Severin Safari Camp

Top choice in Tsavo West National Park


This fantastic complex of thatched luxury tents just keeps getting better. There are lovely, spacious tents, a swimming pool and spa, and even a tented gym. The staff offer a personal touch (Manja and Juergen, a pastry chef, have been running this place since 2008), the food is outstanding and the tents are large and sumptuous despite costing considerably less than others elsewhere in the park.

Hippo and lion visits are fairly frequent, leopards lurk not far away, waterholes abound and there are Kilimanjaro views from some points on the property.


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