| This is the newest property, and lies in the heart of | | | | fantastic views with terraces opening out to green |
| Amboseli National Park. An impressive wooden walk | | | | lawns and mt. Kilimanjaro. |
| way across green lawns and between acacia trees | | | | Tortillis Camp |
| leads guests to an airy reception area which has | | | | This select camp of 15 tents offers a special blend of |
| been artfully designed using natural materials. | | | | rustic style and luxurious comfort. It is without |
| Guest stay in chalet-style, single story blocks which | | | | question the nicest place to stay in Amboseli. When |
| have been built using local gum trees and pale slate. | | | | you arrive at tortillas (easy by plane and a long, |
| There are a total of 80 good-sized rooms each with | | | | dusty, bumpy road by vehicle) you walk in the |
| a sitting area, a giant mosquito net enclosing the twin | | | | spacious lounge and dining area. You feel you need |
| beds, and ensuite bathrooms with showers. Rooms | | | | go no further. Beautifully thatched roofs soar |
| have a good view towards Mt. Kilimanjaro or over | | | | overhead; the sides are open to the breeze and to |
| the wetlands. | | | | the wraparound view. Dominating the horizon is |
| There is a large and attractive swimming pool with | | | | snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro rising massively out of |
| shady areas to sit and a pool bar for snacks and | | | | the acacia plains. Animals can be seen browsing in the |
| drinks. Guests can watch animals from the open-air | | | | shrub land and converging on small waterhole. Below, |
| Elephant bar which looks over the wetlands, play | | | | nestled under spreading acacia tortillis trees are the |
| board games in the lounge, or use the library which | | | | thatch-covered tents. There is the welcome green of |
| commands a lovely view of mt. Kilimanjaro. You can | | | | watered lawns and a blue swimming pool beckons. |
| go on bird walks in the property or attend a lecture | | | | A stone path winds down the hill (a hot walk in the |
| given but some one attached to the Amboseli | | | | midday sun). The tents are wonderful-spacious, cool |
| elephant research station. | | | | and with an oversized large veranda where you could |
| Other services in the Oltukai lodge in amboseli park | | | | easily while away an afternoon just enjoying your |
| 24 hour telephone service, two rooms designed to | | | | private view and listening to the hundreds of birds |
| accommodate the disabled, pre-booked game drives, | | | | which have flocked to this green oasis. The tents |
| masai dancing in the evenings. | | | | have been cleverly arranged so that each has a view |
| Kilimanjaro Buffalo Lodge | | | | and you are not aware of your neighbors. There are |
| This older lodge was built in 1973 and needs | | | | large comfortable beds and pleasant ensuite |
| refurbishing. It can accommodate 200 and is often full | | | | bathrooms. Solar panels provide the hot water and |
| of tour groups. It is outside the Amboseli National | | | | electricity. |
| Park, about 20 minute drive from the nearest gate. It | | | | The meals at tortillis to be good-fresh, tasty and |
| is also near a Masai village. You have a fantastic | | | | varied, with an emphasis on delicious pasta. Some of |
| wide-open view of Mt. Kilimanjaro from rooms' | | | | the vegetables and herbs are grown right in camp. |
| #80-90, the Hemmingway Tower Bar, and the | | | | Tortillis is placed just outside of the park (near Kitirua |
| swimming pool. The decor combines lava stone with | | | | gate) and guest is able to go for guided game walks. |
| dark wood and high ceilings. Room rondavels are | | | | You go out early in the morning with an extremely |
| spread through grounds. It is near the Kenya | | | | knowledgeable and friendly Masai guide. The ground |
| departure point for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. | | | | between the trees is depressingly dry and dusty but |
| Special Offerings at the lodge | | | | you were treated to Kilimanjaro clearly etched |
| Light plane ride over Mt. Kilimanjaro, camel rides, bush | | | | against a morning sky and the thrill of getting close |
| banquets, day trips with picnics to chyulu Hills and | | | | to giraffe, grant's gazelles and zebra. A large herd of |
| mzima springs, bird walks. | | | | elephant kicks up dust in the distance. For those who |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro Safari Club | | | | don't come with their own transport, Tortillis has 4 |
| This older lodge resembles a large tented camp, but | | | | wheel vehicles and drivers. Guests can arrange to go |
| without canvas. There are approximately 100 double | | | | for hilltop cocktails at sundown. |
| rooms in concrete and thatched cottages and newer | | | | The owners, stephano and max cheli and liz peacock, |
| "K" wing with cottages built of wood. Unfortunately, | | | | are known for providing high quality, personalized |
| each room practically touches the next, and work is | | | | safaris. They have kept the camp small to ensure |
| in progress on the water table which has caused | | | | that each guest is looked after in a very special way. |
| flooding in some cottages. There is a pleasant dining | | | | The camp is managed as a conservation project and |
| room, but only the new rooms in "K" wing are | | | | the owners work closely with the Masai people and |
| appealing with many windows, private terraces and | | | | the Kenya Wildlife Service. |
| bright fabrics. Rooms # K-9, K-10 AND K-12 have | | | | |