Hippo Point Private Estate & Wildlife Sanctuary is a totally unique retreat on Kenya's Lake Naivasha. Offering accommodation in both a colonial manor house and an observation building known as the Tower, Hippo Point is one of the most unusual - and romantic - places to go wildlife-watching.

Facilities here are plentiful, and there's an outdoor activity for every day of the week. On safari trips you can see everything from aardvarks to zebras, as well over 520 different species of bird. Lake Naivasha itself is home to the densest population of hippos in Africa - watch them best from the Tower's observation decks.

The restored colonial House has a traditional English garden as well as an outdoor swimming pool. If you need extra pampering, book in a spa treatment, but most special of all is the meals. Prepared with produce from local farms (or Hippo Point's own organic garden), food can be served anywhere from lakeside barbeques to traditional teas on the Tower's veranda.

Hippo Point's 11 rooms have low-key but luxurious decor, all beamed ceilings and '30s-style furniture. For a really romantic treat, check in to one of the four Tower bedrooms - the views of Lake Naivasha and the surrounding treetops are truly magical.