Salt Lick Lodge

Safari Lodge · Tsavo West National Park, Kenya

PlnrScore 35

Best time: Jun–Aug
Suggested stay: 3-4 nights
Park fee: $80/day

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Salt Lick Lodge is a hotel near Tsavo West National Park.

Why stay at Salt Lick Lodge

44 mammal species recorded nearby

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: hotel

Wildlife near this lodge

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

551

Species

Mammals

209

Birds

Most observed

Hartebeest49 sightings
African Savanna Elephant46 sightings
Plains Zebra44 sightings
Lion43 sightings
Waterbuck36 sightings
Maasai Giraffe30 sightings
Common Ostrich27 sightings
African Buffalo27 sightings
Yellow Baboon27 sightings
Superb Starling26 sightings

Best time to stay at Salt Lick Lodge

Best months:

July

August

September

Jan

Great23°C60mm

Feb

Great24°C42mm

Mar

Great24°C69mm

Apr

Good22°C106mm

May

Great21°C33mm

Jun

Great20°C7mm

Jul

Great19°C4mm

Aug

Excellent20°C5mm

Sep

Excellent21°C7mm

Oct

Great22°C33mm

Nov

Good22°C148mm

Dec

Great22°C93mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Climate at the lodge

Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Salt Lick Lodge
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	30°	31°	31°	28°	27°	27°	26°	27°	28°	30°	28°	28°
Low	19°	19°	20°	19°	18°	16°	16°	16°	16°	17°	19°	19°
Rain mm	89	66	68	138	45	9	11	14	16	31	166	109
Humidity	69%	68%	69%	79%	75%	71%	70%	70%	70%	68%	76%	76%

Map & getting there

Nearest airport

Maktau Gate Airport (KE-0057)

4 km from the park

International airport

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

120 km from the park

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

Salt Lick Lodge

Why stay at Salt Lick Lodge

Rooms & inclusions

Wildlife near this lodge

Most observed

Best time to stay at Salt Lick Lodge

Climate at the lodge

Map & getting there

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