FINCH HATTONS

 

Finch Hatton's lies at the heart of Tsavo West National park, part of Kenya's single largest game reserve.

The camp surrounds a natural freshwater spring, flowing through three crystal clear pools; with tents along the water's edge
Yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea trees surround the tents. It is unfenced and wild. A wide variety of game has been sighted on the surrounding plains.

The springs are home to a resident pod of hippopotamus, which spend their Days wallowing in the ponds and their Nights grazing around the camp.

Crocodiles and a healthy population of terrapins and monitor lizards also live here, and are often seen sunning themselves at the waters edge.

Bird life at Finch Hatton's is spectacular, with over 200 locally recorded species.

 

The camp accommodates up to 50 people, in large safari tents with twin beds, en suite bathrooms, brass fittings, large mirrors, WC, hot and cold running water and showers.

Each tent has a clothes rack, wooden Swahili chest, bookshelves and an antique writing desk. The tents have electricity, with shaver outlets for 110v and 220v, hairdryer and battery charger outlet for 220v as well as a fully stocked minibar fridge.

All tents have panoramic views of the surrounding springs and forests, large deck balconies with chairs, tables and daybed.

 

Camp Facilities & Services
The Camp has an elegantly appointed bar and restaurant and a comfortable private lounge. There is an extensive library of books and an excellent range of classic music- including Denys Finch Hatton's favorite selections of Mozart.

The bar is open all day, and also provides pool service. Breakfast and lunch are served al fresco on the open-air terrace, with views across the springs and hippo pools, and beyond to the snow capped peak of Kilimanjaro. Dinner is a formal 6-course meal served in the main dining room. The waiters dress in traditional Kanzu and Fez.

We have a gift shop selling a range of high quality books and gifts, and is open throughout the day. The ideally located pool has a shaded area and is surrounded by indigenous trees. Guests can enjoy a swim or just relax with their books before the afternoon game drives. Optional laundry service is provided and clothes are returned within 4 hours. Secure car park is provided for those who choose to drive to Finch Hatton's and also have a drivers lodge with meals and accommodation. There is an airstrip 1200 by 30-meter, which can accommodate
even bigger aircrafts.

Denys Finch Hatton, an English aristocrat first traveled to East Africa in 1911 at the age of 24 and immediately fell in love with Kenya.
His great love of the bush and wild animals turned him a dedicated big game hunter. He had a deep understanding and appreciation of nature, as well as the customs and traditions of the Kenyan people. Denys was to become well known for his refusal to abandon home comforts, culture and cuisine while on safari.

He insisted that his guests dined with fine china and crystal, listened to gramophone recordings of Mozart, and in complete comfort and style he introduced them to his world- the world of the wild.

 

Finch Hatton became a byword for stylish and successful safaris, and his clientele included many American and European tycoons and aristocrats and in both 1928 and 1930, Britain's Prince of Wales (later Duke of Windsor). At Finch Hatton's camp we have preserved the ideals that Denys lived for- a dedication to elegance and style combined with a passionate love of the Kenyan wilderness and a long lost way of life.