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Campi ya Kanzi
lies in an area
of outstanding
natural beauty
with
considerable
biodiversity of
wildlife in Chyulu Hills,
S.E. Kenya
 overlooking
Mount
Kilimanjaro and
bordering Tsavo
West, Chyulu and
Amboseli
National Parks.
The Camp is a
community
project with the
Maasai and lies
within Kuku
Group Ranchowned by the
Maasai herdsmen.
The ranch
stretches from
the Chyulu Hills
to the foothills
of Mount
Kilimanjaro.
The land
on which Kampi
ya Kanzi is
located includes a
number of
different
environments
from the
grasslands of
the savanna to
green river
woodlands to
cool mountain
forest. The
volcanic Chyulu
Hills flank the
property.
This safari
lodge
accommodates
14 guests in
6 double tents
(with twin beds)
and a Honeymoon
suite each set
on wooden
platforms with
thatched roofs
and large
en-suite
bathrooms built
on stone with
running water
flush toilet and
shower.
The tent has a
veranda
overlooking Mt.
Kilimanjaro and
the Chyulu
Hills.
The lodge is
situated in an
area of
considerable
biodiversity.
Game Drives in
open vehicles
visiting Chyulu,
Amboseli and
Tsavo, Maasai
villages tours and
forest walks,
Walking safaris.
bird watching.
Over and above
the big game and
plains game the
area offers many
of the rare
species such as
the wild dog,
lesser kudu, and
cheetah which
thrive on the
ranch. The
fringe-eared
Oryx and the
Mountain
Reedbuck are
only found in
this area.
The Conservation
fee visitors pay
to Campi ya
Kanzi is us ed to
generate some
income to
the lives and
the education of
the local
community and
they preserve
their
traditional ways
and dignity.
The camp is one
of the most
environmentally
friendly camps
in Africa. The
camp has been
built with local
materials only
without felling
one tree. The
220-volt
electricity is
provided by
solar power and
water is heated
with solar
boilers. Food
scraps are
composted for
use in the
vegetable
garden. Water,
the scarcest
resource; after
use, the water
passes through
lava filters
that cleanse it
before it is
used in the
garden or put in
a water-hole for
the wildlife.
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