Wooden table with wine glasses at Ashnil Aruba Lodge looking over dry plains with two elephants

Lodge · Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Ashnil Aruba Lodge

A lodge of rooms and tents on the banks of Aruba Dam, in the heart of Tsavo East National Park.

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About the lodge

About Ashnil Aruba Lodge.

Ashnil Aruba Lodge stands beside Aruba Dam in Tsavo East, with several waterholes nearby and open, flat grassland that makes animals easy to spot. The restaurant and its shaded deck look over the dam.

The lodge is a couple of hours' drive from the Mombasa coast, so it pairs well with a beach stay.

At a glance

Location
Inside Tsavo East National Park, on Aruba Dam
Accommodation
46 rooms and six tents
Game drives and more
Game drives around the dam and nearby waterholes
Comforts
Restaurant deck over the dam; Wi-Fi in some areas

At the lodge

Ways to spend the day.

Swimming pool at Ashnil Aruba Lodge with a breakfast table, loungers and large shade trees behindPhoto: Cheetah Safaris

What is offered can change with the season and the park’s rules. We confirm the details when we plan your stay.

  1. Game drives around the dam and nearby waterholes

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Photo: Cheetah Safaris, Ashnil Hotels

When to go

The lodge through the year.

July to March

Kenya Wildlife Service calls this the high season and the best time for wildlife viewing, with sunny weather and shorter grass.

April to June

KWS says the long rains arrive in these months, and many park roads may need a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Any month

Weather varies from year to year and sightings are never guaranteed. We plan around the months you can travel.

Source: Kenya Wildlife Service.

Where it is

In Tsavo, Chyulu and Taita.

The lodge is inTsavo East National Park Part ofTsavo, Chyulu and Taita safari region

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Satao Camp

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Twice-daily game drives · night drives · chyulu forest walks
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Thinking of Ashnil Aruba Lodge?

Tell us when you hope to travel, and we will see how the lodge fits your journey. Rates and availability are confirmed when we plan.

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Email
enquiries@etanasafaris.com
Phone & WhatsApp
+254 795 887765
Office
The Piano Building, Brookside Drive, Nairobi
Your enquiry is answered personally by the family.
Photo: Shafiq Jagani, Maasai Mara
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