Tsavo national park Accommodation | lodges are distributed across all two national parks that form Tsavo national park. The two national parks that form the park are the Tsavo East National park and the Tsavo West national park. Like any other national park in Kenya or the entire world, the distribution of the accommodation facilities affects most of the wildlife experience at that park. Tsavo national park is the largest national park in Kenya, occupying a total land area of 22,812 square kilometers. It’s also the oldest national park in Kenya, as it was the first protected area to be declared a national park in Kenya. Its development in high-class accommodation facilities is directly influenced by the Arabs who were constructing the Mombasa highway and the railway line. Arab contractors constructed most of the Tsavo National park lodges using ancient models. The park takes pride in having the oldest accommodation facilities in the country.
The park is found just a few hours’ drive from the coastal area of Kenya along the Indian ocean. Its closeness to the coastal area where different cultures and people are compiled has greatly led to the different architecture from different countries. Some of the Tsavo National park lodges are built using Arabic architecture, while some are from Portugal and china.
The preferred lodge category directly influences the cost of any African safari. The Kenyan Hotel Authority, in collaboration with the Kenya Wildlife Services, has classified all the Tsavo National park lodges. The lodges are classified according to their available amenities and the standard of services they provide. The grading is based on stars, starting from the one-star lodge to the five-star lodge. However much the rating is done, the quality of the services is almost the same, with the only great difference between the lodges of different ratings being the level of comfort. All lodges at Tsavo offered excellent services to the travellers at their levels.
We tour operators have got contract agreements with some of Tsavo National park lodges so as to ensure quality service delivery irrespective of the status or the level of the lodge. It’s from these contract agreements that have made all our guests enjoy luxury comfort under budget accommodation facilities. Our product development team consistently conducts thorough evaluations of the service delivery at the lodges for our guests. We have always done excellently with service delivery, as we value the money just by close supervision of our partner lodges across the park.
The different ratings of Tsavo National park Accommodation stand for the different levels. From one star and two-star lodges are considered as Budget lodges. From three star to four-star lodges are considered to be Mid-range lodges. On the final note, all lodges above 4 stars are luxury lodges.
The Tsavo national park is lucky to host all three categories of lodges within the national park. The availability of all three categories of lodges that the park has has attracted all categories of travelers to the park, hence boosting tourism at the park. Students and other budget or group travelers mostly prefer to stay in budget lodges. On the other hand, family travelers like the option of mid-range lodges. While the luxury lodges are mostly used by elderly groups, especially the retired but not tired travellers.
Tsavo National park lodges are constructed to ensure total privacy of the travelers while at the lodge. This is achieved by providing private bathrooms, a private balcony, and other amenities. Almost all categories of the lodges have hot and cold water showers and large spacious rooms. Locals or natives of Kenya privately own most of the Tsavo National park lodges. Other lodges, especially the luxury lodges, are owned by the large or big foreign companies whose accommodation facilities cut across the world. This has boosted the number of travelers in the park.
Most of the lodges at Tsavo national park are located inside the national park. While a few, especially the budget lodges, are located outside the national park at the outskirts of the park. Even those that are located outside the park are only a few minutes’ drive from the main gate. The lodges are always subdivided into two tents, lodges, Safari tents and public campsites. The mobile tents are not very common, though a few are there. The mobile tents are the type of lodges that normally close during the rainy or low season. They are movable and can be erected at any designated area
The three different categories of the Tsavo National park lodges include
Budget Tsavo National park lodges
Budget lodges are the first category of lodges; they are rated from 1- to 2-star lodges. They are mostly used by students and backpacker travelers. Most of these lodges are found near the entrance of the park, while few are located inside the park. The ones that are located inside the park are always fully booked. They are in the form of tents and camping sites; they have small rooms and shared bathrooms. Some of them, which have been developed, have private bathrooms inside the rooms. They have good, clean flushing toilets that travelers can use. Some of the budget but good lodges at Tsavo national park include: Galdessa Camp, Finch Hattons camp, Lake Jipe Safari Camp, Rhino Valley Lodge Osteria Swara Camp, Severin Kitani Bandas, Galana Crocodile Camp and many more
Mid-range Tsavo National park lodges
These are the most recommended lodges in Tsavo national park who give true value for your money. They are the second category of lodges that are in the middle between budget and luxury. They provide a certain level of comfort with high-class services. The majority of these lodges are found inside the national park. They are located along the animal highways, hence making guests enjoy game viewing from the comfort of their balcony. They have great amenities like swimming pools, large spacious rooms, private balconies, self-contained rooms, large restaurants, Both hot and cold showers, 24-hour laundry services, wifi, and many more. Some of the midrange lodges at the park include Man Eaters Camp, Severin Safari Lodge, Ashnil Aruba, Voyager Ziwani Camp Voi Safari Lodge, Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge, and Ngutuni Lodge, among others.
Luxury Tsavo National park lodges
The super comfort of the 5-star at the bush, a home beyond a home at the center of the wilderness, are the Luxury lodges. The park is gifted by a good number of luxury lodges across the park The lodges are distributed in both Tsavo East and Tsavo West national park.
The clear difference between the luxury lodges and the mid-range lodges is the sizes of the rooms and the availability of extra amenities like a sauna, a mini-bar in the rooms, a fitness gym and many more. Some of the luxury lodges include Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge, Severin Safari Camp, Lions Bluff Lodge, Hunters Lodge, Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge, Voyager Ziwani safari camp, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge among others
In conclusion, the availability of all categories of accommodation facilities in Tsavo national park has greatly contributed to the increased number of travelers at the park. It has made the Tsavo national park safaris more affordable to many.
