Rhino River Camp

Rhino River Camp - Meru Kenya accommodation

Opened in 2009, the very small, owner-managed Rhino River Camp is tucked in a forested grove on the banks of the Kindani stream. It lies on a 32-hectare private concession, just outside the boundary of Meru National Park, north-east of Mount Kenya, near one of the gates of the park's secure rhino sanctuary, a must-see during a visit to Meru.

Rhino River Camp has quite a contemporary design, with a distinctly African flavour. The central areas consist of an open-plan lounge, with a few steps up to the open-plan dining area. The roofs are made not of the usual woven makuti leaf tiles, but of stretched canvas. The atmosphere is cool under the shade. In the lounge, the bar is of beaten, distressed steel, and the cow-skin barstools done in African-drum style. Soft sofas around low tables, scattered with coffee-table books, look out into the forest, with a swimming pool below.