THE FLAMINGO RESTAURANT

The aptly named Flamingo Restaurant has both indoor and outdoor dining areas where a wide variety of international and local cuisines are served. The restaurant is located on the ground floor with a patio overlooking the pool, lounge and the great expanse of the Rift Valley. Serves buffet breakfast and lunch. Dinner is Table d’hôte with a capacity of 200 people.

THE RIFT VALLEY BAR

The Rift Valley Bar provides the perfect place to enjoy a cool drink and watch the sun set over the Lake. Overlooks a spectacular view of the lake and is open 0700hrs-2300hrs. Local guitarists provide evening entertainment. For those who want to add a bit of spice to their dine, experience a Bush Breakfast or Lunch. Dinner can be served outside within the Lodge premises.

THE Swimming pool and Sauna are open from 10am to 6pm

Enjoy Traditional Dancers at that start at 7pm.

The park boasts of a huge variety of animals and birds including Leopard, buffalo, baboon, waterbuck, marabou stock, pelican and of course the world famous flocks of flamingo.

For the bird-watching enthusiast there are 450 species found in the park vicinity. The serene surroundings of the park also offers the visitor the rarer opportunity to see the greatly endangered Black Rhino.

Experience safaris where you will encounter a variety of wildlife. Home to a million flamingoes and other game such as leopards, lions, buffalo, hippo, giraffe, baboons, waterbucks, marabou, storks, impala, warthogs, pelican, white rhino and the rare black rhino.

WHAT'S AT LION HILL ?

Built in a natural dais, overlooking one of the world's ornithological spectacles, the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge impresses every guest with its panoramic view of the pink shoreline created by millions of flamingos on Lake Nakuru.

The Lodge is situated within the Lake Nakuru National Park Rift Valley Province and is surrounded by natural flora and fauna in its beautiful grounds. Although smaller compared to the other hotels in Sarova Hotels Group, this 14-year-old Lodge offers a peaceful retreat amidst one of the most stunning National Parks in Kenya.

ACCESS

Sarova Lion Hill is 160 Km from Nairobi, a two-hour drive through the spectacular Eastern Escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. It is also possible to fly from Wilson Airport in Nairobi if preferred and this journey takes just 30 minutes. Distance: 160 Km from Nairobi By Air: 30 minutes from Nairobi, transfer to the lodge takes 30 minutes By Road: 2 hours from Nairobi.

LOCALE

Set on a plateau in an elevation above Lake Nakuru Beautifully landscaped with natural foliage and a startling variety of flower gardens Electrical fences surround the Lodge

CLIMATE

Hot and dry during the day Cool at night March-June are the rainy months

CONFERENCE FACILITIES

Baraza Room 1 & 2

Baraza 1 - on the upper deck of the conference campus, provides carpeted interiors and an adjoining secretarial room.

Baraza 2 on the ground floor is a large airy room designed in earth colours with lodge decor ceiling. Audio- visual equipment and secretarial assistance are also available. There is a professional photographer available upon request.

ROOM CAPACITIES: 60-theatre style, 100 pax cocktail and 40 seminar

Sarova Lion Hill Lodge has a conference facility called the ''Baraza Room'' that has a seating capacity for a maximum of 60 delegates seated in theatre style arrangement. There is a swimming pool, surrounded by tropical trees and flowers, and a sauna complimenting the Lodge's other facilities and guest services.

This lodge is no exception to other Sarova Hotels properties, where high standards of service and comfort are always assured. Sarova Lion Hill provides a marvelous retreat form the hustle and bustle of every day life with its air of tranquility, magnificent scenery and wildlife on its doorstep.

Bureau de Change

Free safety deposit boxes

Laundry and Valet services

Baby-sitting services

Sarova Lion Lodge Wildlife conservation Adoption programme is in conjunction with The Kenya Wildlife Services, which provides guests the rare opportunity to adopt their own Rhino. The Rhino conservation began in 1987 with the allocation of 3 adult males (black Rhinos) and ten white Rhinos from South Africa in 1990.

The Rhinos were an endangered species but with the conservation programme, the numbers of the Rhinos is picking up.

Sarova Hotels are concerned and involved with Conservation and Environmental issues and have contributed for many years towards these worthy causes.

On August 1st 1999, SAROVA Hotels became part of a new Rhino Adoption Programme run by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), by adopting a White Rhino calf born at Lake Nakuru National Park.

The adoption ceremony took place at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, situated inside Lake Nakuru National Park. An official adoption certificate was presented and the two-month-old White Rhino calf was officially named “Sarova”.

The Rhino Sanctuary Project at the Lake Nakuru National Park began in 1987 with the translocation of two adult males, one from Kitengela (outside the Nairobi National Park) and another from Lewa Downs, a private game reserve. Within three months, 15 Black Rhinos were introduced to the Park. By 1990, this programme was nearing its completion with an additional four Black Rhinos, from Nairobi National Park and ten White Rhinos, from South Africa, being introduced. Today, the Rhino Sanctuary Project is a success story with, approximately 45 Black Rhinos and 31 White Rhinos with a further addition of one Black and one White Rhino calf born in June 1999.

Black and White Rhinos are still on the endangered species list despite protection in our National Parks. Here in Kenya we are lucky to have some of the most wonderful wildlife in the world, with help and support we want to ensure our wildlife never appears on the extinct list.

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