Kamungi Banda
Self-catering banda · Tsavo East, Tsavo Triangle on the northern boundary, 2 km from the gate · Kamungi Conservancy
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Budget
Outside the gate
Locally owned
A four-bedroom self-catering banda run by the Kamungi Conservancy, a community organisation on Tsavo East's northern edge, twenty minutes from Mtito Andei. You take the whole house for up to twelve people and bring your own food, with a cook already in place and community-led experiences on offer.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Run by a community conservancy on the boundary
- Resident cook included even though you bring the food
- Solar power, borehole water and wifi confirmed
- Whole banda booked exclusively for up to 12
- Only 20 minutes from Mtito Andei
Cons
- You bring and supply all of your own food
- No published rates; ask the conservancy directly
- No website to check a minimum age or child policy
- Only 2 km from the gate, but no website to check
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 Kamungi Banda
On request. Priced as exclusive use of the whole banda rather than per person, which makes it cheap for a group of up to twelve. You bring your own food; a resident cook is included.
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 Kamungi Banda
Is Kamungi Banda good for families?
Kamungi Banda has no website, so there is no minimum age or child policy to check. It is let as a whole four-bedroom house for up to twelve guests, with a resident cook included, which suits a large family or two households travelling together. Confirm any child policy with the conservancy directly.
What does the rate at Kamungi Banda include?
Kamungi Banda is priced as exclusive use of the whole house rather than per person, which makes it cheap for a group of up to twelve. A resident cook is included, but you bring and supply all of your own food. The banda also has solar power, borehole water and wifi.
How do you book Kamungi Banda?
Kamungi Banda has no live website; it is run by the Kamungi Conservancy, a community organisation on Tsavo East's northern boundary, twenty minutes from Mtito Andei. Ask the conservancy directly for rates and availability, and confirm what community-led experiences are on offer during your stay.
How close is Kamungi Banda to the park gate?
The record puts Kamungi Banda about 2 km from the gate on Tsavo East's northern boundary, with the Ithumba airstrip serving the area. There is no live website to confirm road conditions, so ask the Kamungi Conservancy directly if you are driving in.