Ithumba Camp
Exclusive-use bush camp · Tsavo East, Northern Area at the base of Ithumba Mountain · Sheldrick Lodges, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
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Inside the park
Owner/family-run
The ground-level counterpart to Ithumba Hill, tucked at the foot of the mountain where the bush closes in around the tents. Leopard and wild dog both work this area, and the same orphan-unit access applies.
Why you'd pick it
- Ground-level bush immersion rather than a clifftop view
- Leopard and wild dog country
- Bush pool and access to the Ithumba orphan unit
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
On request. Exclusive use only, quoted per camp per night for up to eight guests, not per person.
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.