From its elevated position Tortilis camp is perched like an observatory of Africa’s highest peak (and the world’s highest freestanding mountain). Named after the flat-top umbrella thorn tree (acacia tortilis), Tortilis camp is also distinguished by its local elephant population. There are more than a thousand elephants within Amboseli, including some of the largest ever seen in Africa. Big seems to be a keyword for this camp – big scenery, big elephants, big mountain and big adventure. With a private game concession of 30,000 acres as well as complete access to the surrounding National Park, guests at Tortilis camp are guaranteed a spectacular wildlife experience.
Guests are housed in tents, and each tent is housed under a hand-crafted roof of makuti – traditional thatch made from palm leaves. The effect is simultaneously romantic and reassuring. This is what you want a safari camp to look like.