Satao Camp is located in the heart of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya Situated in the southern part of the park surrounded by acacia woodlands and scrub. providing excellent, direct views of wildlife (especially elephants) visiting the waterhole.

Property Facilities

♦ Accept Credit Cards
♦ Bar
♦ Children Friendly
♦ Disabled Friendly
♦ Eco Friendly
♦ Internet Access
♦ Parking
♦ Power Generator
♦ Restaurant
♦ Vegetarian
♦ Wheelchair Access

Available Services

♦ Disability

Discover the real Africa

Tsavo East covers an immense 11,750 square kilometres and yet is home to a few tourism properties which ensures a unique and exclusive experience. The Park is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions: bushy grassland and open plains alternate with semi-arid acacia scrub and woodlands and the Galana River gives rise to lush vegetation.

There is an incredible variety of wildlife and birdlife to be seen in the Park: lion, leopard, cheetah, zebras, giraffes, serval cats, genet cats, antelopes, kongoni, lesser kudu, oryx, klipspringer, impala, striped hyena, gazelles, buffalos and elephants. Some 500 bird species have been recorded in the area, including ostrich and migratory kestrels, while buzzards stop by during their long flight South.

Of course, Tsavo is world-famous for its vast herds of elephants, which often glow red after a dust bath, and Satao’s watering hole can attract up to 1,000 elephants a day. Large prides of lion are also sighted regularly. Satao Camp’s contributions to wildlife habitat is to ensure that our waterhole never dries up.

Activities on Site

♦ Bird Watching
♦ Boules
♦ Game Drives
♦ Game Viewing
♦ Safaris

Activities Nearby

♦ Animal Encounters
♦ Bird Watching
♦ Elephant Interaction
♦ Game Drives
♦ Game Viewing
♦ Safaris
♦ Wildlife Tours

Game drives

Satao Camp offers morning and afternoon game drives within the Park. If you’re looking for the legendary Big Five, you won’t be disappointed.

All our safari vehicles are open 4×4s equipped with everything you need for the perfect game drive. We provide binoculars, guide books about African birds and mammals and even a cool box with chilled drinks at the ready.

Our guides are qualified Professional Safari Guides and have worked for many years in Tsavo. Their passion and understanding of the environment and the rich biodiversity of Tsavo are unequalled and they will be delighted to share their knowledge with you.

Sundowners

Sunset over the Tsavo plains is a sight to behold and the ‘sundowner’ experience is a must for all our guests at Satao. At the end of a leisurely late-afternoon game drive, your driver/guide will take you to “our” special sundowner spot. The fire is lit, delicious bitings are served and the chilled sparkling wine or the famous ‘dawa’ cocktails are poured. Sit back and relax, watch the sun slip behind the Sagala Hills and listen to the sounds of the wild. It’s an experience you will treasure forever.

For aspiring photographers, the hour before the sun goes down is blessed with what the professionals call ‘magic light’ – a time of soft golden light that displays the Kenyan wilderness to optimum advantage.

To book your sundowner experience, please ask the camp manager on arrival.

Birding

Satao Camp’s oasis is a favourite habitat for a great variety of birds: over 300 different species have been identified. Birders can safely walk around the Camp’s grounds and watch the many beautiful birds coming to nest or take a bath in the waterhole. Hornbills, barbits, starlings, guinea fowls and pearl spotted owls are very common to see. Our resident flock of colorful guinea fowl are a pleasure to watch.

Nearby attractions

As well as teeming with wildlife, Tsavo East offers visitors some spectacular scenery. Some notable sights include:

The Mudanda Rock is a 1.6 km inselberg of stratified rock that acts as a water catchment that supplies a natural dam below. It offers an excellent vantage point for the hundreds of elephants and other wildlife that come to drink during the dry season.

On the Galana River, Lugard Falls is a series of white-water rapids running between some remarkable rock formations. On request, clients can book a full day game drive with a picnic lunch to see both the falls and also Yatta Plateau, the world’s longest lava flow. Its incredible 290 km length was formed by lava from Ol Doinyo Sabuk Mountain.

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It is accessible by road (approximately 3 hours from Mombasa) or by air via a nearby airstrip which is about 3 km from a local airstrip.

2026 Rates from 01 Jan 2026 – 31 December 2026

√ SATAO CAMP (TSAVO EAST) -PACKAGE

Peak SEASON

PER ADULT SHARING PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$370
♣ Suite US$454

SINGLE ROOM PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$463
♣ Suite US$561

High SEASON

PER ADULT SHARING PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$351
♣ Suite US$383

SINGLE ROOM PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$439
♣ Suite US$477

Low SEASON

PER ADULT SHARING PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$286
♣ Suite US$318

SINGLE ROOM PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$286
♣ Suite US$318

√ SATAO CAMP (TSAVO EAST) – NON PACKAGE

Peak SEASON

PER ADULT SHARING PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$ 234
♣ Suite US$ 309

SINGLE ROOM PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$ 370
♣ Suite US$ 445

High SEASON

PER ADULT SHARING PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$ 211
♣ Suite US$ 276

SINGLE ROOM PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$ 332
♣ Suite US$ 411

Low SEASON

PER ADULT SHARING PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$ 140
♣ Suite US$ 178

SINGLE ROOM PER NIGHT

♣ Standard US$ 140
♣ Suite US$ 178

* CHILDREN BETWEEN 2-12 YRS SHARING WITH 2 ADULTS WOULD PAY 50% OF ADULT RATE

* CHILDREN BETWEEN 2-12 YRS SHARING WITH OTHER CHILD WOULD PAY 75% OF ADULT RATE

* 3RD BED ADULT – 20% REDUCTION

*CHILD U-12 YEARS SHARING WITH 1 PAX PAYS 75% OF PER PERSON RATE

EXTRA LUNCH (OR PACKED LUNCH) CHARGED @ $30 PER PERSON

SATAO CAMP (TSAVO EAST) -PACKAGE

Included

√ Bottled Water in the rooms

√ Satao airstrip transfers

√ 2 Extended game drives per day

√ Full board accommodation

√ One Bush Sundowner – If staying 2 or more nights

√ Laundry

√ Water, Soft drinks, beer & house wine

Excluded

Χ Park Fees – To be paid Directly to KWS

Χ Champagne & Luxury spirits & wines

SATAO CAMP (TSAVO EAST) NON-PACKAGE

Included

√ Full board accommodation only

√ Bottled water in rooms only

Excluded

Χ Park Fees – To be paid Directly to KWS

Χ All drinks & Laundry

Χ Game drives (US$ 40 per person per game drive)

Χ Satao Airstrip Transfers (US$ 30 each way per person)

Χ Laundry

Χ Bush Sundowner (US$ 40 Per Person)

Transfers

SATAO CAMP TO VOI SGR/BACHUMA GATE

ONE WAY – USD 90 PER VEHICLE

RETURN – USD 180 PER VEHICLE

SATAO CAMP TO SALA GATE

ONE WAY – USD 125 PER VEHICLE

RETURN – USD 250 PER VEHICLE

SATAO CAMP TO TAITA HILLS AIR STRIP

ONE WAY – USD 155 PER VEHICLE

RETURN – USD 310 PER VEHICLE

EXCLUSIVE USE OF VEHICLE

HALF DAY – USD 165

FULL DAY – USD 330

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