Red Elephants · Lava Flows · Kilimanjaro
Red dust elephants, lava flows and springs clear enough to see the fish, in the largest wild space in Kenya, with the green Chyulu Hills and Kilimanjaro on its northern edge.
Private journeys including Tsavo from USD 8,950 per person, an hour from Nairobi by air.
Luxury Tsavo Safaris, in Brief
A luxury Tsavo safari means space: Tsavo West and Tsavo East together cover a landscape larger than Jamaica, with red dust elephants, the Mzima Springs, lava flows and Kilimanjaro on the horizon. Guests stay at Finch Hattons in Tsavo West or Hildana Lodge, and often add Ol Donyo Lodge in the green Chyulu Hills, where riding, walking and night drives are allowed on Mbirikani Group Ranch. Tsavo is an hour from Nairobi by air, or a morning on the train, and our journeys including Tsavo start from USD 8,950 per person.
By Abner Ongeri, founder, Karen, Nairobi
Where to Stay in Tsavo and the Chyulu Hills
Each area has its own season and character. These are the camps and lodges we use, and when we would send you to each.
Mzima Springs, lava and hills
The greener, more dramatic half of Tsavo: volcanic hills, the Shetani lava flow and Mzima Springs, where an underwater hide lets you watch hippo and fish. Finch Hattons and Hildana sit here.
Luxury camps and lodges
TsavoHildana Lodge
TsavoFinch HattonsGreen volcanic hills on the edge of Tsavo
Rolling green hills between Tsavo and Amboseli, on Mbirikani Group Ranch, where riding, walking, night drives and star beds are all possible, with Kilimanjaro filling the horizon.
Luxury camps and lodges
Chyulu HillsOl Donyo LodgePrivate Luxury Safaris
Tsavo is vast, and outside the main tracks you can drive for an hour without seeing another car.
Private group ranch land allows horses, walking, night drives and sleeping out under the stars.
An hour by air, a morning on the train, or a natural stop between Nairobi and Diani.
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Luxury Tsavo Safari Packages
We design most journeys to Tsavo from a blank page, around your dates and the rest of your route. Start with a ready made journey and we will add it, or tell us what you have in mind.
Best Time to Visit Tsavo and the Chyulu Hills
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The safaris were intimate, never rushed, and our guide made each sighting significant.
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Good to Know
They dust themselves in Tsavo's red volcanic soil, which coats their skin. It is one of the great sights of Kenya, particularly at a waterhole in the dry season.
June to October and January to February, when it is dry and game gathers at water. March to May is the green season, with lower rates and dramatic skies.
Finch Hattons in Tsavo West for style and springs, Hildana Lodge for value and views, and Ol Donyo Lodge in the Chyulu Hills for riding, walking and Kilimanjaro.
By light aircraft from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, about an hour, by road in four to five hours, or on the Nairobi to Mombasa train, which stops at Mtito Andei and Voi.
Not inside the national parks, but yes in the Chyulu Hills on Mbirikani Group Ranch, where riding, walking, night drives and star beds are all possible.
Our journeys including Tsavo start from USD 8,950 per person, with camps, park fees, guiding and flights included.
Two or three nights, often combined with Amboseli, the Chyulu Hills or the coast, since Tsavo sits between Nairobi and Diani.
Yes, easily. Tsavo lies on the way to Diani and Watamu, so guests fly or drive on to the coast for a few nights after their safari.
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Share your dates and who is travelling. A designer in Nairobi will place you where the game will be, hold the best camp for your dates and send an exact price within 24 hours.
Also see luxury Kenya safaris, Amboseli, the Kenyan coast.