FINCH FAMILY Safari Experience

Finch Family Safari Experience

Finch Hattons is a family-friendly destination, with facilities and activities tailored for every generation. We are one of the only safari camps in Kenya to offer two luxury, 200m2, two-bedroom and lounge suites that are suitable for the youngest and oldest of family members. One of these suites is suitable for disabled ambulant guests.

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Children handling a bow and arrow during a family safari experience at Finch Hattons

Young Explorers’ Club

Our Young Explorers’ Club offers a dedicated children’s programme to ensure that your little ones’ time in Kenya isn’t only happy and fun, but educational and memorable too. At Finch Hattons, we don’t believe that we inherited the Earth from our ancestors, but that we borrow it from our children. We want to instil a lifelong passion for the bush in the young adventurers under our care, so that they will always appreciate and strive to conserve it.

Group of red elephants in Tsavo National Park, Kenya

Couple enjoying breakfast in the African Bush during a family safari to Africa

Children enjoying a cook-off while visiting Finch Hattons on a Family Safari Adventure

Engaging Activities

Various activities are available for our younger guests while on your family safari, including bush survival classes, guided walks to learn about the area’s fauna and flora, and lessons on how to identify animals and birds by their footprints, spoor and calls. Our resource centre is a mine of information on Tsavo, including its history, geology, ecosystems and wildlife.

People relaxing around a bonfire at Finch Hattons Campsite

Bonfire Family Time

As parents, you are welcome to be part of this experience or to have some time to yourselves. In the evenings, our Maasai guides share myths and folk stories about the origin of Tsavo’s landscapes and wildlife around a bonfire.

Please note children have to be a minimum of six years old to visit Finch Hattons.

What sets Finch Hattons apart for families?

As a family business, Finch Hattons prides itself on creating an environment that is welcoming and amenable to families. Our services and facilities cater to every age group and interest, ensuring that everyone feels relaxed, energised and entertained during their luxurious family safari.

Do your tents cater for multiple family members?

Yes, we have two family suites that feature two en-suite bedrooms connected by a lounge. The family suites are ideal for larger or multi-generational families.

Do you cater for elderly guests?

Yes, our family suites are ideally suited for elderly family members, who can enjoy Finch Hattons alongside their children and grandchildren without being in a separate tent. One of our family safari suites is also suitable for ambulant disabled guests.

What activities are available?

There’s no shortage of activities to keep you busy while you’re at Finch Hattons. Day and night game drives, bush walks, full-day hikes and outings to the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Mzima Springs, Chyulu Hills, Amboseli National Park and Lake Jipe are all on offer. A cultural visit to the Maasai town of Iltilal can also be arranged, where you can observe the traditions of the Maasai people first-hand. If you choose to stay in camp, you can relax on one of our many viewing decks, watch our resident hippos and crocodiles wallow in the nearby springs, or enjoy an indulgent massage at our spa. Our Young Explorers’ Club offers a dedicated children’s programme.

Do you offer babysitting services?

No, unfortunately not. Since children under the age of six are not allowed at Finch Hattons, we do not offer babysitting services.

We do offer many activities for children with an excellent childminder, Agnus. Come through to camp and introduce your family to our family.

Are flying doctor’s services available?

AMREF, the flying doctors organisation based in Nairobi, provides air evacuation services in medical emergencies across East Africa, as well as air ambulance transfers between medical facilities. AMREF operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year as a vital link between remote areas and AMREF’s control centre at Wilson Airport in Nairobi.

Our staff will also administer first aid until professional medics arrive.

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OUR CAMP AND FACILITIES

Finch Hattons is equipped with all of the facilities you could ever need. In the camp alone, you are welcome to enjoy our exceptional cuisine in the dining pavilion, the star gazing terrace, and our bar and lounge. Should you wish to take your meals, high teas and sundowners in the bush, that can also be arranged. By night, we invite you to marvel at the stars and listen to traditional Maasai stories around our outdoor boma and fireplace.

Our relaxation spaces include an infinity pool and the Chyulu Spa, home to an elevated yoga deck, an infinity pool, two treatment areas, a hammam and a fitness centre. Beyond our camp, game drives, bush walks, ambitious hikes, and encounters with our local Maasai communities are available to you. Our space is yours to experience as you wish.

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Meet our passionate

TEAM

Finch Hattons is run by a passionate and experienced Kenyan team, about 60% of whom have been with the camp for over 15 years and about 40% since the very beginning. The original group joined as construction workers in 1993 and were trained on site. Many of the others contributed to the camp’s massive renovation in 2013. In very symbolic ways, this camp is theirs – they helped to build it from the ground up.

Setting the standard in luxury camps, Finch Hattons hospitality has become synonymous with fine dining, exemplary service and outstanding safaris.

Our team is here to answer any of your questions about our remarkable corner of the world, and to make your time here exceptional in every way. Please don’t hesitate to speak to us if there’s anything you need.

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TENTED SUITES

Designed to be minimally intrusive, our camp’s 17 luxury suites offer sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, as well as total privacy for our guests. The tents’ open-plan design invites the cool breeze that drifts over the nearby natural springs, and brings the sounds and scents of the African bush directly to you. The result is a one-on-one experience with Africa; this is the bush in all of its immediate and unapologetic beauty.

The interior design of our tents is reminiscent of the golden days of African safaris. Our suites feature indoor and outdo or showers, copper bathtubs, creamy white linen, gentle lighting, beautiful hardwood writing tables, intricate chandeliers, ornately carved chests, vintage carpets, and all the conveniences you would expect of a first-class offering.

Explore our tented suites

Luxury Tented Suite

SLEEPS 2

Luxury Tented Family Suite

SLEEPS 4

The Finch Hatton’s Suite

SLEEPS 2

$1 481

single occupancy per night

HIGH SEASON 2023

15 June – 14 Oct / 22 Dec – 31 Dec

$1 076

single occupancy per night

LOW SEASON 2023

1 Jan – 14 Jun / 15 Oct – 21 Dec

$1 187

per guest sharing per night*

HIGH SEASON 2023

15 June – 14 Oct / 22 Dec – 31 Dec

$ 861

per guest sharing per night*

LOW SEASON 2023

1 Jan – 14 Jun / 15 Oct – 21 Dec

$1 292

per guest sharing per night*

HIGH SEASON 2023

15 June – 14 Oct / 22 Dec – 31 Dec

$ 966

per guest sharing per night*

LOW SEASON 2023

1 Jan – 14 Jun / 15 Oct – 21 Dec

$3 938

per suite per night

HIGH SEASON 2023

15 June – 14 Oct / 22 Dec – 31 Dec

$3 135

per suite per night

LOW SEASON 2023

1 Jan – 14 Jun / 15 Oct – 21 Dec

*Child rate is 50% of guest rate. Children aged 6 and over are welcome at Finch Hattons. Guests aged 12 years or older are considered adults.

What’s included during your stay at Finch Hattons?

Accommodation
All meals and drinks, excluding premium brands
Tsavo National Park fees
Transfers to and from the airstrip
Wi-Fi available throughout the camp
Laundry services (excluding dry cleaning)
All game drives in 4×4 safari vehicles with the assistance of English-speaking driver guides
Use of spa facilities (excluding treatments)
Scheduled activities, such as sundowners, yoga and bush breakfasts
All children’s activities
All taxes and local levies

What’s not included?

International flights to and from Kenya, entry visas, and travel and medical insurance
Transport to and from Finch Hattons
Tips and gratuities
Personal expenses such as curio shopping, phone calls and spa treatments
All other activities, such as scenic safari flights

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