Tortilis Camp is a luxury tented camp in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. It has a prime location for witnessing the majesty of the Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.

Built in 1993 by Stefano Cheli, the camp takes its name from Acacia Tortilis, a flat topped, umbrella thorn tree which is common in East Africa’s parks. It was the first eco lodge to be built in Kenya, and has won the coveted tourism for tomorrow award in the past. Today, it carries the honors of being one of the Gold Rated Safari Camps by Ecotourism Kenya. Powered by 100% solar energy, 100% solar-powered, Tortilis Camp is one of the pioneers of low-impact and high-comfort tourism.

Embracing a hill in one of Amboseli’s areas of Acacia Tortilis woodland, Tortilis camps offered unrivalled views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Kitirua, the private conservancy on which is it located borders Amboseli National Park with game drives, sundowners, nature walks, and bush meals being offered both in the park and at the conservancy where guests benefit from exclusivity.

Each of the 16 tents at Tortilis Camp is Makuti thatched, and are spacious, consisting of a main bed room fitted with double or twin beds, ensuite bathroom and a verandah, while boasting of a glorious view of the mountain. Each tent can take an extra bed for children aged below 16 years but this needs to be requested at the time of booking so that prior arrangements can be made.

Tortilis have a family tent that offers outstanding views of Mt. Kilimanjaro right from the comfort your verandah. Newly added as part Tortilis efforts to be a family friendly facility, the family tent has a one bed room and one twin, both ensuite and with a spacious private verandah. It also has a private swimming pool which is shared by guests staying at the Private Tent.

The Private Tent a Tortilis camp consists of one en-suite double bedroom, one en-suite twin bedroom, and a spacious sitting / dining room with verandah. It shares a swimming pool with the family tent. Each suite can accommodate an extra bed for child aged below 16 years.

As part of its best practices in sustainable tourism, Tortilis employs 60 % of its staff from the neighboring Masai community. To ensure professionalism, the staffs are trained from scratch, to become top level guides, waiters, bar men and house keepers.

Guests staying at Tortilis camp can be assured of enjoying a luxury safari experience while leaving little negative impact on the environment.

Being the only boutique safari camp in Amboseli, guests staying at Tortilis Camp benefit from:

Spectacular and unhindered views of Mount Kilimanjaro

Access to the Private Kitirua Wildlife Conservancy, measuring 30,000 acres

Game drives using open-sided 4×4 wheel-drive safari vehicles

Guided nature walks and birding tours led by professional Masai guides.

Visits to cultural homes and community projects

Visits to the Elephant Research Project, the world’s longest-running elephant research study

Essenia Safari Experts offers flying packages to Amboseli, but road safaris are available on case by case basis.