Galdessa Tented Camp

Galdessa is a small, exclusive, semi-tented camp located in the middle of Kenya’s largest park, Tsavo East National Reserve. The lodge is comprised of 8 bandas and 2 lodges (communal areas) all of which face the Galana River and the Yatta Plateau. The focus here is on nature tourism with walking and night drives available. Apart from an abundance of riverine game (hippo, crocodile and waterbuck to name a few) many elephant are found in the area. Bush game includes lesser kudu, gerenuk, kongoni, dik-dik, buffalo, impala, giraffe and zebra. All of the main predators are also present. Galdessa is in the middle of Africa’s largest unfenced population of black rhino – 51, and they are often seen on foot whilst out walking.

The bandas are semi-tented bungalows with a thatched roof, timber and stone floors and canvas walls. En suite bathrooms are spacious, with running water except for the shower, which is a romantic safari shower in a canvas container, heated on demand. All the beds are camp-made with timber from the park and are very large for extra comfort.