Campi ya Kanzi
Campi ya Kanzi is a luxury accommodation found on the foot of Chyulu Hills overlooking MT. Kilimanjaro bordering Tsavo west national park in southern part of Kenya. The camp Is situated on the Masaai kuku rauch ,in Chyulu Hills between Amboseli national park and Tsavo National Park. Campi Ya Kanzi is a Swahili word Meaning ‘Camp of the Hidden Treasures.
The camp is approximately 322km from Nairobi city center and 56km from Mt .Kilimanjaro then an hour to fly to close kanzi airstrip and 20 minutes’ drive to be transferred to the lodge. The camp is convenient for safari adventure to tourists and travellers who want to explore Tsavo national park ,Amboseli national park Overlooking the stunning Views of Chyulu hills , Mt ,Kilimanjaro and surrounding areas.
Campi Ya Kanzi consists of 4 luxurious and comfortable cottages overlooking the beautiful view of Chyulu hills, Mt Kilimanjaro and surrounding landscape Of which 4 of the cottages are Twins and 2 double cottages with King sized beds built in African traditional style with grass thatched roofs and local woods . Each cottage is well elevated on a raised platform and furnished with en-suite facilities of Flushing Toilets, separate bathrooms with hot and cold showers, beds wrapped with Mosquito nets, tables, wooden chairs, solar energy available, work desk, free bottled water, free toiletries and many more facilities. Rooms have sitting areas, verandas, and wooden balconies overlooking the great views over distant mountain, wildlife and surrounding areas. Rooms are well equipped with comfortable beds containing queen sized beds. There is campfires pit where guests relax and share experiences about safari, and it also provide warmth to visitors in cold days and in darkness. Rooms are in differen sizes as mentioned above with double beds/ twins for sharing , single beds for individual or a family/ group with different costs ranging from 300$ per night and above. The rate keeps changing as they go high during peak season than in low season.
Campi Ya Kanzi offers more services and facilities which include;
A restaurant in the main building with the view of the hill that serves different meals both international and African- inspired meals that meets guests choice ; continental /buffet breakfast , picnic lunch and dinners served by well trained, friendly and welcoming staff ,they also serve bush diners while overlooking the stars in the sky and bush breakfast enjoying the morning sunrise and wildlife visiting the watering hole.
A well- stocked bar with variety of refreshment both alcoholic and nonalcoholic , you relax and sip the monk tail while overlooking the spectacular view over the wilderness, wild life and surrounding area ,.
SERVICE; Free parking space available, offers airport pick -ups and drop-offs, Laundry and house keeping services available.
WIFI internet available in the rooms that enables visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends.
Activities to do while at the camp include; game viewing that will give you a chance to spot wide range of wildlife, Hiking, bird watching, nature walks etc.
Tsavo national park is made of two separate parks located in Kenya Province between Nairobi city and Mombasa, The Park is considered to be among the largest parks in Kenya covering the total area of 22,000km squared. The two different parks in Tsavo national park include; Tsavo east national park which is the oldest and largest park in Kenya found in the semi-arid areas of Taru desert occupying the total area of 13,747 kilometers squared and Tsavo west national park also covers the total area of 9,065 kilometers squared. The Two park are most visited with different categories of accommodations; Budget, Mid- range and Luxury accommodation that are convenient and affordable to visitors visiting the park.
Tsavo national park has a variety of wildlife like; Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos, Buffaloes, Zebras , Leopards, Giraffes , Cheetahs, Lions Etc and over 500 species of birds like; ostriches, starling , weaver birds, Kingfishers, hornbills etc. There are more activities to do while in the park and at the lodge which include; , game drive in the park which enables you to spot different animals in the park and the buffaloes visiting the lodge, , nature walks in the park, Hot air balloon rides that gives good view of the Savannah plains at 450$ per person , hand craft safaris, Camping ,Flying safaris, cultural visits in the villages, Farm visits , Horseback riding in the park, Bird watching/Birding since the park has more species bird ,the watchers cant be disappointed, Nature walks etc.
