Hippo Point invites guests to relax and enjoy all that nature has to offer in this stunning location. At 6,200 feet above sea level on the shore of Lake Naivasha, this private wildlife sanctuary will be a home from home, as the Cunningham-Reid family offer to share their house with you. This is a nature lover's paradise with over 500 species of bird and some 1,100 animals.
Accommodation is in the main manor house and in the 8 storey Dodo's Tower. The manor house was built in the 1930s and extensively restored in 1998. There are 8 double rooms and 1 single, all furnished in fine colonial style. Dodo's Tower was built by Dodo Cunningham-Reid and has 4 double rooms and 1 single, making it ideal for families or groups of friends. The living space comprises a dining room, living room with balcony, kitchen, writing room, meditation room and the top view room. There are stunning views from the upper storeys of the tower.
Breakfast consists of fresh fruit juice, homemade muesli and freshly cooked eggs, while typical lunch dishes are salads, pasta and quiche, followed by homemade ice cream. Hippo Point has an organic vegetable garden and is supplied by free range meats and wild seafood.
Guests are welcome to be as active, or not, as they wish during their stay. Start the day with a stroll by the lakeside, a gentle jog, mountain bike ride or some yoga. Other activities incliude horse riding, hot air balloon rides, helicopter safaris and waterskiing. For those happy to take it easy there is a swimming pool and deck with sun loungers and hammocks in which to drift to doze in the warm sun. Guests can also get invvolved in current conservation projects within the grounds.
The Spa
The spa offers pampering therapies and treatments using local African ingredients such as oils and mud. Treatments are taken in the open gazebo in the grounds, by the lake, around the pool or in the privacy of your own room. Enjoy gentle massages, re-engerise with yoga classes and benefit your body with healthy and nutritous foods. Hippo Point offers special week-long retreat programmes, designed to awaken the mind, body and spirit.
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