Welcome to Ithumba Private
Ithumba Private offers exclusive use for up to six guests across three private rooms. Fully staffed with excellent chefs, the camp offers a unique safari experience with magical sundowners, game drives, and infinity pool. Guests enjoy special access to the orphaned elephants at the Ithumba Reintegration Unit.
This property is also home to Ithumba Hill, offering a more spacious alternative for larger parties or available to book in tandem with Ithumba Private.
Ithumba Private is an independent annex to Ithumba Hill. Tucked beneath granite kopjes, with wooden walkways crafted between the branches of giant baobab trees, this luxury home-from-home offers unparalleled views of northern Tsavo East National Park.
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Three private tented rooms enjoying stunning views over the landscape, each with its own bathroom and open-sky shower
ROOMS
An open-plan living and dining space made for hearty breakfasts, relaxed afternoons, and long, easy evenings under the stars.
GATHERING
A secluded infinity pool overlooking Ithumba mountain, with sun loungers and a communal table for poolside gatherings.
INFINITY POOL
Untouched wilderness and secret sundowner spots to welcome the evening.
setting
An extraordinary experience with orphaned elephants and the people shepherding them back to the wild
ITHUMBA REINTEGRATION UNIT
Activities at
Ithumba Private
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Guests at Ithumba can explore this wild corner of Tsavo East on game drives, or venture out for picnics and sundowners in the heart of the Tsavo landscape. Back at camp, spend lazy afternoons relaxing in the pool. As darkness falls, the vast African sky reveals spectacular stargazing opportunities. This property also offers exclusive visiting privileges to the Trust’s Ithumba Reintegration Unit, where you can meet the orphaned elephants and their devoted Keepers — a rare, intimate encounter with conservation in action.
What to know
when staying with us
Sheldrick Lodges are reimagining unique experiences for conscious travellers. Our intimate safaris, warm and attentive staff, and understated luxury offer guests a grounding yet immersive experience. By blending high-touch hospitality with 50 years of pioneering wildlife conservation, our not-for-profit properties act as stewards of conservation in the ecosystems in which they sit. Sheldrick Lodges are an extension of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the organisation behind decades of transformative conservation across Kenya. When you stay with us, you aren’t simply visiting; you are directly supporting the preservation of these wild spaces.
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