Elewana Tortilis Camp

This is elevated camping. The property is beautiful, the views are great and the tents have all the amenities you could ask for. The food was delicious and the staff very attentive. Our guide, John, was terrific and he went out of his way to make sure that we had the full safari experience including sundowners every evening. When we registered they took care of sending our information to the other camps so that we wouldn't have to deal with paperwork at every location. It was a great start to our vacation.

This was our 1st stop for 2 nights on a 16 night safari in Kenya and Tanzania. This was our 1st safari experience as well so we were unsure what to expect. It's one thing to read about something, completely different to actually experience it. At the time we were impressed across the board. Our guide was great, the food was fantastic. The facilities were wonderful. When we left, we felt that 2 nights should probably have been 3. Although it had rained heavily (driving the herds of elephants to drier ground) the game viewing was the perfect intro to Africa. In hindsight, had we done Amboseli last we would have likely been a bit disappointed in the game viewing as the density is lower than many of the other areas we visited. Perhaps that was due to the rains? However, as an intro to safari, it couldn't have been better. Also in hindsight, we came to truly appreciate the quality of the guide that we had. We appreciated it at the time, but learned the hard way later on how much the guide impacts the trip. The guide makes or breaks the safari experience. Overall, I would highly recommend.

Our favorite place in Amboseli, Tortillis Camp is by far the best of the camps. Graeme and Candi do a fabulous job running the place, making sure the food and accommodations are 5-star plus the staff are top notch. We’ve been here several times and continue to return because it’s so relaxing and beautiful at their camp. The guides are amazing, especially Dixon and John and so is the manager Zed, plus our waiters Eunice and Chris. Very little turnover here, so we see the same faces repeatedly and they treat us so well. Thank you as always for the best stay. Highly recommend!

My favorite camp, especially in Amboseli. I’ve been here several time and each time the experience is nothing short of 5-star. Amazing hosts, great food and knowledgeable drivers like Dixon and John that really know how to find great wildlife for us photographers. They take such good care of you and the food is delicious, incorporating all my special dietary needs and requests. I highly recommend Elewana Tortillis Camp :)

Mi reseña viene determinada por la mala relación calidad-precio de este camp, incluso comparándolo con otros de la misma cadena, Elewana. En primer lugar, pese al encanto de las cabañas, estas no llegan al nivel de otros que conozco en Kenia y en Tanzania, ni por tamaño ni por el resto de servicios. Las instalaciones generales están bien, pero quizá no son todo lo “salvajes” que uno esperaría en este tipo de alojamiento. Dan demasiada sensación de club de campo. La comida es correcta, sin más, con desayuno y almuerzo tipo buffet, con profusión de ensaladas y pasta. Bien ejecutada habitualmente, pero bastante variable dependiendo del día. Las cenas son más elaboradas y a la carta. Los safaris son un poco monótonos, no es de recibo que te lleven prácticamente al mismo sitio dos veces en el mismo día. Amboseli es un paraíso para los elefantes, que se ven más que ningún otro animal, y es interesante por la vida acuática que tiene, pero no es de los parques donde he visto más variedad. Mención aparte merece el departamento que lleva el acceso al parque donde se encuentra el camp, que es un desastre. Durante este viaje elegimos dos lodges de Elewana, y en los dos perdimos casi una hora para entrar porque, pese a haberles enviado previamente los datos del vehículo, conductor y lo que nos pidieron, ellos no habían remitido ninguna documentación al control de entrada, y veíamos llegar y acceder decenas de todoterrenos mientras nosotros intentábamos que enviaran en ese momento lo que no habían remitido a su debido tiempo. Muy mal organizado, la verdad, y no parece un accidente pasajero, ya que nos ocurrió las dos veces que optamos por esta cadena, es más bien su modus operandi. En conclusión: evitaré Elewana en mis próximos viajes a África.

We had an hour and a half game drive en route to the hotel and saw lots of elephants (close up), wildebeest, buffalo, various gazelles, flamingos and other birds, zebras, giraffes and wart hogs. We were warmly greeted by Graeme and Candy - a delightful couple from Scotland who run this wonderful property. The room was great as was the bathroom and patio area. Our housekeeper looked after us well with early morning hot drinks and some laundry too. The food was great, buffet style for breakfast and lunch and a choice from a set menu for dinner. They’d set up for sundowner drinks on our last evening with nibbles and seats but unfortunately an unlikely downpour put an end to it, but how lovely the set up was. We also had a bush breakfast one morning which was lovely and a picnic breakfast the next morning so we could continue straight from our game drive to visit the Masai village. What an interesting and humbling experience that was. If you visit this camp I highly recommend visiting here. Dancing and talking with these lovely people and learning about how they live and how happy and healthy they are is now etched in my brain forever. Our guide for the game drives was JP who was a smashing guy and we saw all of the animals as mentioned previously. Sadly we didn’t get to see any big cats but other guests did.. it’s just how it goes sometimes. The clouds cleared on our departure to give us a decent view of Kilimanjaro which was a great farewell. Nothing negative to report at all.