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Satao Elerai

About Satao Elerai

In the private, 40-square-kilometre Elerai Conservation Area a little south-east of Amboseli National Park, ...

... and on a slight elevation above the surrounding landscape, Satao Elerai Camp is the closest camp to the peaks of Kilimanjaro. It offers a combination of great views, good game-watching and access both to its own conservancy and to the national park.

Mid-priced, comfortable and well-managed, Satao Elerai made an instantly likeable impression and made us feel very much at home. The conservation area has good wildlife, with lots of elephants – though you are probably less likely to see predators than in the park. What you get a great sight of here, when it shakes off its habitual covering of cloud, is magnificent Kilimanjaro, towering over the savannah to the south.

Accommodation
17 tents and suites
Children
Good for all ages.
Open
21 May to 20 April

Activities

4WD Safari

4WD Safari

Birdwatching

Birdwatching

Cultural excursion

Cultural excursion

Guided walking safari

Guided walking safari

Night drive

Night drive

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Traveller reviews of Satao Elerai

6 real, un-edited reviews from Expert Africa's travellers.


87%
6 reviews since August 2007
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BrihatfromLancashire

Arrived 19 Oct 2024, 3 nights

"Satao Elerai review"

"excellent views of Kilimanjaro in the early mornings and just before sunset. …" Read Brihat’s full holiday review

Overall rating: Excellent

Mr and Mrs HfromHereford

Arrived 7 Nov 2023, 3 nights

"Satao Elerai review"

"The camp in a good location with lovely views. The food and service were also good …" Read Mr and Mrs H’s full holiday review

Overall rating: Good

Mrs H & Mr SfromUK

Arrived 2 Aug 2022, 3 nights

"Satao Elerai review"

"beautiful camp.. very well run.. friendly, helpful staff.. excellent game drives …" Read Mrs H & Mr S’s full holiday review

Overall rating: Excellent

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Our travellers’ wildlife sightings from Satao Elerai

Click an animal to see our traveller's success in sighting them.
How we work this out.


Cheetah

100% success

Eland

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Lion

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Buffalo

75% success

Spotted Hyena

67% success

Gerenuk

33% success

Striped Hyena

25% success

Aardvark

0% success

Leopard

0% success

Oryx

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Wild dog

0% success

Satao Elerai's location

Look closer at the environment and surroundings of Satao Elerai.


When to go to Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills

Our month by month guide: What it's like to visit Satao Elerai in Amboseli and the Chyulu Hills


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Kenya in January

Clear, hot days and warm nights make this high season a popular time for safaris and it’s also good for diving and snorkelling as water clarity is excellent and gets better as the dry season progresses. Most lodges and tented camps treat January after the New Year week is over, as mid-season, making it a good compromise in terms of value for money with reasonably reliable, dry weather and some greenery left in the landscape.

Expert Africa bases its description of climate and weather in January, like the other months of the year, on the climate records of roughly the last 100 years, and it's fair to say that the weather and seasons since the beginning of this century have been highly irregular and unpredictable.

  • On average, January is the second driest month of the year
  • Elephants dig waterholes in the dry riverbed in the Samburu reserve.
  • Wildebeest and many antelope have their calving season, to February.
  • Migrant birds are seen in huge numbers, especially in the Rift Valley.
  • Sea water clarity around the coral reefs generally good.

Our view

Fantastic: the very best time to visit

Weather in January

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