Outspan Golf & Country Club in Nyeri is a gracious, solid comfortable hotel. Its setting carefully chosen in 1928, with views of Mount Kenya and framed by the white water of the Chania River, the Outspan is the nearest hotel to the spectacular Karua Falls in the Aberdare National Park. The gardens are beautifully manicured and the rooms still retain the qualities of a historical and well established property. The 16 acres bordering the river are set aside for nature walks. With a round or two of golf and a visit to Treetops, the Outspan is a very special country hotel.

The rooms are spacious and airy, most with fireplaces and garden access. The rooms in the new Chania wing are wood panelled with a fireplace, balcony, satellite TV and minibar. The remaining rooms are older in style reminiscent of the 1920's with colonial sized

The hotels lounge with a roaring fire place is a comfortable place to enjoy a book . Adjacent to the lounge the TV room has satellite TV, video and tables for playing cards. There is a snooker room which houses a full-sized snooker table.

Every afternoon a traditional Kikuyu dancing display is given in a purpose built arena. A small Kikuyu homestead has been erected in the enclosure and a narration is given on the dances and traditions of the Kikuyu home.

Hotel guests are welcome to the challenging 18 hole Nyeri Golf Club next door to the hotel. Within the 30 acres of the Outspan there is a swimming pool, all weather tennis courts, squash courts, and table tennis. For those who prefer less strenuous activities there are bird and river walks and trout fishing.

Lord Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting spent the last three years of his life here in a cottage called Paxtu. His rooms are kept as a small museum and his shrine is visited by scouts and guides fron all over the world.