Galdessa Safari Camp

Tsavo East is the lesser well-known and least visited part of the two Tsavo National Parks and has a long and turbulent history. Hit hard by severe drought and a massive depletion of elephant populations as a consequence of this and widespread poaching, the park has made a recovery and the wildlife is thriving. Galdessa occupies and enviable patch on a broad sweep of the Galana River where elephant and hippo are numerous. In fact, at one stage, a big bull elephant who had a penchant for oranges had to be encouraged out of the camp by the park rangers because he kept raiding the kitchen. The rooms are open and elegant, with natural touches such as giraffe vertebra as soap dishes, mingling with refined fabrics and canopy mosquito nets. The area is peaceful and the camp is a relaxing base from which to explore this area of Tsavo. There is a wide variety of bird and animal life, and the camp organises extravagant picnics to accompany drives, or sundowners at the end of a guided bushwalk. There is also an additional Private Camp next to the main camp that can be taken exclusively.