MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUB

We stayed at the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, set in 100 acres of lush gardens and forests with views of Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya Safari Club has an interesting history.  Currently owned by Fairmont Hotels, it was founded in 1959 by actor William Holden and two partners who bought 2000 acres around an old British hotel, the Mawingo (est. 1939), re-opening it as a private club and wildlife sanctuary.   Founding members included Conrad Hilton, Bob Hope, Clark Gable, John Wayne, Walt Disney, Joan Crawford, Lord Mountbatten and Sir Winston Churchill.   More recent members include the Aga Khan, the presidents of Gabon and Sudan, members of the Saudi royal family and Kenya’s former president, Daniel Arap Moi.