Ngutuni Safari Lodge
Lodge · Tsavo East, Ngutuni Sanctuary on the park's eastern boundary, 15 minutes from the main gate · Family-owned
Mid-range
Outside the gate
Owner/family-run
A family-owned lodge in a 10,000-acre private sanctuary on the eastern edge of Tsavo East, fifteen minutes from the main gate. Because the drives happen inside the conservancy, you skip the $80 daily conservation fee entirely, which is the single biggest saving available anywhere on this list.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Game drives inside its own sanctuary skip conservation fees
- Night drives allowed, rare for a Tsavo East property
- Floodlit waterhole to watch from camp after dark
- Eight interconnecting rooms sleep three or a child
- Child-minders available for family-owned care, says the lodge
Cons
- No specific minimum age published despite child-minders on site
- No itemised rate; all-inclusive wording not broken down
- 15 minutes' drive from the Tsavo East main gate
- Honeymoon marketing is generic; no specific couple features
What's here
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Campsite
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Night drives
Read from Ngutuni Safari 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 Ngutuni Safari Lodge
On request. Quoted per person, usually full board, direct through the lodge. Game drives inside the private sanctuary carry no KWS conservation fee, which changes the real cost of a stay considerably.
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 Ngutuni Safari Lodge
Is Ngutuni Safari Lodge good for families?
Yes. Ngutuni Safari Lodge is family-owned and its own site describes child-minders and eight interconnecting bedrooms, each comfortably sleeping three adults or two adults and a child. We found no specific minimum age published, so confirm that and any child rates when you enquire.
Does Ngutuni Safari Lodge charge a park conservation fee?
Not for drives inside its own grounds. Ngutuni sits in its own 10,000-acre private Ngutuni Sanctuary, and the lodge's own site confirms that game drives inside the sanctuary carry no KWS conservation fee. You only pay a park entry fee if you also visit Tsavo East National Park itself, a short drive away.
Does Ngutuni Safari Lodge do night drives?
Yes. Night drives are listed among Ngutuni's activities alongside game drives and walking, on top of the 10,000-acre private Ngutuni Sanctuary where the lodge also runs its sanctuary drives with no KWS conservation fee. Ask the lodge for timings, since night drives are not published with a fixed schedule.
What does the rate at Ngutuni Safari Lodge include?
Ngutuni Safari Lodge quotes per person, usually full board, direct through the lodge, and its own site mentions an all-inclusive package without listing exactly what that covers. What it does confirm is that game drives inside the private sanctuary carry no KWS conservation fee, unlike drives inside Tsavo East itself. Confirm meals, drinks and transfers before booking.