Rutundu, Kenya (CNN) -- When Prince William marries Kate Middleton with the whole world watching Friday, it will be a far cry from the private engagement at a rustic log cabin in the quiet African wilderness. The couple was engaged at the Rutundu cabin on the northern slopes of Mount Kenya, a secluded getaway near a sprawling animal reserve where rhinos and giraffes roam freely. Prince William and Kate Middleton secretly flew into the country in October and headed to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, where he had spent a year before going to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
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Prince William chose a rustic cabin for the engagement
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He and Kate Middleton secretly flew into Kenya
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It features the bare minimum; a fireplace, a couch and a canopy bed with thick woolly blankets
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The cabin has panoramic views of Mount Kenya and the Rift Valley
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