Kilalinda – Tsavo East Hotels
The lodge is situated on the banks of the Athi River, at the edge of Tsavo East National Park. It looks out onto the Yatta Plateau and on a clear day Mt. Kilimanjaro can be seen to the South. The lodge is surrounded by a beautiful and well-tendered garden that contrasts with the arid countryside, so typical of Tsavo. As one would expect, we take pride in providing first class cuisine.
Most of the fresh vegetables are grown on a farm nearby and therefore are obtained daily. All our bread, cakes and pastas are home-made. We can vary menus from the traditional to the exotic and can accommodate most diet preferences.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation consists of 6 luxury cottages. Each cottage has its own individual character, en-suite tiled bathroom locally hand-made, four-poster beds, stylish hand-dyed bedspreads and thick woolen carpets, shingle roofs, private verandah, and built so as to make maximum use of the cool breeze that blows up and down the river during the different seasons.
The cottages are located along the river giving each room its own view and sandy beach. One of the cottages is much larger with its own Jacuzzi/plunge pool. The main house consists of a large open circular building that includes a dining room with a large table that sits 12 guests and a lounge cum bar area that overlooks both the river and the beautifully landscaped swimming pool.
WILDLIFE
Being on the edge of the untouched remote and vast Tsavo East National Park, wildlife is slowly moving into the vicinity of the lodge. Daily sightings include Elephant, Buffalo, Hippo, Lesser Kudu, Zebra, Crocodile, Impala & Waterbuck. Leopards are regularly seen around the lodge and occasionally Lion & Cheetah visit the conservancy area.
Regular sightings of the endangered African Wild Dog are seen in the Conservancy, on the Yatta Plateau & along the Tiva River inside Tsavo East National Park.
A host of small mammals come into the lodge grounds everyday, including Porcupines, Banded Mongoose, White-Tailed Mongoose, Genet Cats & Bush Babies.
Birdlife is prolific with over 380spps occurring in and around the conservation area.
ACTIVITIES
- Game drives in open 4 wheel drive vehicles
- Night game drives
- National Park excursions
- Fishing
- River Rafting (when river is high)
- Bird Watching
- Star Baths
- Bush Breakfasts
- Sun Downers
- Swimming Pool
The lodge is situated on an 8,000 acre private wildlife conservancy.
SEASONS
The lodge is open all year round.
CLIMATE
The climate is hot and dry most of the year. Rainfall is in March and April, but consists of very short and light showers.
At Kilalinda our aim is to re-introduce game to the area which has been greatly depleted due to poaching in the 70/80s and to educate the Wakamba tribe to protect wildlife and how it could actually become profitable for them in the future. We have a team of game scouts that are being trained to patrol the area 24 hours a day.
