Tortilis Camp is strategically located in a Conservancy near the dry bed of Amboseli lake- a haven for Wildlife Photographers.This makes the access to the dry lake easy with only Tortilis vehicles as other vehicles are not permitted,unless they pay the Conservancy fees.Most resorts are in any case on the other side of the Park.Further,being in a Conservancy the park rules do not apply and off-road is permitted as well as entering and leaving before and after the park hours.Tortilis Camp,is part of the Elewana Group,and out of the 6 visited by me in Kenya & Tanzania I found the tents the smallest.Also,the "Butler Service" the signature concept of the Elewana Group had scope for improvement at Tortilis.As far as I can remember the other Elewana Camps visited by me did not have a buffet lunch,like at Tortilis.While the staff were all very polite and accomodating,I found it strange that early wake-up call before 0530 hours was not accepted. I also got the sense that the staff had to struggle a bit to get the coffee ready for early morning safari's at the Reception which should not be the case.Amboseli is extremely well known for its Elephants and my guide,Johnathan was out standing in showing me the elephant herds and the largest tusker in East Africa,Tim.He took me to the famous desolate lake Amboseli to photograph the Giraffes and Zebras from a very low angle,often lying flat on the dry...Tortilis Camp is strategically located in a Conservancy near the dry bed of Amboseli lake-
a haven for Wildlife Photographers.This makes the access to the dry lake easy with only Tortilis vehicles as other vehicles are not permitted,unless they pay the Conservancy fees.Most resorts are in any case on the other side of the Park.Further,being in a Conservancy the park rules do not apply and off-road is permitted as well as entering and leaving before and after the park hours.Tortilis Camp,is part of the Elewana Group,and out of the 6 visited by me in Kenya & Tanzania I found the tents the smallest.Also,the "Butler Service" the signature concept of the Elewana Group had scope for improvement at Tortilis.As far as I can remember the other Elewana Camps visited by me did not have a buffet lunch,like at Tortilis.While the staff were all very polite and accomodating,I found it strange that early wake-up call before 0530 hours was not accepted. I also got the sense that the staff had to struggle a bit to get the coffee ready for early morning safari's at the Reception which should not be the case.Amboseli is extremely well known for its Elephants and my guide,Johnathan was out standing in showing me the elephant herds and the largest tusker in East Africa,Tim.He took me to the famous desolate lake Amboseli to photograph the Giraffes and Zebras from a very low angle,often lying flat on the dry bed.More