Salt Lick Safari Lodge
Stilted lodge · Tsavo West, Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary adjoining the park near Maktau · Travelbook Hotels
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Mid-range
Outside the gate
Safari company
One of the most photographed buildings in Kenya: ninety-six rondavels on stilts above a waterhole, joined by raised walkways, so the animals come to you. It is in the private Taita Hills sanctuary next to Tsavo West rather than inside the national park, and it is run by Travelbook Hotels now, not Sarova.
Why you'd pick it
- Stilted rondavels raised directly above a waterhole
- Elevated walkways connect the whole lodge
- Game viewing from your own room, day and night
What's here
- Restaurant
- Bar
- En-suite bathrooms
- Spa or massage
Read from Salt Lick 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
On request. Rates are not published online and are quoted per person, so check whether you are being offered bed and breakfast, half board or full board. Book direct: Sarova Hotels has not operated this lodge since 2020 and any Sarova booking link is out of date.
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.