THE 818Hotel · Ol Kalou
A new 18‑hole, par‑72 course of about 7,100 yards at 2,400 m, opened in February 2025 below Mount Kipipiri and already a stop for national tournaments.
| Green fees | Weekday | Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| 18 holes | KSh 3,000 | KSh 4,000 |
| 9 holes | KSh 1,500 | KSh 2,000 |
An 18‑hole, par‑72 course at about 2,370 m, among the highest in Africa, at a club dating from 1922. The 818 sponsored its Lady Captain's Country Road Golf Tournament in October 2025.
An 18‑hole, par‑73 course where the first ball was struck in 1923, and a regular stop on the national golf tours.
An 18‑hole course on the slopes above Lake Naivasha at about 7,000 ft, opened in 2000; its 17th is a 598‑metre par 5.
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Central Kenya's only natural lake: wetlands with hippos and rare highland birds such as Sharpe's longclaw.
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Shamata Gate, the nearest way into the Aberdares and the start of the hike up Ol Donyo Lesatima (4,001 m).
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A lone forested peak of 3,349 m between Ol Kalou and the Aberdares, hiked with Kenya Forest Service rangers.
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A 74‑metre waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro at Nyahururu, just north of the Equator.
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Four courses within an hour, from the new 18-hole Mount Kipipiri Golf & Resort to clubs founded in the 1920s.
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A rhino sanctuary with more than 450 bird species and the view from Baboon Cliff.
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Stone Age hand axes still lying where they were dug up, perhaps a million years ago.
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Burial mounds some 5,000 years old, bao boards carved in rock, and views over Lake Nakuru.
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One of the largest volcanic calderas in the world, about 12 km across, seen from its rim above Nakuru.
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A soda lake with flamingos and breeding great white pelicans, and giraffe in the conservancy.
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Kenya's national Marian shrine above the Rift Valley, with a spring and a viewpoint on the way.
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A 52‑room stone mansion built for a lady who said no, now a national monument.
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A boat ride among the hippos, then a walking safari on Crescent Island.
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A storybook castle and arts centre with archery, horse riding and Aberdare views.
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Cycle or walk past Fischer's Tower and down into the gorge.
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