SATAO CAMP TSAVO EAST
Tsavo East National Park is one of the least visited parks in Kenya allowing guests to enjoy uninterrupted game drives in half-open 4x4 vehicles. Set within this vast shrub land lies Satao Camp. Nestled amongst trees and surrounding a central water-hole, the semi-circular layout of the camp allows you to watch the many different species that frequent the watering hole from the comfort of your own veranda.
ACTIVITIES
A typical day at Satao starts with an early morning game drive; you are woken up at 6 am to coffee and tea in the restaurant. At 6:30 you set off in search of the big cats - Lion, Leopard, Cheetah – or your other favorite flora and fauna perhaps. Upon return to the camp at approximately 8:30 for breakfast you find a selection of “Full English”, “Continental” and fresh fruits in season.
During the day you may relax in your tent or go up to the observation tower and study the animals who have wondered into camp as you await lunch, served under a 200 year old tamarind tree.
Another game drive follows at 3.30 till sunset, just when the animals are coming out, after the heat of the midday sun. Have a “bush shower” in your tent and relax at the bar or swap stories of your day’s adventure round the camp fire.
There is also an optional extra at Satao of a “Sundowner in the Bush”. This option is magnificent: you are taken out into the bush where a camp fire is lit, bitings and champagne are served as you watch the blazing red sun sink into the night, making it a truly wonderful experience.
Tsavo National Park - Information
Tsavo National Park, a vast
wilderness comprising Tsavo-East and Tsavo-West, is one of the biggest wildlife
parks in the world covering an area of 20,700 sq kms (8,000 sq miles), the size
of Wales or Israel. The park offers tremendous views with diverse habitats
ranging from mountains, river forests, plains, lakes and wooded grassland. Its
south-western plains border Tanzania's Mkomazi Reserve.
Tsavo-East is one of Kenya's
oldest established national parks: covering approximately 40 per cent of the
total area of all Kenya's wildlife parks. It is accredited as one of the
world's leading biodiversity strongholds, with bushy grassland and open plains
alternate with semi-arid acacia scrub and woodlands. Green swathes cross the
park where river banks give rise to lush vegetation. North of Galana is a true
wilderness.
Tsavo-East is recommended
for photographers with its fabulous light and unbelievable views, in particular
the Mudanda Rock and the Yatta Plateau, the world's largest lava flow. Lugards
Falls on the Galana River are remarkable for the shaped water-worn rocks. About
500 bird species have been recorded in the area, including migratory birds of
prey, while buzzards stop at Tsavo-East during their long flight south.
Most of the well known wildlife species are found
within Tsavo and you are likely to see elephant, lion, buffalo, hippo, zebra,
waterbuck, impala, hartebeest, lesser kudu, gerenuk, vervet monkey, baboon,
jackal, crocodile and small mammals including mongoose, hyrax, dik dik and the
nocturnal porcupine. Cheetah, leopard, rhino and the rare Hunter's Hartebeest
or Hirola are also present in Tsavo but harder to see. Tsavo is home to some of
the largest elephant herds in Kenya and they often appear to be coloured red
after having dust baths and blowing the vivid red dust through their trunks all
over their bodies.
Satao offers excellent value for money with rates starting from £275 per person (based on 2 sharing) for 2 nights accommodation in a standard room. Rates include transfers from Mombasa to Satao and back, Tsavo East Park Fees, Full Board and Game Drives in 4X4 vehicles.
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