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The main Galdessa camp is located on the southern bank of the Galana River. The riverside location of the lounge and dining room ensure frequent wildlife sightings without the need to leave Galdessa camp, as the game seeks relief from the heat of the day in the cool waters of the river.

STYLE:of Galdessa Camp
The camp has a coastal/bush relaxed feel and is designed to blend with the environment using earthy colors and natural woods throughout.

DESCRIPTION:of Galdessa Camp
The camp is located along the Galana River under fringed doum palms and overlooks the Yatta Plateau, the world’s longest and oldest fossilized lava flow.

ACCOMMODATION:@Galdessa
12 comfortable and spacious thatched and semi-tented bungalows on wooden platforms, each with an en-suite bathroom and private veranda. Guests are ensured their privacy as all of the bungalows are situated a good distance apart and natural foliage is used to subtly conceal neighboring bandas. The bathrooms are large and have traditional bucket showers, flush toilets and basins with running water.

CONSERVATION:@Galdessa
Galdessa works closely with Kenya Wildlife Service’s black rhino re-introduction project. Within Galdessa’s vicinity there are 51 black rhino; Africa’s largest unfenced black rhino population. The camp has been built with great care not to adversely impact the environment and recycles its waste, uses solar power for electricity and has installed a water treatment plant.

ACTIVITIES:@Galdessa Camp
The camp’s activities include game drives in open vehicles; walking safaris along the Galana River and sand rivers; sundowners and bush breakfasts; and visits to the nearby Rhino Camp conservation project (15 minutes from Galdessa). The camp’s direct area is home to over 50 black rhino.

Tsavo East National Park is a wilderness area of great biodiversity. Uncommon species seen include lesser kudu, gerenuk, fringed-eared oryx, Hirola and Peter’s gazelle. The area is renowned for elephants particularly during the dry season: the last count (1999) recorded 8100. Tsavo is particularly rich in birdlife, with birds migrating from as far as Oman, Malawi, Iran, Germany and Russia.

ITINERARIES from Galdessa
The camp tailors activities to suit each guest’s requirements. A minimum of 3 nights is recommended to fully explore the rich diversity of Tsavo East National Park. A typical day starts with a hot tea/coffee served on the privacy of your veranda, followed by a morning walk or game drive, accompanied by one of the camp’s many knowledgeable guides.

Culminating in a hot, cooked bush breakfast beneath the shade of the doum palms is just one of the many extras the camp provides. In the afternoon, you can again choose between a walk and game drive, ending the day with sundowners and the spectacular Mount Kilimanjaro as a backdrop.


The camp has its own lounge and dining room where guests enjoy hearty meals and can relax during their free time from activities.

Main Galdessa - Accommodation
11 comfortable and spacious thatched and semi-tented bungalows on wooden platforms, each with an en-suite bathroom and private veranda.

Guests are ensured their privacy as all of the bungalows are situated a good distance apart and natural foliage is used to subtly conceal neighbouring bandas.

The bathrooms are large and have traditional bucket showers, flush toilets and basins with running water.


Activities - GAME DRIVES
The Camp’s location alongside the Galana River makes it ideal for game drives and wildlife sightings.

Our open four-wheel drive vehicles will take you to discover the river frontage and its seasonal tributaries (lugards). As they often have permanent pools, the lugards are favorite haunts of lion, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, and rhino.

Full or half day game drives can be arranged to explore the Park’s expanses, and a 3-course picnic lunch served by our staff with cold, iced drinks at our selected lunch camp sites. Bush breakfasts and dinners can also be organized.

Activities - WALKING SAFARIS
Tsavo East National Park is great walking country, and Galdessa Camp is renowned for its walking safaris.

Guests can enjoy discovering the diversity of the park on foot and have an intimate encounter with the wildlife that frequents the area, including lion, cheetah, serval cat, genet, elephant, Maasai giraffe, waterbuck, impala, lesser kudu, Perter’s gazelle, dik dik, zebra, fringe eared oryx, eland, mongoose, monitor lizard.

Bush breakfast/sundowner
One of the true delights of being on safari is a bush breakfast after an early morning walk or game drive