Skip to main content
Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli, Kitirua Conservancy, Amboseli

Tented safari camp · Kenya

Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli, Kitirua Conservancy, Amboseli

Kitirua Conservancy, Amboseli

Overview

Classic Amboseli canvas with Kilimanjaro on the verandah: 16 safari tents plus a family tent and private house. Conservancy walking and night drives, and enough beds for a 12–24 incentive without a park-inside minivan scrum.

We brief Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli as part of a meeting, incentive, conference or executive retreat — not as a consumer hotel checkout. Availability is on request from the Arusha desk, with Nairobi and Mauritius covering hub and island programmes.

Location

Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli sits in Kitirua Conservancy, Amboseli, Amboseli National Park, Kenya. There is often no street address in the bush — the pin is the property name, the airstrip, or the hotel road in town.

Map of Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli.

Airports and access

  • About 30–50 min from Amboseli Airstrip (ASV); Wilson (WIL) to Amboseli about 45–55 min
  • Jomo Kenyatta International (NBO): Main international hub
  • Wilson Airport (WIL): Safari departures to the Mara, Amboseli, Laikipia and coast — 20–40 minutes from most Nairobi hotels
  • Amboseli Airstrip (ASV): Scheduled and charter hops from Wilson — typically 45–55 minutes; lodge transfers 20–60 minutes depending on camp
  • Moi International, Mombasa (MBA): Coastal add-on; less common for our incentive mix than Zanzibar or Seychelles

Nearby programmes

  • Maasai Mara game viewing · 2–3 nights
  • Sunrise balloon over the Mara · Morning
  • Nairobi National Park & city circuit · Half day
  • Amboseli National Park · 2–3 nights
  • Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club · 1–2 nights

Accommodation details

Rooms and occupancy

16 safari tents, plus 1 family tent and 1 private house

Occupancy limits

Occupancy follows the inventory above: sharing versus single is the usual swing on a MICE rooming list.

Bed configurations

Doubles, twins and singles as the property actually holds them — we collect the rooming list before we lock the block. We do not invent a suite mix the lodge has not confirmed.

Room sizes

Published square metres are a consumer-hotel spec. We brief the category — tent, suite, villa or room — and any ground-floor or interconnecting need in the annex.

A closed working session can sit here if the rooming list fits. A slide-heavy plenary still belongs in the city or on a beach resort that already has AV.

Services and amenities

What we actually brief for this stay. Paid extras, spa hours and meeting-room AV are confirmed in the proposal — not as a consumer extras menu.

Wi-Fi & connectivity

  • Wi-Fi in public areas

Pool, spa & gym

  • Pool (main camp; private house and family tent share a second pool)

Restaurant & bar

  • Bush meals

Parking & transfers

  • About 30–50 min from Amboseli Airstrip (ASV); Wilson (WIL) to Amboseli about 45–55 min

On property

  • Kilimanjaro views
  • Walking safaris and night drives
  • Kitirua Conservancy
  • 16 tents
  • Kilimanjaro
  • Elewana

Photo gallery

Overview, main area, suites, restaurants and bar, pool, and experiences.

Overview — Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Overview
Main area — Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Main area
Suites — Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Suites
Restaurants/Bar — Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Restaurants/Bar
Pool — Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Pool
Experiences — Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Experiences

Policies

Check-in and check-out

Lodge hours are confirmed when we contract the block. Safari arrivals usually follow the airstrip or game-drive clock, not a city 14:00 / 11:00. Early arrivals wait in a lounge or on a game drive — we write that into the day-by-day.

Cancellation

Cancellation follows the programme contract and the supplier behind this stay — not a one-line website percentage. Peak safari, gorilla lodges and island peak are the least flexible lines. Force majeure and airstrip clauses sit in the annex.

Children

Age minimums vary. Many safari camps set 6–12 years; some conservancies and gorilla lodges are stricter. We collect ages with the rooming list and will not hide a minimum that strands a family room.

Pets

Not for MICE rooming lists unless the property and the brief both say otherwise. Service animals are a named conversation, not a website toggle.

Payment

Payment is through Serengeti Experience DMC as part of the programme invoice: a confirmation deposit to hold the block, staged supplier payments, and a final payment before arrival. This is not a consumer booking engine and we do not take card payments on this page.

Other terms

Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli is contracted subject to availability. Park fees, conservancy fees, gorilla permits and internal air are separate lines unless the proposal says they are included.

Planner notes

We do not publish star ratings or scraped guest reviews. Fit is scale, access and the operations annex — not a 4.8 average that we did not collect.

Classic Amboseli canvas with Kilimanjaro on the verandah: 16 safari tents plus a family tent and private house. Conservancy walking and night drives, and enough beds for a 12–24 incentive without a park-inside minivan scrum.

What planners say about this DMC →

FAQs

How do groups reach Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli?

About 30–50 min from Amboseli Airstrip (ASV); Wilson (WIL) to Amboseli about 45–55 min Kenya airports we actually use: Jomo Kenyatta International (NBO) — Main international hub Wilson Airport (WIL) — Safari departures to the Mara, Amboseli, Laikipia and coast — 20–40 minutes from most Nairobi hotels Amboseli Airstrip (ASV) — Scheduled and charter hops from Wilson — typically 45–55 minutes; lodge transfers 20–60 minutes depending on camp Moi International, Mombasa (MBA) — Coastal add-on; less common for our incentive mix than Zanzibar or Seychelles

Can we hold a meeting at Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli?

A closed working session can sit here if the rooming list fits. Slide-heavy plenary belongs in Kenya city or beach inventory. Classic Amboseli canvas with Kilimanjaro on the verandah: 16 safari tents plus a family tent and private house. Conservancy walking and night drives, and enough beds for a 12–24 incentive without a park-inside minivan scrum.

When should we contract Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli?

July–October for Mara migration theatre; January–March and June, November for quieter luxury camps. Amboseli is excellent in the dry months for elephants and mountain views, and still workable in green season when the swamps hold wildlife. Flagship safari and gorilla inventory still wants 12–18 months. City board nights can often be placed in 6–9 months.

Do you publish a nightly rate for Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli?

No. Availability and the commercial are on request through Serengeti Experience DMC as part of a meetings, incentive, conference or retreat programme. We will not invent a website price the lodge then contradicts.

Can we book Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli without a MICE programme?

This page is for incentive houses, corporate travel buyers and event planners contracting through Serengeti Experience DMC. We confirm the block, the rooming list and the operations annex together.

Do we need yellow fever certificates for Kenya?

Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zanzibar require a yellow fever vaccination certificate upon arrival. We collect it with passports on the rooming list — do not leave it to the airport queue.

Stays you might also like