Ruaha, Tanzania
Kigelia
Understated luxury awaits in this beautiful little bush-camp. The gentle simplicity of the design blends seamlessly into the bush, allowing a more intimate connection with the wildlife living alongside
Understated luxury awaits in this beautiful little bush-camp. The gentle simplicity of the design blends seamlessly into the bush, allowing a more intimate connection with the wildlife living alongside
Understated luxury awaits in this beautiful little bush-camp. The gentle simplicity of the design blends seamlessly into the bush, allowing a more intimate connection with the wildlife living alongside
Understated luxury awaits in this beautiful little bush-camp. The gentle simplicity of the design blends seamlessly into the bush, allowing a more intimate connection with the wildlife living alongside
Location
Kigelia rests gracefully beneath the grove of sausage trees it is named after (Kigelia africana) Set in the best game area within the Ruaha region, where elephant herds often come and dig for water on the dry river bed that Kigelia overlooks.
Accommodation
The camp has just six large luxury tents, elegantly designed with traditional locally crafted furniture that compliments the surrounding bush. Each tent offers you large, comfy beds and an en-suite bathroom, with flush loo and outdoor safari style (hot) bucket shower.
The wide veranda looks out onto the surrounding bush, and the many roaming resident elephants and colourful birdlife. There is one family tent at the camp, which comprises two separate en-suite bedrooms situated adjacent to each other under a large thatch roof.
The wide veranda looks out onto the surrounding bush, and the many roaming resident elephants and colourful birdlife. There is one family tent at the camp, which comprises two separate en-suite bedrooms situated adjacent to each other under a large thatch roof.
Wake to the sounds of the wild and enjoy a delicious bush breakfast beneath a baobab tree. After exploring surrounding nature, your mouth watering lunch awaits, served out on the dry river bed. Share sundowners amongst friends around the campfire, before a sumptuous meal in a separate dining tent or out under the stars by lantern light.
Experiences
Enjoy the rich diverse Ruaha wildlife on our daily game drives. Our well equipped vehicles and expert guides will take you on an exciting journey around Ruaha National Park.- Join our bush walks to view Ruaha from the ground up. Through the baobab trees you will learn about the smaller joys of the bush on this slower, more intimate activity.
- Take the opportunity to rest and soak up the atmosphere of our little camp haven. Curl up with a good book and let nature come to you.
Positive Impact
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
Conservation
Run by Nomad, Kigelia has a partnership with Lion Landscapes, an organisation dedicated to carnivore research and conservation. Four of the camp staff members are involved in the carnivore sighting program to help the organisation gather data.
Environment
Nomad prides themselves in their eco-friendly design, food sourcing, waste management and plastic use. They have ensured that Kigelia Ruaha Camp’s design had minimalism in mind meaning complete immersion in its natural surroundings and have reduced their overall ‘food miles’ sourcing, wherever possible, from local communities.
Community
Nomad partners with The Hope Centre (Mugumu Village): A community focused project offering a refuge for young girls fleeing from female genital mutilation. Most of the girls only stay for a month or so, while the Hope Centre team works to reunite them with their parents. There are primary and secondary school aged girls, and others who are older and learning vocational skills in the centre.
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