Nestling at the foot of the Chyulu Hills is Finch Hattons. Located in a 35-acre concession in the southwestern corner of Tsavo West, Finch Hattons overlooks a series of spring-fed pools that attract some of Africa's most diverse game, from herds of elephant and buffalo to lions, leopards, and the camps natural piece de resistance, a huge pod of hippos, which bathe the area in their sonorous chorus.

Fifty five minutes by air from Nairobi or Mombasa into the airstrip at Kampi Ya Simba (camp of the Lion) places you in the very heart of Tsavo, to a place 65kms from the nearest road.

  No. of beds: 70 - Type of Room: Tents - Comfort Level: Rustic luxury - Child Policy: age limit 12

Finch Hattons is one mans dream of the ideal - a genuine conservation friendly luxury tented lodge,

named after the aristocrat who introduced Royalty to the bush and whose style was impeccable.

For Denys, Mozart and cut crystal were essential kit.

This is the style that gave birth to the ideal that is Finch Hattons. Three-time winner of Kenyas coveted Best Tented Camp award, this magnificent camp in the heart of Kenyas largest national park has defined the entire art of luxury camping. To land on the private airstrip at Finch Hattons is to touch down in the years of the first grand safaris and their charming hosts. The camp is run by renowned hotelier Peter Frank and his wife Connie, who go out of their way to emulate the atmosphere of the great early safaris and the greatest host of them all,

Denys Finch-Hatton.

(Although best known for Robert Redfords romantic portrayal, Finch-Hatton was one of the greatest guides of his day the pioneer of such safari indispensables as 10-foot-high tents, cut crystal and fine wines.)

Here at Finch Hattons, mineral water simply bubbles forth up out of the rock, to form 3 huge Hippo Pools. Some say this is paradise, this is home.

The 35 acres that form Finch Hattons Lodge are unfenced, Lion, Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Plains Game (including the Lesser Kudu) come and go as they please. They are most welcome, for really this is their home, shared with resident Hippo and Crocs.