Finch Hattons Luxury Camp takes its name and its old-Africa sensibility from Denys Finch Hatton, the hunter-aviator immortalised in ‘Out of Africa,’ set beside natural springs on the edge of Tsavo West’s dramatic lava-rock landscape.
Spacious tented suites with high ceilings and freestanding tubs, each opening onto the springs and the surrounding plains, finished with genuine period detail.
A formal, old-safari-style dining programme with a strong wine list, served in a grand mess tent overlooking the springs.
Game drives across Tsavo West’s volcanic terrain, visits to the Mzima Springs underwater hippo and fish viewing chamber, and excursions to nearby Lake Jipe.
Tsavo West’s mix of lava flows, acacia woodland and permanent springs supports one of Kenya’s largest elephant populations, alongside lion, leopard, and the endangered Roan antelope.
Mzima Springs’ underwater viewing chamber is one of the few places in Kenya to photograph hippo and fish from below the surface, a genuinely different vantage from any game drive.
The camp supports Tsavo Trust’s anti-poaching and elephant-monitoring work across the wider Tsavo ecosystem, one of Kenya’s most important elephant strongholds.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
