Sweetwaters Tented Camp

Safari Lodge · Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate, Kenya

PlnrScore 35

Best time: Jan, Feb, Jun
Suggested stay: 1-2 nights
Park fee: $70/day
Health: Low malaria risk

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Sweetwaters Tented Camp is a hotel near Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate.

Why stay at Sweetwaters Tented Camp

73 mammal species recorded nearby

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: hotel

Wildlife near this lodge

Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

639

Species

Mammals

293

Birds

Most observed

White Rhinoceros139 sightings
African Savanna Elephant122 sightings
African Buffalo99 sightings
Waterbuck96 sightings
Plains Zebra96 sightings
Black Rhinoceros96 sightings
Superb Starling93 sightings
Reticulated Giraffe93 sightings
Lion91 sightings
Impala89 sightings

Best time to stay at Sweetwaters Tented Camp

Best months:

January

February

June

Jan

Great18°C35mm

Feb

Great20°C32mm

Mar

Great20°C53mm

Apr

Fair19°C167mm

May

Great18°C82mm

Jun

Great18°C22mm

Jul

Great17°C48mm

Aug

Great17°C69mm

Sep

Great18°C50mm

Oct

Great19°C77mm

Nov

Fair18°C156mm

Dec

Great18°C38mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Climate at the lodge

Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	25°	27°	27°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	24°	25°	23°	24°
Low	12°	12°	13°	14°	14°	13°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	12°
Rain mm	48	33	71	191	85	20	50	66	58	86	181	60
Humidity	67%	61%	63%	78%	76%	70%	71%	70%	68%	68%	78%	73%

Map & getting there

Nearest airport

Laikipia Air Base (HKNY)

7 km from the park

International airport

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)

155 km from the park

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Data updated June 2026 · Sources: lodge website, Go2Africa, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo