Zomeni Lion Hill Lodge
Small lodge with tents · Tsavo East, on Mlima ya Simba adjoining the park at Voi Gate · Owner-run
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Budget
Outside the gate
Owner/family-run
A twelve-unit owner-run lodge on the hill known as Mlima ya Simba, right against the park boundary at Voi Gate. Under eight kilometres from the SGR station, so it works well if you are arriving on the morning Inter-County train from Mombasa. Use the full name when booking, since there is an unrelated Sarova Lion Hill at Lake Nakuru.
Why you'd pick it
- Hilltop position with elevated views over the boundary
- Only twelve units in total
- 7.6 km from Voi SGR station
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. Quoted per person; with only twelve units the lodge books out quickly in July and October, so ask early.
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.