonial trees within the hotel grounds every day at 13.30hrs.

Solio Ranch
30km away from Outspan is Solio ranch Rhino Sanctuary. It is home to about 200 white and black Rhinos which live in harmony with other wildlife including Buffalo, Zebra, Giraffe, and other game species such as Eland, Oryx, Impala, Waterbuck, Thomson's Gazelle and Warthog. Cats include Lion, Leopard and Cheetah. Reserve is closed during rainy seasons