KENYA / Tsavo East National Park
Private Galdessa is an exclusive camp located along the Galana River under fringed doum palms and overlooks the Yatta Plateau, the world’s longest and oldest fossilized lava flow.
This private camp consists of 3 bandas, each with a private bathroom and verandah. The common area has its own dining room and lounge, allowing your party absolute privacy and the freedom to plan your days and meals as and when you wish… The camp has a coastal relaxed feel and is designed to blend with the environment using earthy colors and natural woods throughout.
Tsavo East National Park is a wilderness area of great bio-diversity. Uncommon species seen include lesser kudu, gerenuk, fringed-eared oryx, Hirola and Peter’s gazelle. The area is renowned for elephants particularly during the dry season and is particularly rich in birdlife, with birds migrating from Oman, Malawi, Iran, Germany and Russia.
Galdessa works closely with Kenya Wildlife Service’s black rhino re-introduction project. Within Galdessa’s vicinity there are 51 black rhino; Africa’s largest unfenced black rhino population. The camp has been built with great care not to adversely impact the environment and recycles its waste, uses solar power for electricity and has installed a water treatment plant. Galdessa’s founder, Pierre Mourgue d’Algue, is a trustee of the TUSK Trust which works to protect the environment and habitats of Africa and distributes in excess of 90% of the funds it raises directly into the field.