5 best golf hotels and resorts in Kenya

5 best golf hotels and resorts in Kenya

Kenya is one of the best golf destinations in Africa franked by its numerous championship golf courses and the cosy atmosphere often characterized by the tropical sun and cool breezes. Most of the Kenyan golf clubs were built in the colonial era and with consistent readjustment some are updated to modern golf courses while still keeping the old taste of a colonial golf field model. Quite a number golf resorts have were established post-colonial leading to emergence of golf courses that completely sinks into modernity whereby asides the golf course the club house and other structures are built in the modern architectural technology some bearing a futuristic taste that will amaze you. when you are planning for golfing safari a golf resort might be the most ideal choice for you if you are looking for:

  • Accommodation on site. If you want to avoid moving from your hotel to the course each day, you need to spend some moment in the golf swing, a golf resort will always be your best choice. Notably, places like Nairobi characterized with traffic jam moving around may be unnecessarily toilsome and time wasting.
  • You want to have unlimited time in the golf swing. One good thing about doing golf in a resort you are not restricted the number of times you can book slots as a guest or visitor as long as you resides in the golf course. You will have the best moments in the golf swing.
  • You want a quality golf course. The traditional golf courses outside Nairobi and outskirts may not be in the good conditions you would wish to play in. Some luck good irrigation systems and have poor drainage. On the contrary, most courses in golf resort are to championship standards and are all weather.
  • You want a golfing package that includes daytrips to nearby attractions. Golf resorts normally have plans to visit nearby attractions without necessarily having to seek services from an external travel agent. For instance, a golf resort will most likely offer city tours to places like Nairobi National park, Sheldrick elephant’s orphanage and the giraffe center.

Some of the best golf resorts in Kenya include:

Windsor Golf Resort and Club

The city hotel is tucked into the leafy areas of ridgeways 15 minutes drive from Nairobi CBD and 45 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The Victorian themed resort boost 130 elegant hotel rooms, an outdoor conferencing  space spread across acres of beautiful gardens, restaurants and bars, a gym facility, a club house and a championship 18 holes golf course. The hotel also has a business center and a boardroom which makes it a great choice for corporate golf tournaments. The golf course is a beautifully landscaped green set at an altitude 6000 feet a.s.l. There is a practicing range for beginners with a coach attached to help the beginners. The high ceiling clubhouse overlooking the golf course is an oasis of comfort where asides the golf equipment store there is a bar where you can enjoy different local and international drinks as you capture the beautiful view of Ol Donyo Sabuk mountains. At Windsor hotel you have a chance to join groups going for excursions to Nairobi National Park, Snake Park, Nairobi Crocodile Farm and Hell’s Gate National Park.

The Great Rift Valley Golf Lodge and Golf Resort

The Golf Resort is set at 7000 ft a.s.l along the Ol Donyo Opurru hills a stretch that gives you a 360 degrees view of the Lake Naivasha, Aberdare Ranges and Mount Longonot. The hotel is a great stopover choice on your way to Masai Mara from Samburu National Park. It is also a great when you are planning to visit attractions in Nakuru. The 18 holes golf course set an elevation gives a sweeping view of the escapements and other sceneries on the floor of the Great Rift Valley and beyond. The golf course has some of the longest holes that gives the championship challenge. The golf resort offers group excursions to the crescent island, Hells gate, Mt Longonot, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita. The golf course has 159 uniquely designed rooms that will give you the comfort you need inside or outdoors.

Fairmount Mt Kenya Safari Club

The luxury hotel is set at the slopes of Mt Kenya giving the clients a magnificient view of the majestic snowcapped mountain set along the equator. The hotel is an ideal stopover for tourist en route  Meru and Samburu National parks. The hotel is also an ideal location for travelers visiting the Ol Pejeta conservancy, Mt Kenya National park and Solio Ranch. The 9 holes golf course at the hotel is the only golf course in Kenya that is bisected by the equator. With the constant renovations carried out in the recent past and regular efforts made by the management to regularly maintain the golf course, Fairmount golf course remains as one of the best golf course you can pick outside Nairobi and its environs.  Besides golfing Fairmount Hotel has special offer for trout fishing excursions in the Lake Rutundu and Lake Alice glacial/ lakes in Mt Kenya. Here the rooms, cottages and suites represents a charming residence with modern amenities.

Aberdares Country Club

The hotel is in a game sanctuary set in Muiga Hills set at the periphery of the Aberdares National Park, one of the most popular game parks in Kenya.  Most of the travelers booking two days in Aberdare choose to spend a day in the country club choose to spend a day here and then proceeds to The Ark which is 40 minutes away into the heart of the national park. Besides being a great game sighting spot, the country club prides a well manicured 9 holes golf course. The golf course is one of the rare opportunities to tee as you have unfiltered view of animals who pass through the golf course to forage for food. Besides golfing game viewing in the hotel is superbly excellent. You can choose to go on a game drive or guided horseback riding into the adjacent forest.

Thika Green Golf Resort

The luxury hotel is a mere 45 minutes drive from Nairobi CBD and an hour from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The golf club boost an 18 holes championship golf course which is one of Kenya’s classic designs of the recent past. Thika green is an ideal place to stay awaiting/ after a safari in the Kenya numerous bush destinations. Besides, the golf club has a large conference center making it an ideal spot for corporate tours. Accommodation here is superbly excellent with the golf villas set along  the scenic sloping greens which creates the tranquil courtyard you deserve.

Leisure Lodge Beach and Golf Resort

The Beach Resort is in the south coast Diani and is famed for having one of the longest stretch of the white sand shoreline.  The resort covered in a grove of coastal forest is an oasis of serenity marked with fresh air, heartfelt emptiness from humanity and a dazzling view of the blue sky and the turquoise Indian sea. The leisure golf club is the only golf course on this side of the Indian shores. With  one of the best maintained fairways, beautiful landscaping and the challenging north easterly playing in the leisure lodge golf course is a worthy test for both professional and amateur golfers. Beyond sporting the golf resort offer guided snorkeling excursions to Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park known for impressive underwater sceneries characterized by beautiful rocks, sea creatures, sea flora and ships relics.