Aberdare Prestige & Royal Cottages

Safari Lodge · Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate, Kenya

PlnrScore 37

Best time: Feb, Jun, Dec
Suggested stay: 1-2 nights
Park fee: $70/day
Health: Low malaria risk

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Aberdare Prestige & Royal Cottages is a hotel near Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate.

Why stay at Aberdare Prestige & Royal Cottages

73 mammal species recorded nearby
Airstrip 1 km away

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: hotel

Wildlife near this lodge

Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

662

Species

Mammals

286

Birds

Most observed

Superb Starling78 sightings
White Rhinoceros74 sightings
Mantled Guereza70 sightings
Waterbuck68 sightings
Impala57 sightings
Olive Baboon57 sightings
Common Warthog49 sightings
African Savanna Elephant48 sightings
Southern Tree Hyrax47 sightings
Southern Bushbuck47 sightings

Best time to stay at Aberdare Prestige & Royal Cottages

Best months:

January

February

June

Jan

Great18°C35mm

Feb

Great20°C32mm

Mar

Great20°C53mm

Apr

Fair19°C167mm

May

Great18°C82mm

Jun

Great18°C22mm

Jul

Great17°C48mm

Aug

Great17°C69mm

Sep

Great18°C50mm

Oct

Great19°C77mm

Nov

Fair18°C156mm

Dec

Great18°C38mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Climate at the lodge

Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Aberdare Prestige & Royal Cottages
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	24°	25°	25°	23°	22°	22°	22°	22°	23°	23°	22°	23°
Low	12°	13°	13°	14°	14°	13°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	12°
Rain mm	34	22	29	127	67	15	30	40	37	53	85	18
Humidity	67%	62%	64%	79%	78%	71%	71%	71%	69%	70%	78%	72%

Map & getting there

Nearest airstrip

Nanyuki Civil Airport (HKNL)

1 km away

Nearest airport

Laikipia Air Base (HKNY)

7 km from the park

International airport

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)

155 km from the park

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Data updated May 2026 · Sources: lodge website, Go2Africa, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo