Ashnil Aruba Lodge
Lodge with tented wing · Tsavo East, overlooking Aruba Dam in the middle of the park · Ashnil Hotels
Mid-range
Inside the park
Safari company
Aruba Dam has held water since 1952 and it pulls elephant, lion, buffalo and hippo in daily, which is why this lodge points every window at it. It is also the one property that publishes a package including return transfers from Voi's SGR station, making it the obvious pick for a train arrival.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Restaurant and rooms look straight onto Aruba Dam, permanent water
- Club Wing has its own pool
- Interconnecting rooms and children's meals make it family-friendly
- Ground Package bundles return SGR train transfers from Voi
- Pool, wifi and power confirmed on site, unusual in Tsavo
Cons
- No night drives listed among its on-site activities
- High season raises the full-board rate from $100 to $137
- Site and listing name different airstrips; confirm your transfer plan
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Family rooms
- En-suite bathrooms
- Solar or 24h power
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Birding
Read from Ashnil Aruba Lodge's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Tsavo National Parks charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryThe non-resident rate, and East and West are ticketed separately.
- $80per person, per day
- VehicleKSh 600 a day for a typical hire car, roughly $5.
- $5per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $495 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
A combination ticket covering both parks saves about $35 over two single tickets.
The full fee schedule for Tsavo National ParksRates at Ashnil Aruba Lodge
From $100 pppn. Full board, per person per night sharing: $100 green season, $137 high season. The Ground Package at $188 to $226 per person adds return Voi SGR transfers and one shared game drive a day, which solves the no-car problem if you arrive by train.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates gathered in July 2026 from operators' own rate cards and the official KWS tariffs. Watch the pricing basis: most Tsavo camps quote per person per night sharing, while Serena, the KWS guest houses and the self-catering bandas quote per room or per unit, so two sets of numbers are not directly comparable. KWS conservation fees are extra almost everywhere at $80 per adult per park per day, plus KSh 600 for a car under six seats.
Questions about Ashnil Aruba Lodge
Is Ashnil Aruba Lodge good for families?
Yes. Ashnil Aruba Lodge says it welcomes guests of all ages, with interconnecting rooms for families and children's meals available on request; that welcome is its minimum-age policy, not a separate number. Confirm only activity-specific rules, such as a minimum age for game drives or walking, when you book.
Can you self-drive to Ashnil Aruba Lodge?
Yes. Ashnil Aruba Lodge is about 2.5 hours from Mombasa and 5.5 hours from Nairobi by road, reachable through any of Tsavo East's three gates. You can also take the SGR train to Voi station and arrange a transfer from there; the Ground Package bundles that return train transfer with one shared game drive a day.
What does the rate at Ashnil Aruba Lodge include?
Full board per person per night runs from $100 in the green season to $137 in high season. The separate Ground Package, from $188 to $226 per person, adds return SGR train transfers from Voi and one shared game drive a day, which solves the no-car problem if you arrive by train. Confirm drinks and laundry separately.
Is Ashnil Aruba Lodge good for a honeymoon?
Ashnil Aruba Lodge advertises honeymoon experiences including romantic private dinners and bush weddings, both arranged on request rather than packaged with a set price. The real draw for a couple is the dam view: every room and the restaurant face Aruba Dam, permanent water that pulls elephant, lion, buffalo and hippo in daily.